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Rebuilding the historic Ramona Roller Rink, ways you can help
VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich.-- A century-old roller-skating rink, reduced to rubble by a bolt of lightning is looking to rise from the ashes. The Ramona Roller Rink in Dowagiac is now holding fundraisers and vowing to rebuild the family friendly venue. Just like roller skating, step by step, the Schaus...
Softball Recap: South Bend Clay extends home winning streak to three
On Thursday, the South Bend Clay Colonials sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Berrien Springs Shamrocks. Jessica Cleveland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Late-night shot put steals the show at Penn boys track sectional that took two days to end
MISHAWAKA — Gage Goralski cocked his left leg back one time. Then a second. Then a third. On the fourth time, he moved his whole body as well, lunging forward to throw the shot put one last time. It landed 51 feet and 3 inches later, bringing an end to night one of the Penn boys track and field sectional at 10:34 p.m. ...
Students react to Harrison Butker commencement speech
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- After going viral, after his graduation speech at a small catholic college, Kansas City Chief's kicker Harrison Butker, stirred up anger, debate, and even praise from all corners of the internet. In the speech, Butker touched on several controversial topics like women as homemakers, the LGBTQ...
Irish put together historic season with a heartbreaking end
Heading into the season, the Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team returned a core of nearly 20 seniors and graduate students with a wealth of experience, including two straight runs to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. With this talented returning group, the expectations for the season were higher than ever. Head coach Christine Halfpenny described her mentality approaching the season and the impact of having experience in the building.
Irish reach second round of NCAA Tournament in 18-win season
The Notre Dame women’s tennis team has a lot to celebrate about 2024, starting with an 18-10 record on the season, its best finish since the 2016-2017 season. One of the highlights of the team’s season was an upset win on April 12 over then-No. 21, ACC rival Duke. In Notre Dame’s first defeat of Duke since entering the ACC in 2014, the Irish got the win with two doubles wins (senior Julia Andreach and graduate student Page Freeman as No. 1 and senior Yashna Yellayi and junior Nibi Ghosh as No. 2). Andreach, Yellayi and sophomore Bojana Pozder also took wins in the singles competition to hand Duke a loss.
Irish find resilient wins in Rockwell's second season, building hope for 2024
When Salima Rockwell took over the volleyball program in January 2022, making her the seventh head coach in Notre Dame’s program history, she vowed to “build … [a] legacy” within the program. In her second season, she came closer to this goal. Before the season started,...
Missed opportunities cost Notre Dame softball streak of NCAA Tournament appearances
Notre Dame softball’s season was summarized over the course of two games at the ACC Tournament in Durham, North Carolina. The Irish entered with their season on the line. Qualifying for the tournament as the final squad in a 10-team field, Notre Dame needed to win four consecutive games to capture the title and the NCAA Tournament auto bid that would come with it.
‘We've been working towards that for a while:' Irish post strong cross country, track and field seasons
Women earn podium finish at cross country nationals, men place inside top 15. As has become the program standard, Notre Dame cross country enjoyed a strong season in the fall, highlighted by the Irish women placing fourth at the NCAA Championship in November. That marked the team’s top finish at the national meet since 2004 and second-best in school history.
Notre Dame cheer captains reflect on school year, college careers
Tim Yuro is going to miss putting smiles on people’s faces. The graduate student, who joined the Notre Dame cheerleading team at the end of his freshman year in 2020, said his college experience would not have been nearly the same without “cheer.”. “I would not have as...
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