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Vol XXXIIII No. 80

Thursday, February 10, 2000

  Irish survive home scare from Panthers
By TIM CASEY
Sports Writer

They filed out of the Joyce Center court with a collective look of disgust on their faces. If you just arrived, you would have thought the wom-en's basketball team had lost to Pittsburgh. There was no indication, other than on the ... [more]


Conboy best AD candidate
Brian Churney
On the Hot Corner

Ding-dong the witch is dead. Enthusiasm swept campus late Monday night as Domers heard of the impending resignation of reviled athletic director Mike Wadsworth. The often-elusive truth is, however, that Mike Wadsworth wasn't a bad athletic director. He was the victim ... [more]


Belles fall to Britons without Matha's aid
By KATIE McVOY
Sports Writer

The Saint Mary's basketball team looked to overcome the odds and defeat Albion College, despite the injuries and illnesses that plagued the Belles during this week's practices. Unfortunately, the odds did not prove wrong. The Belles lost to the ... [more]


Belles host conference championships in peak form
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Saint Mary's Editor

After two years of provisonary membership in the MIAA, the Saint Mary's swimming and diving team opened their season ready to make a statement. Pressing Alma and Calvin College to harder victories than expected during the regular season, defeating a surprised ... [more]


Irish are lucky to escape with victory
Kerry Smith
assistant sports editor

Call it the luck of the Irish. When the Irish stepped on the court Wednesday night against conference rival Pittsburgh, they didn't look like the No. 5 team in the nation. Suffering through their worst display of basketball all season, the ... [more]


Engelhardt leads Irish by leaping into record books
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Assistant Sports Editor

High jumper Jen Engelhardt sprang to success at Notre Dame, making history with her lofty leaps. Engelhardt aims to win her third honor as an All-American. "All-American status is great," Engelhardt said, "And I'd love to be blessed with that again. ... [more]