MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER Photos by Jimmy Lafakis Mason Dragos did not think he would be able play tennis ever again, let alone play here at Butler University this year. But after 30 hours in the hospital, one surgery and months of working to regain his strength, Dragos is back to playing tennis after…
Butler football prepares for home-opener against Franklin College
CLAIRE JACOBI | STAFF REPORTER / Photo by Jimmy Lafakis The Butler football team (0-1) said they know what they need to do to prepare for this week’s game against Franklin College (0-1), after losing to powerhouse Indiana State 52-17 last Saturday. “The biggest benefit of starting the season with Indiana State, is that they…
Golf looks to replace several pieces
GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University men’s and women’s golf teams find themselves in similar positions as they look to start their seasons this fall. The similarities begin with key losses from last year’s teams. The women lose last year’s Big East Player Of The Year Jenna Peters, as well as Isabella Lambert,…
Butler Cross Country completes season opener
PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER The Butler Men’s and Women’s Cross Country team kicked off their season Saturday morning at the Northview Christian Church grounds in Carmel, Ind. Butler raced against instate foes Ball State University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Marian University. Both teams started the season off strong despite sitting most of their…
Big things for Bulldogs’ Small
BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER | BAKING@BUTLER.EDU With no prior baseball history in his family, his dad a golfer and boogie boarder from California, and his mom a gymnast at the University of Arizona, Drew Small found his way into the starting lineup as the left fielder of the Butler University baseball team. Small, a…
Women’s tennis ready for Big East gauntlet
SARAH THUET | STAFF REPORTER | STHUET@BUTLER.EDU Butler University women’s tennis team is heading to Chicago, Illinois, this weekend for a pair of Big East matches with DePaul University and Providence College. The Bulldogs are coming off a win over their neighbor Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis this past week that pushed their record to 6-14 on…
Bulldogs to face off with red-hot Irish
GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER | GPRATHER@BUTLER.EDU The Butler University softball team squares off with the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish this afternoon at 4:00 in South Bend. Notre Dame (28-11) is a perfect 9-0 at home. The Fighting Irish beat Western Michigan University 10-2 yesterday to push their win streak to 14 games.…
Bulldogs see record winning streak end before Big East play
ERIC ROBINSON | STAFF REPORTER The Butler baseball team looks to get back to the form that helped it set a school record with nine consecutive wins during March as it heads into conference play this week against St. John’s University. The previous record for consecutive wins was seven, which was reached five different times.…
Men’s and women’s golf teams riding hot hands
WESLEY BRYANT | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University men’s and women’s golf teams both hope to extend winning streaks in the upcoming Big Four Tournament April 7. Butler is coming off a clean sweep of the men’s and women’s titles at the Butler Spring Invitational at Prestwick Country Club in Avon, Indiana. The women won…
Track & Field hits the road for Stanford, Miami (OH)
BRENDAN KING | STAFF REPORTER The Butler track and field team will go opposite directions this coming week as it travels to Stanford University and Miami University of Ohio to compete in its next meets. The women’s team is coming off a seventh-place finish in the 16-team field at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational at the…