Author: Matthew VanTryon | Editor-In-Chief

Bulldogs focused on winning games in crunch time

SARAH THUET | STAFF REPORTER The Butler women’s soccer team hopes to raise its record above .500 in its upcoming games this week. The Bulldogs (7-8) came off a tough overtime loss at Providence University and hope to change the results this week. Junior midfielder Sophia Maccagnone said she knows the importance of learning from…
A Day in the Life: Women’s Soccer

JOE HASENSTAB | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Upperclassmen women soccer players Sophia Maccagnone and Caroline Kowal know firsthand the challenges student-athletes face when it comes to balancing sports and classes. The women’s soccer team usually holds practice from six to about eight p.m. This time is good for the players so they can make it to…
Injuries plague Bulldogs

KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER Wearing a Butler football t-shirt, sweatpants and a cast on his right arm, Matt Shiltz stares out across the Butler Bowl as Malcom Weaver barks out signals and runs plays during practice. Weaver will be filling in for Shiltz as the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback after Shiltz broke his throwing hand in…
Bulldogs prepare for Pre-Nationals

MATTHEW VANTRYON | SPORTS EDITOR Butler’s cross-country teams gained national attention last season with strong finishes at the NCAA Pre-National meet. The women’s team finished third overall en route to finishing third at the national meet in November, while the men nearly cracked the top-10 with an 11th place finish. But head coach Matt Roe…
Football team falls to Campbell, loses pace in PFL race

BY KYLE BEERY | SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR The Butler football team now finds itself in a deep hole in its quest for a third straight Pioneer Football League Championship. The Bulldogs (3-3 overall, 1-2 PFL) fell on the road at Campbell University Saturday 28-9. The Bulldogs were bit by the injury bug in the first quarter,…
Coaches, conferences and changes

MATTHEW VANTRYON | SPORTS EDITOR Memories of the Butler men’s basketball team making Cinderella runs to the NCAA championship games in 2010 and 2011 will live forever in the minds of Bulldogs fans. But since that time, Butler has experienced two conference changes and, now, three coaching changes. Barry Collier, Butler University’s athletic director, announced…
Bulldogs return to HRC

JOE HASENSTAB | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Butler volleyball takes on DePaul University today in the HRC. It is the Bulldogs third home game of the season. After playing the first two home games at nearby Shortridge high school, Coach Sharon Clark said that the players are excited to be playing on campus, even though it’s…
Bulldogs look for consistency

GRAYSON PRATHER | STAFF REPORTER Butler University men’s soccer team will face Creighton University this Saturday, looking to break a two-game conference losing streak. Creighton (8-1-1) comes into the match ranked No. 9 in the NCAA. Butler has never won against Creighton University with a record of 0-3-1 (zero wins, three losses, and one tie).…
Cross-country runners recount typical day

SARAH THUET | STAFF REPORTER Being a student athlete is a daily challenge requiring a delicate balance between school and your particular sport while still managing to find time for yourself. The Butler University Cross-country runners are no exception to this idea. For the runners, each day begins much earlier than most. “I usually wake…