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Butler drops first two Big East matches

Freshman Adrian Mag pulls back for a swing during a match in the Butler Bubble. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis.
Butler’s connection to auto racing: Michael Kaltenmark

Michael Kaltenmark runs alongside Trip before a Butler men’s basketball game at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Photo courtesy of Zach Bolinger, ZJB Photography. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu The man behind the face of Butler University is much more than a public relations man at Butler. In fact, he has a history in the IndyCar…
Malone out as Butler women’s assistant coach

Former assisted coach FahKara Malone (far right) cheers on the Butler women’s team during a game this season. Photo by Amy Street. ZACH HORRALL | SPORTS CO-EDITOR | zhorrall@butler.edu Butler University women’s basketball assistant coach FahKara Malone has left the university effective immediately. Malone’s information has been taken off of butlersports.com, and she is no…
Jackson Davis transfer and men’s basketball hopes next season

PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu After the Butler basketball team’s season came to an end with the round of 32 loss against the University of Virginia, the Bulldogs’ focus immediately shifted to the 2016-17 season. The tasks they face include finding replacements for the production of seniors Kellen Dunham and Roosevelt Jones, as…
Bulldogs sweep Tigers in Bubble

JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler men’s tennis team blanked the DePauw Tigers 7-0 on April 7. Butler boosted their record to 9-8, while DePauw fell to 6-8. Butler began their last home match by sweeping the doubles point. Freshman Mason Dragos and junior Mikheil Khmiadashvili won 6-4 at No. 1 doubles,…
Men’s tennis defeats Marian this weekend

JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler Bulldogs squeaked out a 4-3 victory against the cross-town rival Marian Knights on April 3. Butler boosted their record to 8-8 while the Knights fell to 14-7. The Bulldogs faced adversity from the start. Marian seized the doubles point to begin the match. The freshman duo…
Softball wins second straight Big East series against Providence

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Butler University softball team, now 21-14 on the season, won their second straight Big East series after beating the Providence Friars two out of three times. All three games were at home for the Bulldogs. On April 2, Butler split a pair of games with the Friars.…
Men’s tennis dominates tough day on Saturday

JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler men’s tennis team took two victories on March 26. The Bulldogs defeated the Case Western Reserve University Spartans at home, and then beat the IUPUI Jaguars at the West Indy Racquet Club. Both matches finished 5-2. Butler boosted its record to 7-8 on the year. Case…
Softball starts Big East play with series win

GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Butler University softball team won its first Big East series of the year after winning two out of three games at home against the Seton Hall Pirates. The Bulldogs won one game on March 25 and split a pair of games on March 26. Butler pushed its…