The Butler softball team won the Big East championship last year as the fourth seed in the tournament. The team made its first NCAA tournament appearance. How will they follow it up this year?
Butler baseball aims to contend for postseason play with a new coach
The Butler baseball team begins play on Feb. 17 in South Carolina. Reaching the Big East tournament is a goal the team has set and will work to achieve.
Butler women’s tennis falls to Wright State 6-1
The Butler University women’s tennis team fell to Wright State on Sunday after scoring just one point.
Tennis Bubble deflates after storm, affects teams and classes on campus
A power outage occurred on the north side of campus on Sept. 16, causing the tennis bubble to deflate. All of the tennis teams and tennis PWB classes were affected.
Men’s golf competes at the Badger Invitational
Photo from ButlerSports.com. JOSH MULLENIX | STAFF REPORTER | jmulleni@butler.edu The Butler University men’s golf team kicked off their 2016 campaign at the Badger Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin, from Sept. 11-13. The Bulldogs finished 13th with a team total of 905 (+41). The first half of the first day had the Bulldogs in contention. The…
Butler athletes find creative ways to maneuver around campus
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu Butler students usually travel on foot, in cars or on bikes. But more than a few Bulldogs found an alternative method of transportation. Their vehicle of choice is an emerging trend in Butler’s athlete circles—a Razor scooter. The scooters became in vogue on Butler’s campus a few years…
Butler’s Tyler Houston plays for Cape Cod Baseball League this summer
Photo courtesy of Mary Houston. PHILIP TOR | STAFF REPORTER | ptor@butler.edu Almost 1,000 miles east of Butler University lies one of baseball’s greatest attractions. Every summer, the best college players in the country flock to the paradise in Massachusetts to try out for the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League. As an amateur league, the CCBL’s…
New team on the block: women’s lacrosse latest addition to Butler athletics
Crews are preparing the new lacrosse field for the upcoming spring season. Photo by Michael Brown. DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu Sophomore Kelly Burger needed to see the field. A quick drive through the I-lot of campus, the parking lot abandoned by cars gone for the summer. An observation of curiosity that started…
Women’s lacrosse added after Title IX investigation
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu The combination of financial fortune and Title IX made the women’s lacrosse team a reality. From the time Butler athletics announced the addition of women’s lacrosse last October, the team gained a locker room, uniforms, a turf field, a coaching staff and 33 players. The evolution might seem…
Seeing triple: West Lafayette sends three of its best
(From left) Lauren, Evan and Kristen Johnson join the first-year runners at Butler. Photo provided by butlersports.com. SAVANNAH BOETTCHER | STAFF REPORTER | sboettch@butler.edu Three future Butler Bulldogs were born on April 10, 1998. Lauren, Evan and Kristen Johnson began running seven years ago and haven’t stopped since. In October of last year, assistant coach Jared…