Horizon League

  • Butler considers change in athletic conferences

    According to a report first released by ESPN, Butler University may be considering changing athletic conferences. All of Butler’s athletic teams, excluding the football team, play in the Horizon League. The Horizon League currently has 10 member schools from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio. Butler has been a member of the conference since its…

  • Tennis: Losses piling up for teams

    Teams at all levels of athletics go through tough stretches of play over the course of a season.

  • Athletes make best of long trips

    Butler athletic team members with spring seasons are familiar with hitting the road for long trips to warmer locales. The number of miles racked up by some squads may be surprising though. Seven of Butler’s athletic teams have made or will make at least two trips more than 600 miles from Butler during the 2011-12…

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  • Softball: Returning players expected to lead way

    After coming close to making history last season, the Butler softball team is looking to bounce back and make its first appearance in the NCAA tournament this season. The team lost only three players to graduation last season and returns an impressive lineup that includes junior Jenny Esparza, the defending Horizon League Pitcher of the…

  • Baseball: Team looks to make push in Horizon League

    Butler baseball coach Steve Farley has aspirations of his team “being in the top three in the Horizon League” this season. There is just one problem: injuries. The Bulldogs prepared for their opening day tilt against Fresno State on Friday by taking a day off for rest on Monday. “Getting people healthy [is important],” Farley…

  • Questions about men’s program linger

    Five years ago, the Butler athletics department announced the elimination of men’s swimming, a sport that had been at the university for nearly 80 years. Swimming became a sport at Butler in 1928, with the introduction of both a men’s and women’s team. The two teams practiced and competed together most of the time and…

  • Men’s basketball: Sun setting on the Horizon?

    The Butler men’s basketball team dropped two in a row last weekend to fall to 12-11 on the season. At this point, basketball fans may be wondering what has happened to the squad that took part in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship each of the last two seasons. The two-time defending Horizon League…

  • Men’s basketball: Bulldogs take win against Youngstown State

    Butler might be back on track. After two games controlled throughout by its opponent, the Butler men’s basketball team turned the tables Sunday. Junior center Andrew Smith scored 20 points, two shy of his career-high, to lead the Bulldogs to a 71-55 victory over Youngstown State at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The win moved Butler (10-9, 4-3)…