Drew Sanders

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Sports Reporter at WNDU-TV (South Bend, IN)

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Notre Dame softball starts season this weekend

Feb 6, 2024 | wndu.com | Drew Sanders

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Softball season is closer than you think. The Notre Dame softball team will start its season this weekend at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla. Head coach Deanna Gumpf is entering her 23rd season at the helm of the program. She became the school’s all-time winningest coach across all sports last season.
Notre Dame to play in first-ever live softball game on MLB Network

Feb 2, 2024 | wndu.com | Drew Sanders

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - It won’t be long until spring sports are upon us. And when the Notre Dame softball team takes the field for one of its first games later this month, it’ll do so in historic fashion. The Irish will start their season next weekend at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla., and their tilt against Utah on Saturday, Feb. 10, will be the first ever live college softball game to be broadcast live on the MLB Network.
5 former Notre Dame players participating in 2024 Senior Bowl

Feb 1, 2024 | wndu.com | Drew Sanders

MOBILE, Ala. (WNDU) - The Senior Bowl is an annual tradition that’s often considered the first step in the NFL Draft process. An All-Star game for departing seniors, this year’s game takes place on Saturday in Mobile, Ala., so practices are already underway. A handful of Notre Dame players are playing in this year’s game, including quarterback Sam Hartman. “The guys around me are just incredible players. It’s been cool,” Hartman said. “It’s an unreal environment.
Wawasee hiring Matt Thacker as next head football coach

Feb 1, 2024 | wndu.com | Drew Sanders

(WNDU) - We’ve got a coaching change at the high school level here in Michiana. According to a social media post from Fairfield Community Schools, Wawasee has hired Fairfield football coach Matt Thacker as its next head football coach. The move is pending school board approval. Thacker went 30-32 over six seasons at Fairfield, winning back-to-back NECC Big School division titles in 2020 and 2021. “Coach has done a great job from top to bottom,” said Fairfield Athletic Director Mark Engle.
Notre Dame men’s lacrosse ranked No. 1 in preseason poll

Jan 31, 2024 | wndu.com | Drew Sanders

Updated: Jan. 26, 2024 at 8:32 PM EST|Michigan hired Sherrone Moore on Friday to replace coach Jim Harbaugh, giving the 37-year-old offensive coordinator an opportunity to lead college football’s winningest program. Updated: Jan. 25, 2024 at 11:13 PM EST|By The Associated Press and WNDU.comThe Irish lost at home to the Orange for the first time ever. It's also the first time they've lost to Syracuse twice in the same season. Updated: Jan.
Notre Dame excited for opportunities at Sun Bowl

Dec 28, 2023 | wndu.com | Drew Sanders

EL PASO, Texas (WNDU) - If you’re a Notre Dame football fan, you might be thinking that the Irish are playing in a “pointless” or meaningless” bowl game this year. And it’s hard to blame you. With a handful of players either opting out of Friday’s game or heading elsewhere in the transfer portal, you could argue that Notre Dame’s Sun Bowl matchup against Oregon State isn’t worth getting excited for. But don’t say that to Marcus Freeman.
What went wrong for the Irish against Clemson?

Nov 4, 2023 | wndu.com | Drew Sanders

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - “If Clemson’s a stock, you better buy all you freakin’ can buy right now!”Those were the words from a fired-up Dabo Swinney after Clemson defeated No. 15 Notre Dame in Death Valley on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers sent the Irish back to South Bend saddled with their third loss of the season. The Irish fell behind early and never caught up, with the game ending in a 31-23 loss. So overall, what went wrong for the Irish this week?
‘Special’ Unit: Notre Dame’s special teams coming up big in recent weeks

Nov 3, 2023 | wndu.com | Drew Sanders

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Special teams play can often go overlooked when evaluating a team’s success on the football field. But for the Fighting Irish, their recent performance in that phase of the game has been hard to ignore. When discussing the game, we often use the phrase “both sides of the ball,” referencing the offense and defense. But that’s leaving out a crucial third phase of the game where the Irish have been excelling in recent weeks.
Irish turning page to road test at Clemson

Oct 31, 2023 | wndu.com | Drew Sanders

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - A tough road test awaits the Fighting Irish football team this upcoming weekend, as they travel to South Carolina to take on the Clemson tigers in their 10th game of the season. Two straight blowout victories have the Fighting Irish riding high as they head into this week’s game against a team they were able to thoroughly beat last season.
Freeman challenging Irish to be even better after near-perfect win over Pitt

Oct 30, 2023 | wndu.com | Drew Sanders

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The Fighting Irish football team earned its seventh win of the season over the weekend, taking down Pittsburgh in a 58-7 blowout. Head coach Marcus Freeman took the podium on Monday afternoon for his weekly press conference and said his guys had some areas where they could clean things up and be better. He’s nothing if not consistent, right? Freeman made the comments a couple of days removed from a 51-point win.