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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Coach Kate Drohan and former coach Sharon J. Drysdale talk after Northwestern secured its third-consecutive Big Ten regular season title.

Softball: Former players reflect on Northwestern’s winning legacy ahead of NCAA tournament

May 14, 2024

Drawing from Seth Godin’s “Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable,” coach Kate Drohan fashioned a new motto for what she deemed a special 2006 team. With three NCAA tournament...

A softball team in purple uniforms celebrates.

‘Compete and win’: Former Northwestern women’s sports figures discuss the early years of Title IX

October 27, 2022

When former softball coach Sharon Drysdale arrived at Northwestern in 1979, the team had no field. The Wildcats played at a park on Lincoln Street that featured just benches — no dugouts or fences. Eventually,...

Northwestern Sports Time Machine: Lisa Ishikawa, 1984

Northwestern Sports Time Machine: Lisa Ishikawa, 1984

June 15, 2020

This article is part of the Northwestern Time Machine series, where The Daily’s sports writers look into great individual seasons by Northwestern athletes. Lisa Ishikawa was not solely responsible...

Kate Darmody Burke won a national championship for Northwestern lacrosse in 2005. She now manages an ICU on the South Side of Chicago, overseeing a team of nurses and working with COVID-19 patients.

From ball fields to the medical field: Former Northwestern athletes fight on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic

May 4, 2020

As a lacrosse player at Northwestern, Kate Darmody Burke was part of a major breakthrough. Darmody Burke (Weinberg ‘05) was in coach Kelly Amonte Hiller’s first recruiting class after the program...

Anna Edwards receives coaching on the basepaths. The junior shortstop has started every game this season and is fourth on the team in RBI.

Softball: Wildcats prepare to play under home lights in Big Ten Tournament

May 7, 2014

Northwestern’s opening Big Ten Tournament game on Thursday will be special for many reasons. The game will be held on the Wildcats' home turf, Sharon J. Drysdale Field. The Cats’ opener will serve...

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