Coming home proved to be the perfect remedy for Valley College as they returned to Monarch Stadium after two consecutive road losses, post a 35-10 victory over the West Los Angeles Wildcats. The win was a result of Valley's most well-rounded game of the season, and pulls their record up to 2-3.
As the Ventura College Pirates matched up against the Fullerton College Hornets, the Pirates prevailed 9-8, despite getting a late match comeback from the Hornets in the Men's water polo game.
The Pirates played a solid game all around in the victory, as a well maintained offensive attack was backed up by a very strong defensive showing.
Fullerton College was able to play spoiler as they defeated host, the Orange Coast College Pirates, 34-27, in the Southern Conference opener Saturday night. The Hornets entered the game having suffered an emotional loss the week before to College of the Canyons.
2 days ago by Jonathan Avíles, Asst. Sports Editor
The Cal Poly soccer team wrapped up the successful weekend in a big way Sunday.
After a hard fought match Friday against Cal State Monterey Bay that resulted in a double overtime draw, the Broncos rebounded with a 2-0 victory over San Francisco State.
The win against the Gators was well deserved as the Broncos out shot the Gators by the tally of 12-4.
It was the top of the fifth inning when James Loney made his way to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs. The Chicago Cubs were ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0, and Ryan Dempster was on the mound. With a 1-2 count, Dempster threw a change up to Loney that was deposited in the center field bleachers for a grand slam.
Citrus College has produced some great athletes over the years, but today's students may not know that several players have moved on and continued their sports careers. For example, consider former Owls tailback Quinton Ganther, who finished his collegiate playing career at the University of Utah, has now taken his game to the NFL, where he suits up every week for the Tennessee Titans.
The Pierce College Brahmas got their first victory of the season Saturday, beating East Los Angeles College 28-15 and bringing Pierce to 1-3 for the season and 1-0 in conference play.
The Brahmas came into Saturday's game 0-3, but two days before the game, coach Efrain Martinez said what he wants when the team takes the field.
It's the alluring play that makes the highlight reels, stars in football movies and captivates fans. It's why kids spend hours chucking the ball around the back lawn, pretending to be their favorite quarterback.
The deep pass is undoubtedly one of the more glamorous moments of offensive football.
Michael Phelps is everywhere nowadays. Whether it's awkwardly hosting "Saturday Night Live," appearing on the cover of every magazine imaginable or waving to the Michigan faithful at a football game last Saturday, Phelps can be seen with that familiar wide smile, displaying his gold medals in a condition oddly antithetical to the one in which he earned them.
A fan base can be more influential to an athletics program than many people care to consider. Every great sports team has a stellar fan base - its science. Some may argue, "Well, what about the `Tampa Bay used to be Devil Rays?' They must only have about 25 fans and didn't they win the AL East?" Well, that just boils down to those 25 fans being damn good.
As two powerhouse football teams matched up, the Raiders proved to be the stronger team against the Santa Ana College Dons with an emphasis strongly based on defense in the 26-20 victory.
The Raiders proved all night that they showed up to play with the big boys.
Taking the reigns of any group of individuals mid-swing is a daunting task. A team rattled by the recent departure of Kenny Lawler as head coach doesn't make the feat any easier. Taking his place, Interim Head Coach James Kuk tries not to let the controversy around the team interfere with his or his team's goals.
WEB EXCLUSIVE - Titus Mack returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown and Joshua Morgan caught a 3-yard pass for a score from quarterback Eldrin Jones, as PCC set the tone in the first quarter on its way to a 32-12 victory over Riverside Community College on Saturday at Robinson Stadium.
WEB EXCLUSIVE - After dropping two straight games, the Lancers bounced back strong in their first conference match with an offensive barrage against visiting L.A. Trade Tech College on Friday.
A professor knows when they have an intelligent student in their class if the student can constantly teach them something. The same goes in the sporting world, and cross country Head Coach Scott Guerrero learns a lot from senior runner Trevor Wiseman.
It had to happen. This was the one they needed. The Corsairs played good football and it earned them their first victory of the season, making them 1-0 in conference play, 1-3 overall. What a game. A total team effort was the reason for a victory.
Refill your podcast prescription and get all the information you need on the PSU vs. NAU football game. Listen in as Skyler Archibald and beat writer Nathan Hellman discuss the Vikings, the Big Sky Conference and the keys to life.
Pat Slack sits down with first-year St. Olaf, and former Division I National Coach of the Year, cross country and track and field coach Phil Lundin. They discuss Lundin's motivation for a Division III makeover, as well as the athletes he has the pleasure of coaching.
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