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The Cougar Chronicle

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No. 11 baseball team bounces back with La Sierra sweep

No. 11 baseball team bounces back with La Sierra sweep

April 10, 2013

By Alex Franco Sports Editor In the midst of a four-game losing skid, the 11th-ranked Cougars began the weekend with a four game stretch against visiting La Sierra University with hopes of ending their longest losing streak of the season. In the April 5  doubleheader against La Sierra, CSUSM was...

Rivalry renewed as Cougars take down Point Loma three times

Rivalry renewed as Cougars take down Point Loma three times

March 27, 2013

By Alex Franco Sports Editor Saturday afternoon the 20-2 Cougars baseball  took on Point Loma Nazarene University who will be a familiar foe of the Cougars in the coming years as CSUSM leaps into the NCAA. The Cougars wasted no time setting the tone for the first game of the scheduled doubleheader...

The Heart Beat: Your guide to better brain health

The Heart Beat: Your guide to better brain health

March 27, 2013

By Curtis Bovee Staff Writer Most would agree our brain is pretty important. Arguably, it is the most important organ in the human body. How come we don't maintain our brain like we do the rest of our body? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Alzheimer's disease is the 6th...

Athlete Spotlight: Cougars pitcher Hunter Brown

Athlete Spotlight: Cougars pitcher Hunter Brown

March 27, 2013

By Juliana Stumpp Staff Writer This baseball season, our Cougars have been on their top game with impressive win-loss ratio of 22-2. The team has started the season off right and by the looks of it, will end the season even better. The Cougar Chronicle sat down with one of the team’s pitchers, Hunter...

Lady Cougars softball team 2012-2013.

No. 1-ranked softball team dominates Cougar Clash

March 7, 2013

By Alex Franco Sports Editor CSUSM’s very own No. 1-ranked softball team carried a 10 game winning streak and 23 game home winning streak into the 2013 Cougar Clash at CSUSM as the Lady Cougars hosted Arizona Christian, Hope International and La Sierra for the two-day softball event. Friday,...

Cougar bats come alive in sweep of visiting Ashford

Cougar bats come alive in sweep of visiting Ashford

March 7, 2013

By Alex Franco Sports Editor The offensive struggles appear to be over now for the CSUSM baseball team as they trounced the visiting Ashford Saints Monday, March 4 in San Marcos. The cougars scored a combined 22 runs in the double header, in what Head Coach Pugh called their best performance...

The Heart Beat: What you need to know about concussions

The Heart Beat: What you need to know about concussions

March 7, 2013

 Curtis Bovee Staff Writer Concussions are the most common form of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and any blow to the head should be taken seriously. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 1.7 million people sustain a TBI annually, or every 21 seconds...

Mens lacrosse attacker Kyle Peterson

Athlete Spotlight: Men’s lacrosse attacker Kyle Peterson

March 7, 2013

By Karla Reyes Staff Writer Senior Kyle Peterson is captain, president and co-founder of the CSUSM men’s lacrosse team He, alongside every member of the undefeated team, is enthusiastic about this season and hopes to see fellow students attend every home games this season. Question: How long...

GALLERY: Baseball scores a win off Concordia

GALLERY: Baseball scores a win off Concordia

February 21, 2013

By Anne Hall Staff Photographer On Feb. 2, the CSUSM men's baseball team defeated Concordia's Screaming Eagles 5-4 in a home game. The game included a home run in the second inning by third baseman Kenny Belzer, and strong RBI support from teammates  pinch hitter Manny Cardiero and right...

GALLERY: Lady Cougars defeat Concordia in Irvine

GALLERY: Lady Cougars defeat Concordia in Irvine

February 21, 2013

By Anne Hall Staff Photographer The Lady Cougars women's basketball team defeated the Concordia Screaming Eagles 77-67 in a close match-up Jan. 31, 2013, in Irvine. The teams were neck and neck in the first half, concluding the period with the Cougars scoring 37 and the Eagles scoring...

The Cougars Baseball team is on a seven-game winning streak.

Cougar baseball team on 7-game winning streak

February 21, 2013

Alex Franco Sports Editor The CSUSM baseball team leaves no doubt in anyone’s mind that its mission this season is to win a national title. After the Feb. 8 game vs. Chapman was delayed due to weather, the game was rescheduled to Monday Feb. 11. The delay wasn’t enough to stop them from exerting...

CSUSM softball pitcher Cortney Allen

Athlete Spotlight: Softball pitcher Cortney Allen

February 21, 2013

By Karla Reyes Staff Writer Senior Cortney Allen has made her team, coaches and family very proud by pitching a perfect game in the Cougars’ season opener against La Sierra on Feb 10. She also won CSUSM’s Student Athlete of The Week, and received the “All-American athlete award.” Question:...

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