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Cancer survivor makes club baseball

Cancer survivor makes club baseball

Rebecca Sykes, Sports Editor October 22, 2016

CSUSM Freshman George Terris recently made the club baseball team. However one of his biggest victories has been defeating cancer in November of 2012.   Two weeks before Terris’s 14th birthday, doctors diagnosed him with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. Initially, Terris did not know...

Men’s club soccer dealt loss against Cal State Long Beach

Hannah Snider, Sports Reporter October 17, 2016

CSUSM men’s club soccer put up a fight against Cal State Long Beach on Oct. 16 at 6pm, ending with CSULB with the win, 3-1. The Prospectors started with the ball and scored a goal within the first 10 minutes. However, this didn’t discourage the Cougars who quickly regained their bearings and stepped...

Cougars tie at Stanislaus State

Shane Siemsen, Assistant Sports Editor October 7, 2016

The Cougars traveled up north once again this year for a weekend battle with Cal State East Bay and Stanislaus State, where they tied both games in double overtime. Flores and Stalboerger both scored for CSUSM, but Stanislaus State capitalized on penalty kicks to force a draw with the Cougars in a...

Cougars fall to No.18 Cal State San Bernardino

Dean Martin, Sports Reporter October 7, 2016

The Cougars welcomed the No.18 nationally-ranked Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes at home on Friday, Oct. 28. The Cougars fell in three sets , ending their five-game, home-winning streak. The Cougars managed to keep the first set close but the Coyotes took advantage of miscues and secured the opening...

Women’s volleyball opens season with victory

Rebecca Sykes, Sports Editor October 7, 2016

The Sports Center was up and running Thursday night for the first home game and first win of the women’s volleyball season against the La Sierra Eagles. The crowd’s electrifying energy noticeable as the Cougars won their first home game. CSUSM won the first set 25-12, the third set 25-21, and...

Sports Center propels CSUSM’s athletics to a whole new level

Rebecca Sykes, Sports Editor October 7, 2016

Fans, players and coaches at CSUSM have a treat awaiting: the highly anticipated grand opening of the $11.4 million Sports Center on Sept. 1. Funded by student fees, the 29,000-square-foot facility is equipped with locker rooms for home and visiting teams, student-athlete lounge, coaches’ offices,...

Men’s club soccer wins first game of the season

Hannah Snider, Club Sports Reporter October 7, 2016

CSUSM men’s club soccer played against UC Riverside at 12 pm on Oct. 23 on Mangrum field. This neck-and-neck game ended with the Cougars breaking the tie in the last 10 seconds, leaving the final score 1-0. At minute 10, the Cougars defense got worked, resulting in a corner kick by Highlander offense...

First conference win of the season for the Cougars

Rebecca Sykes, Sports Editor October 7, 2016

The Cougars earned their first California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) conference win Saturday, Sept. 17 at The Sports Center with 3 sets (21-25, 25-21, 25-9, 27-29, 15-9). Freshman Maddy Newcombe had 18.5 points, 16 kills and 4 blocks while Freshman Aleese Wheaton had an exceptional game...

Cougars win fourth straight at home against Broncos

Dean Martin, Sports Reporter October 7, 2016

The Cougars hosted Cal Poly Pomona on Friday, Oct. 14, in a California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) conference meeting, defeating the Broncos in four sets, three sets to one. Freshman Madi Anderson and senior Brooke Butler both contributed 12 kills. Sophomore Lauren Lee added another...

Cougars keep their heads up after tough loss against No. 11 UCSD

Cougars keep their heads up after tough loss against No. 11 UCSD

Kylie DePreta-Johnson, Sports Reporter September 28, 2016

CSUSM’s Women’s Soccer team faced defeat against the UC San Diego Tritons, a No. 11-ranked team, at home on Sept. 20.   The Tritons started off strong with Junior Katie O’Laughlin scoring within the first five minutes of the game with a powerful kick to the top corner of the net.   The...

CSUSM Professor Erik Blekeberg named Sports Performance Coach

CSUSM Professor Erik Blekeberg named Sports Performance Coach

Sierra Silvas, Sports Reporter September 28, 2016

  CSUSM has introduced a new sports performance program and Erik Blekeberg, professor of Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II, has been hired as the head of the department.       As a Sports Performance Coach, Blekeberg will work with student athletes both physically...

CSUSM men’s soccer ties in double overtime against Chico State

CSUSM men’s soccer ties in double overtime against Chico State

Shane Siemsen, Assistant Sports Editor September 28, 2016

CSUSM men’s soccer battled Chico State University in their second game of California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) conference play on Friday, Sept. 21. Both teams were locked in defensively, neither letting up more than one goal the entire game.  CSUSM had their first double-overtime game...

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