SMC FOOTBALL ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE
Marisa Bojiuc / Wayne Neal, Staff Writers
December 8, 2011
After two decades of football at Santa Monica College, the Corsair football team won the 2011 Pacific Conference Championship by beating their rival, West Los Angeles. The conference win brought a lot of emotions on the field for both freshman and returning players. The last time the SMC football team... Read more »
Racism in Sports
Maria Dimera
December 5, 2011
Sports Opinion During my time as a Nike employee in London, I had the opportunity to meet a wide range of athletes such as, Michael Jordan, Carlos Tevez, Adriano, and Luol Deng. Living in a city where soccer is like a religion, everybody goes to at least one Arsenal match. Four years ago, I had the... Read more »
Anna Collier leaves lasting impression
Janae’ Franklin
November 24, 2011
SMC Kinesiology Department Chair moves on to coach USC’s newest sports team Current Santa Monica College Kinesiology Department Chair, Anna Collier, will be stepping down from her position to become the University of Southern California’s new sand volleyball head coach for Spring 2012. “I was... Read more »
Bowl game ends in disappointment
Wayne Neal
November 22, 2011
Corsairs’ loss to East L.A. ends in a brawl The East Los Angeles Huskies prevailed 42-28 at Saturday’s American Championship Bowl game at Santa Monica College. The defeat was further soured by a post-game fight that led the police to escort both teams to their locker rooms. As both teams came over... Read more »
Athlete Spotlight–Lee Lark
Morgan Doyle
November 22, 2011
YEAR: Sophomore SPORT: Basketball POSITION: Point Guard HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, Calif. MAJOR: Kinesiology GREATEST SPORTS MEMORY: “When I was ten years old, I hit a buzzer-beater to win our team’s championship game. It was such a good feeling and a great moment.” WHO INFLUENCES YOU? “My dad definitely... Read more »
Lucha VaVoom!
Michael Yanow
November 21, 2011
A boisterous whirr of nudity and violence What happens when Mexican masked wrestling meets burlesque? The answer is Lucha VaVOOM. On Wednesday, Oct. 26 at the Mayan Theater in downtown Los Angeles, Calif. the high-flying, body-slamming, sexually and sartorially revealing show drew a crowd of over a thousand... Read more »
The Corsairs clinch conference title
Wayne Neal
November 16, 2011
Superb defense and special teams seal victory The Santa Monica College Corsairs overcame a first-half deficit en route to beating rival West L.A. College 32-21 and clinch their first American Pacific Conference Championship since 2002. The Corsairs relied on another stellar second defensive effort, holding... Read more »
No More Joe Pa
Myles Johnson
November 16, 2011
Penn State University’s legendary head coach Joe Paterno was fired along with university President Graham Spainer this week during the backlash from information released concerning allegations of child sex abuse involving former PSU defensive coach Jerry Sandusky. Paterno knew about Sandusky’s actions... Read more »
Athlete of the Week–Katherine Alvarenga
Katherine Ruiz
November 16, 2011
Name: Katherine Alvarenga Year: Freshman Sport: Soccer Position: Goal Keeper Hometown: Inglewood, CA Major: Kinesiology Corsair: How did you get into soccer? Alvarenga: I started playing when I was 7 years old on a boy’s team with my cousins. Corsair: Greatest Sport Memory? Alvarenga: When I blocked... Read more »
Men’s water polo looking forward to next year
Jonathan Ghattas
November 15, 2011
After his first year as men’s water polo head coach, Brian Eskridge is looking forward to the possibility of returning for a second year. With the decision being left up to the Santa Monica College Board of Trustees, the team already voted in favor of keeping Eskridge as head coach following a closed-door... Read more »
