Kevin Contreras
Athlete Shoutout: Issa Badawiya
By: Kevin Contreras
What are your goals and expectations this year?
“After a global pandemic that pretty much shut down everything we are used to, I...
Highlander men’s soccer score big win over the Matadors
By: Kevin Contreras, Sports Editor
Tension ran high on Wednesday night, Oct. 13 as UC Riverside’s men's soccer faced off against the Cal State...
UC Riverside’s men’s basketball team gears up for another quarter
Kevin Contreras, Sports Editor
Flynn Cameron, junior point guard
“I feel great being back. Our team goal is to finish what we started last year....
Men’s basketball head coach Mike Magpayo wins Joe B. Hall award
Kevin Contreras, Sports Editor
Coach Magpayo joined UCR’s coaching staff for men's basketball as an assistant coach in 2017. For the 2020-21 season, he was...
Highlander Spotlight: Women’s Basketball Head Coach Nicole Powell is ready to make her mark...
After many ups and downs this past season, the head coach of the women’s basketball team, Nicole Powell, is enjoying her time at home...
UCR baseball ends their season against California Baptist University in the Crosstown Showdown
Kevin Contreras, Assistant Sports Editor
The 2021 regular season ended this past weekend for the UCR baseball team. They ended this year’s chapter by...
UCR’s baseball team fall to UC Santa Barbara
Kevin Contreras, Assistant Sports Editor
UCR’s baseball team began their four-game series against UC Santa Barbara this Friday evening, May 21, taking place under the...
Highlander Spotlight: Wesley Mallette nears the first 100 days in athletics director position
On a cold winter New Year’s morning in New Jersey, 12-year-old Wesley Mallette was in the living room with his mother and siblings watching...
Chancellor Wilcox announces the decision to keep UCR Athletics
The domino effect of the COVID-19 pandemic was observed at UCR in September of last year when the Budget Advisory Committee suggested that athletics...
UCR’s women’s golf finish fifth in the Big West Championship
After a season cut short, the Highlander women's golf team participated in the Big West Women's Golf Championship. The short season began on March...