Phil Martin and Kyle Austin, former stars on the UC Riverside men’s basketball team, have wasted no time making their mark in the international scene.
Donning a Highlander jersey for two seasons from 2008-2010, forward Kyle Austin has found his new home playing for BC Koermend of Hungary after spending much of his time as a journeyman in Europe. With...
Coming off of a solid 2012 season for the Highlanders in track and field, there was definite pressure to put up similar success this year. Last season, the new track stadium was used for the first time and Riverside enjoyed success having three NCAA nationally-qualified athletes advance to the national tournament. This year UC Riverside will also send three...
Where will Dwight Howard land next season? Will he erase the memories of a disastrous campaign in Los Angeles and re-sign with the Lakers? Or is a trip to the good ol’ state of Texas on the table? The mystery that swirls around Howard’s thought process throughout free agency is frustrating for fans and teams alike. The latest rumours...
It’s slow, slippery and arduous: the red clay of Roland Garros. It brings out unpredictability on the women’s side and complete dominance from a special Spaniard on the men’s. Over the weekend, the second grand slam of the tennis season began in the city of love with 128 players competing for the championship in each field, but who will...
Putting the icing on the cake of a very strong season, the UC Riverside track and field team produced a marvelous performance at the NCAA West Preliminaries.
The event took place at Mike A. Meyers Stadium in Austin, Texas, home of the Texas Longhorns. UC Riverside sent nine of its athletes to the event, including Hernell Dyer (100-meter), Michael Koger...
May 23, 2013
Rainbow Warriors 5 - Highlanders 4
The UC Riverside baseball team came out victorious in its last series of the season against the University of Hawai’i, but stumbled in a 5-4 loss on Thursday night despite rallying back from a 5-0 deficit in the latter innings.
On the mound for the Highlanders was Dylan Stuart, who pitched all nine...
Despite the shifting of locations and difficulty amid standard business procedure, UC Riverside’s attempt to get an arena on campus is still underway. UCR has explored different avenues to keep the project moving forward. The latest proposal for the university’s multi-purpose sports arena now includes an independent, non-UCR affiliated “development team” that will plan, design and finance the arena...
On a sunny, bright day in Riverside, the sidewalks of UCR were filled with jovial children and adults alike all filing into the Student Recreation Center Arena. With the arena near capacity, the occasion was monumental for the university as it played host to a WNBA preseason game between the Los Angeles Sparks and Tulsa Shock. The Sparks, who...
The 2013 softball season saw the Highlanders faces many hurdles within the Big West Conference as the team finished the season with a 20-35 record. Despite stringing together a six-game winning streak, the program went on several losing streaks, which included a season-high 11 games during the back end of the year. UC Riverside played decently at home, posting...
May 15, 2013
Highlanders 12 – Toreros 11
In the midst of a seven-game losing streak, the UC Riverside baseball team was able to pull out one of the best wins in the team’s history against the visiting University of San Diego Toreros.
After a scoreless first inning, the Toreros found themselves on the board first with a run in the top...