Highlander softball manages a last ditch effort to close out the series with a...

By: Kevin Contreras, Sports Editor  Softball season continues for the Highlanders at UCR as they most recently faced off against UC Santa Barbara in another 3-game series. It was a tough start for UCR on...

Nguyen-er’s Circle: Inconsistency meets hypocrisy

Over the past month or so, the public perception of the National Football League has downward-spiralled into a media circus that shows no signs of slowing down. Multiple star players in major legal trouble?...

UC Riverside’s men’s basketball team emerge victorious against CSU Bakersfield

By: Kevin Contreras, Sports Editor  The Highlanders faced off against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners on Thursday night, Feb. 17. The SRC arena roared with excitement as a multitude of Highlanders came out to support...

Volleyball splits week, wins against CSUN on Senior Night

The Highlanders (9-17, 4-10) were defeated by Long Beach State (14-13, 6-8) in the first of UCR’s final two home games taking place over the weekend. Riverside dropped the first two sets, but were...

Women’s tennis goes 1-1 against Cal Poly, Weber State

The UCR women’s tennis team (3-7, 0-3) went 1-1 in their week after losing 4-3 to Cal Poly followed by a 5-2 win against Weber State. The Highlanders first took on Cal Poly San...

Volleyball opens conference play with 3-0 loss to No. 25 Hawaii

After tallying two wins over a cross-state preseason, the UC Riverside women’s volleyball team returned to the comfortable confines of the Student Recreation Center Arena to square off against nationally ranked Hawaii. Despite a...

Men’s and women’s basketball both punch their Big West Tournament ticket

Intro: Both UCR’s men’s and women’s basketball teams have punched their ticket to the Big West Conference Tournament. The ladies kick off their tournament play on Tuesday, March 6 against Long Beach State at...

Staying fit and healthy during quarantine from the perspective of UCR student-athletes

In the midst of this global pandemic, most of our routines look completely different now than they ever have. With almost every email including some variation of the phrase “during these challenging...

Men’s soccer drops conference opener against UC Irvine

The UC Riverside men’s soccer team (2-8-1, 0-1) opened up conference play with a 3-1 loss against UC Irvine (7-4-1, 0-1). The Highlanders struggled to find the back of the net and contain the Irvine...

Highlander Sports All-Star Draft

With the NBA All-Star draft all wrapped up, the Highlander sports team decided to draft our own All-Star teams — without tampering and without free agent implications. We drafted based on who we thought...