The UC Riverside women’s golf team recovered from a sluggish early round start to earn a top three triumph on day two of the Folino Invitational. The Highlanders started the tournament off in eighth place after one round of play. Gonzaga opened in first place and held their lead through the tournament for a final score 902. Boise State...
Feb. 23, 2013
Highlanders 7 – Sea Lions 2
After losing the first six matches of their 2013 campaign, the UC Riverside women’s tennis team got the monkey off their backs and earned their first victory of the season when they defeated the Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions, 7-2.
In doubles, Highlanders Jamie and Taylor Raney defeated Sea Lions Preethika Venugopal and...
The UC Riverside men’s tennis team was only able to win one point in their 6-1 loss to Saint Mary’s College. Highlander Luis Gastao earned the single point for the Highlanders when he defeated Saint Mary’s player Joakim Norstrom 6-3, 6-3. The defeat came in singles play.
Marcus Vizcarra was another bright spot for the Highlanders. Vizcarra fought valiantly in...
Kendall’s Fastball
I know that racism exists in sports but I didn’t know how bad it was for some soccer teams. On Feb. 12, ESPN aired a documentary shot in Nov. 2012 that exposed Israel’s racist soccer club and the backlash its fans displayed when the Beiter Jerusalem soccer team signed two Muslim players Zaur Sadayev and Gabriel Kadiev.
This is...
Feb. 13, 2013
Anteaters 52 - Highlanders 48
The UC Riverside men’s basketball team went on a late rally but was unable to pull off the comeback at UC Irvine, losing 48-52.
The Highlanders were down by as many as 15 points. Within the six minute mark, Austin Quick connected on two threes to cut a 12 point deficit to six. Two...
Feb. 14, 2013
Anteaters 58 - Highlanders 56
The UC Riverside women’s basketball team squared off against the UC Irvine Anteaters but fell short, losing 56-58. UCR’s home game against Irvine started the same way many of its home matches start: Natasha Hadley used her size to dominate an undersized opponent and the Highlanders jumped to an early lead thanks to...
Feb. 15, 2013
Bulldogs 6 - Highlanders 3
UC Riverside started its season off on a rocky note losing 3-6 as Gonzaga jumped all over Riverside’s starter Dylan Stuart. Stuart was tagged for five runs with a little more than five innings pitched. Riverside experienced defensive lapses throughout the game, overworking its pitchers and giving Gonzaga extra outs.
Stuart started the top...
Feb. 15, 2013
Sooners 7 - Highlanders 0
Facing off against a top nationally ranked athletic program is rare for Highlander Athletics. But the women's softball team got the opportunity as it met #1 Oklahoma Feb. 15 at the Campbell/Cartier Classic in San Diego, Calif. Overwhelmed and undermatched, UC Riverside was pummeled by the Sooners en route to a 7-0 defeat.
As...
February 14, 2013
Warriors 5 – Highlanders 2
The losses continue to pile up for the UC Riverside women’s tennis team as it dropped a 5-2 decision to #65 ranked Hawai’i Thursday afternoon at Andulka Park.
Missing from the lineup again was junior Kat Saltarelli, whom coach Mark Henry believes plays a pivotal role on the team. When asked about what is...
With Michael Jordan's 50th birthday and Lebron James' historic performances fueling the sports headlines last week, the age-old debate of who is the greatest of all time has been reignited.
As the sports contingent focused primarily on Lebron vs. MJ last week, thousands of miles away in Rotterdam, Netherlands, one of the greatest champions in professional sport quietly declared her...