RIO-SIDE
In the past, I’ve criticized our school’s program for so many things. Among these criticisms were the program’s inability to emerge as a legitimate and competitive university around the nation. The most recent event that supported my claims was the basketball team’s early fall in the conference tournament. There are many more things to list, but there is no...
Feb. 28, 2012
Toreros 8 - Highlanders 5
The men’s baseball team hosted San Diego this past Tuesday in a dog fight. Coach Doug Smith had his team where he wanted them with a 5-3 lead going into the top of the eight; yet the last two innings turned for the worst as Riverside’s lead slipped out of their hands. The...
The UC Riverside track and field teams competed at the All-Cal Challenge Cup meet on Saturday, their first outdoor meet of the season. The Highlanders competed against UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine among others.
In the men’s running events, Omar Gonzalez and Benjamin Heck placed 12th and 13th, respectively in the 1500m race. Gonzalez had a...
The playoffs are here! The UC Riverside men’s basketball team will get another shot at winning its first ever conference title as UCR heads to the Honda Center for the Big West Tournament. Last year, this team went all the way to the semifinals and came close to defeating the 49ers, but the team ultimately fell short as Long...
March 2, 2012
Highlanders 5 - Roadrunners 2
UC Riverside’s women’s tennis team finally stopped its seven-game losing streak with a victory over Cal State Bakersfield this past Thursday. Riverside won that game by a score of 5-2. Riverside has not earned a victory since Feb. 2, 2012. That win came against this same Cal State Bakersfield team.
UC Riverside got things...
March 1, 2012
Highlanders 5 - Vikings 0
UCR’s softball team hosted Portland State as part of Riverside’s first of four games in the Highlander Classic at Amy S. Harrison Field. UCR scored four runs in the first inning in route to 5-0 shutout victory.
Jordyn McDonald for Riverside pitched a complete game as she went all seven innings. She achieved eight...
The UC Riverside Women’s basketball team dropped its final game of the season at the Student Recreation Center against the UC Irvine Anteaters by a score of 60-65 in overtime. The loss to the Anteaters diminished any hopes the Highlanders had of continuing their season with a berth in the Big West Conference Tournament. Even with a win against...
The Highlanders have had a handful of exciting games that were decided in overtime this year, but none of them were as thrilling or as meaningful as Saturday night's overtime win against the UC Irvine Anteaters.
The Highlanders had a lot riding in this game. It was homecoming, senior night and the final game of the regular season for UC...
In last week’s column, I argued that there should be no All-Star game because there is a risk of injury and there is not a good competitive flow to the game. Some readers pointed out to me that the NBA All-Star game actually put on quite a show, thus disproving my argument in some sense.
That said, the NBA all-stars...
Feb. 21, 2012
Highlanders 7 - Aztecs 1
The UC Riverside baseball team squared off against the visiting San Diego State Aztecs Tuesday at the Riverside Sports Complex. The Highlanders went on to crush the Aztecs for a 7-1 victory, improving their overall record to 2-2.
Mitch Patito got his first start as a Highlander and showed his value; he went...