By: Hansel Chu, Assistant Sports Editor
The UC Riverside softball team swept the double-header games 16-1 and 6-1 against Cal State Bakersfield on Friday afternoon in Bakersfield. Going into the ball game, the Highlanders sat in fourth place in the Big West Conference standings with one series left in the regular season. The double-header sweep for UCR marked the first...
By: Hansel Chu, Assistant Sports Editor
The UC Riverside baseball team lost in a crushing 8-9 game against UC Santa Barbara Friday night at Santa Barbara. Going into this game, the Highlanders sat in last place in the Big West Conference standings while the Gauchos sat comfortably in first place. UCR looked to get an improbable win and finish the...
By: Kevin Contreras, Sports Editor
In the world of athletics, there is one thing that each and every sport has in common: Money. In every sport, there is a huge concentration of money week in and week out. Normally this money is directed towards logistics, travel, facilities, athlete and staff uniforms, and marketing. Every so often though, there are brief...
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 Friday and Saturday mornings as they fell to the Gauchos in the first two games. Luckily, UCR found it within themselves to put something together...
By: Patreace Espiritu, CW
The UC Riverside men’s baseball team was hosted by Long Beach State to finish up their back-to-back ballgames on the road at Blair field. It was a triple header against the Dirtbags that began on Friday and concluded on Sunday afternoon, just in time to celebrate Mother’s Day. The two teams last met a little less...
By: Kevin Contreras, Sports Editor
UCR’s Highlanders continue their 2022 softball season, playing a quick 3-game series against the visiting Rainbow Wahine. The Highlanders performance thus far this season has been a steady improvement from last year, as they currently sit in sixth place in the Big West season. The Highlanders lost to Hawaii in the opening matchup on Friday...
By: Hansel Chu, Assistant Sports Editor
The NBA Play-In Tournament was introduced by the commissioner Adam Silver in 2020, where the 7th to 10th seeded teams from both conferences play in a win-or-go-home format to decide who gets a bid to the playoffs. In the Play-In Tournament, the 7th and 8th seeded teams play each other for the rights for...
Hansel Chu, Assistant Sports Editor
The 2022 Big West Conference Tournament tipped off at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada from March 8-12. The winner of the tournament would secure their ticket to the NCAA March Madness Tournament. After a tumultuous season for both the men’s and women’s teams because of COVID-19 protocols, canceled games and injuries, the Highlanders...
Hansel Chu, Assistant Sports Editor
With the 2022 NBA All-Star break occurring just this past week, many teams found themselves comfortable in the playoff standings. However, other teams that were expected to perform at a high level simply haven’t met expectations. With teams gearing for one last playoff push, here are some teams that were either surprising or disappointing at...
Kevin Contreras, Sports Editor
The UC Riverside women's basketball team faced off against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos traveling up to the Santa Barbara coast for the away game matchup. With an early lead in the first half, the Highlanders were able to stay in control of the game and secured the win for themselves.
Starting off the game, a layup...