With the NFL waiting for the preseason to start, rosters on every NFL team are pretty much set in stone, with the exception of the Green Bay Packers and the Aaron Rodgers drama. There were many interesting moves and acquisitions in the offseason, such as J.J Watt being traded to the Arizona Cardinals and the New England Patriots revamping...
After many ups and downs this past season, the head coach of the women’s basketball team, Nicole Powell, is enjoying her time at home with her family and 11-month old baby. This past season was full of memorable moments of victory and a dash of uncertainty. Powell was announced as head coach in March of 2020, but due to...
The UC Riverside baseball team lost 5-4 against Cal Baptist University in which the Highlanders found themselves trying to climb back on top throughout the whole game. Going into this, UCR had a 13-game losing streak and were trying to end the season on a high note. However, a disappointing loss in the first of a four-game series with...
Kevin Contreras, Assistant Sports Editor
The 2021 regular season ended this past weekend for the UCR baseball team. They ended this year’s chapter by playing against a familiar team and rival, California Baptist University, in the Crosstown Showdown. The final game of the four-game series took place in the Riverside Sports Complex under the Inland Empire sun.
After two...
Kyle Penix, CW
Well, it’s happened before — sort of. The Nets franchise — then called the New York Nets, won two American Basketball Association titles in 1974 and 1976 led by legend Julius Erving before the ABA-NBA merger at the conclusion of the ‘76 season. However, since joining the newly formed league, the Nets have been an up-and-down team....
Kevin Contreras, Assistant Sports Editor
UCR’s baseball team began their four-game series against UC Santa Barbara this Friday evening, May 21, taking place under the Riverside sunset in the Riverside Sports Complex.
Redshirt freshman pitcher Zach Jacobs opened the game for the Highlanders from the mound. His pitching led to two outs back-to-back against the first two hitters from the...
Hansel Chu, SW
With the 2021 NBA Playoffs officially underway, the road to the championship has been taken to a whole other level. This NBA season has arguably the most parity it has had in the last few seasons. With multiple teams having a legitimate chance of winning it all, the Philadelphia 76ers will emerge victorious and become the 2021...
The UCR’s women’s track and field teams’s season came to an end at the Big West Championships on Saturday, May 15. The tournament was hosted by UC Irvine and spanned three days, beginning Thursday, May 13. Several Highlanders placed within the top 5 of their respective events and new lifetime best scores were achieved.
Day one
Opening in the field...
The UCR men’s track and field team participated in the Big West Championship hosted by UC Irvine. The event began at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, and ended on Saturday, May 15, at 4:45 p.m., which included preliminary and final rounds throughout the few days. Although the team showed signs of excellence throughout the season and in the...
On a cold winter New Year’s morning in New Jersey, 12-year-old Wesley Mallette was in the living room with his mother and siblings watching the Rose Bowl. Young Mallette was captivated by what he saw on the screen: fans and athletes coming together in what looked to him like sunny 70 degree weather.
“My oldest brother said to me,...