After setting a new program record for wins this season, several of UCR’s men’s tennis players were bestowed with postseason honors.
Senior Kyle McCann was named to the Big West All-Conference second team for his singles play this season. McCann was also named as an honorable mention for his doubles play, alongside his partner, freshman Andreas Whelan-Merediz.
“It’s a great...
On Thursday, May 23, the NCAA Division I Track and Field West Regional Championships welcomed UCR’s own, sophomore Quinn Williams and freshman John Ober III. Williams competed in the 400-meter hurdle event while Ober III participated in the javelin throwing competition. The two student-athletes came into the tournament fresh off a Big West Championship weekend in Santa Barbara, in...
This wasn’t the ending the Highlander softball team had in mind to conclude the season.
After finishing the regular season with a 26-25, 8-13 record, the Highlanders competed in the NISC Championship tournament in Reno, Nevada.
Their first game was Thursday, May 16 against Fresno State (36-18, 14-10), their second meeting of the season against the Bulldogs following a...
History tells us that star running backs begin to decline when they join their second team. Le’Veon Bell was a part of arguably the league's most dynamic trifecta, a group that consisted of Bell, Antonio Brown and Ben Roethlisberger. Two years later, the trio is no more, with Bell and Brown moving on to New York and Oakland, respectively....
UC Riverside (17-33, 6-13) faced off against Grand Canyon University (32-20, 18-9) on Tuesday, May 14, losing by a score of 10-7.
Junior first baseman Connor Cannon has been on a home run tear this season, setting the UCR program record for most home runs in a single season when he hit his 17th home run of the season...
Two Highlanders had a successful outing in Santa Barbara at the Big West Tournament on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11.
Freshman John Ober III won the Big West title when he scored a victory in the javelin throwing event. Ober threw the javelin 61.64 meters, ahead of junior Adam Gockel from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, who...
After a spectacular rookie season, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic should carry that momentum into the 2019-20 campaign.
The Slovenian prodigy completely exceeded expectations after being drafted third by the Atlanta Hawks and immediately traded to Dallas for Trae Young.
During the season, Doncic averaged 21.2 points per game, 7.8 rebounds per game and 6.0 assists per game. Those...
UC Riverside didn’t end the season on a high note in Hawaii. At the Big West Tournament in Hawaii on April 29-30, UCR placed eighth among the nine participating teams. Senior Andrew Spilman finished with a total score of 224 and tied for 17th place overall. Junior Tyler Moore placed right behind Spilman with a score of 226, for...
The Highlander baseball (16-30, 5-11) team’s offense had been on fire in recent games, which kept the team competitive in many of their games despite their pitching staff’s shortcomings.
Their hard-hitting bats were slowed down in their recent series sweep at the hands of the Long Beach State Dirtbags, scoring just one run in two of their three losses....
UCR softball (26-25, 8-13) started their final series of the regular season at home on Friday, May 10 against Cal State Fullerton (38-16, 18-3). The Highlanders faced off against the Titans twice on Friday before finishing the series on Saturday, May 11.
In the first game of the Friday doubleheader, Riverside was unable to stop Fullerton’s offense and went down...