A tremendous 17-0 win was taken over ECC Compton Center by the Cerritos college women’s soccer team Tuesday, Oct. 29 on the home field. The players cornered the opposition to not only their half of the field, but forced them to play close quarters defense in their 18 yard box. Compton’s main staff has been decimated by a large amount...
By Sebastian Echeverry (Denny as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Water polo teams travel to face Chaffey College
Men After returning from a double win, double loss tournament this past weekend, the men’s water polo team is prepared to face Chaffey College on Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. “It’s our last conference game,” head coach Joe Abing said. “We are going to have our best game yet.” Preparation for the game has consisted of watching videos of past performances...
By Denny Cristales (Denny as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Mental preparedness is key against talented SCC runners
Christopher Richardson, athletic director of the cross country team, vowed that the mental preparation for the SCC Championships Friday for the men’s and women’s teams will prove that the defending champions were not “one-hit wonders” last year. The SCC Championships will be at Heartwell Park in Lakewood, and the teams have been utilizing mental strategies to deal with the likes...
By Eduardo Medina (Denny as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Wrestling team seeks to thrive in its first home competition
The upcoming wrestling match against Palomar College will be Wednesday at 7 p.m., and the squad is better prepared for this upcoming match after having wrestled against East Los Angeles College last week and winning 22-15. Head coach Don Garriott said his team had an “overall good performance.” The match against Palomar College was a chance to give his starting...
By Andres Patricio (Denny as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Carrigan Jr. has yet to fulfill potential
Cerritos College athletes find themselves in a battle of sorts. Trying to find the balance between team practices and regular school work is no easy feat. Sophomore Ricky Carrigan Jr. has not only found a balance, he has found a way to stand out from the rest. The versatile Carrigan plays wide receiver on the football team and participates in...
By Luis Guzman (Denny as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Fit for full-timers
For some students, juggling school and staying fit can be very difficulty to manage. Cerritos College wrestler Java Maglasang talked about how easy it is to not exercise, “Laziness does get in the way because sometimes I don’t feel like doing anything because I’m either to tired from school or work, so I tend to chillout at home.” Cerritos College...
By Amairani Mendez (Denny as section editor) + 1 other for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Men's soccer does not perform to its capabilities in loss
The Cerritos College men's soccer team lost against El Camino College 0-1 despite all the effort put into the game/ The team knows the next game will be a better game and are becoming more prepared to defeat the next opponent. "Honestly, it was one of the worse games we've played," Edwin Corona ,freshman midfielder said. He feels like the...
By Alexandra Gomez (Denny as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Football outputs 56 points in high tempo victory
Quarterback Cody Clements believed the sublime performance at the homecoming game was because of their high tempo as the Cerritos College football team conquered Ventura College 56-27 on Saturday, Oct. 26. “The whole team did what (it) (was) supposed to do and played at a high tempo,” Clements said. Cerritos College football had not outputted this amount of points on...
By Denny Cristales + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
The minority should not be the majority
Cerritos College is a Hispanic prominent school, but that doesn’t mean that its ethnic makeup should be the sole focus or theme of the college; focusing on Cerritos College's Hispanic-majority student body would set the precedent that some students are more important than others, which is not right. In a Board of Trustees meeting where an issue regarding law firms...
By Denny Cristales + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Unsatisfied by ‘Satisfries’
The ongoing campaign to make fast-food healthy continues with ‘satisfries’ by Burger King and is simply not enough to combat the continuing problems of obesity and unhealthy fast-food. As obesity has become a growing concern for people in the United States, the need to nitpick and point the finger at others has been a common occurrence. The food served at...