Denny Cristales

Denny Cristales is the editor of Talon Marks located in Norwalk, Calif. for Cerritos College. Norwalk, CA

Worked on 570 assignments, created 250, named on 118 bylines for Talon Marks.

By (Denny as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Trade-Tech awaits water polo teams

Sophomore center Catie Tuning is excited for the first home game of the season for the women's water polo team, while sophomore Derek Klotzer enters the men's water polo game with a sense of confidence as both the women and men's water polo teams face Los Angeles Trade-Tech in back-to-back home games on Wednesday. Coming off this past weekend's events...

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Adriana Alcaraz follows her passion of wrestling

It is not a typical thing to see a female wrestler wrestling for the Falcons wrestling team, but freshman 125 pounder Adriana Alcaraz is committed to proving she's worthy against her male teammates. Alcaraz is one of three women who are a part the Falcon's wrestling team this season at Cerritos College. Her first stint with wrestling started in her...

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College administration lays out plans for the future

Cerritos College president Dr. Linda Lacy calls this school year 'the year of recovery' as aspirations for superior educational planning, remaining fiscally strong, reducing textbook costs and preparation for the upcoming accreditation, among other things, were discussed during the college's annual Convocation at the Burnight Center Theater on Thursday, Sept. 19. “It was very informative,” David Betancourt, coordinator of the...

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Lone goal enough for Men's soccer against Golden West

Although the game was not overflowing with goals, the Cerritos College men's soccer team managed to put one away against Golden West College, ending the dispute 1-0 in its away game on Friday, Sept. 13. The goal was conceived by a duet play orchestrated by sophomore midfielder Thiago Lusardi who intercepted a Rustler’s ball. He then sped down the left...

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Men's water polo on winning streak after Mt. San Antonio

The Cerritos College men's water polo team has a two game winning streak following an away victory against Mt. San Antonio 13-10, Wednesday, Sept. 18. This is the first time this season they started a winning streak and they are officially a .500 ball club for the first time this season. Freshman goalie Alfredo De La Mora played well and...

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Men's water polo to scrimmage with Naval Academy

Sophomore Derek Klotzer is looking forward to the men's water polo team's scrimmage against the United States Naval Academy Sunday, Sept. 22 and showcasing what the team can do. "We're going to execute our offense and defense as best as we can. If we win, we win, but we're trying to see what works." The match against the Naval Academy...

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Gonzalez reflects on athletic career

One is often told that if you work hard and stay focused, success will eventually be reached. That definitely seems to be the case for Louie Gonzalez, assistant coach for the men's soccer team at Cerritos College. Although Gonzalez is only in his second year as an assistant coach at Cerritos College, he has already enjoyed success as part of...

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This week in sports: Sept. 15-21

Men and women's water polo will take a trip down to Mt. San Antonio, the cross country team will meet up at Golden Gate Park and football seeks to get back on track with a visit to Mt. San Antonio, among other things in this week in sports. Coming off the weekend's events with a .500 record, the women's water...

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Men's water polo edges out Ventura in a thriller

Freshman goalie Alfredo De La Mora led the Cerritos College men’s water polo team with 17 saves against Ventura College, winning the game 8-7, on Friday, Sept. 13 at Cerritos College. Cerritos started off the game with a 4-0 lead a few minutes into the first quarter, only to lose much of that lead due to the many turnovers the...

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Mental lapses a factor in football's loss to Fullerton

Sophomore wide receiver Ricky Carrigan Jr. believed mental lapses were a factor in the Cerritos College football team's 38-14 loss to Fullerton on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Cerritos football field. “We didn't have as good a performance as we wanted,” he said. “We were not there mentally.” Following a 50-19 blowout victory in its season opener Saturday, Sept. 7,...

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