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) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Lusardi acclimates to playstyle of United States

Brazilian native Thiago Lusardi plays center forward for the Cerritos College men's soccer team and is still going through the transition from Brazil to the United States. Lusardi was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He came to the United States a year and a half ago with one goal in mind, to be a professional soccer player...

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Cross country looks to assert themselves

Head coach Marco Anzures will get a sense on how the cross country team will operate during their first meet on Friday at the Palomar Invitational and build off of that throughout the season. “We'll get a sense on how the team will do,” he said. “The first meet we don't know how everybody is going to race.” Men and...

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Women's soccer finds success in Florida

Freshman Clara Gomez felt that the women's soccer team showed they still have what it takes to win the nationals this year with their dominating back-to-back wins in Florida this past weekend. The team returned from Florida with a convincing 6-1 win over St. Louis community college and 5-0 win against Eastern Florida College. “I feel like we really stepped...

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Men's water polo look to better themselves this season

Freshman Fernando Lua believes the men's water polo has the strength to be ready for the upcoming season when it begins Friday against Golden West. “I feel the team has a lot of strong players on it,” he said. “There's good movement and everybody works hard.” Men's water polo finished third at the State Championships last season and is looking...

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Venezuelan water polo player acclimates to life in America

Freshman Marlon Moreno joins Cerritos College and its men's water polo team after leaving Venezuela, and being in the United States for about five months. Born in Venezuela, he graduated from Virgen del Rosario High School and attended the College of Universidad del Zulia before he came to America. Moreno played on the Jr. National Team in high school but...

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Volleyball four match scrimmage goes well for team

The women’s volleyball team got their four match scrimmage day rolling with matches against San Diego City College, Imperial Valley, Riverside and Santa Maria on Friday at the Cerritos College gym. After the first match, head coach Teresa Velasquez shared her thoughts on what she saw from her team. “I saw a little nervousness from the girls and thought the...

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This week in sports: Sept. 1-7

Strong starts for both men and women' soccer in their weekend tournaments, the start of men's water polo, football and cross country's seasons, and an MMA fundraiser are among the happenings that will be taking place this week in sports. Women's soccer concluded their weekend events with convincing 6-1 and 5-0 wins against St. Louis and Eastern Florida State College...

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NBA 2K14 looks to soar for the jam

2K Sports has implemented a new control scheme, new teams, improved A. I., and other improvements to its latest video game, NBA 2K14. NBA 2K14 is an upcoming NBA basketball simulation which features Miami Heat forward LeBron James as the cover athlete and has new gameplay improvements that build off of last year's installment of the game. The game will...

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Men's Soccer start off strong in opener

Men’s soccer head coach Benny Artiaga was content with the team’s 1-0 win against Rio Hondo at home (Cerritos College) on Tuesday, Aug. 27. "When your team still comes out on top, that’s the type of team that shows a lot of character,” head coach Artiaga commented on his team’s performance. With a less than perfect match by coach Artiaga's...

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Volleyball ready to face the competition

The Cerritos College volleyball team scrimmaged against former players at its alumni game on Saturday, August 24 at the gym in order to get ready for the fall season. Head coach Teresa Velasquez used this game to gauge how the team is coming along and said, “Well, this is our first scrimmage to prepare for the season. We're using this...

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