Kyle Smith

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Worked on 57 assignments, created 40, named on 26 bylines for The Chaffey Breeze.

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Patriots Playoffs

Another NFL Playoff season means playfully teasing and bashing friends' teams who didn't make it to the playoffs. It means the progression of excitement from the divisional and championship rounds is likely to end with another Lombardi Trophy in New England. All there's left to do is hope that somehow the Steelers keep the Patriots from making it to Super...

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Panthers Switch to SCC

Following winning seasons by every Chaffey team participating in the Foothill Conference during the Fall semester, the Panthers moved athletic competitiveness to the South Coast Athletic Conference this spring."Rio Hondo and Chaffey had wanted to leave for a few years, but there was no way they could because the conference had only six schools," the commissioner of the South Coast...

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Out of Playoff Contention

Hearts have been broken. I know mine is. If you love a baseball team from somewhere other than Texas or Canada, it is likely that your heart has been broken too. After 162 regular season games and a Wild Card game in each league, only eight out of the 30 Major League Baseball teams remain with hopes of becoming 2015...

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The Voice Behind the Diamond

Whether you think he is over-rated or not, it is undeniable that Vin Scully is the voice looped behind some of the best-known sports moments since the 1950s. A 25 year-old Vin Scully became the youngest man to broadcast a World Series game in 1953 when his Dodgers fell to the New York Yankees. Now at age 87, no man...

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How to save your life for at least 10 more years

America is a nation where it’s okay to push the thought of a newborn about as far away as the thought of jury duty, which is why Plan B exists. Consequently, innovations created for women’s birth control in the last six decades has placed a massive burden, along with negative social mores, on women's shoulders. Other than condoms and vasectomies,...

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Hercules Plays Ball

He is no longer the up and coming player with a bright future that he was in 2012 when he hit a home run on his 21st birthday. He is no longer the kid that everyone is excited to see develop. He is the player who has shown us what he is capable of doing; engraving his name into the...

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Savage Sentimentality

On Tuesday, January 13, professional and student artists embraced sentimentality in the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art. Savage Sentimentality, in conjunction with Foundation for Art Resources and curated by Steven Hampton, illustrates the relationship between ferociousness and emotion with 20 pieces of art. The exhibit features 11 artists who have unique connections to sentiment."There are points of resonance." Raymie Iadevaia...

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RCC Football Nov. 8

Riverside Community College heads to the playoffs after beating Chaffey 49-21 at Grigsby Field on Saturday. The Panther's (5-4, 3-2) second half momentum came to an end as the fourth-quarter began. A bad snap to punter Rigoberto Luna awarded Riverside a safety and a 21 point lead with 15-minutes to play. The Tigers (8-1, 5-0) gained 64 yards in their...

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From Chaffey to Catalina

Zephyris is a local reggae band looking to expand beyond Rancho Cucamonga, as their name suggests. Inspired by the Greek god Zephyrus who controls the western winds that connect the world, this band is making connections of its own."I mean the name is perfect, we're already on the west coast and we want to head out," Zachariah Rosetti said. Brothers...

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World Series was Upsetting

Fall Classic time in... Kansas City? Yes, the Royals made it to the World Series. And yes, they deserve it. After sweeping the two best teams in Major League Baseball, The Royals hosted the Giants in their first World Series since 1985. The Royals were looking for their first championship in 29 years, but San Francisco was going for it's...