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By Monique Nethington + 5 others for Talon Marks - 6 min read
Learning from the past and each other is the only way to move forward
Photo credit: Carlos Marquez
It’s no secret that people who make the loudest noise get the most attention. Think of a baby screaming at the top of its lungs until its mother gives it whatever it needs. What happens to the group that is quiet and reserved? A group, that despite all the misfortunes, practices patience and quietly address any issues it faces. Is...
By Monique Nethington (Monique as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
Cerritos College Cross Country Program moves on to SoCal Program
After under performing at the South Coast Conference Championship, on Friday, the Cerritos College Cross Country Program will head back to Irvine Regional Park to compete in the Southern California Championship. Coach Bryan Ramos stated, “Both the men and women under performed. [The teams] were chasing instead settling into a rhythm and pace.” The sub-par performance, that took place at...
By Terrel Emerson (Monique as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read
Fast offensive start leads to Falcons win over Cougars
Center Daniel Alanouf thinks the Cerritos Falcons like the idea of playing with their backs against the wall."I think the pressure motivates us because we have no room to mess up," he admitted. Following the loss Saturday, Oct. 22 at Bakersfield that dropped Cerritos to 3-4, the entire Falcon team took on a do-or-die approach for the remainder of the...
By Max Perez (Monique as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Men's water polo breaks record in conference closure
With the final confrence game played, the only thing left for the Falcons is the South Coast Confrence championship coming up this weekend. The men's water polo team finished the season strong with a 30-9 victory over Los Angele Trade Tech. The 30 goals the team scored broke a single game record for the team. A confident utility player Jesus...
By Monique Nethington + 4 others for Talon Marks - 7 min read
Mo Fashion: Day of the Sluts
Does anybody remember when Halloween was for mischief and candy?No? Yeah, me either. Disclaimer: I am not slut shaming rather just commenting about slutty outfits. Just because a woman may dress “slutty” does not mean she is a slut. I do not condone slut shaming. Rather this is a holiday in which women release all inhibitions and become someone else....
By Terrel Emerson (Monique as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
The LA Sparks must be recognized for their accomplishments
#RespectTheSparks How is it possible that the excitement of the Los Angeles Sparks winning their third WNBA title in team history has come and gone already?Or is it that there was never any real excitement?Regardless of the answer, the issue still remains that this Sparks team isn't receiving the respect it deserves and hasn't received it all season long. Let's...
By David Jenkins (Monique as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Falcon's wrestling team shuts down Rio Hondo College
The Falcons wrestling team continues to dominate this season with 48-0 home victory over the Rio Hondo Roadrunners on Wednesday, Oct. 26. As the team moves closer to state, it looks forward to compete agaisnt Mt. SAC and gain another dominating win. Coach Don Garriott was happy with the results of the event but didn't think the team's conditioning was...
By Monique Nethington (Monique as section editor) for Talon Marks - 6 min read
Women's soccer keep winning hot streak alive
Cerritos College women’s soccer team continue to keep its state championship hopes alive with a 14-1 overall record, and 5-0 conference record for the season. Light the Fire Since their loss to Fresno City the team has gone on an eight game win streak, five of which of which have been shutouts. Starting goalkeeper Ruby Nichols said, “I didn’t play...
By Monique Nethington (Monique as section editor) for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Penalties hit men's soccer team hard
Despite breaking a three game losing streak on Tuesday. The win came at a high cost. The team was able to defeat the East Los Angeles Huskies in a 3-0 victory. In that win their were over 24 fouls, 6 yellow cards and 2 red cards between both teams. Head coach Benny Artiaga said, "They were just bone headed players...
By Monique Nethington (Monique as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Women's water polo hits rough patch going into tail-end of the season
Despite losing of four their last five games the Cerritos College women’s water polo team sits with a 6-1 conference record. The first of the four losses came against the Long Beach City Vikings on Wednesday, Oct. 19 in which they Falcons lost 11-5. The loss placed the women in second just one game behind the rival Viking team. Throughout...
