Monique Nethington

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Worked on 472 assignments, created 70, named on 90 bylines for Talon Marks.

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

Men's soccer struggle with consistency

Cerritos Men's soccer was able to finally finish a game with a win against LA Harbor on Friday, Oct. 7. The game followed a disappointing tie against the Long Beach City College Vikings on Oct. 3. Coach Benny Artiaga stated, "It's kind of sad [that] we had seven point blank sitters [against Long Beach]." The offense was able to make...

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

Falcons continue red hot season

After losing their third, and final, backup goalkeeper the Falcons were able to pull out another shutout with up help of forwards Cheyenne De Los Reyes and Natalie de Leon. The Falcons faced the Long Beach City Vikings on Oct. 3 with their third string goalkeeper Arianna Armijo in the net. But not even 15 minutes into the game Armijo...

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

The Chatterbox Corner: The MLB and thing it's taught us

One thing that has to be said: Major League Baseball is doing it right. When I say "it" I mean almost everything. The league has been trying to implement new facets to the game in order to keep it interesting and keep fans engaged. A few things that come to mind is the still fairly new idea of the Wild...

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The Envelope, a podcast: The self-awareness manifesto

Monique Nethington: We're here on The Envelope with (multimedia editor and columnist) Benji Garcia and Jenny Gonzalez (opinion editor) and my name is Monique Nethington (sports editor); and I'm the girl that you see in all the pictures for The Envelope, wearing the same green jacket all the time- Benjamin Garcia: Sunglasses- Monique: Sunglasses and cigarette; everything that is pretentious,...

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The Envelope, a podcast: Bumfiddling with food

Monique Nethington: We're here on The Envelope with (multimedia editor and columnist) Benji Garcia and Jenny Gonzalez (opinion editor) and my name is Monique Nethington (sports editor); and I'm the girl that you see in all the pictures for The Envelope, wearing the same green jacket all the time- Benjamin Garcia: Sunglasses- Monique: Sunglasses and cigarette; everything that is pretentious,...

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

Third-place finish for Cerritos' wrestling team

While the wrestling team was able to pick up two individual championships, as a team, the Falcons secured a third-place finish. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Santa Ana tournament, the team gathered 102 points, but wasn't enough to get first-place victory. One of the champions of the Santa Ana event was from the 141-pound division Richard Pocock. He was also...

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

Falcon's wrestling dominates West Hills

Four individual championships were obtained over the weekend at the West Hills tournament, paving the road moving forward to the Santa Ana tournament this Saturday. Among the four was the 133-pound team captain Anthony Vargas, who bulldozed his way on to winning the finals. Defeating all four of his opponents, Vargas felt that he had the toughest set of the...

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

Cerritos adds two wins to the board

The physical and mental toughness, as well as the depth of the Falcons attributed to their latest two victories. The team was able to pull out a 14-13 win against San Diego State in overtime, after being down 4-0 in the first quarter. The overall mentality of the players led to them to stay calm, cool and collected even when...

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

Lack of course awareness leads to ninth place

Adrianna Velasco led the pack of Falcons through the course at the Huntington Beach Central Park on Sept.23. The women competed at the Golden West College Central Park Classic where the team was among 17 schools that competed. The women came out of the start strong, however, the unfamiliar course got the better of them and each runner quickly dropped...

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By (Monique as section editor) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 5 min read

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die

One of the youngest, brightest stars in baseball lost his life in a tragic boating accident leaving fans and the entire Major League Baseball at a loss for words. Miami Marlins' pitcher Jose Fernandez was pronounced dead after a 30-foot boat was found flipped over an embankment. He was only 24 years old. Cerritos College pitching coach Ben Gonzalez said,...

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