Sebastian Echeverry

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

Falcons victorious over Glendale

Photo credit: Mario Jimenez

The Cerritos College baseball team picked up its seventh win of the year, with a convincing 9-1 win on Feb. 26 over the visiting Glendale Vaqueros. The Falcons sent sophomore right handed pitcher Jared Robinson to the mound and had a dominant game. Robinson went seven innings, giving up one unearned run on five hits, while striking out seven and...

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By (Sebastian as photographer) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Ambulance aids ill student on campus

Photo credit: Sebastian Echeverry

Red flashing lights from an emergency response vehicle lit up the walkway in front of the Veterans Center on campus. A student reportedly did not feel well and a fellow peer requested 911 aid to get to the ill victim. At around 6:13 p.m., the response vehicles appeared on the scene and attended to the female student. Authorities on the...

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By (Sebastian as photographer) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read

Metropolis Comics fundraises for fellow comic book lover

Photo credit: Sebastian Echeverry

While comic book store owner John Berry walked into his store early in the morning, to surf the internet before the rush of buyers stormed in, he came across an article concerning a fellow "Brony," a male My Little Pony. The article told the story of an 11 year old North Carolina native, Michael Morones, who was a fan of...

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By (Sebastian as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Montana transfer fits well into softball team

Freshman Roxanna Jensen, outfielder for the softball team, is a transfer student from Montana that came to Cerritos College to meet new friends and further her time playing softball. Jensen’s time in California and the Cerritos College softball team has been beneficial to her as she had an even better experience as a freshman transfer. “It’s pretty good, I live...

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

Aguirre's seven-foot jump to history

Photo credit: Denny Cristales

He soared and soared and soared. And when he came down, it’s almost as if he never did because all Adam Aguirre found was history. Aguirre, who specializes in high jump among other events, broke the high jump record set back in 1979 by former track and field athlete Dean Sears. The new mark is seven feet, while the old...

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

Cerritos College to host State Championships

Photo credit: Denny Cristales

Through unanimous votes from community colleges, Cerritos College will begin its first of two straight years in hosting the basketball State Championships at the Falcon Gymnasium from March 14 to 16. Hosting the tournament is a two-year cycle, and it rotates every two years between community colleges from north and south. The cycle is in its south stage, and Cerritos...

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By (Sebastian as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Last minute change has Cerritos College in the playoffs and Palomar College out

Photo credit: Denny Cristales

In a sudden turn of events, Cerritos College women’s basketball team will have a fighting chance in the Southern California Conference playoffs. The Falcons were just about to hang up the towel for the spring season, until a revision of RPI, a rating index for teams, caused the conference to look into the call and change the outcome. Athletic director...

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By (Sebastian as section editor) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Playoffs season is in the air for the men’s basketball team

Photo credit: Denny Cristales

Cerritos College men’s basketball team was informed it will be an eight seed and will host Cuesta College in the first round game in the Southern California Regional Playoffs. The team posted a 17-10 record this season, which led to a three-way tie with the LA Harbor Seahawks (21-6, 10-3) and Long Beach City (18-9, 10-3). “We still came out...

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By (Sebastian as photographer) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read

Farewell to 'the neighbor'

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Cerritos College says farewell to one of the school’s members, Nancy Montgomery. Montgomery resigned from her position as Cerritos College Health Care Center associate dean to take up a job in Irvine Valley College. She announced her resignation on Wednesday, Feb. 5 through an e-mail to her staff. The e-mail Montgomery sent to the staff said, “I have accepted a...

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

Kinship legacy on the court

Sports have been known to unite the world to reach one goal. Teammates, at times, will band together to form a sort of brotherhood to reach the goal of the team. Very few times are those sport related brotherhoods forged from actual related blood. The Cerritos College tennis team features siblings that share a love of tennis. Brother and sister,...

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