Whether it’s little league, high school, college, or pros, most sports teams have a go to player. For the conference champion Santa Monica College women’s tennis team, that was Mary Katherine Ashmore. Born and raised in Rome, Georgia, Ashmore is nothing short of a tennis prodigy. Ranked as high as tenth in the nation as a 10-year-old, it didn’t take...

For Juan Manuel Marquez, there’s no place like The Forum. The 40-year-old boxing superstar cut his teeth at the corner of Manchester and Prairie, fighting 11 of his first 20 fights on American soil there, blossoming from an unknown to a featherweight contender. By the time boxing left Inglewood in 2001, he was a perfect 12-0 with nine wins by...

The competition at the California Community College State Track and Field Finals last Saturday was more fierce than expected. Four events produced the fastest times in the nation this year. Santa Monica College's Toya Johnson was up against the best of the best in the 400-meters. He managed to place fifth, with his personal record of 47.84 seconds. The winner,...

There he was in all his glory. Only seconds after being drafted with the 249th overall pick by the Saint Louis Rams, Michael Sam could not help but let the emotions pour as he and his boyfriend Vito Cammisano celebrated with a kiss, after being the first openly gay player selected in the National Football League Draft. Immediately following Sam’s...

The SCCC Track and Field Finals were held in Riverside this past weekend, and an astonishing 10 members of the Santa Monica College track and field team were there to represent the Corsairs. The day started with eliminations for the the women's 4x100 relay team, as they did not qualify for the state finals. Also failing to qualify for the...

The Southern California Community College Track and Field Finals are coming up, and it may not surprise many that Santa Monica College will be sending it's best and brightest stars. What may surprise some is how many runners qualified, which was a solid 10, nine more than last year. In order to qualify for the finals, the SMC track team...

This past weekend marked the annual California Community College Athletic Association State Championships which the Santa Monica College swim team participated in. The meet, which was held at East Los Angeles College, proved to be one of SMC’s better showings in recent years, as the Corsairs would not only set multiple state records, but also capture All-American honors in multiple...

Most people would be able to feel a sense of accomplishment in their lives, if they were able to say, become an Olympic athlete, or rub shoulders with U. S Presidents and celebrities alike. Even winning national championships or having the honor of fighting for our countries freedom would be enough to feel a sense of satisfaction during ones lifetime....

The Santa Monica College men’s volleyball team was narrowly defeated last Friday night by the Orange Coast College Pirates, as the Pirates won the deciding fifth and final set of the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship at Santiago Canyon College. The Corsairs started the match by losing the first two sets, putting them in the difficult position of...

In their final home game of the season, the Santa Monica College softball team fell to the Antelope Valley College Marauders, 8-5 last Thursday. In the bottom of the fourth inning, with the Lady Corsairs already down two runs, SMC outfielder Christine "CP3" Padilla hit a two RBI double, pulling SMC even. Not to be outdone, Jasmine Martinez also knocked...