The top ranked Santa Monica College women's tennis team suffered a shocking upset in the first round of the SoCal Regional Dual Team Championships yesterday as the 9-8 Riverside City College Tigers pounced at every opportunity, defeating the Corsairs 6-3. "I don't think we played our best to say the least. I feel like we had a really long weekend...

I never like to mix sports and politics. They're completely different subjects. Sports is a generally good natured and a great conversation topic. Politics, on the other hand, breeds contempt. Nothing kills a get-together like bringing up a discussion about politics. Disagreements about sports are something you forget about in a couple of hours. Disagreements about politics can change your...

Who hasn't heard the old cliche of a professional athlete hitting the jackpot after signing a big contract, and after getting caught up in the lifestyle, ends up dead broke shortly after retirement, having spent all their money on material wealth or poor investments. Some athletes however, don't go down that path. They are more frugal with their money, making...

Growing pains. Every sports team encounters them, but for Imani Holloway and the Santa Monica College women's basketball team, the past two seasons have been filled with them. Holloway was the lone sophomore on a team full of freshmen this season, one year removed from another team comprised mostly of fresh out of high school recruits. The Lady Corsairs struggled...

The Santa Monica College softball team took to their home field at John Adams Middle School yesterday afternoon in an attempt to break their 7-game losing streak and improve their season record of 12-15. In the first game of a doubleheader against the Glendale Community College Vaqueros, the Lady Corsair let old habits resurface as they had difficulty closing out...

The wind was howling and the seagulls were squawking as the Lady Corsairs tennis team took to their home court yesterday, just steps from Santa Monica Beach in an attempt to push their untarnished season record to 10-0. Standing in Santa Monica College’s way were the 2-7 Antelope Valley College Marauders, who despite their best efforts were just simply out-matched....

As the marine layer slowly blanketed the Santa Barbara Relays held at Santa Barbara City College on Friday, the near perfect conditions aided a handful of Santa Monica College runners on their way to setting personal bests in their respective events. Also competing in the meet were independent track club runners as well as unattached competitors. Unattached runners technically have...

Resistance was futile as the Santa Monica College women's tennis team traveled to Santa Barbara City College in an attempt to push their perfect season record to 6-0. "Going into the match I felt comfortable and thought the team was prepared," said Head Coach Richard Goldenson. Goldenson's level of comfort toward the match was well founded as SMC won five...

In sports it's not how you start the game, it's how you finish. The Santa Monica College Corsairs found that out the hard way in the final inning of a battle with the Bakersfield College Renegades, a game that had everything riding on the final out in a critical conference game Thursday afternoon. With the score tied at 4-4 and...

I was about five years old when I first fell in love. My dad was the head coach for the girl's varsity basketball team at Manual Arts High School and I was at every game, a wide-eyed child soaking in every moment. His season didn't end once the school year was out, he coached teams in various summer leagues for...