Things didn’t go as planned for the City College softball team this spring, compiling a record of 11-26-1 after going 6-15 in the Big 8 Conference.

According to the coach, these struggles weren’t because of a lack of effort.

“We don’t have players on the team this year that have played a lot of softball,” head coach Tim Kiernan said.

The Panthers got a very solid freshman campaign from infielder Molly Ryan, who led the team with a .458 batting average to go along with nine home runs and 36 RBI’s in 96 at-bats.

Ryan also was selected to the [read more...]

The City College wrestling team will be bringing on board future freshman Benito Lopez, trained in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, to compete for a spot on the team, as well as help push the current team to its limit, according to Head Coach Dave Pacheco.

“Looking into next year we have a lot of talent in every weight classification. Guys who redshirted this year and were on the team this year would make us a very good team,” Pacheco explained. “But if we can get freshmen like Benito to come in and push those guys for spots, our [read more...]

Mark Garrick is a beast, standing 6-foot, 4-inches, 270 pounds. His impact during the City College football team’s 2011 season was rewarded with being named to the 2011 Mid-Empire All Conference defensive team as defensive lineman.

Though he may seem larger than life on paper, he is just a down to earth guy from the East Coast. At just 20 years old, this business major ran a 40-yard dash in 4.8 seconds while compiling 54 tackles on the season, which led to his Mid-Empire All Conference team honors. Though schools like University Nevada, LasVegas, Reno and San Jose State were [read more...]

These days it’s not uncommon for siblings to compete in the same sport. Think Edgar and Adrian Gonzalez, Peyton and Eli Manning, and Venus and Serena Williams, to name just a few.

City College has two names to add to that list: Aaron and Alan Tombleson, two brothers who not only share the same blood, but also share a passion for track and field.

“It has been like this from the beginning, ever since we grew up,” says Alan. “We have competed together in everything, especially against one another, from riding bikes, lifting to throwing.”

Aaron, 27, is a kinesiology major and Alan, 25, is a [read more...]

Teams are gearing up for the next season in sports and the time has come for schools to recruit prospects. Though there may have been courtship before and during the season, the off season is crucial for schools to get athletes to sign and commit to joining their team.

Here is a list of current students who are currently being recruited by four-year programs:

Volleyball— Megan Pollock will be signing a letter of Intent to University of Massachusetts, Boston for 2012.

Tiffany Kohrummel will be signing a letter of Intent to Southern Arkansas University for 2012.

Football—Mark Garrick signed a [read more...]

The City College baseball team was able to hold off a late run by the Modesto Junior College Pirates on April 16. The Panthers scored the first eight runs of the game, but were forced to hold off the late five -run offensive surge of the Pirates to make the final score 8-5, in favor of City College.

Modesto pitcher Matt Jackson had a 3.38 ERA coming into the game, and faced the 4.32 ERA of Panthers pitcher Brian Kennedy as his pitching opposition.

“He’s [Kennedy] a gamer who’s going to throw ‘K’s’ for us,” Panthers infielder Mike Correa said [read more...]

The City College baseball team beat the Modesto Junior College Pirates on April 14, winning with the final score of 4-3.

The first three innings left the Panthers scoreless as the Pirates moved ahead 3-0. The bottom of the fifth inning, City College catcher Joe Seto hit a ball down the third base line for a double, sending the runner on first to third.

The next batter for City College was right fielder Julian Jones. His pop fly to deep center field brought Hastings to home plate for the first Panthers score.

Shortstop Jorge Vina’s line drive hit over the [read more...]

City College softball team played well for a few innings of the double header games against San Joaquin Delta College Mustangs April 14. Delta controlled the rest of the game and ultimately won with a final score of 3-1 the first game and 10-3 the second game, according to City College Head Coach Tim Kiernan.

The Panthers (11-23-1, 6-12 Big 8 ) led through the first three innings of game one. Delta College responded with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third inning to score.

Delta continued scoring with a home run in the fifth inning, and tacked [read more...]

The City College rugby club has been active for four semesters, but only started actively competing this semester. While the club started its season with 37 members, as the season progressed it now has 17. The men in the club barely knew each other in the beginning says rugby Coach Jude Temple, but by the last games they played their very best together. With a 2-2 ending to their season, Temple says he is proud of their accomplishments and hopes to move up a division level next season. Temple says that an onlooker might think that the game “looks like [read more...]

The Sacramento Australian Rules Football Club is in its fourth year, and this season the club’s members have decided to expand their presence.

The club is recruiting new players, particularly from colleges and universities in the area, and representatives of the team have extended the opportunity to try out to City College students, according to club co-founder Amy Bishop. The Sacramento Screamers is recruiting both men and women to join its team.

“Australian football has not been noticed by college kids,” said Bishop. “We are really keen to rectify this by hopefully playing games at the colleges, inviting college students [read more...]