Women’s basketball falls short again despite fighting back
Shiri Marwaha
February 7, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports
De Anza College’s women’s basketball team suffered a crushing defeat at home to Hartnell College Wednesday, Jan. 23 by 84-40. The guest team asserted their dominance from the beginning, but the Dons fought back and scored some feisty baskets. However, those baskets were too few and fa...
Dons Baseball struggle in second loss of season
Miles Voci, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2019
De Anza College’s baseball team fell to their second loss of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 29, losing by a score of 11-3. The visiting Santa Rosa Bearcats took advantage of a big eight inning were they scored eight runs. A tightly contested match throughout, the Dons scored two consecutive runs at the b...
First win in the bag as baseball kick off season
Thomas Anthony, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2019
The De Anza Dons baseball team started their season off with a win on Jan. 25, defeating the Yuba 49ers by a score of 6-4. The Dons ran aggressively and took advantage of multiple errors by Yuba to score early and never gave up the lead. First baseman Sean Rooney, 19, business major, helped lead t...
Baseball falls to Yuba amidst controversial call
Yami Sun, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2019
De Anza College’s baseball team fell to Yuba College 10-6 in their second home game of the season Jan. 26. But a peculiar situation on the sidelines midway through the match seemingly marred the game. Outfielder James Halpin, on the bench, was ejected from the game for allegedly arguing calls with ...
Men’s baseball raring to kick off season in hopes of playoff berth
Jaclyn Lim, Staff Reporter
January 31, 2019
The De Anza College Baseball team are prepared for their season this year, with hopes of clinching a playoff berth. Despite the gloomy weather, pitching coach Matt Risko assures that no problem is too big for the team to overcome. “It wouldn’t be De Anza baseball without a little bit of adversity with the rain coming in buckets the last couple w...
Softball season over before it even starts
Elsa Castro, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2019
Filed under Sports
Graphic by Emily Liu De Anza College women’s softball has come to a halt due to a shortage of players. The team was unable to recruit new players for the upcoming season after the departure of their former coach, who left last fall, causing some players to leave too. “By the time we hired a new coach, it was too late to recruit new athletes as the schoo...
Men’s basketball fighting uphill battle to make playoffs
Julia Kolman, Staff Reporter
January 29, 2019
Filed under Men's basketball, Sports
De Anza College Men’s Basketball team approaches prospective playoffs with a score of 0-3 in the league as of Jan. 18. Despite the team’s current standing of 8-11, head coach Jason Damjanovik remains upbeat thanks to a prosperous preseason and the strong forms of several key players.    â...
Women’s basketball displays strong team spirit despite multiple adversities
Jaclyn Lim, Staff Reporter
January 28, 2019
With a current standing of 3-13, De Anza College’s women’s basketball team is dealing with an increasing number of adversities as the season continues. However, head coach Mike Allen remains upbeat about his team’s position. “I’m trying to stay away from the negatives and focus on th...
Women’s basketball suffers grueling loss against Mission
Tyson Tsoi, Staff Reporter
January 17, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports
The De Anza College women’s basketball team lost 106-29 to Mission College on Jan. 11. Due to lack of players, the team was only able to do so much. The team heavily relied on their two most skilled players in an attempt to secure the victory, but as the game progressed, they started showing signs of...
Men’s basketball wins first home game against West Hills
Yami Sun, Staff Reporter
December 20, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's basketball, Sports
The De Anza Dons’ first home win of the season against West Hills Coalinga on Nov. 24, solidified their strong start to the season, moving to a 3-1 record and leading the State in scoring at 93.5 points per game. “I felt like I played good," said center Ajay Singh. "I was attacking the basket...
