February 13, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Cal State men now facing uphill battle

The Cal State San Bernardino men's basketball team has never missed the NCAA Division II playoffs in back-to-back years. But that is looming as a pretty strong possibility unless the Coyotes can regroup. Quickly!!! The Coyotes were lambasted by Chico State on Saturday 73-58. And it wasn't even that close. It's hard to figure out how the Coyotes could come  ...

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February 13, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

La Verne women hit from long distance

The University of La Verne women's team set an NCAA Division III record for 3-pointers with 26 in a 113-61 rout of Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday. The previous mark of 24 came earlier this season by Sewanee against Judson (Ala.) on Nov. 19. The 113 points also was the most in a game in school history. The Leopards went 26 for  ...

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February 6, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Cal Poly baseball players honored

The Cal Poly Pomona baseball team swept a four-gameseries against St. Martin's to start the season. Two of the key performers in that series have earned weeklu honors. Senior Geoff Broussard has been named the California Collegiate Athletic Association's (CCAA) baseball Pitcher of the Week while first baseman Chris Miller, also a senior, has been named Player of the Week.  Broussard, an  ...

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February 6, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Cal State's Streets named Player of the Week

Cal State San Bernardino guard Angela Streets has been named the California Collegiate Athletic Association's (CCAA) women's basketball Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 30 - Feb. 5.Streets, a senior from Chandler, Ariz., had a solid weekend while helping the Coyotes to wins over Cal State Dominguez and Cal State L.A., and their first CCAA sweep of  ...

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February 5, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Dunk by Cal State's Alexander a hit on You Tube

What basketball fan doesn't like a good dunk? How about one that brings downs the house? Literally? Well they don't get much better than the dunk by Cal State San Bernardino behemoth Kwame Alexander against CCAA foe Cal State Dominguez Hills on Friday at Coussoulis Arena. Alexander took a perfectly time Alley-Oop from Tre Brewer, soared through the air and dunked  ...

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February 3, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Redlands softball team ranked No. 11

The University of Redlands softball program will embark upon the 2012 campaign as the No. 11 team in the country according to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) . The Bulldogs, coming off a 36-11 overall record, nabbed 121 points in the NCAA Division III Top-25 Preseason Poll. In 2011, Redlands captured the program's eighth overall and seventh consecutive Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic  ...

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February 3, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Hawks' Johnson hits double digits with Hawks

Well, I had Thursday night off and it wasn't exactly a good "TV" night so I spent much of it watching the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies game. Why that game? Well former Cal State San Bernardino player Ivan Johnson is a rookie with the Hawks so I had a vested interest. It's always nice when someone you saw through  ...

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January 31, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Local teams all over men's JC rankings

The California Community College poll is loaded with Inland Empire teams. San Bernardino Valley split games last week but it's win over then-No. 3 Mt. San Jacinto was more impressive than its loss to now No. 19-Chaffey was disappointing because the Wolverines moved up two spots. Chaffey was in the rankings much opf the year but dropped out after a  ...

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January 30, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

This week's local college events schdeule

With spring sports in full swing now, there are a lot of sporting events in the area from which to choose. Here's the rundown on what's going on locally . . . WEDNESDAY Men's basketball Chaffey at College of the Desert, 7 p.m. San Bernardino Valley at Rio Hondo, 7 p.m. Barstow at Mt. San Jacinto, 7 p.m. Antelope Valley  ...

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January 30, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Cal Poly's Anderson honored again

Cal Poly Pomona guard Mitchel Anderson has been named the California Collegiate Athletic Association's (CCAA) men's basketball Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 23-29. It marks the second time this season he has been honored. Anderson, a junior from Temecula, averaged 21 points on 68.0 percent (17-for-25) shooting and 7.0 rebounds to lead the Broncos to a pair  ...

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January 24, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

CMS men drop three spots in poll

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men slipped a bit from No. 12 to No. 15 in the D3Hoops.com poll released on Monday. The Stags (15-1) were dealt their first loss on Saturday falling to Whittier 88-85 in double overtime. That's not the worst thing that can happen. A loss takes some of the pressure off and sometimes helps a team refocus. CMS will  ...

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January 23, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Claremont High grad honored for her play at APU

Claremont High School graduate Amber Williams, a senior at Azusa Pacific University, has been named Golden State Athletic Conference women's basketball player of the week. The 6-foot center scored 51 points and grabbed 33 rebounds as No. 13-ranked Azusa Pacific won both of its conference games last week. She shot 16-for-35 (.457) from the field and 19-for-23 (.826) at the  ...

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January 23, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

This week's local college events . . .

Want to check out some of the local college sports action? Well there are a lot of contests to choose from! MONDAY Women's basketball Cerro Coso at Chaffey, 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY Men's basketball Chaffey at San Bernardino, 7 p.m. College of the Desert at Barstow, 7 p.m. Rio Hondo at Victor Valley, 7 p.m. La Verne at Caltech, 7:30 p.m. Occidental  ...

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January 17, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

CMS move up five spots in poll

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball team has moved up five spots to No. 12 in the latest D3Hoops basketball poll. The Stags are 14-0. While talent in the SCIAC is up across the board, CMS still has a pretty good shot at running the table. It is that good. Here is the latest Top 25: # School (1st votes) Rec Pts  ...

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January 16, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

This week's college sports schedule

Here's what's happening in local college sports this week MONDAY Women's basketball  - San Bernardino Valley at Cerro Coso, 6 p.m. Chapman at La Verne, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY Men's basketball San Francisco State at Cal Poly Pomona, 7:30 p.m. Women's basketball San Francisco State at Cal Poly Pomona, 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Men's basketball Rio Hondo at Chaffey, 7 p.m. San  ...

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January 16, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Cal State player still hospitalized

Cal State San Bernardino senior basketball player Jessica De La Cruz remains hospitalized at Loma Linda following a nasty fall in the second half of Saturday's game against Cal State east bay. De La Cruz, who had been averaging 5 points and 2.6 assists, took a tumble as teams broke for the other end of the court after an errant  ...

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January 9, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Chaffey football player off to New Mexico

Chaffey College offensive lineman Bryan Oldenkamp is headed to the University of New Mexico. Oldenkamp only played one year at Chaffey so he will have three years of eligibility left at his new school. Oldenkamp, a 6-foot-4, 280-pounder, is already at New Mexico so he will be eligible to participate in spring football there. Oldenkamp, a graduate of Hesperia High  ...

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January 7, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Coyotes and Broncos limping along

CCAA men's basketball teams may be just seven games into a 22-game conference schedule but it is clear that there is no one dominant team. Cal Poly Pomona was 8-0 and 5-0 in CCAA play before being throttled by Cal State East Bay 57-54 on Thursday. That put the Broncos and local rival Cal State San Bernardino in a tie  ...

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January 7, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Former Cal State star makes splash in NBA

From the day Ivan Johnson first arrived on the campus of Cal State San Bernardino he talked about playing in the NBA, enough so that it drove Coyotes coach Jeff Oliver crazy.   Now Johnson has achieved a lifelong dream.  The 6-foot-8 forward was a factor in the Hawks' 116-109 triple overtime loss to Miami on Thursday night, Johnson scored  ...

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January 1, 2012: College Sports with Michelle Gardner

Roth not necessarily done yet

The Cal State San Bernardino men's basketball team suffered a big blow when senior point guard Nate Roth went down with a knee injury three minutes into the Coyotes overtime loss to Cal Poly Pomona on Thursday. Roth was on crutches a night later when the Coyotes took on San Francisco State. There was no definite word on the injury  ...

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