By William McMahan East Los Angeles College badminton team lost 20-1 and falls to 5-3 overall with a tough road loss to Pasadena City College at PCC. ELAC is in second place behind PCC, but it seems like they can’t defeat them. All three of ELAC’s losses have come from PCC this year, with scores of 20-1, 19-2, and 20-1,“ PCC has one of the best teams I’ve ever seen…
By Dan Gudino Swimming and Diving The Swim team placed second in the in the women’s 200 Meter Medley Relay Swim Final last Friday in a three-school race against Rio Hondo College and Mount San Antonio College. The best overall performance came from freshman Yixue Wang, who won two individual swims. Wang won the 100m Backstroke and the 200m Individual Medley. She also placed third in the 100m Freestyle Swim. ELAC…
By Tadzio Garcia After ending the regular season, 13-0, the ELAC swept the South Coast Conference Individual and Doubles finals last Friday in Manhattan Beach and advances six to the state championships. The Huskies won the top three spots out of the SCC singles competition and the top two doubles spots as well. The state individual finals will be held this Friday and Saturday at De Anza College in Cupertino….
By Tadzio Garcia After a team loss in the SoCal Regional Finals April 30, East Los Angeles College bounced back and swept the South Coast Conference singles and doubles finals yesterday in Manhattan Beach. The Huskies finished in first through fourth places in the SCC individual singles competition and took the top two spots in the doubles finals to send six athletes to the badminton state singles and doubles finals….
By William Hernandez East Los Angeles College is the 2014 South Coast Conference badminton champions. They swept a double header against El Camino College 11-2 and 11-1 on April 16 to win the title then shut out El Camino College Compton Center, 21-0, last Friday at the Women’s Center. “In all my years watching badminton, this is by far one of the best teams we have had. What makes them…
By Sergio Berrueta The East Los Angeles College women’s badminton team continues their streak over South Coast Conference rival Pasadena City College winning 16-5 on April 23. Pasadena won the SCC title for five consecutive years, from 2009 to 2013, sharing the 2013 title with ELAC. This year, ELAC won the title beating Pasadena four times. “The girls are doing better…(having) lost to PCC in previous (years),” ELAC Head…
By William Hernandez The East Los Angeles College, undefeated with an 11-0 overall and South Coast Conference record, breezed by the El Camino College Compton Center women’s team, 21-0. ELAC is the 2014 South Coast Conference badminton champions. The pursuit for perfection continues as ELAC will play in their final game of the regular season against their longtime adversary Pasadena City College (8-3), April 23 at home in the…
By Diego Linares The women’s badminton team has won every South Coast Conference match by at least seven points after defeating Pasadena City College 15-6 Friday, March 28 in the Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. The Huskies are on a five-game-win-streak in the SCC and are already looking ahead to postseason play. PCC, currently in second place in the SCC standings, has finished atop the SCC the last five seasons. “We’re trying to…
By Desiree Lopez The East Los Angeles women’s badminton team beat El Camino College Compton Center in South Coast Conference play with a final score of 19-2 Friday in the women’s gym. ELAC opened the season with an 18-3 win at El Camino College Wednesday. The Huskies will be facing one of their toughest opponents, Pasadena City College on Wednesday March 19 in the Women’s Gym at 3 p.m. Admission…
By Jorge Lopez The badminton team will advance three members to the state championships as a result of a strong showing at the South Coast Conference Individual Tournament at the Manhattan Beach Badminton Club earlier today. Diana Su, Leanna Xu, and Shirley Su will be advancing to the State Championships in the singles event. Su and Xu will reprent the Huskies in the doubles finals. Shirley Su who is competing collegiately…