By Dan Gudino The football team takes over first place in the American Metro Conference with a 56-22 blowout victory on the road last Saturday against El Camino College-Compton Center. East Los Angeles College, now 4-2 in the season, knew first place was at stake. Pasadena City College lost to West Los Angeles College earlier in the day, giving the Huskies the opportunity to capture first place for the first time…
By Dan Gudino After 67 years as the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Vincent Edward “Vin” Scully gave his final home performance at Dodger Stadium Sunday afternoon. Scully referred to us as friends and not fans. His gratefulness and humbleness refused to use the word fan because it stems from the word fanatic. Instead he always made sure we were having, “A pleasant good evening, to wherever you may…
By Dan Gudino The football team matched the win total of last year (two wins) with a high-powered offense, defeating San Diego Mesa College 42-23 on Saturday at Weingart Stadium. The response from all players and coaches was the same, this is a brand new team and last year does not matter. The Huskies’ offense capped off the night with six touchdowns and 459 yards of total offense. The ELAC…
By Dan Gudino The football team came up short in a hard-fought battle at Antelope Valley College, losing 29-25 on Saturday. With under a minute left in the game, East Los Angeles College seemed to have recovered a fumble, but the tackle and strip went unseen by officials. “We can’t go against the refs. They make the calls, but I feel like we got cheated. A loss is a loss….
By Dan Gudino The football team broke its eight game losing streak, in the home opener against Allan Hancock College on Saturday, winning 38-19. East Los Angeles College won its first game in almost a year under the direction of first year head coach Bobby Godinez. “We feel good. It’s always good to win and the best part about it is, we can get so much better. It’s the start of…
By Dan Gudino The football team took an emotional 27-3 loss in the first game of the season at Orange Coast College on Saturday. Lack of production from the offense, missed tackles, inexperience and first game nerves took East Los Angeles College out of the game. A few ELAC players were left in tears after Orange Coast scored 20 unanswered points in the second half. One of those emotional players was…
By Dan Gudino and Bryce Ronquillo Men’s basketball had great success the past two seasons and it continued in the off-season with sophomores Richard Bivens and Arinze Anakwenze committing to NCAA Division I programs on May 22. Bivens is committing to Florida International University in Miami. He was part of the 2014-15 season that reached the state championship and finished as a runner-up. His decision to go east, away…
By Dan Gudino As finals approach for students, student-athletes finish their spring season with the ups and downs only sports can bring. East Los Angeles College, during the spring semester, has six different sports to cheer for. Softball, baseball, men’s and women’s track and field, badminton and women’s swim and dive. The current on-going season of track and field, for both men and women, has brought the most success. Sophomore…
By Dan Gudino It doesn’t matter what sport you talk about, David Candelas, 74, will be there – a women’s water polo match in the fall, a badminton tournament in the spring and in the stands at all the mainstream sports. Originally from Madera, California, Candelas is an East Los Angeles College sports enthusiast and alumni, who graduated with an associate degree in Liberal Arts in 1997, years after his…
By Diego Linares and Dan Gudino The baseball team went 2-1 over the weekend when they faced El Camino Compton Center on Thursday and Saturday, and Pasadena City College yesterday in an attempt to reach the playoffs. East Los Angeles College currently has an overall record of 15-18, but is chasing El Camino College for third place in the South Coast Conference. ELAC is 7-3 in its last 10 games…