By Liliana Marquez As the clock ticked off the final seconds, East Los Angeles College guard Dioseline Lopez scored a crucial three-pointer that gave the women’s basketball team momentum. It was all or nothing. The Huskies needed those points to tie the game and send it in overtime against the state’s No. 7-ranked Los Angeles Valley College. ELAC’s co-captain Lopez did not disappoint in the CCCAA second round…
By Tadzio Garcia With their backs to the wall, East Los Angeles College put together a regular season-ending 6-2 run to earn a California Community College Athletic Association basketball playoff bid. It was an improbable ending after a disastrous 1-4 start in South Coast Conference play and the first playoff game for the sophomores. The No. 11-seeded Huskies fell short of upsetting the No. 3-seeded Los Angeles Valley College…
By Tadzio Garcia The Huskies stunned the state’s No. 7-ranked Los Angeles Valley College with a comeback that sent their California Community College Athletic Association second round playoff game into overtime, but eventually lost 9 2-88. ELAC, No. 14-ranked in the final South Region poll, fell just short of an upset at Valley even being down two players.Starting freshman guard Jasmine Gates sat on the bench due to an injury….
By Tadzio Garcia East Los Angeles College stunned the state’s No. 7-ranked Los Angeles Valley College with a comeback that sent the CCCAA second round playoff game into overtime, but eventually lost 92-88. Valley led 75-57 with 6:09 left in the game in a yawn fest as displayed by the quiet Monarch fans. ELAC then outscored Valley 21-5 and was down 80-78 with 28.9 seconds left on the…
By Will Hernandez The East Los Angeles College women’s basketball team lost to the state’s No. 3-ranked Mt. San Antonio College, 75-69, at the Men’s Gym last night. Mt. SAC entered the game undefeated in the South Coast Conference. “It is a great experience playing at ELAC, I’m very grateful and appreciative of the opportunity that life presented to me,” center Karina Ortiz said. On Monday playoff seeding’s will be…
By Will Hernandez The women’s basketball team ended the season on a three game skid, missing the playoffs after a strong start to their season. In their final home game of the season the Huskies hosted undefeated Mount San Antonio College hoping to end their own skid while attempting to hand Mt. SAC their first loss of the season. Mt.SAC made it clear why they are the state’s No. 1…
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012 By Tadzio Garcia Magdaleno ends season All-American Megan Magdaleno took All-American honors after placing on the All-State Team at the California Community College Athletic Association Cross Country Championships last Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno. She is the first ELAC All-American since 2006 when Oscar Ogwaro won the men’s race at the state championships. Magdaleno took 12th place in 18:52.50, sprinting ahead of Nicole…
By Vanessa Lopez East Los Angeles College, the No. 20-ranked women’s basketball team in the state, defeated San Diego City College, 53-48, to secure the consolation championship at the second annual Lady Gaucho Classic last Saturday. The Huskies held off a late rally from SDCC in the second half to secure the win and an overall record of 5-1 in non-conference play. ELAC won behind big performances by starting…