By Stephanie Guevara Defensive errors from both teams resulted in a softball 4-2 loss against Mount San Antonio College on Thursday at home. As a result of a defensive lapse from both teams, it wasn’t clear who the winner would be until the end. After East Los Angeles College failed to turn the game to its favor and Mt. Sac regained momentum with a two-run home run in the seventh…
By Noe Ortega Softball won its ninth game of the season yesterday, 9-5, at home against Los Angeles Harbor College. “It was tough in terms of the weather. Harbor is a good hitting team. They don’t stop playing or give up easily, but I thought the girls did well. They put us in situations where we have runners in position to score, but they executed well,” East Los Angeles College…
By Jerry Flores The Huskies won their first South Coast Conference-North game at home against Long Beach City College last Thursday with a final score of 5-4. In the bottom of the ninth inning, with a player on second base, East Los Angeles College won the game after sophomore outfielder Damian Lomeli smashed a hit to left field, allowing sophomore outfielder Elias Maldonado to reach home plate. Maldonado finished the…
Women’s Basketball Women’s basketball season ended last Saturday after losing 70-55 away at Irvine Valley College in the Southern California Playoffs. The Huskies ended its season with an overall record of 18-11 and finished third with a 6-4 record in the South Coast Conference-North. Freshman forward Dominique Godbolt led the Huskies with 19 points and nine rebounds. Godbolt was ranked first in the SCC-North with a 13.2 rebound per game…
BY CRISTAL GOMEZ Huskies end 2017 football season on a high note winning on a five-game winning streak with a 7-3 record. Going into his second year as ELAC Head Coach, Bobby Godinez lead the team to the Patriotic Bowl. Coach Godinez replaced ex-head coach Eric Marty after having a total of eight losses. To start off the season against Orange Coast, they won 31-22. A week after the first…
By Stephanie Guevara A lack of offensive presence and a defensive lapse caused Women’s soccer to lose, 7-0, to Chaffey College on Friday at Weingart Stadium. “Chaffey freshman forward Nicole Downing opens the score after an encounter with ELAC freshman goalkeeper Adriana Huerta, where Huerta was unable to stop the ball from going inside. “We struggled in knowing when they were going to make through balls. “We were beat on…
By Collin Ho Kumamoto Calvin Dang serves as a prime example of someone who successfully balanced his school life at ELAC with his passion for dancing. Dang’s interest for dance began when he was in the eighth grade when he began breakdancing with his friends. At the time, it was common for a lot of children to be into street styles such as popping, locking, and break dancing. Dang enjoyed…
by Israel Moreno The football team had a very successful season this year with a 92 record and won the American Metro Conference champion title and won the Patriotic bowl. Coach Andrew Tree said winning the conference championship was the biggest accomplishment they reached this season. Recruiting and training really hard are some of the ways they will be preparing for next season. “I think it’s been great we went…
By Dan Gudino The California Community College Athletic Association placed East Los Angeles women’s basketball at No. 6 for the 2016 Southern California Regional Playoff. The Huskies with a 20-9 record, will face off at home against No. 11 Santa Ana College (17-11) on Friday at 5 p.m. ELAC and the top 13 teams start play in the second round, first round teams No. 14-19 will play Friday. The Huskies have…
By Julianne Obregon The East Los Angeles College baseball team suffered a 10-4 loss in its last home game against El Camino College April 23 in a South Coast Conference game. The Huskies did not generate runs with runners in a scoring position. “We didn’t take advantage of our scoring opportunities,” ELAC assistant coach Phillip Valdez said. For sophomore pitcher Gabriel Ramos, this game was his last home game for…