By Carlos Alvarez The football team’s defense led the way against Chaffey College with a dominating 40-27 victory last Saturday at Weingart Stadium. Quarterback Aaron Cantu returned to the starting lineup after entering as a backup last week. “Cantu embraced the situation last week. He was injured and we can’t risk the future of a PAC-12 player. Diaz had a great game against Victor Valley. Cantu stepped in after Diaz…
By Carlos Alvarez Local boxer Joseph Diaz Jr. of South El Monte and the rest of the USA Boxing Team’s hopes of capturing gold in London begins today with first round bouts. Diaz, who likes to be called “JoJo,” takes on favored Pavlo Ishchenko of the Ukraine in the bantamweight division. Although Ishchenko is heavily favored, Diaz Jr. says that he is ready after training hard to get to the…
By Carlos Alvarez The season comes to an end for the Husky baseball team with an 8-0 loss to the Riverside City College Tigers at the California community College Athletic Association Southern California Regionals at Cerritos College. After losing the opener 1-0 last Saturday, the Huskies needed to win the next two games Christian Madrid led the Huskies as the starting pitcher. Madrid (4-4) pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowing one…
By Carlos Alvarez Estevez improved on his second season as the starting first baseman in all offensive categories. “From his first season to this one, he has improved in every aspect of his game,” Head Coach James Hines said. “I have hit more home runs this year, but I have also been a consistent hitter this season,” Estevez said. Estevez has a .321 batting average with four home runs, 10…
By Carlos Alvarez The Husky baseball team ended the regular season on an eight game winning streak, finishing in second place in the South Coast Conference. The team earned their spot in the postseason with a win last Friday against the Los Angeles Harbor College, 8-4. East Los Angeles College earn the seventh seed for the playoffs and will face Riverside City College, the 10th seed. The team that takes…
By Alfonso Rivera and Carlos Alvarez The Husky baseball team culminated a three game sweep in the South Coast Conference against Cerritos College, taking over sole possession of second place. The Huskies, 18-15 overall and 12-6 in SCC play, have a one-game SCC lead over El Camino College and Compton Educational Center. The Huskies have won five in a row and are ranked 18th in the SoCal poll. El Camino…
By Carlos Alvarez The baseball team winning streak reaches six with come from behind victory against Los Angeles Harbor College, 6-4, on Tuesday, April 24. Sophomore starting pitcher Christian Madrid (3-4) gained his composure after giving up four runs (3 earned) in the first inning to get the victory. “He was trying to do too much. He was to pumped up before the game, but he did a good job,” Head…
By Carlos Alvarez The track and field team competed in the Beach Invitational, one of the largest track and field events on the west coast, April 20-21 at Cerritos College. East Los Angeles College competed against a few community college athletes, but most of the competitors were from four-year universities across the U.S., and England and Mexico. Elizabeth Bosch placed 65th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.88 seconds, beating San Diego State hurdler Sarah Haydock….
By Alfonso Rivera and Carlos Alvarez Baseball team takes series win defeating Long Beach City College two out of three games last week. With a chance to sweep their conference rivals, Huskies lost, 2-1, in a great pitching duel Saturday, March 24. The Husky record stands at 11-10, 6-2 in South Coast Conference play. They are in a three way tie for second place with Compton and Long Beach. “You…
By Carlos Alvarez The Husky baseball team defeated Pasadena City College 13-3, with strong pitching and potent offense in the final game of the three-game series. After losing the second game of the series, 9-10, on a walk-off two- run hit by Lancers sophomore Sean Stone, the Huskies took control of the third game early. ”We have a great team so we are expected to bounce back the way we did,”…