By William Hernandez At the young age of 14, DeLaura Castanada became a parent of twins who gave her motivation to continue playing the game she loves. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Castanada leads the East Los Angeles College women’s basketball team’s offensive attack with an average of 12.7 points per game. Castanada found out she was pregnant with her twin boys David and Issac Sandy in her…
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…
By Tadzio Garcia Huskies on the brink of playoff berths The Huskies have an opportunity to send both the men’s and women’s basketball teams to the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. With two games remaining in the regular season, the men’s basketball team will make the playoffs while the women’s team is on the cusp. The women’s team is 15-10 overall and will finish at…
By Tadzio Garcia The women’s basketball team was told that Los Angeles Trade Technical College team only had four players last Friday at game time. A forfeit win wouldn’t help the Huskies earn a playoff berth. Two LATT team members had deaths in their families; one other was a no show. Both teams waited 40 minutes with the Huskies post-season hopes fading. Afterwards, both coaches consented to postpone the game…
By Tadzio Garcia The No. 18-statewide ranked East Los Angeles College women’s basketball team remained undefeated in South Coast Conference play after an 80-62 road win over El Camino College last night. “We were ready to end our three-game skid so we shared the ball better than we did in our last three contests. As a result, we beat El Camino on the offensive glass,” Head Coach Bruce Turner…
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…