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COC softball: Getting to home The allure of playing NCAA Division I athletics is a dream for many senior athletes. The opportunity isn’t there for everyone. But it was for 2008 Hart High graduate Alexis Caso. It just came a bit too soon. After a year spent playing softball at Long Island University, Caso is back in the Santa Clarita Valley at College of the Canyons. Coming home helped her regain confidence and a chance to pass along experiences learned ... |
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College hoops: Shooting for upset Some might pity the plight of a No. 16 seed going up against a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. |
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COC hockey finishes 5th How does a hockey team make up for a disappointing showing at the national championship tournament? |
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TMC baseball: Overcoming the count Don’t count out The Master’s College baseball team. The Mustangs took a 9-4 loss to Fresno Pacific on Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader, but it bounced right back. The key? They gave the ball to pitcher Joe Zeller. TMC took the second half of the doubleheader that afternoon 6-4, thanks in no small part to an eight-inning, one-earned-run performance on the mound. Zeller also helped out his own cause, finishing 2-for-4 with ... |
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COC baseball: Cougars avenge bad loss Over the weekend, the College of the Canyons baseball team lost to Los Angeles Valley College in the bottom of the ninth inning in both teams’ Western State Conference opener. |
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COC baseball: Hitting strides In baseball, the No. 4 spot in the batting order has been home to many of the best hitters at all levels. |
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Around the SCV: More locals pick a school Two junior soccer players just had a big weight taken off their shoulders. Saugus’ Nicole Penick and Canyon’s Malaya Cabrera both committed to the University of the Pacific on Friday, one week after taking an unofficial visit to the school. “Their soccer program is good,” Cabrera said. “They are playing top teams. In the preseason, they are playing Pac-10 schools. We are still playing with the top dogs. I’ve always wanted to play with the ... |
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Cougars readying for the rebuild According to College of the Canyons women's head basketball coach Greg Herrick, this is the most important time of the year. And both Cougar hoops teams are entrenched in it. |
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TMC hoops already on to next season After rough seasons that saw The Master's College's men's and women's basketball teams fall short of national-tournament aspirations, both squads are already gearing up for next year. Both teams fell in the quarterfinals of their respective Golden State Athletic Conference's postseason tournaments - the men's team lost 80-56 at Azusa Pacific on March 1, and the women's team fell 81-56 to Biola in La Mirada on March 3. |
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TMC baseball: ’Stangs hold tight The rain delayed The Master’s College baseball team on Saturday, but the Mustangs’ defense held off Vanguard College for a 3-2 win at Reese Field. |
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COC baseball: Cougars left wanting in final tune-up The College of the Canyons baseball team may have unlimited potential with its swing. Unfortunately for the Cougars, they proved there is still work to be done with the glove in a six-error, 9-4 loss to Allan Hancock on Friday at COC. Hancock loaded the bases with a four-run lead in the top of the eighth, and three Cougar errors brought in four runners to put the game out of reach for COC. The Cougars' ... |
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COC baseball: Cougars rusted over College of the Canyons baseball had only played two games in 15 days leading up to its meeting with Allan Hancock College. In both of those contests, the Cougars won in the final innings. |
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TMC men's basketball: Third time no charm AZUSA - The Master's College men's basketball team found out just how hard it is to beat a squad three times in a season on Thursday in the first round of the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament. Despite two previous wins, the Mustangs' woes on offense resulted in an 80-56 loss to Azusa Pacific University in Azusa. |
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COC hoops’ historic first Through 18 years and 12 Western State Conference titles, College of the Canyons head women's basketball coach Greg Herrick has churned out some of the state's best players. Most of them have been point guards. |
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TMC's Dean Hadley: Finding the right fit The Master's College senior forward Dean Hadley has one goal for tonight's game against Azusa Pacific University in the first round of the Golden State Athletic Tournament. It's just not what one might think. |
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Cougs can’t catch up The College of the Canyons women's basketball team has been overcoming a slow start all season. But on Saturday, the Cougars couldn't get past an early double-digit deficit and fell 68-66 to Los Angeles Trade Tech College in the first round of the Southern California Regionals for the California Community College Athletic Association. |
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TMC baseball: Motley crew of Mustangs The 1993 Philadelphia Phillies. That’s the team fleet-footed outfielder Pete Goeman compared the 2010 The Master’s College baseball team to. There isn’t a chew-packing center fielder nicknamed “Nails” like Lenny Dykstra. There’s no closer that’s so adventurous they call him “Wild Thing” like Mitch Williams. No chubby, mulleted first baseman like John Kruk. The Mustangs hope for one similarity, though — success. Goeman’s comparison had more to do with the unique personalities on this The ... |
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COC women's basketball: A star is formed The surgical scars that crisscross both knees tell a story, but not nearly as well as Kelli Lewis does. |
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TMC's Erica Inge: Mustang motor It’s been apparent throughout Golden State Athletic Conference play for The Master’s College. |
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COC hockey team staying put In only a decade of existence, the College of the Canyons men’s ice hockey team has already put together an impressive resume. |
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COC hockey back for more Last season, goaltending let down the College of the Canyons men’s ice hockey team after it advanced to nationals. |
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TMC men's basketball: Momentum stopped The Master's College men's basketball team struggled with Westmont College's post play for 38 minutes on Saturday night. But for the final two minutes of regulation, the Mustangs found the seam they needed to cut into a deficit, nearly two halves in the making. |
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TMC women gain steam The bid for The Master’s College women’s basketball team to improve on last year’s sixth-place finish in the Golden State Athletic Conference took a big step forward with a 76-54 win over Westmont College on Saturday at Bross Gym. |
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The coaster continues An up-and-down season just took another dip for the College of the Canyons men’s basketball team, as it fell below .500 in Western State Conference play with an 80-73 loss to Los Angeles Valley College on Wednesday. |
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Cougars make it 16 With College of the Canyons clicking on offense Wednesday, the Cougars could have beaten Los Angeles Valley College any way they liked. |
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COC women's hoops: Pure dominance A free-throw shooting clinic it was not, as the College of the Canyons women's basketball team missed 22 shots from the charity stripe Saturday night. Now that we have the negative out of the way, the Cougars were positively dominant in just about every other phase of the game in a 93-50 victory over Bakersfield College at COC. |
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COC men's basketball: Cougars fall short of 2nd The College of the Canyons men's basketball team lost to Bakersfield College 82-75 on Saturday, missing its chance to take second place in the Western State Conference, South Division. In a fast-paced and physical game, Bakersfield got the better of the Cougars, using fullcourt pressure to cause 32 turnovers by COC. |
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COC football: Where the route breaks As soon as a football player comes to College of the Canyons, he has a goal that involves playing somewhere else. |
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COC women's basketball: COC keeps streak alive Since early December, College of the Canyons has had one of the best women's basketball teams around. Now it's getting the victories when they count the most. |
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TMC men's basketball: TMC hangs on After an up-and-down week on the road, The Master's College men's basketball team was happy to be home on Saturday. The Mustangs took control of Point Loma Nazarene early but ended up having to hang on for a 74-71 win at Bross Gym. |
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