With tears running down his eyes, an emotional Don Strametz tried to regain his composure to speak to his team after the Big West Track and Field Championships Saturday in Irvine, California. “I’m extremely excited, especially to go out this way,” said Strametz after the Matador women picked up a sixth straight conference title. “Pretty emotional day for me, it’s hard to say goodbye.” It was a perfect way to end Strametz’s final Big West championship meet, culminating an illustrious… Read more

With issues at both the defense and offense for most of the season, the Matadors had finally found a bright spot in the long tumultuous year. After winning two of three games against UC Santa Barbara, the Cal State Northridge baseball team (20-27) improved its Big West Conference record to 3-12, taking its first league series victory of the season. CSUN head coach Matt Curtis stressed the fact that winning league series is difficult in and of itself, so a… Read more

CSUN has been playing its best softball as of late, winning four out of the last six games and second-straight conference series, improving its league record to 8-10. Northridge will travel to Cal State Fullerton for the final three games of the 2011 season. The Matadors and Titans face off for a doubleheader at Anderson Family Field in Fullerton, California. The Matadors (20-30, 8-10 Big West) took the series, 2-1, against the UC Riverside last weekend for the final match… Read more

After five NBA championships, including a three-peat in 10 years in Los Angeles, how would the Lakers send their farewells to the Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson in his last year? Well it was not the tribute I think Jackson wished for. In fact, I doubt any coach would want to be a part of what happened Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks. The underdog Mavericks crushed the Western Conference-favorite Los Angeles Lakers, 122-86, culminating the series with a 4-0… Read more

A day after clinching their first Big West Conference series victory of the season, the Matadors could not keep the momentum going as tough pitching stifled the lineup. The bats could not break through UC Santa Barbara’s pitching as the Cal State Northridge baseball team (20-26, 3-12 Big West) dropped the series finale, 5-1, on Sunday at Matador Field. Gaucho Matthew Vedo, a last-minute replacement for starter Jesse Meaux who was scratched due to stiffness in his right shoulder, pitched… Read more

Track and Field Cal State Northridge’s senior Sherrina Lofton captured her second Big West Conference heptathlon championship in the last three years Saturday at UC Irvine as she earned 5,371 points to claim the title as the conference’s top all-around athlete. Fellow teammate senior Desirae Gonder finished third and junior Alisa Jenkins was fifth as the Matadors attempt to win their sixth consecutive conference crown. On the men’s side, Matador freshman Carl Horsley was named the Big West Men’s Track… Read more

By Michael Davis Contributor   Softball The CSUN softball team lost the series finale against UC Riverside on Sunday, 6-3, in 11 innings at Matador Diamond. UCR’s Brittany Keeney blasted a three-run shot for the go ahead runs in the top of the 11th inning. The Matadors could not come back again after tying the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the 10th inning. Mikayla Thielges went 3-for-5 with two RBIs in the loss and now has 45 RBIs,… Read more

Two long home runs by the catchers and a dominant pitching performance has Cal State Northridge baseball in an unfamiliar place this season: a conference series victory. The Matadors (20-25, 3-11 Big West) took the first two games of a three-game Big West series against UC Santa Barbara at Matador Field, snapping a six-series losing streak dating back to March 19. “We feel good right now. We had a great week of preparation and like I said before, we’ve been… Read more