Women’s volleyball coach, Jeff Stork, announces retirement
Mano Baghjajian, Assistant Sports Editor
September 17, 2020
CSUN women’s volleyball head coach Jeff Stork has announced his retirement after 18 years with the team. Stork finishes his tenure as head coach with an overall record of 239-282, which is the second most wins by a coach in program history. “When you’ve coached as long as I have you don’t...
Professors and Athletes strike against racial injustice
Ryan McCoy, Reporter
September 16, 2020
On Aug. 26, the Milwaukee Bucks were scheduled to play against the Orlando Magic in Game Five of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Minutes before the game was expected to start, the Bucks had not left the locker room and were not planning on doing so. It had just been just three...
Soccer forward Danny Trejo declares for MLS, will not return to CSUN
Mano Baghjajian, Assistant Sports Editor
September 11, 2020
CSUN soccer forward Danny Trejo announced his intention to enter the MLS SuperDraft, which will be held in January. As a result, Trejo will not play for the Matadors if the Big West Conference resumes sports tournaments in the spring. “(The draft) has been my goal since I arrived at CSUN,” Trejo...
What D1 schools are playing sports this fall?
Mano Baghjajian, Assistant Sports Editor
September 8, 2020
The start of the fall semester comes with the arrival of fall sports — the biggest of which is football. The universities in the NCAA’s sports conferences prepare all summer for the fanfare that comes along with the coming sports season. However, they have been forced to prepare for a different reality...
NCAA furloughs general staff in an effort to cut costs, executives stay on
Mano Baghjajian, Assistant Sports Editor
September 2, 2020
The NCAA has furloughed their entire staff for three to eight weeks, according to a report by the Associated Press. A memo was sent out earlier today to all NCAA member schools informing them of the decision. The move to furlough roughly 600 employees was cited as an effort by the NCAA to cut costs. ...
Hall of Fame Georgetown coach John Thompson, remembered through the eyes of Jim Harrick
Andres Soto, Sports Editor
September 2, 2020
When Jim Harrick first moved to Los Angeles in the late 1950s, basketball was an afterthought. The Lakers had just moved from Minneapolis and drew sparse crowds, but that would change in the 1960s. Basketball boomed in popularity in L.A. throughout the decade thanks to the sustained success of the...
How I spent my COVID-19 summer: Climbing Half Dome
Brandon Darmiento, Reporter
August 26, 2020
As I unzipped my tent at 4:45 a.m., I never had as much energy and adrenaline flowing through my veins. The previous night had been spent waking up and repeatedly asking myself, “Is it time yet?” Sleep was an afterthought. My brother, his close friend and I were ready to get the earliest start...
Column: Could a bubble work for college sports?
Mano Baghjajian, Assistant Sports Editor
August 24, 2020
With the fifth month of the COVID-19 pandemic coming to a close, attending Zoom meetings and wearing masks out in public have become normal parts of everyday life. However, some sectors of old life are starting to return. Although mass gatherings are still prohibited, one of the main comebacks in recent...
NCAA Board approved added year of eligibility and athlete protections
Andres Soto, Sports Editor
August 21, 2020
The NCAA Division I board of directors adopted the Division I council’s recommendation of working toward hosting a scaled-back version of fall championships in the spring on Friday. The board met via video conference and also voted to adopt added protections for athletes, including an extra year o...
CSUN men’s basketball attendance down from last season, below average for Division I
Blake Williams, Contributor
August 18, 2020
Despite CSUN’s men’s basketball having their best record since the 2008-09 season, the Matadors saw their attendance drop by an average of 113 fans per game from the 2019 season to the 2020 season, according to data released from the NCAA. The Matadors finished their 2019-20 season second in the...
CSUN athletes and coaches adjust to delayed fall season
Mano Baghjajian, Assistant Sports Editor
August 17, 2020
The foundation of an athlete is structure and when that structure is taken away, it can cause one to become lost and struggle with the new challenges that they are facing. With the world changing all around us due to COVID-19, college athletes had their routines and structured life turned upside down. The...
Ezekial Bishop remembered, honored at Thousand Oaks crash site
Andres Soto, Sports Editor
August 14, 2020
Flowers, candles, posters, glowsticks and white balloons filled up a stretch of Westlake Boulevard just north of Skelton Canyon Circle in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday night. Some people left snacks or items such as Oaks Christian High School hats, footballs, cleats, and a giant plush doll of Winnie...
