Share: On a hundred-degree Friday afternoon, in the midst of an unfamiliar and oppressive humidity, PCC men’s soccer team huddled in preparation for the start of their season. The pressure was immediately on for the 2026 Lancers squad as tensions rose early into the game, with multiple fouls called on each team within the first fifteen minutes of play. The Lancers got the scoring started off an assist from forward Rigo Hernandez to forward Cole Ellis who shot the ball at a tight angle from …
Women’s soccer bakes Bakersfield in first win of season
Share: After beginning the season with a draw against Santa Monica College, Pasadena City College women’s soccer team secured their first win on Tuesday, defeating Bakersfield College 2-0, improving to a 1-0-1 record. The Lancers struck twice in the first half and held onto the lead in the second to down the Renegades, who fell to 0-2 on the season. Pasadena’s advantage became clear in the early stages of the match. Bakersfield struggled to catch up to the Lancers’ quick passes in the midfield. The …
PCC women’s volleyball surges past Cypress despite power outage
Share: Thursday afternoon, as the women’s volleyball team warmed up for their home opener against Cypress College, the campus experienced a power outage putting the game in jeopardy. As players and coaches halted, awaiting an estimated start time or a possible rescheduling, a flicker of light at 1:40 PM finally set the stage for volleyball season once again. “It went out mid warm up when our team was on and they just played through it,” said assistant coach Camren Camacho-Platas. “I think because they weren’t …
PCC hires new women’s basketball head coach
Share: Last May, Kendyl Rizea was selected as the new head coach for PCC’s women’s basketball, sparking hope for a fresh start as the team enters its rebuilding phase. Rizea has had an outstanding coaching career, starting as a coach for the International Children’s Games, which is the Olympics for children, where the team went undefeated and became gold medalists. Her career as a college coach is just as strong, having coached at Graceland University, NAIA Peru State College in Nebraska, College of the Desert, …
PCC baseball alum returns to coach Lancers softball
Share: PCC alumni Anthony Gonzalez has been named the head coach of the school’s softball team, rebuilding the program after a hiatus this past season due to a lack of a coach and a home diamond. Now both practices and games will be held at Jefferson Park, Pasadena. Gonzalez played for PCC’s baseball team during the 2015 season as a first baseman and went on to play at the University of Laverne. “I was at PCC with Coach Pat McGee’s baseball team, his first year …
First head coach named for new women’s flag football team
Share: Pasadena City College has established an official women’s flag football team, naming Charles Oakley as the head coach last May. Creating a women’s flag football team on campus has been a challenge for the players. This team first started as a club during the fall semester in 2024. The club’s goal was to officially bring women’s flag football to PCC, and luckily, they were able to start an official team with coach Oakley a year later. Coach Oakley previously coached women’s flag football at …
Bouldering club helps students scale fears
Share: There are few activities freer for some people than traversing fears, especially those of the open air. Many people are terrified of heights, opting out of skydiving or climbing a mountain, even simpler things like climbing a wall. Some schools for younger students have walls like these for students to climb one step at a time and reach new heights. Climbers grip each ledge, pulling themselves up just a bit every time, some unsure if they will make it off the ground. Every ledge …
PCC Hall of Famer John Quincy trapped in the past
Share: Sitting in the PCC gymnasium, there is a wall dedicated to honoring past students who went on to achieve incredible athletic accolades. Professional basketball player John Quincy Trapp solidified his spot on the PCC hall of fame in 2002 and had a spectacular career that respected his California pride. However, after a career filled with ups and downs, he mysteriously went missing and was unable to see the praise the college gave him. Born in 1945, Trapp began his basketball journey at Highland Park …
From adversity to Drake University, Mateski keeps betting on himself
Share: Two years ago, Maddux Mateski was back home in Coos Bay, Oregon, recovering from a serious knee injury and working oysters while trying to keep his football career alive. Now, the 21-year-old wide receiver is set to continue his football career at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, after rebuilding his confidence and establishing himself as a leader in the Lancers’ football program. Mateski arrived at Pasadena City College after leaving Western Oregon University, where a PCL injury threatened to derail his athletic future. …
PCC honors women’s basketball’s triple threat: student, athlete, parent
Share: A college student endures the weight of endless assignments and exams on their shoulders in pursuit of higher education. An athlete pushes the limits of their body and tackles a physically demanding practice schedule. A parent takes on the most important task of all: nurturing, raising, and becoming a role model for their child. After a seven-year hiatus from sidelining injuries and personal struggles, Celine Bolton-Ford reenters Pasadena City College (PCC), resuming her athletic career on the women’s basketball team while balancing all three …