Share: The Pasadena City College Women’s Badminton team defeated San Diego City College 12-9 in their first season match on Friday, February 17. Even though the match was cut short because of a basketball game in the gym, the Lancers fought until the final minute. Head Coach Jennifer Ho spoke with The Courier after the game. “This is the first game, so they’re pretty nervous, but even though they were kind of nervous, I think they performed,” Ho said. “Hopefully the first win will give …
East LA Huskies bite Lancers in loss
Share: The game of basketball is a choreographed dance, each person on the court plays their own role – diving, weaving, dribbling, passing, vying for the ball and a clear line to take a shot at the basket. But each shot, pass, or run down the court isn’t always pretty, as players can get tied up in each other’s space resulting in fouls and minor intra-player kerfluffles. The Lancers were outmaneuvered and out danced in their final game of the regular season, dropping the game …
Lancers start rocky, finish sloppy in loss to Merced
Share: In a close loss, the Pasadena City College Lancer baseball team loses to Merced College 12-8 at Brookside Park on Saturday, February 11, 2023. Merced instantly got their foot in the door and started scoring runs. In the top of the 1st inning, Nate Silva of Merced hit a home run over center field, scoring three runs, which put them up quickly, 3-0. Jaden Guzman of the Lancers was able to score the first run for PCC. He smacked a clean line drive to …
Lancers squeak by Victor Valley in 11-inning win
Share: As hits like Elton John’s “Rocketman” and Aerosmith’s “Dude (Looks Like A Lady)” play over the speakers at Brookside Park’s Jackie Robinson Field, both the PCC and Victor Valley baseball teams practice the main functions of their shared sport—running, hitting, and pitching. Coming off of a three-game winning streak, including a Tuesday game victory against their Victor Valley opponents, the PCC Lancers practice in left field with a lackadaisical attitude, almost certain of the outcome of the Thursday game. “Coming into this game, we …
We chose right! LeBron reigns as king of our generation
Share: With 18 seconds left in the third quarter LeBron James received an entry pass from Russell Westbrook on the right elbow. He gathered himself knowing this could be the moment everyone was waiting for, the arena was still and silent with anticipation. One dribble, two dribbles, three dribbles James got to his spot on the left elbow, turned and faded away. Swish! After 20 years of playing in the National Basketball Association(NBA) averaging 27 points a game with a total of 1,410 games played, …
Lancers come back swinging in second game of doubleheader against Southwestern
Share: In a stunning turn of events, the PCC Women’s Softball Team defeated Southwestern College in the second game of a doubleheader at Robinson Park in Pasadena. With intense enthusiasm, The Lancers pushed through a 1-13 mercy loss and won the second game 6-2, putting an ugly loss behind them and splitting the doubleheader. “We were not getting any momentum,” Head Coach Monica Tantlinger said when discussing the first game.. “We were getting beat on an outside pitch badly and it showed.” Going into this …
Lancers baseball pounds LA Pierce College in 20-5 win
Share: The Pasadena City College Lancers baseball team crushed the Los Angeles Pierce College Bulls 20-5 on Friday at Brookside Park. This was the second of three games in the South Coast Conference tournament, bringing their record in the tournament to 1-1 and their season record to 2-2. The Lancers came out ready to play defense and shut out the top of the first inning in 3 batters with two strikeouts and one ground out to shortstop. The Lancers finished the first inning on top, …
Lancers baseball drops tight home opener in loss to LA Valley
Share: The PCC Lancers baseball team fell short in a tight 5-4 loss in their first home game of the season. The contest was game one of a three day, SoCal Challenge Tournament. PCC turned out many defensive plays, and some run production which ultimately was not enough to overcome the LA Valley Monarchs. The game began with the LA Valley Monarchs scoring two runs in a row, in the first inning. After LA Valley scored, the pace of the game slowed, and neither team …