Speed and length help two students lead the pack in 1v1 basketball tournament

Students and friends gathered in the Heritage Campus gym to battle it out in the 1v1 basketball tournament starting on Monday, Oct. 6. Games were 5 minutes long or the first to score 11 points with every basket counting as 1 point.  Through the first two days of the tournament, Ryan Izaguirre leads all students with an impressive 5-1 record. Izaguirre has outscored his opponents 57-13 through the 6 games.  “If you play against good or bad people it adds to your skill set and so it’s nice to have a variety here honestly,” Izaguirre said about competing in an…

The Outsiders dominate Team Flight to be crowned 3v3 champions

The Outsiders reigned supreme as champions of the 3v3 basketball tournament after putting on an impressive shooting performance to take down the previously undefeated Team Flight, 15-5.  Comprised of Mark Rosales, Nate Alfaro, Elijah Bernal, Jordan Ramos, Corey Watson and Timothy Hernandez, The Outsiders all had to step up at times when members of their team were unavailable to play.  During the second day of the round-robin tournament on Sept. 15, Rosales and Alfaro were both unable to make the games including two against Team Flight, while both teams were undefeated.  Nathaniel Martinez took advantage of the situation, mixing up…

Intramurals heats up with 3v3 basketball

Del Mar Intramurals hosted the opening round for the 3v3 basketball tournament at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10 in the Heritage Campus gym. Teams played 10-minute games with substitutes allowed at any time if you had them.  During one of the first matchups between The Outsiders and The Ballazz there was a heated argument following the game. This caused a disruption in the tournament as some students left the gym, and others had to be added onto new teams. When play resumed, The Outsiders faced off against Team Puro Pan in the most exciting matchup of the day. In…

Former DMC graduate goes to International World Championship of Chess boxing

Two competitors enter the boxing ring, lace up their gloves, and play chess? Three minutes later, the board comes up and it’s time to throw real shots at each other. This is a sporting event that confuses most, but is a dream competition for one student in Corpus Christi. Edward Green is a 32-year-old Del Mar graduate and current student at Texas A&M University-Kingsville who has found his way into competing in one of the most niche sports in the world, chess boxing. Green will make his first appearance for Team USA during an international chess boxing tournament held in…

Bringing home the gold for Del Mar College

“I was expecting a bum rush, I was just thinking that this is gonna be a dogfight in the beginning.” Boxing is a sport of toughness, determination and endurance. To become the best, you must be willing to continuously trade fierce blows and outlast the strongest of competitors. Through years of training and dedication, 28-year-old Kennedy Contreras did just that as she turned dreams into reality on March 29 in Macon, Georgia, becoming the first woman in Texas to win a championship title at the United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association’s National Tournament. Originally from Midland, Texas, Contreras’ boxing journey began…

Del Mar College paralegal students join LEX honor society

Eight Del Mar students were inducted into the Lambda Epsilon Chi (LEX) national honor society for excellence in paralegal and legal studies April 23. The ceremony was held inside of a fully replicated courtroom in room 240 of the Venters Business Building and featured keynote speaker and Corpus Christi independent business owner Lino Diaz. The American Association for Paralegal Education founded LEX and define being a member as, “a prestigious achievement that reflects a student’s mastery of rigorous coursework, commitment to academic honesty, and dedication to advancing the paralegal profession.” The Spring 2025 inductees are Alejandro Benavides, Sarah Carroll, Laura…

Branch beats Collegiate HS in early college match up

The Branch Academy Chargers earned a 47-36 victory over the Collegiate High Royals in an early college competitive basketball game hosted by Intramural sports on Wednesday, April 2 in the Heritage Campus gymnasium. David Zamarripa and Maximiliano Gonzalez led the way for the Chargers by scoring consistently and playing heavy minutes. The game was four 10-minute quarters with official referees and rules. Both teams opened the first quarter with high energy and a fast pace of play. The scoring was back and forth throughout the end of the quarter where the Chargers led 12-10. Early in the second quarter the…

IceRays looking forward to playoffs

After earning a nail-biting 5-4 victory at home on Sunday, March 2against the Odessa Jackalopes, the Corpus Christi IceRays clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Led by a pair of 20 goal scorers in Pierson Sobush and Stepan Kuznetsov, the IceRays are currently second in their division and now hold the franchise record for most wins in a season. The record sat at 32 wins since the 2016-17 season until Sunday, March 9when the IceRays beat the Shreveport Mudbugs at the American Bank Center to claim their 33rd win of the season in 53…

Time runs out for undefeated Owen during tourney

Del Mar’s Intramural Sports hosted the first 1 on 1 basketball tournament of the spring semester on Wednesday, March 19in the Heritage Campus gym. Games ran for nine minutes or until one player reached 11 points, with shots being tallied as one and two points rather than two and three. In the first round of games Timothy Hernandez outplayed Jesus [declined to provide last name] with his speed and shot-making ability to win 11-4. On the other court Angelina Lopez drilled her first shot in a battle with Andres Rodela. After a slow start, Rodela found rhythm from beyond the…

Teams battle for the championship title at tournament

As Del Mar’s 3v3 basketball tournament continued last month, all teams struggled to have their entire team available to participate. Rather than not allow members who did show up the chance to play, Intramural Sports Director Carla Gamez-Vela instructed students to pick teams and play in games of full-court four on four instead of the half-court three on three from the first round of play. Students chose to have the first two players who made a three-pointer become team captains. Angelina Lopez made her first shot with ease while JJ Haywood stepped up shortly after Lopez and did the same…