Author: Chandler Carroll

Community, Featured

Bringing home the gold for Del Mar College

Chandler Carroll

“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…

Campus

Del Mar College paralegal students join LEX honor society

Chandler Carroll

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…

Intramurals, Sports

Branch beats Collegiate HS in early college match up

Chandler Carroll

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…

Community

IceRays looking forward to playoffs

Chandler Carroll

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…

Intramurals, Sports

Time runs out for undefeated Owen during tourney

Chandler Carroll

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…

Intramurals, Sports

Teams battle for the championship title at tournament

Chandler Carroll

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…

Intramurals, Sports

Foam and Color Party

Chandler Carroll

Start spring break with Intramural Sports and Student Leadership and Campus Life as they host the Foam and Color Party this week. The party will be during the Spring Break Bash outside the Harvin Center on the Heritage Campus. Attendees can complete a one-mile fun run/walk while volunteers throw colored dyes at stations along the path. Onsite registration for the fun run begins at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 6 while the run starts at 11 a.m. Runners may also register online by visiting delmar.edu/playsports. Intramural Sports Director Carla Gamez-Vela asks that students wear white shirts as well as shoes…

Intramurals, Sports

Ball brothers stay undefeated as 3 v 3 tournament heats up

Chandler Carroll

This week marked the beginning of the 3 vs 3 basketball tournament at the Heritage campus gymnasium. Monday was a scrimmage day for the teams to get to know each other, while the competition began on Wednesday Feb 12. The first matchups of the day were team Trash Pandas against team Swagger, while the Ball Brothers faced off against team Got Sweat in My Eye. Team Swagger came out firing on all cylinders, JJ Haywood showed off his range with a few deep shots early in the game and his teammates Ryan Shelley and Joseph Mata executed great ball movement…

Campus, Intramurals, Sports

Lets go skating: Del Mar College Sk8land Kick-off

Chandler Carroll

Join Intramural Sports at Sk8Land, 10829 Leopard St., on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 7-9 p.m. for a night full of music, skating, and fun with fellow Del Mar students. Carla Gamez-Vela, Intramural Director, said that last year’s party at Sk8Land was a success and enjoyed by the students and she hopes to see the same result this time so that Intramural Sports can continue to host off-campus parties. The party is open to all Del Mar students with a valid Spring 2025 school ID. If your ID is outdated, stop by the ID desks on the three campuses to get…

Campus, Intramurals, Sports

Intramural Sports Kicks Off with Basketball Tournament

Chandler Carroll

The first intramural tournament of the spring semester will be 3v3 basketball, beginning on Monday, Feb. 10. Games will be played from 2:30-4 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays and will run until the championship on Feb. 24. All teams will play on each game day. The tournament will be a double round robin format meaning that every team will play each other twice regardless of how many wins or losses they have. If a team fails to show up on a game day then they will receive losses for the games scheduled on that day. Each basket will count as…