Category: Intramurals

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…