Category: Sports

Health, Sports

Del Mar student competes in triathlons

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Firefighter student living life to the fullest Rilwan Sanusi / Reporter Imagine swimming almost a mile, biking 25 miles and running another 6.2 miles — all on the same day. This feat, known as a triathlon, can intimidate even the most athletic among us. But one Del Mar College student isn’t afraid to test himself. Jeff Gutierrez, who hopes to become a firefighter, returned to school to earn his associate degree and improve his chances of landing a job. His work in the Kinesiology Department led to his discovering triathlons, and he competed in his first in 2012.  His goal was…

Sports

Volleybabes recover from rough start, play for title

Meagan Falcon

Diglets take championship after tough game Carlos E. Gonzalez / Reporter SHORT! GOT IT! UP! SPIKE! These were words that were being shouted during the championship round of the Viking volleyball tournament. The tournament started Oct. 21 with seven teams playing their hearts out. One team came in exceptionally strong, and Diglets played to prove that they were meant to be champions. “We knew we were the team to beat from the beginning” said Bogart Lagunes, captain of the Diglets, who had gone undefeated in the tournament. What the Diglets weren’t ready for was the play tactics the Volleybabes brought with…

Sports

Intramurals newbie wins pingpong tourney

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Carr dominates his opponents in table tennis Carlos E. Gonzalez / Reporter Everyone was moving back and forth, switching between their left and right hands, standing on the tips of their toes hoping to come out victorious. Twelve players participated in the double-elimination pingpong tournament that took place in gym on Oct. 23. Each match was played best of three with the first player to reach 11 or win by 2 the victor. The roster was filled with many familiar faces as well as a few fresh faces who have recently participated in intramurals activites. In the past most of the…

Community, Sports

Wrestlers raise money for community

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Tera Elwell / Web editor Halloween Hijinx was an Oct. 25 fundraiser to support the nonprofit organization Homicide Survivors Support Group. “The victims of homicide aren’t just the people we’ve lost. It’s also the families that are left behind,” said Victory Pro Wrestling promoter Rolando Villarreal Jr. “This is a group I plan on supporting for the rest of my life.” VPW started because Villarreal wanted families to come closer together. “Growing up, it was the one thing we did together as a family,” Villarreal said. “Friday nights, my grandpa and I would stay up late watching wrestling on a…

Sports

Bump, set, spike it – that’s the way DMC likes it

Meagan Falcon

More than 60 students participate in 4-on-4 volleyball league Carlos E. Gonzalez / Reporter It was a wonderful turnout for the four-on-four co-ed volleyball league. The league was three weeks long and started Sept. 29. The matches had no time limit and the first team to win two of three matches and make it to 25 would be victorious. A tiebreaker, if needed, would go to 15 points. There were over 60 participants on 10 teams in the league. “It was a great turnout. From all the leagues we had hosted, this had a lot more student participation,” said intramurals director…