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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…
Swag and Swagger — wrestling fan gets ultimate prize
American Bank Center’s 100,000th tickets, meets wrestlers By Kaliegh Benck / Editor-in-chief With its 10-year anniversary just around the corner, SMG-managed American Bank Center knew it had to do something big to celebrate. Since 2004, WWE events have continued to draw large crowds of loyal fans. On Tuesday, July 29, the American Bank Center chose the 100,000th to walk through the doors to win a special prize package. This package included ticket upgrades the day of the event, a backstage meet and greet with a WWE Superstar, WWE merchandise, a free six-month WWE network subscription, $100 food and drink voucher for the evening and four tickets to…
Strategic play dominates this game
Mental ability took priority over physical as students played Capture the Flag for Intramurals. “I know everyone says games are like chess and stuff, but this game is definitely like chess. We all have to be in good spots, we have to sacrifice just like in chess. This is really strategic,” student Benito Torrez said of the Oct. 8 competition. In Capture the Flag, rival teams must evade the other team’s side of the court to retrieve the ball and return to their side of the court all without having their flags being pulled. If the player’s flag is pulled…