Author: Chandler Carroll

History

Rose Bowl then bust: DMC’s sports history

Chandler Carroll

Despite not being involved in team competitive play today, Del Mar College has a long and rich history of success from 1939 through the ‘70s when the Vikings conquered the Gulf Coast, South Texas, and Pioneer conferences.  The “Cagers” were the first Del Mar competitive sports team with their inaugural basketball season in 1939 and joined the Gulf Coast Conference in 1941. They changed their name to the “Vikings” in 1945 to match their mascot, who was created the same year the Cagers began playing.  After this name change, the Vikings began to have more winning seasons throughout the ‘50s,…

Intramurals, Sports

Color run kicks off on Del Mar Heritage campus

Chandler Carroll

Intramural sports ended their semester with a blast as they held the color run on Wednesday, Nov. 19, around the Heritage Campus. The event was packed with color, music, pictures, snacks, medals, and free shirts, as well as some controversy.  The two-lap adventure traveled around General Academic buildings A and B with a stretch along the music building before ending back where they began, in front of the White Library. Along the way there were a handful of volunteers at color stations where students would be blasted with different colored dyes if they wanted; others were cheered on as they…

Sports

Valdar’s Warriors conquer Turkey Bowl

Chandler Carroll

Valdar’s Warriors battled their way to victory as they defeated the Helm Holders 28-14 in Del Mar College’s first Turkey Bowl since 2015. Held on Friday, Oct. 24 at the newly renovated track and turf field on the Heritage Campus, the flag football event helped commemorate the 90th anniversary of Del Mar College and was filled with free food, music, exciting football, raffle prizes, and a piñata as well as events and awards for everyone who wanted to show up and be involved. Valton Stinson, Director of TRIO Support Student Services and SSS Stem led the way for Valdar’s Warriors…

Sports

Del Mar graduate Green wins silver in Serbia

Chandler Carroll

After countless hours of training and preparation, a week-long journey across the world, and multiple hard-fought battles, Del Mar graduate Edward Green saw everything come to fruition as he won the silver medal in his weight class as well as helped Team USA win silver as a team at the World Championship of Chess Boxing in Serbia Sept. 21-28. Green’s first challenge was a competitor from France who was rated nearly twice as high in chess. “Before the fight I felt like I was one of the weakest chess players there, because on paper I am,” Green said when talking…

Intramurals, Sports

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

Chandler Carroll

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…

Intramurals, Sports

The Outsiders dominate Team Flight to be crowned 3v3 champions

Chandler Carroll

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, Sports

Intramurals heats up with 3v3 basketball

Chandler Carroll

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…

Community

Former DMC graduate goes to International World Championship of Chess boxing

Chandler Carroll

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…

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…