Category: Sports

Campus, Intramurals, Sports

Colors fly at Del Mar’s spring Color Run

Rogelio Garcia

The Del Mar College Color Run is an annual pre-spring break tradition at the Heritage Campus, inviting students, staff, and faculty to come together for a day of high-energy activity. The 2026 Color Run on March 4 saw participants navigate a specific route around campus while being blasted with vibrant colors and running through foam bubbles. With loud music and local food, the environment was positive and inviting. “Just seeing all the people together united either with classes, just passing by, or even from work – looking at everyone have fun and taking a break from their homework made me…

Column, Sports

Venezuela’s road to victory at Worlds Baseball Classic

Isabella Skinner

The World Baseball Classic opened  March 6 and ended March 17 in Miami, Florida, with Team Venezuela taking the win 3-2 against Team USA. The win marked Venezuela’s first win at the Classic and held symbolic meaning for the players who celebrated the win by singing their national anthem, “Gloria al Bravo Pueblo.” The WBC began in 2006 and has been held roughly every three to four years since then (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023 and 2026). It has often been compared to the World Cup in soccer, and is used to celebrate national pride and global unity. The players…

Community, Sports

Spring baseball just around the corner for the Corpus Christi Hooks

Isaiah Elizondo

The Corpus Christi Hooks begin their spring season on April 2. The Hooks will play a 138-game season with half of their games taking place at home in Whataburger Field, giving fans the opportunity to see the new era of talent for the Houston Astros. As a Double-A affiliate competing in the South Division of the Texas League, the Corpus Christi Hooks face competition across Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Last season the Hooks finished last in their division with the worst record in the Texas League (48-89). Despite last season’s struggles, the organization remains optimistic under second-year manager Ricky Rivera.…

Sports

Coastal Bend football shaken up by UIL district realignment

Isaiah Elizondo

Changes are coming to the Coastal Bend, with the University Interscholastic League’s district realignment bringing new pressure as several long-time rivals shift divisions and district.  Gregory-Portland and Corpus Christi Ray headline the changes at the 5A level, as the new district sends them south for district play. The Wildcats and Texans are set to now see five new faces in their district. This past year both teams were in a district with five Corpus Christi ISD schools and Gregory-Portland. Now under new alignment, they will have to travel to the Rio Grande Valley to play their district games.  There are…

Community, Sports

Buc Days Rodeo returns in April

Arwen Scafidi

The Buc Days Rodeo is officially set to return to the Coastal Bend from April 30 through May 10 bringing back one of Corpus Christi’s longest-standing traditions and largest annual events. The 11-day celebration not only includes the rodeo competitions – but also carnival attractions, the Buc Days Parade, and youth agriculture showcases. The rodeo is scheduled to take place inside the former American Bank Center, now renamed the Hilliard Center, where attendees can expect events such as bull riding, barrel racing, and team roping. The festival will also have other attractions to attend such as performances by well-known musicians,…

Campus, Sports

Get out the rackets: Table tennis takes off at Del Mar

Tamara Martinez

These players bring the heat, and no one is playing easy mode in this Del Mar College club. The Table Tennis Club meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 5-7:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Gymnasium on Heritage Campus.  This sport calls for patience, observation, timing, and skill, and twice a week these members meet up to play the most intense game of table tennis ever seen. This club is filled with passionate and competitive members of all ages and the weekly meetings are open to all community members. Some members, like Rick Stanley, have even been playing since…

Sports

Coastal Bend Baseball: Champions Return, Newcomers Emerge for 2026 Season

Isaiah Elizondo

Spring baseball is just around the corner here in the Coastal Bend. From district rivalries to Whataburger Field showdowns, high school players and coaches are preparing for the challenges ahead of them, as their communities rally behind them. Teams from all around the area settle their disputes on the field for one common goal, bringing home a state championship The London Pirates, one of two teams from the area to take home a state championship trophy, look to continue that same mission as they head into 2026. Leading the pack are two Power 4 conference Division I commits, Christian Olivares…

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…