Category: Intramurals

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…

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…

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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…

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Del Mar Turkey Bowl is making a come back 

Isabella Skinner

On Friday, Oct. 24, the Del Mar College Turkey Bowl will return for the first time since 2015. It will take place at 12:30 p.m. on the Heritage Campus Kinesiology Track. Valdar’s Vikings and the Helm Holders will compete in a four-quarter flag football game to determine the winner. According to Margot Sorrell, who has served on the Turkey Bowl planning committee since the first game in 2008, the bowl has had a long history and a few different names. It began as a game between the English and Math departments and continued until 2010. Then, in 2012, it became…

Intramurals

Del Mar College to Launch Viking 5K run

Jacobi Lozano

Del Mar College’s Intramural Department is gearing up to host its first Viking Fest 5K Run on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Windward Campus. The race will begin at 11 a.m. at the Coleman Center and is open to students, faculty, staff, and community members. The inspiration for the event came from the success of last year’s Zombie Walk, which was held during Viking Fest and received a great turnout, according to Carla Gamez-Vela, the director of intramurals.  “This year, the Intramural team decided to take things a step further by organizing a fun and exciting race, transforming the walk…

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…

Intramurals, Sports

Branch beats Collegiate HS in early college match up

Chandler Carroll

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…

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Time runs out for undefeated Owen during tourney

Chandler Carroll

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…

Intramurals, Sports

Teams battle for the championship title at tournament

Chandler Carroll

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…