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On Sep. 14, sophomore Brayden Russo is walking up to the tee box and looks to hit the golf ball down the fairway with his driver at the Butte Creek Country Club in Chico.

Teeing off: A look into Chico State Men’s Golf season

Alejandro Mejia Mejia, Sports Editor // September 15, 2022

After coming off of a successful 2021-2022 season, Chico State Men’s Golf prepares for an action-packed season that begins on Sept. 26, where they will play in the Western Washington University Invitational...

Cayden Hotaling getting up for a header

Wildcats bounce back in dominant fashion

Jackson Elrod, Reporter // September 12, 2022

Chico State Men’s Soccer (2-2-1) traveled to San Rafael to give Dominican University (3-1-0) their first loss of the season with a 3-0 victory against the Penguins on Thursday afternoon.  For...

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Breaking down Wildcat intramural sports

Jackson Elrod, Reporter // September 7, 2022

With the 2022 fall semester in full swing, the Wildcat Recreation Center has seen an increase in students looking to get active and involved in intramural sports. With the first season of intramurals...

chico state pregame huddle

Wildcats Men’s soccer defeats Saint Martins for first win of season

Jackson Elrod, Julia Travers, and Raymundo Sayago // September 4, 2022

The Chico State Men’s soccer team (1-1-1) started off their home opener in dominant fashion, with a 6-1 preseason win against Saint Martin’s University (0-2-1) on Sept. 1.  Both teams came...

Track and field runners at  Chico State home meet earlier this season

Board games, life’s questions and running: looking behind and beyond

Mason Tovani, Sports Editor // May 15, 2022

The sun peered through the clouds, but eventually gave way to clear skies. The stage now brighter for the Chico State seniors on the track and field team. Softball and baseball played across the parking...

Bikers congregate at the finish line after completing their races. Photo taken April 24 by Mason Tovani

Wildflower Century brings together Chico’s cycling community

Noah Herbst and Mason Tovani // May 8, 2022

My experience from behind the handlebars — Noah Herbst The chilly, morning breeze tickled at my face, blowing through the holes in my helmet as the occasional truck sped by. I clung to the narrow...

From left to right: Carissa Rodriguez, Lara Condosta, Rebecca Graham, John Brunk, Amy Bell, Elise Barnum, and Samantha Bracket.

Wildcat pole vaulters stand along atop CCAA

Javier Hernandez, Social Media Editor // May 6, 2022

The 2022 Chico State Women’s Track and Field season has earned multiple NCAA Provisional marks, but nothing has been more impressive than the dominance of the team’s pole vault student-athletes. The...

The Wildcats celebrating their seven seniors

Chico State softball pays tribute to fantastic 7 seniors during last home series

Javier Hernandez, Social Media Editor // May 5, 2022

No. 24 Chico State Softball hosted the Sonoma State Seawolves at University Softball Field from April 29-30 in their last series of the regular season, coming away with a draw. The Wildcats also commemorated...

Junior first baseman Willie Lajoie hits a single to center field.

Chico State baseball avoids sweep in dominant fashion

Johnny Maldonado, Reporter // May 4, 2022

During the four-game series it looked as if Cal State Monterey Bay would walk away with four victories, but the Wildcats were looking for vengeance in their final home game.  Game one had two...

Chico state is set to make a defensive play against Cal State San Bernardino

Wildcat softball reaps second double-digit win streak of the season

JohnnyMaldonado, Reporter // April 29, 2022

Starting off the series against Stanislaus State, the Wildcats were held scoreless until the fourth inning. Freshman utility player Hailey Seva kicked off the inning with a walk to get things started.  Standing...

Cristian Bradys jump that broke the Chico State Pole Vault record.

When preparation meets opportunity: the Cristian Brady story

Javier Hernandez, Social Media Editor // April 24, 2022

Cristian Brady’s journey began at South Hills High School when he failed to make the baseball team and had some decisions to make. As they say, where one chapter ends, another begins. After this happened...

On March 25, a group of Wildcat players looks toward the field as they play the San Marcos Cougars at Nettleton Stadium winning 18-4.

Wildcat baseball splits crucial conference matchup between San Bernardino Coyotes

Alejandro Mejia Mejia, Reporter // April 20, 2022

Chico State Baseball (29-11) traveled to San Bernardino and played the Coyotes (21-17) over the weekend at Fiscalini Field in a four-game California Collegiate Athletic Association conference matchup...

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