The Athletics have all the pieces for a World Series title run
Alex Martin, Reporter
September 27, 2020
The Oakland Athletics are going back to the playoffs for the third year in a row, but for the first time as a division winner since 2013. With the coronavirus pandemic still around, Major League Baseball decided to have a shortened season that was limited to just 60 games. This season the playoff forma...
The most memorable games I covered in the spring
Matthew Wreden, Sports Editor
September 27, 2020
One of the final games I covered for The Orion in the spring turned out to be one of the best games of basketball I have ever attended. It was March 5 when the CSU, Stanislaus Warriors entered into a packed Acker Gym to take on the Chico State Wildcats. It was the first round of the CCAA pla...
San Francisco Giants in hunt for playoff spot
Nick Despotakis, Reporter
September 16, 2020
The San Francisco Giants were projected to come in last place in the NL West with a 25-35 record and a 9% chance of making the playoffs in the shortened 60-game season. Giants fans were spoiled the past decade as they got to see the team win three World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014 ...
Los Angeles Lakers chasing first championship since 2010
Alex Martin, Reporter
September 14, 2020
The Los Angeles Lakers are back in the playoffs for the first time since the 2012-2013 NBA season where they were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round. They are chasing their first championship title since 2010 and their 17th in franchise history. In each round, the Lakers lost the first ga...
Chico State softball continues to push through pandemic
Alex Martin, Reporter
September 10, 2020
Before COVID-19 shutdown sports in March, the Chico State softball team was riding a 19-2 record, including 8-0 on their home turf. Sam Mulock and Kristin Worley, who were seniors the previous school year, purposely came back to school for a fifth year with the intention of playing another year of ...
Chico State baseball players discuss unorthodox recruitment process
Nick Despotakis, Reporter
September 8, 2020
COVID-19 has been a catastrophe for college sports teams and has led to an abnormal recruiting process for players and coaches. The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) was forced to cut the baseball season short in March which left players nervous on how to showcase their talent...
Chico State runners adjusting to canceled season
Matthew Wreden, Sports Editor
September 5, 2020
Cross country head coach Gary Towne instills a very simple catchphrase for his team to follow: If you aren’t taking steps forward then you are taking big steps backward. This catchphrase seems easy to understand, but as we enter another month of COVID-19, it’s important that his athletes conti...
Wildcat Alumni Spotlight: Corey Silverstrom
Arrow VanAbrams, Staff Writer
May 26, 2020
Photo By Tom Andreason A Chico State education can give someone the skills needed to excel in their future career. Alumni Corey Silverstrom’s career of choice is basketball. After a successful European league rookie campaign, you could say he is excelling. Silverstrom’s rookie year in pro...
Chico State baseball reflects on cancelled season
Matthew Wreden, Staff Writer
April 24, 2020
Jorge Perez (44) scores against Fresno Pacific University and fist bumps Turner Olson (35). Photo Courtesy of Chico State Sports Information. About a month has passed since the Chico State baseball team heard the devastating news of their season ending due to the coronavirus. The team was on a bu...
Closing of the WREC takes away more than just a workout
Arrow VanAbrams, Staff Writer
April 13, 2020
The WREC during the April shutdown. Photo courtesy of Arrow VanAbrams. The closing of the Wildcat Recreation Center may have stung the morale of the student body more than the closure of any other campus building. Many students heavily depend on the WREC to help them cope with the stress of studies ...
19-2 softball season comes to an abrupt finish
Alex Martin, Staff Writer
April 7, 2020
The Chico State softball team was preparing for its next series against Sonoma State when they received unfortunate news. Following a redhot 19-2 start, the Wildcats stood at first place in the CCAA standings. Soon after, however, the team found out their season would be cut short due to the COVID-19 pa...
COVID-19 infects NCAA playoffs
Karina Cope, Staff Writer
March 30, 2020
Coach Greg Clink watches his team play from the sidelines.Photo courtesy of Ryan McCasland/Chico State Athletics. The cancellation of various athletic programs across not only the country, but the globe due to COVID-19 has devastated many. Chico State athletes have felt this hard loss first hand...
