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Nick Sanders, Reporter

Nick Sanders, is going into his second semester at Chico State after finishing at Butte College last fall. He is looking forward to working for The Orion this semester. Nick hopes to learn how to become a better writer and reporter through this experience. After graduating Nick would love to work as a Sports Broadcaster for the San Diego Padres or any sports organization.

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Men's basketball team huddle up going over plays during timeout. Taken by Nick Sanders on Feb. 9.

[Photo] Chico State men's basketball falls short in grueling away game battle

February 12, 2024

Men's basketball team huddle up going over plays during timeout. Taken by Nick Sanders on Feb. 9.

Miles Daniels shooting wide open mid-range vs. the Broncos.

Afifi records career-high in win over the Broncos

Nick Sanders, Sports Reporter
December 5, 2023

After losing their first conference game on Thursday to the San Bernardino Coyotes, the Chico State Men’s Basketball team added their first California Collegiate Athletic Association win of the season...

Sophomore Jojo Murphy vs. Yotes defender

Chico State Men’s Basketball loses first game of season

Kya Williams and Nick Sanders
December 2, 2023

No. 5 Chico State Men's Basketball team faced a challenging defeat against the No. 4 San Bernardino Coyotes at the Wildcats home game Thursday night losing 67-70. The Wildcats, in a highly anticipated...

Chico State players await a corner kick

Chico State Men’s Soccer fall short in penalty shootout

Nick Sanders, Sports Reporter
November 7, 2023

Chico State Men's Soccer fell short in the California Collegiate Athletic Association tournament quarterfinals against the No. 5 San Marcos Cougars in a 4-5 penalty shootout on Sunday. Both teams came...

Carson Zarate celebrating his game-tying goal.

Chico State men’s soccer ends regular season with a tie

Nick Sanders, Sports Reporter
November 4, 2023

After clinching the fourth spot in the California Collegiate Athletic Association tournament, No. 11 Chico State men’s soccer team tied against the Stanislaus State Warriors in their last match of the...

Chico State Women's Soccer has exciting victories over the weekend 

Chico State Women’s Soccer has exciting victories over the weekend 

Kya Williams and Nick Sanders
October 31, 2023

Chico state women's soccer had an exciting weekend as they won impressive games against San Francisco State Gators Thursday (2-1) and Cal State Monterey Bay Sea Otters Sunday (1-0).    On Thursday,...

Carson Zarate celebrates his goal in the first half

Men’s soccer keeps playoff hopes alive in close win

Nick Sanders, Reporter
October 28, 2023

No. 5 Chico State Wildcats kept their playoff hopes alive with a win against the Cal State San Francisco Gators 2-1 on Friday.   It all started with sophomore Carson Zarate, who scored off a...

Chico State huddles before the game vs. the Dominguez Hills Toros on Sunday

Chico State adds tie to weekend series

Nick Sanders, Sports Reporter
October 25, 2023

No. 5 Chico State Wildcats come up with a tie against the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros 1-1 on Sunday, their fourth tie of the season. The Wildcats were not able to notch a goal in the first half....

On Oct. 15, the Chico State Men's Soccer team huddles up before playing their match against the Humboldt Lumberjacks.

Undefeated Chico State Men’s Soccer tie over the weekend

Nick Sanders, Sports Reporter
October 17, 2023

No. 3, Chico State Men’s Soccer team (10-0-3) remains undefeated after a 1-1 draw on Sunday against the Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks. The Wildcats have yet to lose a match this season. The Wildcats...

Carson Zarate Celebration

Chico State Men’s Soccer splits weekend series

Nick Sanders and Nathan Chiochios
October 11, 2023

The No. 3 Chico State (9-0-2) men’s soccer team tied against the No.7 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (7-0-3) Friday and defeated the Cal State San Bernardino Yotes (5-2-3) on Sunday, remaining undefeated in...

Miles Rice header

Wildcats remain undefeated after match against Cal State San Marcos

Nick Sanders, Sports Reporter
October 4, 2023

The No. 3 Chico State Men’s Soccer team remains undefeated after a scoreless match Sunday against the Cal State San Marcos Cougars. The Wildcats, who usually score early in games, weren't able to...

Cayden Hotaling vs. Dominican

Chico State men’s soccer continues to dominate moving to 6-0

Nick Sanders, Sports Reporter
September 20, 2023

The rising No. 5 Wildcats extend their record to 6-0 keeping them undefeated after beating Dominican 3-0 on Saturday night. The Wildcats offense was quiet throughout most of the first half. It wasn’t...

Team Celebration

Chico State men’s soccer extends win streak to four

Nick Sanders, Sports Reporter
September 14, 2023

No. 8 Chico State netted five goals in their win against Saint Martin’s University Saturday. It all started with junior forward Miles Rice's goal in the first minute of the game. Scoring early has been...

Miles Rice attacking the ball against a defender

Two early goals earn Chico State Men’s Soccer win over Western Washington University

Nathan Chiochios and Nick Sanders
September 6, 2023

The Chico State Wildcats came out hot in the first half, scoring twice in the first 15 minutes, and were able to hold on and win 2-0 against Western Washington University at the University Stadium. The...