California MLB teams make final cuts, prepare for the season
March 27, 2018
Filed under Baseball, Mobile Headlines, Showcase, Sports
With opening day a week away, it's time to start thinking about Major League Baseball again. Spring training is wrapping up and teams are making their final roster cuts. With Chico having no professional sports team, many students and locals are fans of teams from northern or southern California,...
New Wildcat statue funded exclusively from donations
February 14, 2018
Filed under Campus, Community, Mobile Headlines, News, Showcase
A new Wildcat statue is coming to Chico State and it’s funded in a way that’s the first of its kind. The about $145,000 necessary for the project came from a collaborative donations effort by the Alumni Association, Associated Students, athletics and the university. The project pulled no...
Chico State sisters die in fatal car crash
January 19, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, Campus, Community, Mobile Headlines, Showcase
Brittni Frace, a returning student at Chico State, and her sister Brynn died due to a car accident while returning back to Chico Tuesday. The incident occurred on Highway 198 west of Interstate 5, according to a press release. Brittni died instantly as a result of the crash. Her sister, Brynn...
Students spend $200 to fund sports annually
May 11, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Campus, News
Chico State students pay 196 dollars annually for the sports program, in instructional-related activities fees. Every student who attends Chico State pays 280 dollars every year in Instructionally Related Activities fees. Athletics and recreation sports receive 70 percent of the IRA fee. As discussed in ...
Chico State baseball loses on a walk off
February 7, 2017
On Saturday morning, the Wildcat baseball team was defeated by Point Loma with a walk off win in San Diego. This match was the third in a four game series against the Sea Lions.Chico State started the game strong with a run scored by senior infielder, Andru Cardenas, from an RBI single hit by senior ...
TBT: Chico State athlete looks back on Make-A-Wish event
May 5, 2016
I stood alongside my peers on the Nettleton Stadium baseball field anticipating the arrival of a very important four-year-old girl. I was surrounded by fellow student athletes who were all there for the same magical reason, to grant a wish. Every other year, the Chico State Student Athlete Advisory...
Former McFarland runner carries high school legacy
March 15, 2016
Filed under Cross Country, Sports, Track and field
For first-year cross-country and track runner Veronica Garcia, the movie "McFarland, USA” (2015) is more than an inspirational sports dramatization. The story of a 1987 cross-country team put together by its coach, Jim White, happened right in her high school. Garcia began running in kindergarten,...
Wildcat women end season on the road
February 29, 2016
Filed under Basketball, Sports
Sophomore Whitney Branham led all scorers with 20 points in the last season game against the Cal State L.A. Eagles where the Wildcats fell 83-61 at The Eagles' Nest in L.A. on Feb. 27.Branham started off the night hot. The sophomore guard knocked down four 3-pointers, giving her 41 treys for the seaso...
Softball team wins second of doubleheader
February 17, 2016
Filed under Showcase
The Chico State softball team won the second game of their Feb. 13 doubleheader against the Sonoma State Seawolves, 5-0. The win brings the Wildcats' record to 2-2 in their conference. The second game was all Wildcats. Junior designated player Cyrena Taylor doubled in the top of the second inning...
Q&A: Chico State President Paul Zingg
January 27, 2015
Filed under Features
Paul Zingg, president of Chico State, has many goals, ambitions and ties. With a decorated resume and a vast collection of sports memorabilia, Zingg leads the university in its efforts toward academic and intercollegiate athletic excellence as he heads into his 12th year as president of Chico State....
A.S. to build bronze wildcat statue
October 7, 2014
Filed under News
A wildcat statue will likely be built and completed by the beginning of Fall 2015.The new statue will cost between $40,000 and $300,000, none of which will come from student fees, said Taylor Herren, Chico State's Associated Students president.Approximately $130,000 has been accumulated for the statue. T...
