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On Oct. 15, the Chico State Mens 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...

Mens golf team celebrating their victory on Oct. 3.  Photo courtesy of Chico State Sports Information

Chico State’s Men’s Golf team win Wildcat Invitational

Samuel Moore, Reporter // October 11, 2023

The Chico State Men’s Golf team emerged victorious at the Wildcat Invitational tournament on Oct. 3 at Butte Creek Country Club. The Wildcats pulled away from a tie with Sonoma State due to stellar...

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...

The Wildcats celebrate after a late score

Pieri Sisters score twice in victory over Stanislaus State

Nathan Chiochios, Sports Reporter // September 29, 2023

Finishing off their non-conference games, Chico State Women’s Soccer (5-2) found the back of the goal twice in their victory over the Stanislaus State Warriors Saturday. The Wildcats found their first...

Justin Ricketts celebrates goal

Chico State Men’s Soccer stays undefeated after close game against Biola University

Nathan Chiochios, Sports Reporter // September 16, 2023

The No. 8 Chico State Men’s Soccer team was victorious in a close game against the Biola Eagles, securing a 1-0 win Thursday, extending their win streak to five. The Wildcats, who usually dominate...

Chico State Womens Cross Country team huddles together to celebrate coming second in race. Photo by Gary Towne.

Chico Women’s Cross Country freshmen make incredible debut at first race

Julia Travers, Sports Reporter // October 4, 2022

The Woman’s Cross Country team had a considerable start to their season on Sept. 24 at San Marcos, coming in second out of 17 teams total in their first race of the season.  The Wildcats’...

Chico State Wildcats having a pep-talk before playing Saint Martins Saints

Chico State baseball sweeps Saint Martin’s in four-game series

Alejandro Mejia Mejia, Reporter // February 7, 2022

Last Friday, the Chico State Baseball team won their first game of the season 13-0 against the Saint Martin’s Saints, leading the team to win the other three games that were played over the weekend.  For...

Anita Barker is one of nine women ever selected for the Division II West Region Athletic Director of the Year Award. She has worked for Chico State for 17 years alongside her husband, Scott Barker, the head athletic trainer. Photo credit: Olyvia Simpson

Anita Barker takes a victory lap

Noah Andrews // March 25, 2019

The job of an athletic director is often thankless. There's a lot of work behind the scenes that go unnoticed. However, this is not the case for Chico State's Athletic Director, Anita Barker. Due to...

Chico State alumni, Dylan Wakefield, gave to the Chico State mens soccer team. Image Credit to Bertin Loyola.

Chico State raises thousands on Giving Tuesday

Luke Dennison // November 30, 2017

Chico State raised a total of over $214,910 through a campus wide, 24 hour long, giving day fundraiser Tuesday.Community members, alumni, students and faculty of the university took part in the all day...

Photo credit: David Molina

Language matters and internet trolls are proving it

Whitney Urmann // November 9, 2016

Last week the Chico State Athletics Department released a campaign put together by the student athletes. The campaign featured students in their uniforms with a pull-quote next to them that identified...

The Wildcats slam down a spike in the tough loss against Cal State L.A. Photo credit: John Domogma

Women’s volleyball swept by Cal State LA

Jason Spies // September 21, 2015
The Chico State women's volleyball team was swept by Cal State LA in three sets: 26-24, 25-17 and 25-20.
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