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Senior Forward Miles Rice (#5) dribbles the ball down the field into enemy territory during a game against Cal State San Bernardino on Oct. 27 in Chico. Photo taken by Trevor Lee.

Wildcats men’s soccer holds off San Bernardino on senior day

Trevor Lee, Sports Reporter // October 29, 2024

Chico State men’s soccer (10-2-3, 4-1-3 CCAA) capped off their afternoon senior day celebration with a victory against the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes (4-4-6, 2-3-3 CCAA) Sunday. Senior forward...

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...

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...

From Chico State student to setting MLS history: Christian Wondolowski

Ricardo Tovar // November 14, 2018

Chico, not just the university, has a history of nurturing some notable sports figures. These figures include the owner of the Oakland Raiders, Mark Davis, an alumnus of Chico State, to Super Bowl winning...

Junior Isaiah Dargan boots the ball on the fly in a game last fall. Photo credit: Ryan Pressey

Headlines to look for in 2016 fall sports

Kenta Mcafee // May 18, 2016
The Orion looks ahead at the 2016 fall season and what headlines to look out for.
Sharon Galligan and Maribeth Mika, left, jump up to block a shot in a game in the '70s. Junior Ashton Kershner, right, tips the ball back to her opponent in a game last season. Photo credit: Becky "Flash" Strong & Ryan Pressey

#TBT: uniforms from the ’70s to now

Esther Briggs // February 19, 2016
The Orion takes a look back at uniforms from the '70s and sees how they have changed.

Patel, Dias lead women’s soccer team to victory

Jason Spies // October 21, 2015
The Chico State women's soccer team has been tearing up the CCAA this season in large part due to the outstanding play from the one-two punch of Lindsey Dias and Pooja Patel.
James Groh, the Orion Sports Network broadcaster for your 2015 Chico State sports season. Photo credit: George Johnston

The Orion Sports Network goes live Friday night

Lars Gustafson // October 1, 2015
The Orion sports section will be providing live play-by-play updates of Chico State sporting events with our first broadcast starting at 6:50 p.m. Friday night at the Chico State men's soccer team game against Cal State East Bay.
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