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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Chico State Wildcats’ #21 Avery Pieri dribbles the ball through the defense in a game against Sonoma State Thursday, Oct. 17 at Chico State. Photo taken by Trevor Lee.

Wildcats women’s soccer settle for draw against Sonoma State

Trevor Lee, Sports Reporter // October 19, 2024

The Chico State Wildcats (4-2-6, 1-1-3 CCAA) returned home for a cold and windy evening matchup against the Sonoma State Seawolves (4-4-4, 2-2-1 CCAA) Thursday. The Wildcats took the 1-0 lead in the 32nd...

Chico State Wildcats prepare to play against Biola University in the first half of their women’s soccer game on Wednesday, Sept. 25 in Chico. Photo taken by Jason Halley.

Wildcats women’s soccer play Cal State Monterey Bay to a scoreless draw

Trevor Lee, Reporter // October 15, 2024

The Chico State Wildcats (4-2-5, 1-1-2 CCAA) played their second game of their weekend road trip against the Cal State Monterey Bay Otters (4-1-5, 1-0-3 CCAA) Sunday. Despite outshooting the Otters eight...

Chico State women’s volleyball team huddling after scoring a point in their game against Cal  State San Bernardino on Oct. 4 in Chico. Photo taken by Trevor Lee.

Chico State volleyball falls short in conference home opener against Coyotes

Trevor Lee, Reporter // October 5, 2024

The Chico State women’s volleyball team (6-6) opened their first conference home game of the season at the Acker gymnasium against Cal State San Bernardino (8-4). After dropping the first two sets, the...

Chico State Wildcats’ #5 Miles Rice celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal in the first half against Stanislaus State on Sept. 28 in Chico. Photo taken by Trevor Lee.

Wildcats men’s soccer extends winning streak to six with victory over Stanislaus State

Trevor Lee, Reporter // September 29, 2024

Chico State men’s soccer (6-1) survived a tightly contested game Saturday evening against the Stanislaus State Warriors (4-2-1). Despite being outshot by the Warriors, the Wildcats scored early in the...

Wildcats Sophomore Kassandra Nall attempts to hit the ball over the net in a game against Fresno Pacific on Sept. 6. Photo courtesy of Fresno Pacific Athletics.

Chico State women’s volleyball battles hard: Finishes 1-3 in tournament

Trevor Lee, Sports Reporter // September 17, 2024

The Chico State women’s volleyball team (3-4) faced a tough weekend of opponents after traveling to Turlock Thursday for the 2024 Stan State Invitational. Despite showing flashes of strong play, the...

Sophomore Kaylie Parola during her 2023-24 season. This was her first season as a Wildcat, and she finished 27th in the California Collegiate Athletic Association championships. Photo courtesy of Sonoma State Athletics.

Wildcats Women’s Golf shows steady improvement, finishes 9th in Swan Memorial

Nathan Chiochios, Sports Editor // September 13, 2024

The Chico State women’s golf team finished ninth to open the season in the Swan Memorial Tournament, hosted by Colorado Christian University on Monday and Tuesday. Sophomore Kaylie Parola led the...

Chico State women’s soccer team huddling up before their game against Colorado School of Mines. Photo taken by Nate Paddock on Sept. 8.

Chico State women’s soccer suffers hard fought loss against Colorado School of Mines

Trevor Lee, Reporter // September 9, 2024

The Chico State women’s soccer team played a closely contested game Sunday against the Colorado School of Mines that was a nail-biter to the very end. Despite their best efforts, the Wildcats ultimately...

Chico State women’s soccer team getting pumped up before kicking off the 2024 season. Taken by Nate Paddock on Sept. 5.

Women’s soccer flies through season opener against Regis

Nate Paddock, Sports Reporter // September 7, 2024

The Chico State women’s soccer team won 2-1 in their season opener against the Regis University Rangers on Thursday night, repeating their result of the 2023 season opener at Regis University.  The...

Preston Moll (left) going to pass the ball

Chico State Men’s Soccer handed first loss against Cal State L.A.

Nathan Chiochios, Sports Reporter // October 22, 2023

The No. 3 Chico State (10-1-3) Men’s Soccer team broke their undefeated streak with a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to the defending California Collegiate Athletic Association champions Los Angeles Golden Eagles. The...

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...

Lauren Millard takes a swing on a golf course for Rocklin High School where she played four years on the varsity team.

Chico State Women’s Golf gears up for highly anticipated season  

Kya Williams, Sports Reporter // September 17, 2023

 The Chico State Women's Golf team is teeing-up for a thrilling season as they prepare to hit the greens once again. With a renewed sense of determination and talent, the Wildcats are looking to make...

Chico State celebrates as Jiana Martin (center) scores a goal

Chico State Women’s Soccer victorious against Central Washington in Battle of the Wildcats

Nathan Chiochios, Sports Reporter // September 9, 2023

A lockdown defensive performance along with two early goals from forward Jiana Martin vaulted the Chico State Wildcats over Central Washington University in their home opener. Coming off a loss to the...

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