One minute an athlete is on the verge of stardom and the next is barely able to roll out of bed. Teams can go from championship contenders to cellar-dwellers seemingly overnight. Everything can change in an instant and that's all thanks to one of the most influential variables in all of sports— the injury.Whether it's a career-ending torn ligament a slight high-ankle … [Read more...] about Sidelined Superstars
Dunphy closes in on 500
It might have seemed a normal and easy win for the No. 1 Pepperdine men's volleyball team last night against Grand Canyon University a school debuting its second season of men's volleyball but there was something very special about this home match.Not only was it the seventh consecutive win of the season but it was also the 499th career victory for Head Coach Marv Dunphy.Dunphy … [Read more...] about Dunphy closes in on 500
Appreciating the journey home
The journey home— it is an age-old archetype deeply engrained in humanity. Odysseus sailed the seas fighting off a six-headed monster navigating his way through a whirlpool and evading the call of the sirens— all out of a burning to return home to his beloved Penelope. Lemuel Gulliver evaded tiny people giant people and pirate people in his quest to get back home. … [Read more...] about Appreciating the journey home
Tennis team set for Southeast swing
The Pepperdine men's tennis team will play all the way across the country this weekend and hope to improve upon what has become their biggest hurdle of the season— doubles play. The No. 16-ranked Waves will play at No. 28 Alabama on Friday afternoon and No. 19 Florida State on Saturday looking to add two wins to their 4-3 record.The Alabama Crimson Tide showed strength in … [Read more...] about Tennis team set for Southeast swing
Musical mastermind discovered
Sara Banta's eyes lit up and a warm smile appeared on her face as she recalled her first meeting with her piano student Rex Lewis-Clack more than four years ago."It was right in this room the Pepperdine music instructor began, looking reflectively at the piano across her studio. She told of how Rex and his mother, Cathleen Lewis, came into her office to assess if Banta and Rex … [Read more...] about Musical mastermind discovered