GARRETT WAITSports Editor Pepperdine women’s soccer Head Coach Tim Ward is one of the youngest head coaches at the university. His eight-year tenure has taken the Waves from a team struggling to reach .500 to a program that competes for the West Coast Conference title and in the national tournament year in and year out. He’s also a husband and father of two as well as a … [Read more...] about Women’s soccer coach strums to a different tune
Sports
Waves fall short against Stanford
JANE LEEAssistant Sports Editor Last week Head Coach Gualberto Escudero boldly announced that if his No.-8 women’s tennis team knocked off the No.-1 team in the country, he would get a tattoo on his arm. A few days before the much-anticipated match between Pepperdine and Stanford, Escudero began a search for tattoo parlors in Marina del Ray. He was even ready to go back to a … [Read more...] about Waves fall short against Stanford
Alum Morgan moves on to Yahoo! Sports
JEN ISOStaff Writer One of Pepperdine’s journalism graduates, Dave Morgan, has decided to leave his job at the Los Angeles Times to work as an executive editor at Yahoo! Sports. Morgan said that after 20 years of deputy sports editing with the Times, he was ready to move on. Although it was hard leaving his co-workers, with whom he had formed strong relationships, Morgan knew … [Read more...] about Alum Morgan moves on to Yahoo! Sports
WBC shows Americans aren’t that good after all
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant The inaugural World Baseball Classic ended Monday with Japan’s victory. Baseball players representing 16 countries fought hard, but the Japanese team won it all. However, one question remains: Why didn’t the United States even make it to the semi-finals? It was not because the Americans didn’t care about this classic, but it was because the rest of … [Read more...] about WBC shows Americans aren’t that good after all
Waves hang tough in loss to OU
JANE LEEAssistant Sports Editor The 15th-seeded Waves came out on the court in full force with all the energy they could muster. They came out with their core fans, a group of about 20 covered in orange and blue who were often heard cheering louder than the hundreds of others surrounding them. They came out with celebrated sophomore guard Daphanie Kennedy, who would turn heads … [Read more...] about Waves hang tough in loss to OU