NOAH GODWINAssistant Sports Editor Ph. courtasy of Graham Shea/Ass. Ph. Edit. If Saturday’s alumni baseball game was any indication of how good this year’s team will be, then this season has the promise of being even more special than the last. Last season’s team won the West Coast Conference Tournament and was one win shy of knocking out eventual national champion California … [Read more...] about Baseball kicks off season by winning Alumni game
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Waves look as promising as ever
NOAH GODWINAssistant Sports Editor “We want more dog piles,” junior pitcher James Johnson said.That attitude just about sums up the outlook and goals of the 2005 edition of Pepperdine baseball. Last season ended with a loss to eventual national champion California State University, Fullerton, but not before the Waves won the West Coast Conference Tournament on a dramatic … [Read more...] about Waves look as promising as ever
Hoop Scoop: Don’t give up, don’t ever give up on these Waves
GARRETT WAITSports Editor The basketball season has been such a rollercoaster ride this year for both the team and its fans that I don’t know what to think just yet. I was one who bought into the hype. This was supposed to be our year, the year we get back to the NCAA tournament and maybe even wreak some havoc on somebody’s brackets. I guess that’s why they play the … [Read more...] about Hoop Scoop: Don’t give up, don’t ever give up on these Waves
Sports Inciter: Say yes to the Winter X Games
GARRETT WAITSports Editor I love the hype of this week’s best sporting event. The people flocking to a town for one thing and one thing only. Reporters lining up to cover it. The athletes putting themselves on the national stage. The camaraderie, the pageantry, the constant coverage on ESPN. The Super Bowl? No way, the Winter X Games. I am an extreme-sports fiend. I love the … [Read more...] about Sports Inciter: Say yes to the Winter X Games
Waves bit by Lions to drop fifth-straight
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Photo by Ben Young/Ph. Editor The Pepperdine men’s basketball team went into Gersten Pavilion looking to continue its recent dominance of cross-town rival Loyola Marymount University. The Waves won 13-straight games against LMU until Saturday night. The streak came to a screeching halt as the Lions handed Pepperdine a brutal 63-46 beating. The Waves … [Read more...] about Waves bit by Lions to drop fifth-straight