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Golfers making big plays on Hawaii’s Big Island

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By Michael TravisEditor in Chief The Pepperdine men’s golf team headed to the land of sun and flowered leis last week for  the Taylor Made Big Island Intercollegiate Tournament to compete against 26 of the nation’s best colleges. Pepperdine tied with Arkansas State for ninth place in the overall standings with a collective team score of 856. The three-day, 54-hole tournament … [Read more...] about Golfers making big plays on Hawaii’s Big Island

Winning big, losing hard

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By Kyle JorreySports Editor  Throughout the 2002-2003 season, the men’s basketball team has showed its fans that when players perform to their potential, they can be good. Really good. But when they don’t, when players have off games and the team gets away from the basics —shooting, defending and rebounding — that’s when bad things happen. The Waves kicked off this weekend by … [Read more...] about Winning big, losing hard

Women drop matches to USC and UCLA

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By Hailey AmatoStaff Writer  “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” These are the words of legendary tennis star Billie Jean King. The Pepperdine women’s tennis team is working out the glitches as the players push their way to the top. They know that playing the best will challenge them to step up and compete with collegiate tennis’ elite. In back-to-back matchups … [Read more...] about Women drop matches to USC and UCLA

Young team drops heartbreaker to USD

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By Kyle JorreySports Editor  What the Pepperdine men's tennis team lacks in experience, they make up for in enthusiasm. With half its season finished, the young squad can look back on a two-month roller coaster ride that's produced some big wins and some disappointing losses.  This past week was no different.  The Waves started out on a high Thursday by dominating a clearly … [Read more...] about Young team drops heartbreaker to USD

Staying ahead of the count

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A 23-year battle with brain cancer has brought him to the edge of life and back. But it’s never stopped him from coaching the game he loves.By Kyle JorreySports Editor On a cloudless spring day in Malibu — one of those days where the vivid blueness of the Pacific Ocean can almost be too much to bear — Tari Frahm Rokus Field resembles something from a painter’s canvas. … [Read more...] about Staying ahead of the count