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By Michael TravisEditor in Chief There is a sleeping giant in the West Coast Conference this year.  The giant has proved to be a powerhouse in the past, and now that the baseball season is about to begin it is showing signs of waking up. After a disappointing loss in the final game of the WCC championships against San Diego last season, Pepperdine baseball is primed and ready … [Read more...] about Waves looming on horizon

ShortstopBy Mike TravisEditor in Chief There is an old saying that practice makes perfect. Senior Kevin Estrada has been playing baseball since the age of four and has never stopped since. “As soon as you can pick up the bat and ball, you’re going,” Estrada said. “Baseball becomes part of your life.” Estrada was not the only member of his family who has lived the baseball … [Read more...] about Spotlight on… Kevin Estrada

By Kyle JorreySports Editor What a difference a year can make.  After advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships on the wings of a talented group of seniors, the Pepperdine men’s tennis program has made some changes, some by choice and some because of graduation.  Shortly after the end of the 2002 season, former Pepperdine coach Pete Smith took the head coaching … [Read more...] about Looking to shock the world

By Joann GroffAssistant Sports Editor After a heartbreaking loss in the NCAA National Championships last year, the men’s volleyball team is ready to go at it again — and it isn’t holding anything back. Pepperdine faced the University of Hawaii three times prior to its final match up last season, seizing the win in three or four games each time. When it came down to it, No. 1 … [Read more...] about New team, same dreams

Outside hitterBy Joann GroffAssistant Sports Editor Junior standout Fred Winters started playing volleyball to kill time until basketball season started up again. Growing up in British Columbia, Canada, Winters didn’t realize until high school that volleyball was what would dominate his future in sports. “I was always a basketball player first,” Winters said. “Then in high … [Read more...] about Spotlight on… Fred Winters