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Sand volleyball suffers uncharacteristic loss to rival USC

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Photos by Allison Hubbard Those of us who have ever played in some form of athletic competition — AYSO, high school track, golf — can attest to a basic truth in sports: there are winners and there are losers. Up until this past Tuesday, the women’s sand volleyball team only knew half of the equation: winning. Over the past three seasons, the first ever for the sport at … [Read more...] about Sand volleyball suffers uncharacteristic loss to rival USC

Men’s tennis finds success on and off the court

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Photo by Kailyn NeilThe West Coast Conference Doubles Team of the Week honors fall to Pepperdine seniors Alex Sarkissian and Francis Alcantara, better known on the courts as Sarge and Nino. Pepperdine’s top duo, and by far the top ranked team in the league at No. 15 nationally, have been triumphant for the better part of the season at 16-5 overall and 4-2 against ranked … [Read more...] about Men’s tennis finds success on and off the court

Rugby loss does not affect tournament outlook

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Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine RugbyThe Pepperdine Rugby team ended their flawless record over the weekend, losing to Santa Rosa Jr. College in their second match of the Pacific Coast Cup. The team now sits with a respectable 9-1 record, and although they did not win the PCC, their season ranking will allow them to continue into the National Championship of the National Small … [Read more...] about Rugby loss does not affect tournament outlook

Mr. All-American crowns a runner

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Photos by Arin DeGroff “Thrilling. Exciting. Everything you could have imagined,” volleyball player and MC Matt West, a junior, said in regards to the 2014 Mr. All-American pageant. For those who are unfamiliar with the event, the annual springtime beauty pageant is a competition between freshman male athletes for the coveted title as the quintessential “All-American” … [Read more...] about Mr. All-American crowns a runner

March is the time for madness

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March Madness starts today, which means everyone and their barber is filling out a bracket in hopes of calling all 65 NCAA tournament games correctly. Of course, you have a better chance of getting attacked by a shark (while a vending machine falls on top of you outside of a Wal-Mart) than you do of picking all the games correctly. But has that ever stopped us before? If … [Read more...] about March is the time for madness