Squad looks to veteran leadership, work ethic as No. 2 seed in NCAA Div. II bracket. For the second consecutive year, the Toro men’s soccer team clinched the CCAA Regular Season Championship, becoming only the second program in three decades to accomplish back-to-back titles. But their postseason took an early hit on Nov. 14, when […]
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To Dominguez Hills and back again
Love of the game takes Alpha Sowe from Freetown to SoCal. International student-athletes sometimes hear that their journeys to the U.S. will be filled with challenges. Turning a dream into reality almost always comes at a cost. And for those who leave their home countries to chase sports glory, that cost can be especially steep. […]
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McKibbin caps off Toros soccer career with top CCAA honors
By Jeremiah Rojas, Co-Managing Editor The 2024-2025 soccer season didn’t play out as the Toro men’s team had hoped. Although the program claimed its eighth CCAA Championship last month, the squad fell to the CSULA Golden Eagles on Nov. 24, in the second round of the NCAA Div. II Championship tournament. Despite the abrupt end […]
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Toros, Coyotes square-off in stadium showdown
By Alizah Salazar & Viri Garcia Gallardo, Staff Reporters The stadium showdown against CSU-San Bernardino at Dignity Health Sports Park on Oct. 17 may have ended in draws for Toro men’s and women’s soccer teams, but there was still plenty to celebrate before and after the games. The afternoon started with Brooke Bailey, the sister […]
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Two Sides of the Same Coin
Mexican-Americans are a big part of the market for the Federación Mexicana de Futbol in the United States. Photo by Javier Perez By Javier Perez, Sports Editor The hot California sun beams down on 93,000 soccer fans in the Rose Bowl in the city of Pasadena. Mexico and the United States are in a deadlock […]