Spring Break
A valiant effort by the Hornets fell short as Eastern Washington defeated them 4-3 in the Big Sky Championship game Sunday at Gold River Racquet Club in Sacramento. (0) comments
The Sacramento State women's golf team placed fifth at the conclusion of the Big Sky Championships on April 23. Although the team rallied to post its best round on the final day of the tournament, it wasn't enough to close the 17-hole gap set by first place champion Portland State. (0) comments
From the West Coast to the East Coast and back, Izmena Cabrera has done much more than just rack up frequent-flyer miles.
The junior left fielder for the Sacramento State Hornet softball team has made quite a splash in her first year at Sac State.
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Sacramento State second baseman Taylor Watanabe and catcher Brett Tanigawa were both born and raised in what most refer to as paradise - the Hawaiian Islands - and more exactly, Oahu island.
Coach John Smith said that Watanabe and Tanigawa, both fifth-year seniors who red-shirted their first seasons in 2004, have shown vast improvement since crossing the Pacific Ocean to come to Sacramento.
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LeBron James
Cameron Ross
The NBA season has concluded and playoffs have begun. Teams will now see their true leaders and most valuable players emerge with clutch performances when they matter most.
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Katz recruits another to his new team
New men's basketball coach Brian Katz's second player signed to the Hornets is Antonio Flaggs, a 6-foot-3-inch, 130 pound swingman from Diablo Valley College.
Flaggs was the second leading scorer on a team that won the Big 8 Conference. He also co-captained the team that went 26-8 overall.
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Freshman Artur Klimenka came to the United States from Belarus for opportunities not available in his homeland.
At one time he was ranked No. 131 in the world at the under-18 International Tennis Foundation level, where many professionals have once played.
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Matt McDougall has been kicking around a ball since 1997 and has no intention of stopping anytime soon. In addition to being the Sacramento State men's soccer goalkeeper coach, he also coaches for the San Juan Soccer club and the San Juan Thunders, while also playing professionally with the Major Indoor Soccer League as the goalkeeper for the California Cougars. (1) comment
The Hornets made a valiant comeback effort against the Santa Clara Broncos on Tuesday, but couldn't overcome an early 6-2 deficit, losing 7-6 and dropping to 19-24 on the season. (0) comments
New basketball coach Brian Katz was ready for the job before the job was ready for him. Without a set of office keys, a desk or even a OneCard, Katz dove into his first day of work on April 10 to take command of and turn around a team that finished its last season with a 4-24 record.
"If you can meet a coach and he's ready right then and there, he's a good coach," point guard Vinnie McGhee Jr. said.
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The Sacramento State men's tennis team has conquered Big Sky competition in the regular season and is ready for the league tournament.
With a 7-0 record, the Hornets will be the top-seeded team and they are eager to reign over the Big Sky again.
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For the seventh consecutive season the Sacramento State women's tennis team has won the Big Sky regular season title.
The Hornets were 8-0 against Big Sky competition, giving them 50 consecutive wins in their conference dating back to 2002.
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This year the Sacramento State track team has been leading conference competition from the beginning of the season to the present.
A big reason for the team's success is that distance runners have stepped up and emerged as conference leaders. The athletes do not receive the glory that sprinters receive, but they still go the extra mile - literally.
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Too many experts
Justin Tejada
I sense belligerence in the air. It must be that time of year again. Y'know, where all the stat-junkies and die-hard team fanatics come out to parlay mock teams and trade grades and percentiles instead of blows. Then again, I have borne witness to some of these sessions ending up in fisticuffs, but I digress. When it comes to the NFL, it revolves around three events: the Super Bowl, the Combine and the Draft.
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Junior earns another Player of the Week
Softball's Jamie Schloredt was named Pacific Coast Softball Conference Player of the Week after the Hornets 3-1 victory over Portland State last week.
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The age-old saying 'practice makes perfect' is a good way of describing the Sacramento State softball team this season.
Although the team isn't quite perfect, with every team practice it takes a step in the right direction.
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In a crucial series with Santa Clara University, the Sacramento State softball team did what it had to do: It won all four games against the Broncos over the weekend.
Heading down the home stretch the Hornets can see the top spot in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference and an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.
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The Sacramento State baseball team lost a non-conference game to the San Francisco Dons Tuesday 9-8 at Benedetti Diamond. Don shortstop Tavo Hall singled home the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning to break the 8-8 tie. (0) comments
The New Mexico State Aggies won both games in a WAC doubleheader against the Sacramento State baseball team by score of 5-3 and 11-5 at Hornet Field Saturday. The Hornets (10-8 WAC, 19-22 overall) have now lost the first three installments of the scheduled four-game series against the Aggies (8-11 WAC, 21-25 overall). (0) comments
It was a warm day at Hornet Field as the New Mexico State Aggies used the long ball to beat Sacramento State 7-4 today in the first game of a four-game WAC series. The Aggies had 12 hits in the game, four of which were home runs, as they improved their conference record to 6-11 (19-25 overall) while the Hornets dropped to 10-6 in the WAC (19-20 overall). (0) comments
The women's rowing practice has the energy level similar to that of a championship basketball game. Many would agree that the reason for the constant upbeat attitude, so rare in a group of 50 women, is due, in no small part, to one of the team's youngest varsity members: Kellie Cook. (0) comments
The Sacramento State women's tennis team defeated Eastern Washington 4-0 in the Big Sky Conference tournament semi-finals Saturday at Gold Rivet Racquet Club. (0) comments
The Sacramento State men's tennis team defeated Montana 4-3 in the Big Sky semi-finals Saturday at Gold River Racquet Club. (0) comments
The Sacramento State men's tennis team lost to Eastern Washington 4-3 Sunday in the Big Sky Conference Championship game at Gold River Racquet Club in Sacramento. (0) comments
The Sacramento State women's tennis team defeated Northern Arizona 4-0 in the Big Sky Conference Championship Sunday at Gold River Racquet Club in Sacramento. With the victory the Hornets earn their seventh consecutive conference championship and move on to the NCAA Tournament. The team's overall record improves to 21-6 overall. (0) comments
The Sacramento State women's golf team placed fifth at the conclusion of the Big Sky Championships Wednesday. Although the team rallied to post its best round score on the final day of the tournament, it wasn't enough to close the 17-hole lead held by eventual champion Portland State. (0) comments
As the Sacramento State track and field team enters the middle of the season, it's still trying to get on the same page with the men's 4x100 meter relay team.
The team is headed in the right direction, coach Kathleen Raske said.
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The Sacramento State women's tennis team marched into the Big Sky Conference tournament and won four consecutive points in two consecutive days.
They didn't lose a match, posting 4-0 victories over Eastern Washington on Saturday in the semifinals and Northern Arizona on Sunday in the final match.
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