Sports
No loyalty anywhere in sports
With different sports teams winning championships every year means a certain type of people come out from the shadows.
Bandwagoners seem to always pop up...
Swimmers prepare for finals
The San Joaquin Delta College men and women’s swimming team is heading to the Big 8 swimming championships on Thursday through Saturday.
The team has...
New talent cleaning up baseball
America’s pastime has been revitalized with a new wave of athletes.
Gone are baseball’s shadow of the steroid era, as the illegal enhancer has withdrawn...
Concussions major concern for Mustangs athletes
A new blood test to detect the presence of concussions could change the way athletes and coaches respond to head injuries, according to researchers...
Baseball sinks lowly vikings early
On April 2, the Delta College baseball team showed little mercy on the Diablo Valley College Vikings with a 10-4 beat down at Nick Cecchetti Field.
Athletes make good with second chance
Lady Mustangs Guards Tiara Tucker and Brittany Butler returned to the courts after suffering injuries that derailed their early college careers.
Butler, 19, entered her...
Staff writer’s picks top five all time NFL free agents
Jerry Rice to Oakland
In the early 2000s the Raid- ers were Super Bowl contenders and with the addition of Rice the Raiders would go...
Freshman pitchers starting off strong
The Delta College baseball program opened Big 8 conference play on the shoulders of three undefeated freshmen starting pitchers.
Redshirt freshmen Alex Dentoni and Lucas...
Tennis star suspended
On March 7, tennis star Maria Sharapova tested positive for a drug named “Meldonium” at the Australian Open.
Meldonium is a blood flow drug used...
Mustangs split weekend Conference doubleheader
On Mar. 12, The Mustangs’ Softball team began Big 8 Conference play with a doubleheader against the Sierra College Wolverines at Bucky Layland Softball...
Johnson continues to guide Mustangs to postseason
Student-athletes come and go every two years at San Joaquin Delta College, but one thing remains the same every season for the women’s basketball...
Baseball team brings out the broom
On Feb. 27, the Mustangs (11-1, Big 8) finished a three-game sweep of Napa Valley to keep pace in a com- petitive division.
“We’re a...
Farewell ‘Black Mamba’
Kobe Bryant’s importance in the NBA has affected future players.
“The way he plays his game and the way he strategizes, I’m influenced. It’s more...
Opening doors for athletes to move on
The life of a student-athlete can be challenging, but young individuals combat this with support from their teammates, coaches, and the overall atmosphere that...
Softball team roughing up opponents
Punxutawney Phil has stepped into the light and declared it an early spring in 2016, and what screams spring more than softball in February?
Delta’s...
Royals win World Series over Mets
After coming up short to the San Francisco Giants last year, the Kansas City Royals returned to the World Series and defeated the New...
Delta athletics end 2015 on high note
The year of 2015 is in the record books for athletic teams at San Joaquin Delta College.
The women's soccer program led by Northern California...
Mustangs win Gridiron Classic over American River College
Delta College (7-4) claimed the Mustangs first bowl victory since 2012 against the American River College Beavers (7-4) with an overtime score of 24-17...
Lady Mustangs complete best season in program history
The Delta College women’s soccer team (15-3-3, 8-3-3 Big 8) ended the regular season with a 2-0 shutout over the visiting Diablo Valley College...
Delta football earns bowl bid
Rally leads to 42-35 victory over rival Modesto Jr. College
The Delta College Mustangs (6-4, 4-1 Valley Conference) rallied past the Modesto Junior College Pirates...
