Celebrating the Santa Cruz Warriors On and Off the Court
As the echoes of basketballs dribbling on the court synchronized, there were a million other tasks going on behind the scenes at the Kaiser Permanente Arena. The marketing team was overseeing ticket sales, the tech team was checking lights and setting cameras, operators were timing...
UCSC Men’s Basketball Welcomes New Coach to the Court
A new school year is a time for new beginnings. As wide-eyed first years sit at their desks for the first time and bleary-eyed seniors trot to campus pickup basketball games, a new coach overlooks the court at West Gym. Matthew Malone was hired as...
UCSC’s Resident Olympian: Izzy Connor
Isabelle Connor hates midterms like any other first year. Calculus and Physics stress her out, but the pressure falls flat when compared to the bright lights and big stage of the Tokyo Olympics. Connor competed in the Olympic games alongside her six teammates on the...
UCSC Slugs Compete in the Coast to Coast Championship, Taking Home 8 Wins
When the UC Santa Cruz track and field team received the green light to compete in March, they had less than two months to prepare for the Coast To Coast Championship (C2C) in Maryland. Training started at twice weekly, before progressing to five times a...
UCSC Banana Slugs are Back in the Game
Outside the East Gym, you see a familiar campus scene. Phones lay flat across the blue basketball courts to light up the night sky. Music bounces off the concrete from bluetooth speakers while students dribble under the moonlight. But as UC Santa Cruz athletes started...
Leaves, Logs, and Linebackers: Santa Cruz Claims The Stump in a Victory over Soquel
“The Stump,” a durable redwood barrel that might ordinarily be tossed into a wood chipper, is a wood-carved trophy that symbolizes a rivalry spanning six decades and a lifetime of high school football. Its a tradition that has remained uninterrupted since 1965 — even through...
Santa Cruz Warriors Hopes For G League Title Crushed with Semifinal Loss to Lakeland Magic
The Warriors closed the book on their 2021 campaign, a season unlike any other for this team. Reporters who cover the Warriors sat in the press conference waiting room and talked about how this team felt much closer and tighter knit than previous iterations. “I’ll...
Santa Cruz Warriors Win Ninth Game in a Row and Secure a Spot in the G League Playoffs
The Santa Cruz Warriors are blazing their way into the postseason on a hot streak, rattling off nine straight victories and clinching a playoff berth with their 10-3 record. Despite losing key players to injury or NBA call ups, Kris Weems’ squad has persevered and...
Santa Cruz Warriors Heat up in G League Bubble
Since starting the season 1-3, the Santa Cruz Warriors have been on fire, ripping off a five game winning streak over their recent games. They currently sit in a four way tie for third in the standings, two games back from the first seed. Though...
A Glimpse into the Santa Cruz Skate Scene
This article was written prior to the COVID-19 outbreak. The sound of wheels scraping smooth cement echoes throughout Derby Skate Park. Skaters gain speed as they glide down the sides of the snake run into the bowl. Someone speeds across, launching himself out of the...