2008 Woodie Awards
Sports Articles
New coach brings new expectations
By
Excitement surrounds the men's soccer team as the Wildcats kick off the season with new head coach Felipe Restrepo. Restrepo was hired from UC Davis, where he spent seven years as the Aggies' assistant coach. His love of soccer began at a young age. He received his first pair of soccer cleats at 9 from his cousin who played for the San Jose Earthquakes.
Outlaws overcome 6-run deficit in miracle win
Gossage, Kovacs carry the load on offense
By
Aug. 30, 2008
After 7 1/2 innings, and a 6-0 deficit, the Chico Outlaws' offense came alive against St. George starter Mac Nelson and then reliever Claudio Galva for a seven run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning, giving the Outlaws a win in the first game of its final homestand.Outlaws run over Roadrunners; clinch series win
Caughey tosses complete-game shutout
By
Aug. 31, 2008
After a raucous comeback win on Friday night, the Chico Outlaws took it to the St. George Roadrunners from the start on Saturday evening at Nettleton Stadium, winning 5-0. Starting pitcher Trevor Caughey, a former member of the Baltimore Orioles franchise, brought his A-game, delivering a complete game shutout: scattering only three hits over nine innings.Outlaws fall to Roadrunners in season finale
By
Sept. 1, 2008
The Chico Outlaws dropped its season finale to the St. George Roadrunners on Sunday evening, with a score of 2-4.1...2...3 Dodgeball
By
Sept. 1, 2008
Friendly yet competitive athletics was the scene at the Dodgeball Tournament held Sunday.Men's soccer begins new era with scoring touch in win
By
If the feel of a 4-1 victory against Yuba City College on Thursday night did anything, it foreshadowed a bright season for the Wildcats. The preseason scrimmage was the first time the men's soccer team took the field this year. The strength of the young roster was on display as they punished the 49ers from start to finish.
Connor Ramey: Fall of new faces
By
The summer started with such promise: The baseball team was hosting the NCAA Regionals - which they had never lost while hosting - Scott Bauhs was on his way to the Olympics and the almighty women's basketball team was ready to reload. But as school begins, things have changed.
Women's soccer looks to repeat
By
Lightning may strike twice for the women's soccer team as it is favored to win the California Collegiate Athletic Association title again this season in a preseason coaches' poll. But head coach Kim Sutton doesn't seem to put much emphasis on it. "It's purely a coaches' poll and what they think.
Women's soccer wins season opener
By
Aug. 28, 2008
It took 4:46 into the first half of the Chico State women's soccer season opener against Notre Dame de Namur before Wildcat Brittney Doty pelted Chico's first goal of the game en route to a 5-0 win against the Argonauts. Another pair of goals was added before halftime by midfielder Kelsey Ikemoto and forward Molly McFadden as the Wildcats outworked their opponents with a total of 25 shots, seven of them on goal, compared to one shot by the Argonauts.Men's soccer surges in second half to secure preseason win
By
Aug. 30, 2008
Despite a lackluster first half of play, the Wildcats rallied in a big way to bookend their preseason with another win, shutting out Holy Names University 3-0, Friday at home.Coach leaves; assistant set to replace
By
After an exceptional season in which the women's basketball team went 28-6 overall and 17-3 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, head coach Molly Goodenbour left the Wildcats to become the head coach of the UC Irvine Anteaters. Goodenbour departs after two winning seasons at the helm of the Wildcats, which included last year's trip to the NCAA West Regional playoffs, where the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves unseated the CCAA champion Wildcats to end their magical season.
Redeem Team returns USA's basketball glory
By
The 2008 Olympic Games was a showcase of athleticism displaying the physical abilities of superstars from around the world. Michael Phelps won more gold medals in a summer than any other Olympian, Jamaica's Usain Bolt blazed on the track with three of his own gold medals and host-country China won 51 gold medals.