2008 Woodie Awards
Sports Articles
Volleyball team sweeps into postseason
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The women's volleyball team capped off the 2008 regular season on the road with back-to-back 3-0 sweeps against Cal State Monterey Bay on Friday and San Francisco State on Saturday. This was the second time the 'Cats swept the teams back-to-back this season, the first was on Oct.
Women's volleyball team surprised, happy Sunday during celebration of their third-straight playoff berth
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After a hard-fought season full of dominant 3-0 victories and heartbreaking, 3-2 last-second defeats, Sunday night in Shurmer Gym Room 101, the women's volleyball players were told they were going to the playoffs. The entire team and coaching staff gathered in the classroom, nervously awaiting a live announcement show, hosted through NCAA.
Opening win falls out of reach in final moments
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A trip to the Elgin Baylor Tip-Off Classic dealt a rebuilding men's basketball program two more losses, but optimism and on-and-off-the-court spirit grew over the weekend. Head coach Greg Clink's new group of Wildcats headed to Seattle to take on Division I foe Seattle University late Saturday afternoon and gave the favored Redhawks all they could handle.
Chico youth learn with lacrosse team
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Step, throw and follow through are just some of the fundamental mechanics of lacrosse young players learned from the men's lacrosse team Sunday. The team conducts six Sunday youth clinics throughout the semester, sparking interest in the sport, head coach Paul Rocchio said.
Coming to a theater near you... 'The Wildcats'
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Do you "Remember the Titans"? What about those determined "Hoosiers" or "The Bad News Bears"? These movies featured teams with no chance of winning that were underrated going into the season, only to prove everybody wrong. If a Chico State sports team were to get a movie deal today, the 2008 men's soccer team could relate to the excitement and adversity of these successful films.
New tennis courts open doors for Chico State's tennis club
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The Wildcat Tennis Club is back on campus for the first time in more than five years, and with new courts, the club looks to get students involved in tennis recreationally and competitively. Since the construction of Yolo Hall began in May 2001, the courts have been off limits.
Angry parents lead to over-aggressive kids on field
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Sports rage: We've all heard about it, some of us have experienced it. Yelling obscenities, constant booing and heckling all seem to be part of a growing tradition in professional sports. But when the harsh remarks are aimed at young athletes and referees, the pro stigma spills over.
Connor Ramey: Saying goodbye is the hardest
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," Charles Dickens once wrote. And in a season of change for the athletic department, those words could not be more true. When the Wildcat sports teams are getting better and better despite new coaches and a carousel of new athletes, something was bound to go wrong.