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Landon Hunt

Landon Hunt, Sports Editor

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Vaquero sophomore catcher Andrew Cosgrove hits an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning to come within one run of Riverside City College in the wildcard playoff game on Tuesday, May 3, at Pershing Park in Santa Barbara. The Vaqueros could not keep the momentum going and lost 3-2.

SBCC baseball eliminated with final loss in regional playoffs

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
May 3, 2016
City College infielder Michael Montpas, No. 5, rounds second base on his to third base for his stand up triple on Friday, April 29, at Pershing Park in Santa Barbara Calif. The Vaqueros lost the game 7-3 but finish the season in second place and begin the playoffs on Friday, May 6.

City College Vaqueros baseball wins 7-3 against Allen Hancock

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
April 29, 2016
City College infielder Wesley Ghan-Gibson (No.7) hits first career homerun and drives in two runs on Saturday, April 23, at Pershing Park in Santa Barbara. The Vaqueros beat Ventura 6-1 and remain in second place in the division.

SBCC baseball wins 6-1 against Ventura, places second in state

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
April 23, 2016
Vaqueros’ designated hitter Nicolas Bereaud (no. 25) hits one of his two doubles against College of the Sequoias in game two of a three game series on Friday, February 12, at Pershing Park. Bereaud went 4-4 with two home runs, one of them a grand slam in the first inning, and collected seven RBI’s in Fridays 13-10 win.

SBCC baseball star holds stellar performance throughout season

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
April 15, 2016
Vaquero’s Pitcher Ian Clark (No. 23) contributed to the team’s four game winning streak, now moving them in first place in Western State Conference North Division on Thursday, April 7, at Pershing Park in Santa Barbara. The Vaqueros beat Oxnard 2-0.

Vaqueros beat Oxnard Condors 2-0, continuing winning streak

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
April 7, 2016
City College outfielder Nicholas Allman (No. 2) watches a high pitch go by as he draws the walk to load the bases in the bottom of the fourth inning on Saturday, March 12, at Pershing Park in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Vaqueros could not overcome the Pierce offence and lose 8-2.

SBCC Vaqueros baseball conquered by LA Pierce

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
March 12, 2016
Vaqueros’ catcher Jake Gagain (No. 24) strikes out in the fourth inning against the Cuesta Cougars on Tuesday, March 1, at Pershing Park. The Vaqueros' 10 strike outs contributed to its 9-0 lose. .

SBCC Vaqueros baseball defeated by Cuesta Cougars

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
March 2, 2016
Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros men’s baseball team played host to the Condors from Oxnard College on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 25, at Pershing Park in Santa Barbara. Starting Pitcher Steven Ledesma gives up a run scoring single in the first inning before settling down and helping his team record a (7-2) victory over the Condors.

SBCC Vaqueros baseball earns fifth win against Oxnard Condors

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
February 26, 2016
Michael Montpas lines out to right field on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 23, at the Pershing Park. City College beat Moorpark, 6-2.

Vaqueros beat Moorpark Raiders 6-2, splitting two-game series

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
February 24, 2016

SBCC athletic department adopts ‘It’s On Us’ campaign

LANDON HUNT, Associate Editor
February 15, 2016
Vaqueros’ designated hitter Nicolas Bereaud (no. 25) hits one of his two doubles against College of the Sequoias in game two of a three game series on Friday, February 12, at Pershing Park. Bereaud went 4-4 with two home runs, one of them a grand slam in the first inning, and collected seven RBI’s in Fridays 13-10 win.

SBCC Vaqueros baseball wins competitive three-game series

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
February 13, 2016

Society needs to stop blaming Muslims for extremist terrorism

LANDON HUNT, Associate Editor
December 4, 2015
Wide receiver Calvin Crockett (No. 6) catches a 46 yard touchdown pass for the Vaqueros football team Saturday afteroon, Nov. 7, at La Playa Stadium. Santa Monica beat City College, 37-21.

Vaqueros lose to undefeated Santa Monica College 37-21

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
November 8, 2015
Antelope Valley quarterback Blake Shepherd, (No. 1), crosses into the end zone to score past City College defensive lineman Lordes Jones, (No. 90) tying the game at 38-38 at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at La Playa Stadium. City College later won the game in ovetime 41-38.

City College gets victory against Antelope Valley in overtime

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
November 1, 2015

Weekly webcast 10/23

LANDON HUNT, MEGAN RANDOLPH, MEGAN ROBERTS-KING, and MARISSA WHISMAN
October 23, 2015

Breaking free from emotional confines of organized religion

LANDON HUNT, Associate Editor
October 23, 2015
Vaqueros running back Chad Woolsey (No. 24) strides into the end zone for a touchdown with opposing team members in pursuit, bringing the score for Santa Barbara 6 to 7 over rival team LA Valley, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at La Playa Stadium, Santa Barbara City College. The game ended in a 27 to 28 loss for City College to LA Valley.

Vaqueros fall short 28-27 in final seconds against LA Valley

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
October 17, 2015

Weekly webcast 10/16

LANDON HUNT, MEGAN RANDOLPH, MEGAN ROBERTS-KING, MAC WALBY, and MARISSA WHISMAN
October 17, 2015
Ed Gover, head volleyball coach at Santa Barbara City College, has been coaching the lady Vaqueros for over 20 years. He has won four coach of the year awards and the Vaqueros have won three straight conference titles and over 300 matches under his leadership.

Women’s volleyball flourishes with SBCC coach Ed Gover

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
October 12, 2015
Vaquero’s punter Joel Whitford, 22, has moved a long way from his hometown in Neerim South, Australia, to play for the Santa Barbara City College football team, Friday afternoon, Oct. 2, at La Playa Stadium. Before coming to Santa Barbara, Whitford trained with Prokick Australia in kicking and punting; this season is his first experience playing American football.

Australian punter takes kicking skills to SBCC’s football field

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
October 5, 2015
Santa Barbara City College outside hitter Katelynn Womack (No. 18) gets the ball past College of the Canyons blockers to score a point in the fourth match, 17-18, on Wednesday night, Sept. 30 in the Sports Pavilion in Santa Barbara. The Vaqueros beat the Cougars, 3-1.

Womack’s big fourth set leads Vaqueros volleyball over Canyons

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
October 1, 2015

Weekly webcast 9/25

LANDON HUNT, MEGAN RANDOLPH, MEGAN ROBERTS-KING, and MAC WALBY
September 25, 2015
Vaqueros forward Blayne Shoffit (No.2) comes in to steal the ball successfully from Canyons defensive player Kailey Marquez (No. 12) during the first half of the match against College of the Canyons, Friday Sept 18, at La Playa Stadium. City College walked away with 1-0 for its fourth win of the season out of five games.

Gustafsson’s early goal gives SBCC 1-0 win over Canyons

LANDON HUNT and MARCOS PONCE
September 21, 2015
Vaqueros quarterback Brandon Edwards (No. 8) drops back against East LA on Saturday Sept. 19 at La Playa Stadium. They would fall short on their comeback effort.

Vaqueros lose another close game in the dying seconds

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
September 19, 2015

Weekly webcast 9/18

LANDON HUNT, MEGAN RANDOLPH, MEGAN ROBERTS-KING, and MAC WALBY
September 18, 2015
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Concussion effects continue creating controversy for NFL

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
September 14, 2015
Receiver Elijah Cunningham (No. 13) of City College attempts to make a catch in the end zone Saturday afternoon Sept. 12 at La Playa Stadium. City College beat Hancock, 21-20.

Vaqueros overcome 10-point deficit to beat Hancock, 21-20

LANDON HUNT, Sports Editor
September 12, 2015

Weekly webcast 9/11

Landon Hunt, Megan Randolph, Megan Roberts-King, and Mac Walby
September 11, 2015
Administrative Assistant Alexandra Thierjung drives one of the City College's two new hybrid cars, Friday, April 24, in the East Campus faculty parking lot. This fall the Alternative Transportation Plan will be offering incentives for students who use alternative transportation to get to school.

SmartRide to bring ride share program to City College students

LANDON HUNT, Channels Staff
April 27, 2015

Pilot mental health: the forgotten factor in airline safety

LANDON HUNT, Channels Staff
April 17, 2015
The City College men's volleyball team celebrates after a victory against Moorpark College on Wednesday, April, 8, in the Sports Pavilion in Santa Barbara. The Vaqueros will play Long Beach City College for a spot in the playoffs at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 10, 2015.

Men’s volleyball says goodbye to sophomores, sweeps Moorpark

LANDON HUNT, Channels Staff
April 13, 2015
Outside hitter Taylor McCluskey (No. 4) returns the ball over to the other side and scores a point during their match against L.A pierce, Wednesday, March 25, in the Sports Pavilion at City College. The Vaqueros won after a closely tied game with a 3-5 victory.

Vaqueros overcome slow start to defeat L.A. Pierce in five sets

LANDON HUNT, Channels Staff
March 25, 2015
Outside hitter Taylor McCluskey (No. 4) scores the winning shot for the Vaqueros during their match against Long Beach, Wednesday, March 18, in the Sports Pavilion on East Campus in Santa Barbara. City College won with an unopposed 3-0 victory; the next home game will be against L.A. Pierce on March 25 at 6 p.m.

City College sweeps Long Beach, moves back into playoff picture

LANDON HUNT, Channels Staff
March 18, 2015
Vaqueros outside hitter Jaiden Pina (No. 8) returns a low volley headed his way during the during the first set in a match against El Camino, Wednesday night, March 11, in the Sports Pavilion on East Campus in Santa Barbara. The Vaqueros played three close sets with scores of 25-22, 25-20, and 26-24 amounting to an overall 3-0 win. Their next home game will be against Moorpark College on Friday, March 13.

City College offense stalls early, men’s volleyball suffers 3-0 loss

LANDON HUNT, Channels Staff
March 16, 2015
City College right-handed pitcher Kit Larson (No.18) throws a fast ball in the second inning at a home match against Ventura College, Thursday, March 12, at Pershing Park in Santa Barbara. The Vaqueros led the second inning 2-0 and finished the inning with five runs brining the score to 5-0 and ended the game with an overall score of 12-1. The next home game will take place Saturday, March 14.

Sean Barry strikes out 12, throws two-hitter in 12-1 rout of Ventura

LANDON HUNT, Channels Staff
March 14, 2015
Vaquero’s libero Casey Alper (No. 10) twists into a dive to catch a volley during the fifth set in a match against Santa Monica College, Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the Santa Barbara Sports Pavilion on East Campus. Despite their overall loss of 2-3, the Vaqueros played a close game, tying in the first four sets only to lose the final set by 2 points with a final score of 16-18 in the fifth set.

City College stages dramatic comeback, falls short in final set

LANDON HUNT, Channels Staff
February 27, 2015
Matt Jones, head coach of City College’s men’s volleyball team, does training of his own at East Beach, Friday morning, Feb. 13, in Santa Barbara. Jones set multiple records as a four-year starter for the Harvard men's volleyball team, and is now in his second season coaching the Vaqueros.

Record-breaking Harvard alum brings volleyball savvy to SBCC

LANDON HUNT, Channels Staff
February 16, 2015
City College catcher James Hill (No. 15) tags out East Los Angeles College first baseman Larson Anzaldo (No. 10), allowing no scored runs, Thursday, Feb. 12, at Pershing Park in Santa Barbara. The Vaqueros went on to close out the game 5-0, making for a 5 game winning streak.

City College baseball shuts out East L.A. 5-0 in preseason finale

LANDON HUNT, Channels Staff
February 14, 2015
City College outside hitter Taylor McCluskey (No. 4) returns a volley headed his way during the second set scoring a point against Palomar, Friday, Feb. 6, in the City College Sports Pavilion. The Vaqueros walked away with a 3-1 victory in their first home game of the season.

City College vaqueros take down Palomar in men’s volleyball

LANDON HUNT, Channels Staff
February 7, 2015
City College Guard Sean Keyes (No. 33) races down the court looking for an open teammate to pass the ball to as he’s blocked by opponents from Los Angeles Pierce College, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, in the Sports Pavilion. The Vaqueros lost 92-46.

SBCC men’s basketball falls to Pierce after poor shooting night

LANDON HUNT, Channels Staff
January 29, 2015
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