Sports

Lakers can relight the tired fire

Few people enjoyed watching what looked like a promising Lakers season flame out in spectacular fashion. Off-season acquisitions Dwight Howard and Steve Nash had their worse seasons in years. Meanwhile, Lakers veteran Pau Gasol floundered in head...

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Chanting Chapman’s teams to victory

For many students, the thought of college evokes anticipation of loud sports arenas and fields, greasy hot dogs and painted faces chanting songs from the stands. At Chapman, this experience seems a distant dream. However low campus spirit may be,...

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Four championship appearances highlight SCIAC success

Photos by Adam Ottke, Artem Barinov, Dev Mehta, and Kate DeSalvo With the first year of full-fledged SCIAC competition winding down, Chapman’s athletic teams experienced a mix of highs and lows. But despite the varied results, coaches and...

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Tennis teams staggers in SCIAC championships

It was a disappointing season’s end for the men’s and women’s tennis teams in their first SCIAC championships Friday and Saturday. The men managed just a single win in their three matches, while the women dropped two back-to-back losses. The...

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Homophobia is still present in play

An avalanche of applause greeted NBA center Jason Collins for coming out as the first openly gay male professional athlete currently on a major league sports team last Monday. But in the very week that much of the country was congratulating...

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Women’s lacrosse heartbroken after title loss

It was a tear-jerking end to an exciting league campaign that had seen the women’s lacrosse team make it to the SCIAC championship game in its first season as a conference member. Despite two standout playoff performances, Chapman fell to the...

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Baseball ends first losing season since 1995

It hasn’t happened in 18 seasons. The baseball team ended its first SCIAC season with a losing 18-21 record – a first for the baseball program since 1995 when Chapman went 16-20. But despite the lackluster showing, the team put together a 15-1...

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Sports Spotlight: Dylan Trumbull

1. What made you choose to attend Chapman?   I wanted to play water polo all four years of college and Chapman also had a great art program. 2. Who was your favorite cartoon character as a kid?  I was so hyper as a kid, so I can’t think of...

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