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Padres fans gather at Petco Park to meet players and participate in activities.

Padres FanFest Is Out of the Park

February 22, 2012 • Bo Templin and Tyler Hagen, Staff Writers

Fans gathered at Petco Park for Padres FanFest earlier this month. Padres players including outfielder Cameron Maybin, third basemen Chase Headley, and pitcher Clayton Richard. The jumbotron announced that the FanFest drew nearly 18,000 Padres enthusiasts throughout the day. Fans were able to walk...

Super Bowl

February 3, 2012 • Caroline Glass, Online Arts Editor

Everyone’s favorite sporting event is coming up this Sunday. No, not the curling championship, it’s the Super Bowl. We asked the Mustangs about their traditions, preferred team, favorite commercial, and the importance of the Bowl to them, and here is what they had to say: “I hardly...

The alumni soccer game during the event. Photo by Gabby Catalano.

Alumni Soccer and Goal-A-Thon Event

January 18, 2012 • Gabby Catalano, Writer

Many parents and students braved the cold weather to watch the SDA alumni soccer game on Jan. 7 at the SDA stadium. Families were bundled up in winter clothing, sipping hot chocolate and cheering on the women’s and men’s alumni and SDA’s varsity soccer teams. The women’s alumni played the girls...

Autumn Opener

September 27, 2011 • Anna Sheridan, Sports Editor

In mid-August, while most SDA students were still enjoying the lazy lifestyle that they had become accustomed to since late June, fall athletes began to train. Fall athletes, unlike any other season, are asked to give up their summers to start their schedule. While winter and spring sports are asked...

Field Hockey Beats Four D1 Schools

September 23, 2011 • Sarah Kochanek, Assistant Sports Editor

The girls field hockey team beat Westview on Sept. 21, earning their fourth win in a row versus a Division I school. The team started the season off with an away game loss to Poway 4-2 on Sept. 7. Then they played LCC at home on Sept. 9, even though there was no school due to the power outage. This game...

Senior Kailie Pasko leaps to make a shot at the Carlsbad goalie, unfortunately the Lancer is one of the best in the county and blocked the shot.

Girls Lacrosse Take on Cbad

May 2, 2011 • Pauline Disch, Sports Editor

As the clouds cleared on Friday, April 29 SDA’s girls lacrosse team was preparing to face one of the top 10 teams in the county, Carlsbad. Both schools warmed up in the heat and took the field at the blow of the whistle. The first half was not the strongest for the Mustangs as Carlsbad scored eight...

Disch at the Plate, April 8

April 8, 2011 • Pauline Disch, Sports Editor

Well, the first week of Padres season is coming to a close and, personally, I like what I see. I will admit that I was pretty nervous for this season with the loss of Adrian Gonzalez considering he was really one of our only power hitters, but apparently I was wrong. After watching the Padres play in...

Injured Athletes of SDA

March 28, 2011 • Anna Sheridan, Assistant Sports Editor

You’ve seen them around campus, the injured athletes of SDA, sporting full leg braces for ACL tears, hobbling about on crutches, nursing broken bones in a cast. Students not only have to deal with their physical injury. The emotional toil also factors in to the dramatic changes in their everyday...

This is Madness. March Madness.

March 18, 2011 • Aaron Steger, Ty Gibson, Sports Writers

Feeling a little crazy? It’s that time again. With spring rolling around the corner, March Madness is back. With an expanded field of 68 teams and a new TV deal, the action promises to be more hectic than ever. Aaron Steger and I, the self-appointed college basketball experts, believe the tournament...

Soccer Seniors Say Farewell

February 19, 2011 • Pauline Disch, Sports Editor

It was a cold and windy night on Feb. 17 at the soccer field, but this wintery weather didn’t stop parents and students from coming to cheer for their Mustangs. It was the last home game for SDA and the girls battled within the Valley League against the Canyon Crest Ravens. Before the game players...