With their heads up and smiles on their faces, the softball team ended their season of ups and downs with something to be very proud of. Despite their many young players, girls dropping out, and the team having only one pitcher, they managed to pull off almost triple the amount of last year’s wins, according to head coach Pat Grennan.
Year: 2008
The only female swimmer heads for championship
Christina Courtney, the only female on the Pierce College swimming team, has qualified for the state championships, which take place tomorrow through Saturday at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. She made it through last week’s conference championships, and now moves on to the 2008 California Community College Athletic Association State Swimming and Diving Championships.
Tennis Wrap-up
The Pierce College tennis team ended the season, 7-3, making it to the playoffs as one of the top two teams. Many came in as new players, including the No. 1 player at Pierce, 18-year-old freshman Kostya Omelyanchuk. “I bring confidence to the team,” he stated.
Big Baseball Story
Brahmas baseball lives to fight another day after a pummeling of the Eagles of L.A. Mission College, 18-9, Thursday. “This is a big game for us,” explained first baseman Eric Bloom during pre-game warm-ups. “If we win, we have a shot at the playoffs.” Pierce College needed a win and a loss by L.
The latest feel-good film
After a recent series of disappointing films, “Made of Honor” finally brought back the happy and feel-good film moviegoers have been longing for. Patrick Dempsey, star of ABC’s hit show “Grey’s Anatomy,” plays Tom, a bachelor and serial dater who has been best friends with Hannah since they met at a college party a decade earlier.
Iron Man Review
Hollywood is mad with superhero fever. Last year, audiences saw the final installment of the “Spiderman” trilogy, possibly the most successful comic book adaptation yet. Hoping to ride off the success of their web-slinger, Marvel has opened the summer movie season with their Swiss Army knife of a superhero: “Iron Man.
Passion of paralyzed theater teacher thrives
Seated under dimmed lights, while the woody smell of props fresh from the shop floats up from the stage, is Valorie Grear. She whispers directions to lighting and sound technicians, her eyes never leaving the actors rehearsing before her – it becomes obvious that the theater is where she belongs.
Hands-free cell phone use while driving may be harmful
Speculation in the world of psychology suggests the law banning the use of hand-held cell phones while driving, which goes into effect July 1, may do more harm than good. The issue of “cognitive capture,” or the idea that conversations on cell phones are the cause of accidents and not the actual holding of them, was reported on by the Los Angeles Times March 25, A letter from Norman Mineta, former secretary of transportation, was run with the article in the online edition.
Farmwalk
Pierce College went back to its agricultural roots, putting construction and expansion aside to celebrate the 16th annual Farmwalk on Sunday. Animals from the city joined the animals from the farm, along with some exotic animals from as far as South America, at this unique event where, for one day, Pierce opens up its farmland to the community to both entertain and educate children and adults.
Campus Wi-Fi in the works
Wireless Internet access is in the works for the Pierce College campus, but according to Information Technology Manager Mark Henderson, “we haven’t fleshed out all the particulars yet.” The hazy details include the cost of the project and the funding source, the timeframe in which it will be completed and the areas where Wi-Fi will be installed on campus.