Volume 44, Issue 5. Today is

SPORTS

Off-season training vital to success - MCC athletes prepare for play with various strength-training programs

While most students were fortunate to enjoy their three months of summer freedom since the end of the spring semester, many MCC athletes have been attending off-season practices weekly to prepare for their fall and winter...


SPORTS TALK w/ Nick Kosmider:

Big money can’t replace chemistry


Thunderbirds tip-off at preseason tourneys

Though it is still early in the fall season MCC was able to get their first look at the Men’s Thunderbirds basketball team on Saturday, Oct. 7. The Thunderbirds took on Central Arizona Vaqueros and the Phoenix Bears at the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) Basketball Jamboree held at Scottsdale Community College...


After tough start, volleyball team wins 4; improves division standing

It was only a matter of time before the Mesa women’s volleyball team would start putting more marks in the win column. Though the Lady Thunderbirds started with just a 1-9 record on the season, many of their losses were heartbreaking close defeats. The team has not allowed the losses to disrupt their season, however...


Soccer team on a roll

There is a certain mark that goes along with being the leading team in a conference. The Mesa Lady Thunderbirds are beginning to feel that mark on their chests as they continue their march through the ACCAC season. As of Oct. 17, MCC remained atop of the ACCAC with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and two ties...


MCC falls to tough Snow squad

Traveling to Ephraim, Utah on October 7th, the Mesa Football team knew it had a tough task ahead of them. The Snow Badgers are undefeated and ranked number two in NJCAA polls. They kept their record in tact defeating the Thunderbirds 44-6. The Thunderbirds played well in the first half. After going behind 10-0, MCC scored...


Inaugural Hall of Fame event to honor former Mesa standouts

On Nov. 3, Mesa Community College will hold its first Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner at the Dobson Ranch Inn on South Dobson Road in Mesa. Proceeds of the event will go to the Athletic Scholarship Fund
The dinner, which is being presented by the Dwight Patterson Sports Academy, is being put on to honor administrators, community...