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Valley fighters showcase hottest new sport
It was a pure bloodbath on January 27th as Arizona’s best Mixed Martial Arts fighters brought their skills to the ring during Rage in the Cage at Fort McDowell Casino. It was a cold evening but that did not stop the fighters from bashing skulls into the night, and...
T-birds drop tough one to South MountainThe Mesa men’s basketball team hosted the South Mountain Cougars on January 24th in a hard fought game that neither team wanted to lose. One team must triumph, however, and this night it was the Cougars that won by a score of 77-68. The game was much tighter than the score may suggest with the game being as close as three points with under a minute to play. In a hard fought first half...
New coach takes helm of women’s soccer team
If the Mesa women’s soccer team is to improve on last year’s stellar season, which included a run to the National Championship tournament, they will have to do so under the reigns of a new coach. Karine Inoue will be taking over for former head coach Tim Barmettler who will be stepping down to focus on teaching and coaching at Gilbert Highland High School. Barmettler will also...
Lady T-birds top Cougars, continue rolling
It was an up and down battle on Wednesday the 24th when the Mesa women’s basketball team took on the South Mountain Cougars, but in the end, Lauren Hall and the rest of the Lady Thunderbirds led Mesa to a 66-63 victory. First year Mesa head coach Kori Stephenson said after the game, “The hard work ethic these ladies showed in practice paid off tonight.”...
MCC track stars off to Division I homes
It is off to the Bluegrass State for Mesa track and field star Rashaud Scott. The 21 year-old, who is becoming a walking record book at MCC, has accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Kentucky. Scott will be coached by Doug Reynolds, a former MCC thrower. Last season Scott broke Reynolds’ ten year-old discus record, one coach Selmer Olsen said he thought would never be broken...