Sports Articles
Touching all the bases
Team picked to finish in the middle of the pack shocks the conference
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JERRY BARTOW'S MAGICAL CAREER now has a fairy tale ending shaping up. Southwestern College's baseball team has accomplished the unthinkable by winning 22 of its 24 league games and 32 overall, the best record in Bartow's storied career. The legendary coach, who has hinted that he will retire after the season, needs just one more thing for a Hollywood finale - a state championship.
Doubles Champ
Pregnancy does not slow tennis ace
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Annalee Magsino plays doubles even when she appears to be alone. Magsino, an 18-year-old member of the tennis team, is eight and a half months pregnant and still on the court. Magsino has been able to play the entire season this year despite the blessing growing inside her.
SWC alum Viri Martino is California Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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Viridiana Martino does it all. And the world is starting to notice. A Southwestern College alumna and Renaissance woman, Martino is homecoming queen beautiful, rocket science intelligent and has a wicked backhand to boot. The University of Southern California engineering student now has another bullet on her résumé, Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Sprinter races past SWC 100m record
Curtis Mitchell finds new speed from wise coaches
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Curtis Mitchell runs in fast company. And he runs pretty fast himself. Southwestern College's freshman sprinter is the Pacific Coast Conference's fastest man after winning the 100m dash in 10.48. He also raced to second in the 200m at 21.16. His 100m time is a new SWC record.
Ed Cosio designs student-athlete's playbook
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Southwestern College athletes represent us on the field, in the pool and on the court, but the one who represents them on campus is counselor Ed Cosio. From football to cross country, the coaches have referred athletes to Cosio, with good reason. "From the moment of orientation he'll be in his office until 10 p.
