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Experience

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Experience

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Experience

College sports go for green

College sports go for green

Kendall McClure, Staff Writer
May 21, 2026

If colleges are going to treat athletes like employees, they might as well pay them like employees. That’s the argument driving the push for financial compensation across collegiate athletics. With recent...

Politics and female athletes jump for tip off.

Political Issues in WNBA

Kendall McClure, Staff Writer
May 21, 2026

The WNBA is entering its 30th season with a ton of traction. The newly formed expansion team, the Golden State Valkyries, recently became the first women’s sports team in history to reach a $1 billion...

No. 12 Elyse Baldwin beats a defender during the first half of a game against Contra Costa College Nov. 4.

Women’s soccer gears up for exciting season

Koen Steers, Staff Writer
May 4, 2026

The LMC women's soccer team is looking forward to next season, where their core of veterans and rising stars will hopefully dominate the competition. The Mustangs are coming off of their most successful...

No. 35 Brendan Lister swings in an at bat against Yuba college March 31.

Lister swings one for the home team

William Trowbridge, Sports Editor
May 4, 2026

Brendan Lister sees baseball for what it is. Not an activity, but work. Rather than look away, he faces each day head-on. The first baseman, wearing No. 35 for the Mustangs, has quietly become one of...

Jesus Cano pictured near the dugout in Dodger Stadium

Courtesy of Leroy Yau

Cano’s journey to The Athletic

William Trowbridge, Sports Editor
May 4, 2026

Jesus Cano’s path from Los Medanos College to becoming the Atlanta Braves beat reporter for The Athletic isn’t just impressive, it’s the kind of story that reminds you why people fall in love with...

No. 2 center fielder Nate Liddicoat makes a swing in an at bat against a low pitch at home in a 4-3 win against Chabot College Feb. 25.

Mustangs charge into postseason

William Trowbridge, Sports Editor
May 4, 2026

The Los Medanos College baseball team is heading into the playoffs on fire after putting together one of their most complete seasons in recent years. LMC enters postseason play with a 26-13 overall...

Emmett Medders receives care from athletic trainer Brian Powelson

The truth about injuries

Lillian Greene, Staff Writer
April 23, 2026

Around 4.4 million people received medical attention in 2024 for injuries caused by sports and recreational equipment, according to the National Safety Council. It is not uncommon for an athlete to...

Baseball is a mental sport

William Trowbridge, Staff Writer
April 23, 2026

The grind of a Major League Baseball season is something you don’t fully understand until you really think about the number: 162 games. Almost 10 times an NFL season and more than double an NBA season....

The reality of sports betting

William Trowbridge, Sports Editor
April 22, 2026

The games we love once stood on their own. Here’s how things have shifted in the NFL, NBA and MLB. Drama once drew audiences, alongside rivalry matchups and upset outcomes. Lately, attention has drifted...

The injury atheletes are talking about

Kendall McClure, Staff Writer
April 16, 2026

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears are quickly turning into one of the most common and dreaded injuries in college sports, and student-athletes at Los Medanos College are definitely feeling it.  With...

A baseball umpire officiates a game. Courtesy of Mark Mauno

ABS System improves baseball

William Trowbridge, Staff Writer
April 9, 2026

 Out of nowhere, strikes got sharper this season in Major League Baseball. Not overnight, but through a slow shift that finally clicked. Fans had enough. Voices grew louder each year as tension built...

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