Category: Sports

By John Barnum Contributor The cross country team here at USD has lately shown great success, the women earning seventh and the men earning ninth at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 28. Their success is due partly to the fact that they regard themselves as a family. In one case, […]

By Hugo Werstler CONTRIBUTOR After only three weeks of play, the simplest way to describe the mentality of our Women’s Volleyball team is that it has hit the ground running, fast. Right off the gun, these women have achieved a record of 3-0 over ranked opponents to start the season, […]

Returning players react to their emotions before and after the victory. By Davis Jones SPORTS EDITOR We caught up with junior Alaysia Brown and seniors C’era Oliveira and Chloe Ferrari after their win against #1-ranked USC last Friday. The Vista: What were your immediate reactions when you won the final […]

By Hunter Jameson ASST. SPORTS EDITOR The USD women’s volleyball team had their biggest victory in school history last Friday, as they took down the No. 1 ranked USC Trojans in four sets. With 2,014 fans packed in the Jenny Craig Pavillion, the Toreros had a solid fan base to […]

Meet the international players on the men’s soccer team. By Matthew Roberson CONTRIBUTOR When looking at this year’s men’s soccer roster, the first thing that jumps out is the number of international players. The team features a whopping six players from overseas, which includes representation from Israel, Italy and more. […]

By Davis Jones SPORTS EDITOR It was the cumulative effect of USD head football coach Dale Lindsey’s treatment at the University of Kentucky that led him to leave the football team in the sping of his freshmen season. Fifty-eight of his teammates in total would also leave the squad, believing […]

By Davis Jones SPORTS EDITOR Like me, you probably covered most of campus last week. Like mine, your calves probably took on the size of something between a navel orange and a professional softball. This might be real in your case. My legs are wonderfully average, thank you. But I […]

By Jackson Shannon contributor It was a pretty good week for Torero baseball as we were able to win the series on the road against the Saint Mary’s College Gaels. Last week I talked about how important it would be to win our remaining conference series. Fortunately, we won Friday […]

By Edwin Blebu asst. sports editor The Western and Eastern Conference semi-finals got underway on May 5 as the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder continued their journey toward becoming NBA champions. The first matchup of the day began in Oklahoma City, Okla. as […]

By Henry Kittle contributor Only the strong survive in the NHL Playoffs. The level of physicality is unparalleled by other professional sports. Hockey is played on the least forgiving surface known to man and each athlete is equipped with large wooden sticks in hand and curved blades on their feet. […]