Category: Sports

Raymond Ayala / Sports Editor / The USD Vista What do you consider a sport? I have asked myself this many times, and have had many debates with my friends about the topic. It seems that in our modern sports culture, almost any sort of activity that involves competition can […]

Darrin Hall / Staff Writer / The USD Vista The Toreros’ golf team wrapped up the fall season by winning the Kauai Golf Invitational hosted by the University of Hawaii, held on Nov. 3-5 at the Puakea Golf Course. The team blew away the field thanks to stellar second rounds […]

Raymond Ayala / Sports Editor / The USD Vista Number 1: GonzagaStrengths: Gonzaga has been the king of the college mid-majors for almost a decade now and it does not appear as if anything will change in the years to come. Weaknesses: Gonzaga had some early bad news this year, […]

Kiva Herman / Staff Writer / The USD Vista The women’s soccer team, ranked 15th in the NCAA, improved to a 3-0 record in WCC play in a sweep of the Bay Area visiting opponents, San Francisco and St. Mary’s. With both victories, the Toreros now improve to 11-3-2 overall […]

Gyno Pomare / Staff Writer / The USD Vista With a pair of wins this weekend the women’s volleyball team has improved to 14-3. The 20th ranked Toreros have beaten the Santa Clara Broncos and St. Mary’s Gales. Ashton Basch had a pair of great games in order to help […]

Eric Ebner / Asst. Sports Editor / The USD Vista For my first article in The Vista, I would like to write about something that most sports fans do not care about: the Detroit Lions. Being from Michigan, near Detroit, I was speechless as the “Lie-downs” disappointed me once again […]

Darrin Hall / Staff Writer / The USD Vista The San Diego Padres baseball franchise could be for sale. After a dismal year for the Padres that includes owning one of the worst records in Major League Baseball, 49 percent of the franchise is up for sale. However, the report […]

Blake Trimble / Guest Writer / The USD Vista The following is from the perspective of a student who traveled with the Chargers for their game against the Raiders on Sept. 28: The past 48 hours has been a packed, rigorous and tiring schedule for the San Diego Chargers. They […]

Rubin Resnick / Chief Copy Editor / The USD Vista The Morehead State University Eagles found themselves in a no-fly zone over Torero Stadium this past Saturday, and needless to say, they encountered some rough turbulence. The Eagles, bearing little resemblance to their similarly named professional football counterparts in Philadelphia, […]

Raymond Ayala / Sports Editor / The USD Vista Being from the Bay area, I know what it is like for a sports team to waste money on an athlete. True, when my teams spend the big bucks, I’m excited and pleased that my team obviously shows they want to […]