For the third straight year, California Baptist University’s cheerleading team brought home the National Cheerleaders Association championship title, making the Lancers the first all-women team in history to win three consecutive titles. The women knew they would be up against stiff competition seeing as they are the defending champions. There was knowledge that every team would […]
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Sports Editor
Long-standing rivalries yield deep competition, more improvement
A rivalry between two sports teams is the strongest tool at the disposal of a fan base. The rivalry is influenced and fueled by a number of factors: the frequency of play, the similarity between schools and the value attached to it by the fans create lasting impressions in the minds of all those lucky […]
Cheer team makes history
California Baptist University’s champion cheerleading team is no stranger to winning big competitions, and they added another title to their resume with their fourth consecutive USA College Championship title on March 23. The USA College Championship competition is the largest on the West Coast. The win is only one stop on the team’s way to […]
Basketball teams make CBU history in West Region
For the first time in program history, both the California Baptist University men’s and women’s basketball teams advanced past the PacWest Tournament to the NCAA Division II West Regional. As the women traveled north to Anchorage, Alaska, the men stayed local to compete against their opponents at Azusa Pacific University. Going into the Division II […]
Dive team shows respect to rival
California Baptist University’s swim and dive teams had a record-breaking weekend at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships Feb. 11-14. Both the men’s and women’s team had a good meet, some even breaking their recorded times and scores from the previous year. But on the third day of competition, the Lancer women’s diving team showed […]
Women’s basketball player bounces back
Coming off a two-year hiatus from basketball to attend California Baptist University, Darsha Burnside, junior early childhood studies major and forward/center for the women’s basketball team, has found a university to call home. Growing up in Pasadena and eventually moving to San Bernardino, Burnside said she tried out for basketball at 12 years old when […]
Athletes build Christ-centered community with Bible study
Lancer swimmers, divers, volleyball players, cheerleaders, basketball players, Crazies and fans come together on Sunday nights for a deeper community. Walking into California Baptist University’s North Colony at 7:30 p.m., it is quiet with the exception of a car or two coming or going for the night. Approaching building A, the noise begins to pick […]
Baseball remains hopeful for upcoming spring season
After finishing the 2014 season with a record of 39-12 and going all the way to the NCAA Division II West Regionals, the California Baptist University baseball team is expected to go even farther in 2015. Gary Adcock, head coach of the baseball team, said this season will be different from the last not only […]
Wrestler driven to succeed
For some athletes, playing a sport revolves around having a long-term goal for success, one goal set for the end of the season that pushes them every day. However, some find that day-by-day goals can teach more valuable lessons than simply shooting for the highest mark at the end of a season. Matt Hickman, junior […]
Lancer taps into talents
Finding a home and community at California Baptist University, Taj Spencer, junior communication studies major and forward for the men’s basketball team, wakes up every day able to see the different ways he has been taught to have a stronger game and personal code of conduct. “He is all CBU,” said Rick Croy, head coach of […]