Takashima looks to future

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Kelsey Takashima is finishing up her last year playing Pacific volleyball with a bang. Last week Takashima earned the conference honor of Northwest Conference’s Volleyball Student-Athlete of the week. With 34 kills, a .391 hitting average, five service aces, seven … Continued

McHolland looks to team in playoffs

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This season, Pacific’s volleyball team has high hopes for going to the playoffs, and sophomore Mariah McHolland does her part to achieve that goal. McHolland, who has played volleyball for eight years, said she feels lucky to be part of … Continued

Murray stays involved despite injury

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After winning the conference championship last season, the men’s soccer team this season is ending on a different note. The team currently has a 4-6-1 record in conference and an overall record of 4-10-1. Senior Patrick Murray has contributed to … Continued

ESPN features football play

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If you had to guess if Pacific won a football game or was the number one play on ESPN’s Sportscenter’s top 10, what would you pick? The Boxers are still making positive strides towards their first win, but Saturday Oct. … Continued

Boxer goal keeper last line in defense

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Defense has been an important part of the women’s soccer team’s progress this season. The main aspect of the Boxer defense is goalkeeper Brittany Hartmann. The women’s soccer team is currently in the middle of the pack when it comes … Continued

8-to-11-man football transition vital

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Eight-man football is not an uncommon adaptation of the larger game more often played with 11 players on the field. Smaller high schools that tend to struggle with fielding a full team will often times drop from an 11-man offense … Continued

Trickery plays: Future goal set

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Trick plays in football are often considered as being big explosive happenings where halfbacks launch passes to the wide out, or when “flea flickers” result in game-winning touchdown passes. This has not been the case the Pacific University Boxers. Upon … Continued

Student coach bolsters team

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Justin Rooney, a sophomore at Pacific, has been around the game of football his whole life and enjoyed being a part of the game enough to continue on into the coaching world. After playing his freshman year at Pacific as … Continued