Record-breaking Sac State running back says tradition is key to Hornets’ success
September 12, 2019
In just two years at Sacramento State, junior running back Elijah Dotson has compiled numbers and accomplished feats many players wish to see over the course of their entire college career. 1,629 rushing yards, 299 receiving yards, 2,331 total all-purpose yards and 16 total touchdowns later, the first...
Sac State baseball team has maple fever
July 1, 2019
The Sacramento State baseball roster includes players from around the world, with seven international players on its roster, including six players from Canada. Senior pitcher Tanner Dalton, sophomore infielder Steven Moretto, freshmen pitchers Connor Sparks and Zack McQuaid, and freshmen infielders Dylan...
Sac State pitcher hopes to be ‘powerhouse’ Pittsburgh Pirates need
June 18, 2019
As a five-year-old boy growing up in Los Angeles, Austin Roberts’ first team experience with baseball was in Little League with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now, at 20 years old, Roberts will begin his professional career with the Major League equivalent. Story continues below photo. The Sa...
Q&A: Track and field athlete, Khala Clarke, spends her free time blogging
May 15, 2019
Third-year track and field athlete Khala Clarke made the Sacramento State Hornets team her sophomore year after a 12-day tryout. Her love for track began after trying various sports in high school through her coaches’ recommendations, and track was the sport that stuck with her. Although the 400-meter hu...
Q&A with Sac State women’s golfer Sofie Babic
May 6, 2019
For the second time in three seasons, the Sacramento State women’s golf team won the Big Sky Conference championship and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The State Hornet sat down with team leader Sofie Babic to talk to her about golf and her progression at Sac State. Babic, a native of Sweden, said she has been...
Senior outfielder having career season after rough college start
April 28, 2019
Sacramento State senior outfielder Nene Alas, in her fourth and final softball season as a Hornet, has gone from struggling in her first two years to having the second highest batting average on the team. “I didn’t initially perform the way I wanted to or get the results I wanted and how I chan...
Sac State football athlete Andre Lindsey signs with Kansas City Chiefs
Thomas Frey, Sports editor
April 27, 2019
Former Sacramento State wide receiver Andre Lindsey was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday after the 2019 NFL Draft. Lindsey came to Sac State after transferring from Delta College after the 2015 season. In three seasons with the Hornets, Lindsey has 46 catches...
Sac State defensive leader hopes to hear his name in NFL Draft
April 26, 2019
Sacramento State football player Mister “Showtime” Harriel has been in the spotlight as a talented athlete his entire life and now hopes to be drafted to the NFL. Harriel has gone viral on ESPN and Bleacher Report multiple times 一 but not for his abilities on the field. The senior safety...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Before directing fame, Ryan Coogler was Sac State football standout
April 23, 2019
Before Black Panther and Creed director Ryan Coogler became a big name in Hollywood, he was a powerhouse for the Sacramento State football team. Since Coogler’s rise to fame as a movie director, he has become an important piece of Sac State pride and history. About six years before Coogler’s ...
Sac State softball team uses superstition to gain mental edge
April 22, 2019
Former first baseman for the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees Jason Giambi was famously known for slipping on a gold thong whenever he was mired in a hitting slump. While not as eccentric as Giambi’s strange choice of in-game undergarment, Sacramento State’s softball players use their own bran...
