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Coach of the semester: Dima Hrynashka

JJ Williams
May 1, 2012

Head coach Dima Hrynashka of Sacramento State’s women’s tennis team can add a Hornet Award for Best Coach to his list of accomplishments this season - right under winning the program’s 92nd consecutive...

Women's tennis keeps rolling with Big Sky tourney victory

Women’s tennis keeps rolling with Big Sky tourney victory

JJ Williams
April 23, 2012

Sacramento State’s women’s tennis team kept a decade-long winning tradition going over the weekend, claiming their 11th straight conference title in a two-day sweep of the Big Sky Conference Championship...

Hornets dominate Portland State, sweep match

JJ Williams
April 10, 2012

Portland State’s delayed flight gave the Sacramento State’s men’s tennis team extra time to unwind, and the rest paid off for the Hornets as they rolled over the Vikings today in a full match sweep...

Sacramento State senior business major Jeff Gillingham took up rugby three years ago and now has a chance to make the U.S. Olympic team.

Rugby player gets invited to play for chance at Olympics

JJ Williams
April 3, 2012

Sacramento State is not known as an athletic powerhouse or a breeding ground for professional athletes, but every now and then a Hornet standout gets their opportunity to continue playing in the big leagues....

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Track redshirts become strategy for coach Raske

JJ Williams
March 27, 2012

Prior to the 2004 season the Sacramento State track and field programs had never placed higher than fourth in a Big Sky Conference Championship meet; since 2008, the Hornets have won 11 total conference...

Hornet Rugby club members run drills in the warm sun on the rugby field behind Yosemite Hall on Friday. The 40-member club has been ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation this season.

Nationally ranked rugby club ready for title run

JJ Williams
March 13, 2012

Sacramento State’s men’s rugby club is looking to shed light on the sport by playing a hooligans’ game like gentlemen. The men’s rugby club is continuing its winning tradition with an 8-3 record...

Hornet women take first Big Sky tourney game in school history

Hornet women take first Big Sky tourney game in school history

JJ Williams
March 9, 2012

No. 6 Sacramento State’s women’s basketball team upset No. 3 Eastern Washington University, 71-61 Thursday night at Idaho State University’s Reed Gym to capture the women’s first win ever in the...

The Sacramento State men’s volleyball club has an overall record of 14-5.

Sac State men’s volleyball seeks playoffs with new players

JJ Williams
March 7, 2012

Sacramento State’s men’s volleyball club has flown under the radar en route to a potential postseason berth. The Hornets’ club consists of multiple players who are new to the sport, but that has...

Twin brothers and Sac State track athletes Mark and Luke Frazier made the 2011 Fall All-Academic team in the Big Sky Conference.

Brothers in track study film together

JJ Williams
February 29, 2012

Sacramento State cross country athletes and twin brothers, Mark and Luke Frazier, have a bond stronger than DNA alone, a bond that makes them identical beyond their physical appearances and choice...

Women's basketball notches important win against Idaho State on senior night

Women’s basketball notches important win against Idaho State on senior night

JJ Williams
February 24, 2012

Senior forward Emily Christensen got plenty of help from her teammates on senior night, as she helped lead the Sacramento State women’s basketball team to a win over the Big Sky’s top-ranked Idaho...

Junior guard Julian Demalleville is pushed against the sidelines
as he looks for the pass during the first half.

Men’s basketball falls at home to Montana, ends streak at four

JJ Williams
February 12, 2012

The Sacramento State men's basketball team came out on the losing end of a physical basketball game Saturday night at the Nest. The Hornets were looking for their fifth straight win in Big Sky Conference...

Women's basketball loses fourth straight

Women’s basketball loses fourth straight

JJ Williams
February 10, 2012

The Hornets' run-and-gun, fast-paced offense was no match on the road Thursday for the bigger Lady Griz. Sacramento State's women's basketball team dropped its fourth straight game Thursday, losing 79-54...

Sacramento State football head coach Marshall Sperbeck begins
the highlight reel in front of an enthusiatic audience on Feb. 1
during the team's signing day.

Football hosts signing day for future Sacramento State players

JJ Williams
February 8, 2012

Boosters, coaches and alumni gathered at the Alumni Center on campus last week to partake in Sacramento State football's national signing day festivities. The recruits were not allowed to attend the signing...

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