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The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

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Home run puts Cardinal over Hornets

Brad Alexander
May 11, 2006

Sacramento State baseball held up against the aggressive Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday. Stanford won the last two meetings earlier in the year, March 25 and 26, by a total of 13 runs, but the Hornets...

Hornet athletes walk for cancer

Brad Alexander
May 10, 2006

Sacramento State athletes came out in force to raise money for "Pink, Faith, and Me," a walk for breast cancer awareness, this past Sunday. More than 400 of Sac State's student-athletes walked around the...

Golf experiences women’s revival, men still waiting

Brad Alexander
May 3, 2006

This season was a record-setting one for the Sacramento State women's golf team, five times over. Coach Adam Pohll hopes this season was a sign of the future. It began in mid-September with the team finishing...

Sac State gymnasts picked to ‘Stick It’

Brad Alexander
April 19, 2006

Gymnasts are an interesting breed of athlete, they don't play against another team or athlete, they perform. This past summer three former Sacramento State gymnasts received a curtain call to perform in...

Hornets head to NCAA West Regional

Brad Alexander
April 7, 2006

Click to hear Brooke Morari's comments Click to hear Amber Basgall's comments Click to hear Trista Condren's comments Click to hear Marina Borisova's comments Click to hear coach Kim Hughes' comments For...

Conference champions ready for regionals

Brad Alexander
April 5, 2006

Sacramento State gymnastics will compete in the West Regionals of the NCAA gymnastics tournament for the first time since 1999 on Saturday. The Hornets made the tournament as Western Athletic Conference...

Gymnasts win WAC title over Broncos

Brad Alexander
March 29, 2006

Before the season began, gymnastics coach Kim Hughes knew that the season would come down to a four-inch rail of wood. The balance beam has decided several of the Hornets meets in 2006, none bigger than...

A family affair

Brad Alexander
March 22, 2006

The Kinghorns are a family with a special sort of bond. The parents raised their kids to be extremely active; you could say hyperactive. David and Susie Kinghorn became black belts in the martial arts...

Gymnastics sets season high against UC Davis

Brad Alexander
March 12, 2006

The Causeway Classic of gymnastics started late and dragged out through the afternoon, but Sacramento State stayed focused throughout the marathon of a competition that turned out to be historic for the...

Gymnastics WAC-ing conference opponents

Brad Alexander
March 1, 2006

The Sacramento State gymnastics team recently jumped head first into the Western Athletic Conference and has dominated all opponents thus far. Most recently Sac State went into Logan, Utah not quite sure...

Gymnastics takes down San Jose State

Brad Alexander
February 22, 2006

Hornet fans filled the stands for a head to head meet between Sacramento State and its rival San Jose State gymnastics programs on Friday night. These two programs have developed a bit of bad blood over...

Gymnastics scores big against San Jose State

Brad Alexander
February 18, 2006

Exclusive audioClick to hear Carrie Kinghorn's commentsClick to hear Kimiye Narasaki's commentsThe Sacramento State Gymnastics team and head coach Kim Hughes welcomed old and new conference rival San Jose...

Former Hornet in HBO pilot

Brad Alexander
February 8, 2006

Former Sacramento State basketball player Jameel Pugh was recently in Los Angeles. He wasn't there for a basketball game or a dunk contest, he was there to shoot a pilot for a new show that HBO is considering...

Gymnastics preview: Coach embraces new challenges

Brad Alexander
January 4, 2006

The Sacramento State gymnastics team has seen a lot of changes over the last 26 years and head coach Kim Hughes has seen them all. For the upcoming 2006 season Hughes will look to overcome the loss of...

Hornets enter WAC

Brad Alexander
December 7, 2005

The Sacramento State gymnastics team will be entering the 2006 season competing in a new conference, the Western Athletic Conference, opting to leave a league they dominated for four years. "I'm taking...

Santa Clara too much for Hornets

Brad Alexander
December 7, 2005

When anyone thinks about the Sacramento State volleyball team, the things that come to mind are tradition and potential. In the twilight of her 30th season as head coach of the Hornets, Debby Colberg has...

Hornets challenge, eventually fall to No. 15 Santa Clara in first round of NCAA Tournament

Brad Alexander
December 2, 2005

PALO ALTO ?" In the opening round of the NCAA tournament the Sacramento State women's volleyball team faced several obstacles other than No. 15 Santa Clara. Instead of buckling under the pressure of facing...

Hornets draw Santa Clara in NCAAs

Brad Alexander
November 30, 2005

It has been two months since the Sacramento State volleyball team has hardly run into a roadblock. Entering their eighth NCAA tournament in nine years, the Hornets have a big obstacle in front of them....

Ray of Sunshine

Brad Alexander
November 30, 2005

Shannon Arts came to Sacramento State from Valdez, Alaska, with a dream of getting away from all the snow and fish. The Hornets welcomed her to sunny California but she wanted to play basketball, not volleyball....

Hornets protect home floor, advance to Big Sky tourney final

Brad Alexander
November 19, 2005

Before every game the Sacramento State volleyball team ends the team huddle with a loud cheer: "Protect our house!" For the 14th-consecutive time the Hornets did just that. Top-seeded Sac State downed...

Volleyball hosting tourney

Brad Alexander
November 16, 2005

For the first time since 2001, Sacramento State will host the Big Sky Conference volleyball tournament, and this year's battle for an automatic NCAA Tournament berth couldn't come at a better time for...

Perfect 10

Brad Alexander
November 2, 2005

The Big Sky Conference championships are coming, and Sacramento State is looking more ready than ever. In two weeks, Sac State volleyball will be defending its Big Sky crown for the seventh time in 10...

Volleyball continues to soar, sweeps Eagles

Brad Alexander
October 28, 2005

Two Big Sky powerhouses faced off in the Hornets Nest Thursday for the second time this season. League-leading Sacramento State hosted third-place Eastern Washington, the last time the two teams meet Sac...

Volleyball coach a true globe-trotter

Brad Alexander
October 26, 2005

Weidi Zhang traveled a long road before his two decades with Sacramento State's volleyball team. After spending 43 years behind China's Iron Curtain he came to America to live out his life's passion. Just...

Making her name by taking the pain

Brad Alexander
October 19, 2005

She's really bad at dodgeball. In that game the point is to avoid getting tagged by the balls sailing towards you. She prefers to duck, dive and dodge right in front of them and take the hit. Kristin Lutes...

Sky’s the limit for volleyball

Brad Alexander
October 12, 2005

Sacramento State's volleyball head coach Debby Colberg had a pleasant birthday weekend after sweeping past all three opponents over the weekend. The Hornets continue to control first place in the Big Sky...

History on Hornets’ side in rivalry game

Brad Alexander
October 12, 2005

The Causeway Classic is coming to the Hornets Nest tonight and Sacramento State is primed for the match up. The Hornets have won 13 of their last 15 matches and have dropped only one match inside the friendly...

Image: Volleyball makes Wildcats purr:Junior outside hitter Atlee Hubbard had a career-high 26 kills on Thursday night as the Hornets beat Weber State in four games.Hornet File/John Grix:

More cowbell: Hornets take down Aggies in volleyball

Brad Alexander
October 12, 2005

The 61st Causeway matchup between Sacramento State and UC Davis was decided in just in over an hour and half in favor of the host Hornets. The Hornets made the feat more difficult than most would have...

Volleyball stuffs Bison

Brad Alexander
October 9, 2005

For Sacramento State's volleyball head coach Debby Colberg's birthday the team decided to continue the winning tradition and dominated the Bucknell Bison on Sunday afternoon. It was the 757th win of Colberg's...

Image: Volleyball makes Wildcats purr:Junior outside hitter Atlee Hubbard had a career-high 26 kills on Thursday night as the Hornets beat Weber State in four games.Hornet File/John Grix:

Volleyball makes Wildcats purr

Brad Alexander
October 7, 2005

Sacramento State volleyball came out strong against Weber State, but couldn't deny the youngest team in the Big Sky for very long. Game one was all Hornets (12-7, 4-1 Big Sky), as they would take it easily...

Volleyball to host 4 games

Brad Alexander
October 5, 2005

The Hornets return to The Nest this week to face four teams, two of them are conference opponents, the third is a blank slate and the final are the Causeway rivals. To open up Big Sky conference play for...

Volleyball sizzles into Big Sky play

Brad Alexander
September 28, 2005

It's half way through the season and the Sacramento State volleyball team is soaring. After this past weekend's pair of matches the Hornets are now on a five-game home winning streak and flawless in Big...

Hornets tame Grizzlies

Brad Alexander
September 25, 2005

Atlee Hubbard and the Sacramento State volleyball team stung the Montana Grizzlies in three straight games on Saturday night in the Hornets Nest. After coming off her first conference match of the season...

Hornets soar despite late Bobcat roar

Brad Alexander
September 23, 2005

Sacramento State fans saw two very different Hornet volleyball teams Thursday night against Montana State in a stiflingly humid Hornets Nest. On one hand there were the Hornets with the swagger of a team...

Team stays strong despite key injury

Brad Alexander
September 21, 2005

After losing outside hitter Shannon Roland to a broken clavicle, Hornets volleyball may have said goodbye to the rest of the season, a Big Sky Conference championship repeat and a possible NCAA tournament...

Image: Sac State takes bite out of Wolf Pack:Senior setter Natalie Melcher dished out 50 assists and hit .455 against Nevada.Photo by Merrill Nosler/State Hornet:

Volleyball claims home tourney title

Brad Alexander
September 14, 2005

Hornets volleyball drove a spike into the hearts of Loyola Marymount fans Sunday night en route to winning its second- straight Sacramento State Invitational title without a loss. Sac State also extended...

Sac State now 2-0 in tournament

Brad Alexander
September 10, 2005

The Hornets might have been rubbing the sleep out of their eyes still during the first game against Columbia University this morning at the Hornet's Nest. "I was worried we might be a little flat after...

Broncos stampede Hornets

Brad Alexander
August 30, 2005

For the first time since Sept. 5, 2003 the Sacramento State women's volleyball team was swept at home on Tuesday night in a very muggy Hornets Nest. The Hornets (1-3) had only lost 21 previous times at...

COLUMN: Muscle growth supplements still unproven

Brad Alexander
April 27, 2005

Open any fitness or sports magazine and they are right there. Supplements. They come in many forms: pills, powders, drinks and bars, each promising to give you an advantage on the competition. Marketing...

Taking the Floor

Brad Alexander
April 6, 2005

Rick and Linda Aeder knew their daughter Stefanie was going to be athletically minded early on. The Aeders placed their daughter in a number of sports to make sure she had a taste of everything. "She was...

Gymnastics wins triangular meet

Brad Alexander
March 2, 2005

From freshmen to seniors, the Hornets pulled off a big comeback in the Hornets Nest Friday night against Alaska Anchorage and UC Davis. The Hornets were down a quarter of a point after three rotations...

Image: Career Night:Nicole Giao performs on the balance beam for the Hornets Friday night in Davis. Giao scored a 9.075 in the event.Photo by Christina Cowan/State Hornet:

Career Night

Brad Alexander
February 16, 2005

Hornets get season-high, avenge San Jose State loss

Brad Alexander
February 9, 2005

The Sacramento State gymnastics team got "a little revenge" Friday night against conference rival San Jose State, according to coach Kim Hughes. The Hornets also recorded their highest score of the season,...

Gymnastics avenges loss to San Jose State

Brad Alexander
February 5, 2005

The Sacramento State gymnastics team pulled off a big comeback against San Jose State Friday night at the Hornets Nest. The Hornets nailed their highest score of the season with a 193.200. Sac State freshman...

TONIGHT: Gymnastics hosts rival San Jose State

Brad Alexander
February 3, 2005

In the first meet of a home-and-home series, the Sacramento State gymnastics team fell to San Jose State, who came to this meet with a perfect start of 2-0. Hornet senior Stephanie Aeder, who qualified...

All in the Heart

Brad Alexander
February 1, 2005

Freshman gymnast Melissa Genovese may appear to be a typical star athlete. But her life has been not-too-unlike a risky floor performance in her sport -- full of twists and one major unpleasant turn. The...

Hornets vault to victory over Brown

Brad Alexander
January 17, 2005

The Sacramento State gymnastics team won its second home meet of the season against Brown University's Bears Sunday afternoon at the Hornets Nest. Following Friday's victory over Seattle Pacific, the Hornets...

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