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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Justin Tejada, Author

All content by Justin Tejada

‘Dogfight’ for Big Sky tourney

Justin Tejada
February 16, 2009

The Sacramento State women's basketball team's season may be winding down to the last few games, but the season is only starting to heat up. The Big Sky Tournament starts March 12 and Sac State is currently...

Students eat sushi, talk about entrepreneurship

Justin Tejada
December 13, 2008

The International Business Organization chapter of Sacramento State and international business professor Kenichiro Chinen invited students and several club organizations to an entrepreneurship presentation...

Murderball: Wheelchair-bound athletes play ball

Justin Tejada
May 16, 2008

Sacramento State, in cooperation with the City of Sacramento Department of Parks and Recreation's Access Leisure, hosted the first ever Wheelchair Rugby Exhibition on Saturday. The River City Wreckers...

Sac State hosts golf championships

Justin Tejada
May 14, 2008

Although the women's golf team will not be competing at the NCAA West Regional Championship, Sacramento State's athletic staff has been working hard to finalize preparations for the event. The three-day...

Rec Sports put on golf tournament

Justin Tejada
May 8, 2008

Clear skies and a cool breeze from the Sacramento Delta made for perfect golfing weather as Sacramento State Recreational Sports hosted its annual Spring Golf Tournament on Sunday at the Bartley Cavanaugh...

Women’s golf ends fifth

Justin Tejada
May 1, 2008

The Sacramento State women's golf team placed fifth at the conclusion of the Big Sky Championships on April 23. Although the team rallied to post its best round on the final day of the tournament, it wasn't...

Women’s golf finishes fifth at Big Sky Championships

Justin Tejada
April 28, 2008

The Sacramento State women's golf team placed fifth at the conclusion of the Big Sky Championships Wednesday. Although the team rallied to post its best round score on the final day of the tournament,...

Mingling with his team

Justin Tejada
April 28, 2008

New basketball coach Brian Katz was ready for the job before the job was ready for him. Without a set of office keys, a desk or even a OneCard, Katz dove into his first day of work on April 10 to take...

Ready for championships

Justin Tejada
April 22, 2008

Coming off a sixth place finish at the Big Sky Preview on Thursday in Phoenix, Ariz., members if the women's golf team have their work cut out for them as they will be going back to the Foothills Club...

Sacramento State Volleyball Club travels to national volleyball championships

Justin Tejada
April 17, 2008

The Sacramento State Volleyball Club competed at the National Campus Championship Series National Volleyball Championships from Thursday through Saturday in Dallas, Texas. There were 261 teams from across...

Freshman a ‘joy to work with’

Justin Tejada
April 14, 2008

Samantha Saffold has been swinging a club ever since she was 11 years old. Tired of being left behind by her father and sister whenever they went out to the golf courses, she picked up the clubs so she...

Hornets place 14th of 19

Justin Tejada
April 11, 2008

Sacramento State hosted the NCAA Western Regional Preview on Monday and Tuesday at the Lincoln Hills Golf Club. Nineteen teams competed in the Invitational to get a feel for the course to be used for the...

Flying crickets

Justin Tejada
April 2, 2008

While soccer is the king of the sports world, when it comes to an utterly loyal and sometimes massively rabid fan base, the sport of cricket follows in a close second with some countries revering it in...

5-on-5 Basketball tournament heads toward championship

Justin Tejada
March 23, 2008

The second week of the 2008 5-on-5 Intramural Basketball Tournament drew to a close with the Lady Ballers beating the Tan & Whites for the championship victory of the women's bracket, while the Hoop Stallions...

Possible move for Sac State AD

Justin Tejada
March 21, 2008

In February, Eastern Illinois University announced the five finalists the campus' Athletic Director Search Committee would be screening in order to pick the final candidate for the vacant athletic director...

Just let ’em play

Justin Tejada
March 19, 2008

Watching the Sacramento State women's lacrosse team in action, it's neither one's eyes playing tricks on them nor their age getting the best of you the players look young for a reason. It's because the...

Sac State Rowing to hold annual auction this weekend

Justin Tejada
March 15, 2008

The Women's Rowing Team of Sacramento State will hold its Third Annual Sac State Rowing Auction from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Sac State Aquatic Center. Tickets to the event are $15 at the door or $10...

Racquetball Club receives $1,500 grant

Justin Tejada
March 13, 2008

The Sacramento State racquetball team recently received approval for $1,500 in Dollars for Organizations & Clubs funding through ASI to attend the 36th USA Racquetball National Intercollegiate Championship....

Rec sports hosts basketball blowout

Justin Tejada
March 13, 2008

Sacramento State Recreational Sports held its annual Basketball Blowout & Intramural Basketball All-Star Night on Saturday at Yosemite Hall. The Basketball Blowout is a Rec Sport special event designed...

Women’s golf ties for 12th at Fresno State Invitational

Justin Tejada
March 7, 2008

The Sacramento State women's golf team tied with the Santa Clara Broncos for 12th place at the Kitahara Fresno State Invitational on Tuesday. The Tulsa University Golden Hurricanes, ranked 31 in the nation...

Balancing Act

Justin Tejada
March 4, 2008

Time management is one of those magic phrases every college student will mention when asked about how to have the best college experience. Almost all the teachers on campus begin the first day of instruction...

Men’s Rugby Left in the Rain

Justin Tejada
March 4, 2008

The weekend storm that swept through northern California might have been enough to postpone the women's rugby game at UC Santa Cruz, but the freezing wind chill and rain was not enough to deter the men's...

Men’s rugby routed by UC Davis

Justin Tejada
March 4, 2008

The Sacramento State men's rugby team lost to UC Davis in a high-intensity match that ended 44-17 in favor of the Aggies. The UC Davis men's rugby team is ranked third in the nation. UC Davis scored the...

Women’s rugby loses last game of the season to UC Santa Cruz

Justin Tejada
March 4, 2008

The Sacramento State women's rugby team lost Saturday to UC Santa Cruz. The Santa Cruz Slugs, currently ranked as the Division II Champions of the United States, edged out the Hornets with a score of 12-7....

An off-the-wall (and ceiling) success

Justin Tejada
February 26, 2008

Sacramento State Recreational Sports held its 1st Annual Racquetball Tournament today at noon at the handball courts located next to Solano Hall. The event was part of an ongoing effort to raise awareness...

Former Sac State skier finds success as a professional

Justin Tejada
February 25, 2008

Marcus Brown skied for the Sacramento State Water Ski Team a decade ago. As a sophomore transfer from Arizona State for the 1998-99 seasons, Brown made waves by shattering the Western Regional record and...

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