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The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor

Marshall Hampson, Author

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Marshall Hampson
January 24, 2012

Every team needs a leader. The Kings might have the coach for a leader, but they don't have a standout player to lean on. Point guard Tyreke Evans, guard Marcus Thorton and power forward DeMarcus Cousins...

One day without shoes

Marshall Hampson
March 30, 2011

The "One Day Without Shoes" event put on by TOMS Shoes will challenge the nation and Sacramento State students to go barefoot on April 5 in an effort to experience how kids who can't afford shoes live...

Three CSUS students safe after Japan disaster

Marshall Hampson
March 16, 2011

After the 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Thursday, allthree Sacramento State students studying abroad in Japan have reported to be in safe condition after replying to an email sent by school...

Month devoted to financial aid

Marshall Hampson
February 2, 2011

In the midst of another fee increase to Sacramento State, the Financial Aid Office is full-force with Financial Aid Awareness Month. Students continuously line up at the beginning of each semester to start...

Press coverage of Sac State crimes called into question

Marshall Hampson
January 27, 2011

The California Statewide University Police Officers Association issued a press releasetoday that called into question recent media coverage of last semester's string of sexual assaults. The release states...

Sacramento Mountain Lions, Sac State:MoLos linebacker Prince
Kwateng kneels before an Oct. 15 game against the Las Vegas
Locomotives. :File Photo

MoLos and Sac State ‘a perfect match’

Marshall Hampson
January 26, 2011

Sacramento Mountain Lions, Sac State:MoLos linebacker Prince Kwateng kneels before an Oct. 15 game against the Las Vegas Locomotives. :File Photo

Sac State hosts state section football championships, parking to be affected

Marshall Hampson
December 2, 2010

On Friday and Saturday, parking lots at Sacramento State will be charging a $5 parking fee for the California Interscholastic Federation Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I,II and III championship football games,...

Sacramento State football seniors win last home game

Marshall Hampson
November 10, 2010

Emotions ran high Saturday at Hornet Stadium. The crowd stood on their feet, kids lined up and cheered at the top of their lungs on the other side of the green and gold inflated tunnel outside the football...

morrisprofile:Freshman wide receiver Morris Norrise catches the ball in the endzone against Montana State University on Oct. 2.:State Hornet File Photos

Sacramento State freshman receiver now a team leader

Marshall Hampson
October 27, 2010

It would hard-pressed to find a reason why Sacramento State wide receiver Morris Norrise would not be a part of the football program. Norrise has 302 yards and leads the team in touchdowns this season...

Men?s golf breaks school records at invitational

Marshall Hampson
October 20, 2010

Junior Jake Johnson and the rest of the men's golf team set school records and came away with a win at the Purple and Red Invitational on Oct. 12 at Valley View Golf Club in Layton, Utah. After being down...

Johnson, Rappleye lead Sac State men’s golf to victory

Marshall Hampson
October 15, 2010

The Sacramento State men's golf team and junior golfer Jake Johnson set school records and came away with a win Tuesday at the Purple and Red Invitational at Valley View Golf Club in Layton, Utah. Johnson...

bethelthompsoninjury:Quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson recently had surgery on his ankle.:Robert Linggi - State Hornet

?Mac? focused on rehabilitating after surgery

Marshall Hampson
September 29, 2010

Quarterback McLeod "Mac" Bethel-Thompson found himself back at home watching television and on painkillers Sept. 18 when the Hornets beat Weber State University. After an ankle surgery that repaired three...

Sac State football falls short in game against No. 14 Montana 28-25

Marshall Hampson
September 25, 2010

The Sacramento State football team lost a close game to No. 14 University of Montana, 28-25 today at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Mont. The Hornets let go of a 25-21 lead in the middle of the...

Big Sky brings UC Davis, Cal Poly

Marshall Hampson
September 15, 2010

The Big Sky Conference has been extended to 11 schools for 2012 as UC Davis and Cal Poly accepted invitations from the conference to become members for football. On Sept. 7, Cal Poly announced the move...

football1:Peter Buck (40) tackles the Western Oregon Universitys quarterback at Saturday nights football game in Hornet Stadium.:Julie Keefer - State Hornet

Sacramento State Hornets win football home-opener

Marshall Hampson
September 15, 2010

Transfer quarterback Jeff Fleming led the Sacramento State football team to its first win, scoring twice as the Hornets won 31-17 on Saturday. The home-opening win gives the Hornets a 1-1 record on the...

Sac State men’s soccer loses 4-1 to Duke

Marshall Hampson
September 5, 2010

The Sacramento State men's soccer team lost 4-1 to No. 11 Duke University today during the final day of the Duke Nike Classic held at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C. The Hornets lost their first game...

Sac State football drops opener to Stanford 52-17

Marshall Hampson
September 4, 2010

The Sacramento State football team lost to Stanford University in its season-opener 52-17 at Stanford Stadium today. The Cardinal did not waste any time getting on the scoreboard, scoring 3:25 into the...

Kids swarm Hornet Stadium

Marshall Hampson
September 1, 2010

Kids dream big and the Sacramento State football program made some dreams come true on Aug. 21. Hornet Stadium hosted the first Bee a Hornet event, which gave the youngsters in attendance a chance to play...

Track and field excels at Big Sky

Marshall Hampson
June 1, 2010

The Sacramento State women's track and field team won its third consecutive Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship May 15 at Weber State University, with sophomore Moira Robinson winning four of the seven...

Baseball makes one last push for conference tournament

Marshall Hampson
May 12, 2010

For the Sacramento State baseball team, how well the Hornets play in the final weeks of the regular season determines if the team makes it into the postseason. The Hornets are 16-29-1 overall while posting...

Baseball drops midweek game to No. 21 Cal

Marshall Hampson
May 5, 2010

The Sacramento State baseball team lost to No. 21-ranked California 7-3 on Tuesday at Hornet Field. The Golden Bears started putting runs on the board early in the top of the first inning. By the end of...

A ?Paineless? transition from mound for Hornet slugger

Marshall Hampson
April 28, 2010

For junior Trevor Paine, switching positions over the offseason due to an injury has helped Sacramento State Baseball win games. After two years of pitching, Paine now plays first base and is a designated...

Star gymnast to miss next season due to injuries

Marshall Hampson
April 28, 2010

After finishing the season 14th in the 2010 NCAA West Regional and winning the Western Athletic Conference beam title, sophomore gymnast Cayla Boyce will redshirt next season due to injuries. Boyce dealt...

Wakeboarding club president is quite the ?Bright? dude

Marshall Hampson
April 21, 2010

Sacramento State's Wakeboarding Club has a national champion leading it. His name is Dan Bright. Bright, who became the club's president this year, came to Sac State for the same reason a lot of students...

Craighead signs three-year deal with Hornets

Marshall Hampson
April 21, 2010

Women's basketball head coach Jamie Craighead had the interim title removed and signed a three-year contract with Sacramento State for the 2010-11 season and beyond. Craighead became the youngest Division...

Three gymnasts finish season at West Regional

Marshall Hampson
April 14, 2010

Three Sacramento State gymnasts finished their season after competing at the 2010 NCAA West Regionals at UCLA on Saturday. The three gymnasts included senior Eryn Stubblefield in the all-around, sophomore...

ASI candidates ‘Kick it to the Ballot’

Marshall Hampson
April 7, 2010

The two opposing student organized political parties running in the 2010-11 student election spent Wednesday afternoon playing sports in the quad to promote voting to students. The candidates from Team...

Hornets send three to NCAAs

Marshall Hampson
April 6, 2010

Three Sacramento State gymnasts will advance to Saturday's 2010 NCAA West Regional in Los Angeles. Cayla Boyce, Eryn Stubblefield and Nicole Meiller will represent Sac State on beam, all-around and vault,...

Boyce wins title at WAC championships

Marshall Hampson
April 6, 2010

The Sacramento State women's gymnastic team placed sixth at the 2010 Western Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday at CSU Fullerton, despite Cayla Boyce winning the beam title. Sac State ended...

Wallace earns NCAA All-American honors at indoor track and field national championships

Marshall Hampson
March 23, 2010

Three indoor track and field athletes from Sacramento State competed March 12-13 and one was named an NCAA All-American at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at Fayetteville, Ark. Juniors...

Wallace qualifies for NCAA Championships with school record time

Marshall Hampson
March 8, 2010

Lea Wallace and Renisha Robinson both qualified for the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships by getting NCAA provisional times in the 800-meter run at the Last Chance Meet at University...

Women’s basketball clinches No. 3 seed with win over Weber State

Marshall Hampson
March 7, 2010

The Sacramento State women's basketball clinched the No. 3 seed in the Big Sky Conference Tournament with a 75-61 win over Weber State University on Saturday. With the win, the Hornets are now 10-6 in...

Women’s basketball drops heartbreaker to Idaho State in overtime

Marshall Hampson
March 6, 2010

The Sacramento State women's basketball team lost a close one, 69-67 in overtime, against the Idaho State Bengals in Pocatello, Idaho, on Friday night. The Hornets were down 52-44 late in the second half...

Women win Big Sky Indoor Championship; men finish third

Marshall Hampson
February 28, 2010

The women's indoor track and field team set a school-record by scoring 167.5 points, beating second-place Northern Arizona University by a huge margin 76.5 points for the Big Sky Indoor Championship. The...

Stimulus funds part-time jobs

Marshall Hampson
February 24, 2010

Sacramento State plans to hire part-time faculty members using its share of the remaining $50.9 million in federal stimulus funds given to the California State University system. There will be openings...

New park could benefit Hornets

Marshall Hampson
February 23, 2010

The Sacramento Valley Rugby Foundation's plan to build a rugby complex in Mather Field Park is on its way to being cleared by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. The plan to build the 1,400-acre...

Women’s tennis falls to No. 19 Washington

Marshall Hampson
February 22, 2010

Sacramento State women's tennis fell to the No. 19 ranked Washington Huskies 4-3 on Saturday.

The No. 49 ranked Hornets started slow out of the box losing all three doubles matches, facing a 1-0 deficit early. Joyce Ardies and Denise Dy beat Katrina Zheltova and Clarisse Baca 8-4, while the pair of Venise Chan and Samantha Smith defeated Rebeca Delgado and Tatsiana Kapshai 8-4.??However, the pair of Maria Meliuk and Aileen Tsan lost a close battle to the Huskies' Aleksandra Malovic and Lina Xu 8-7, (9-7), giving Washington all three doubles wins.?

Zheltova gave the Hornets their first point when she beat No. 4 ranked Dy winning 6-1, 6-3. Zheltova was ranked as the No. 49 player in the nation in singles going into the match. Meliuk got beat by Huskies' No. 14 ranked Chan in two sets 6-2, 6-3.?

Kapshai beat Xu 6-1, 6-3 as the No. 3 singles then Tsan quickly beat Malovic 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 to go up in the match 3-2.

The heartbreak came in the last two matches. Smith defeated Baca 7-5, 6-4, to leave the deciding point up to the last match. Ardies came back from behind to beat Sac State's Delgado 7-5, 7-5, and leave the Hornets on the losing end of a close match.

The Hornets will be playing at Washington State next Feb. 21 at 10 a.m.

Marshall Hampson can be reached at [email protected]

Stanford defeats women’s rugby, 57-0

Marshall Hampson
February 14, 2010

Sacramento State women's rugby lost to the Stanford Cardinal 57-0 on Saturday. The Hornets came out strong forcing, Stanford to commit a lot of turnovers early in the first half. Both teams struggled with...

Men’s basketball loses to Seattle 98-67

Marshall Hampson
February 14, 2010

Sacramento State men's basketball team fell to Seattle Pacific University 98-67 on Saturday at Key Arena in Seattle, Wash. The non-conference game was a blowout from start to finish, as the Hornets trailed...

Women’s basketball stays hot, beats Eastern Washington

Marshall Hampson
February 6, 2010

Sacramento State's women's basketball defeated Big Sky-leading Eastern Washington University 78-69 tonight at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. The win moves the women's win streak to six games, all within...

Women’s basketball team wins fifth-straight game

Marshall Hampson
February 6, 2010

The Sacramento State women's basketball team defeated Portland State University 83-78 on Friday at the Stott Center in Portland, Ore. The win gives Sac State a five-game winning streak &- all within the...

Women?s rugby faces challenge

Marshall Hampson
February 3, 2010

After going undefeated in Division II last season, the women's rugby club of Sacramento State will face a new challenge this year - moving up to Division I. Last year, the women were crowned league champions...

Hornet cheer team places second in UCA championships

Marshall Hampson
January 27, 2010

The Sacramento State cheerleading squad participated in the 2010 Universal Cheerleading Association College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship, held Jan. 15-18 in Orlando, Fla. The team...

Northern Arizona snaps Hornets? 24-match conference winning streak

Marshall Hampson
January 22, 2010

The Sacramento State men's tennis team opened its season with a surprising 6-1 loss to Big Sky Conference rival Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Thursday. Both teams had to deal with...

Cheer team places second at nationals

Marshall Hampson
January 19, 2010

Sacramento State cheerleading team finished in second place overall at the 2010 College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship this past weekend. The team headed to Walt Disney World in Orlando,...

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