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Athlete of the Week: Areana Ramos

Athlete of the Week: Areana Ramos
Athlete of the Week: Areana Ramos
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice March 14, 2018

Softball has already improved upon its win total from 2017, and junior Areana Ramos has played a big part in her team’s success. The outfielder caught fire over the Eagles’ current win streak, batting .476 over her last six games while blasting three home runs. Ramos’ most important contributions...

Rainy rally gives baseball another win

Rainy rally gives baseball another win
Fawley, Gallegos come in clutch during five-run seventh inning.
Austin Green, Managing Editor March 14, 2018

At one point on March 13, baseball found themselves down four runs with rain drenching Eagles Diamond, causing pitchers to slip on the mound. The Eagles’ offense, however, found a way to rally late by scoring six runs over their final two innings en route to a 9-7 victory over the University of Saint...

Behind the plate with Baseball’s Anj Bourgeois

Behind the plate with Baseball’s Anj Bourgeois
Eagles’ catcher shares the process of converting to a new position.​
Austin Green, Managing Editor March 13, 2018

Squatting next to his equipment bag near a deserted Eagles Diamond on a Friday morning, junior catcher Anj Bourgeois perks his head up to greet a visitor who has come to watch him go through drills. Not only does Bourgeois welcome the distraction, but he shows genuine interest in getting to better know...

Track and field successful at Occidental

Track and field successful at Occidental
The men’s and women’s teams find the podium multiple times against strong competition at the Oxy Distance Carnival.
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice March 10, 2018

The Eagles traveled to the Occidental Distance Carnival meet on March 10 to continue to improve on their season’s form. The women’s team shone throughout the meet, both on the track and in field events. The men’s team struggled but still managed some impressive results including a multitude of...

Men’s golf takes second in the desert

Biola Golf
The Eagles enjoy some of their best performances ever but finish as runners up.
Austin Green, Managing Editor March 10, 2018

As many of Biola’s dorm communities embarked on floor retreats this weekend, men’s golf took a road trip of their own to Palm Springs, Calif., where they finished second out of four schools at the Palm Springs Break Tournament on March 8-9. Three Eagles—juniors Austin Bishop, Parker Buck and Kyle...

Softball comes back in doubleheader

Biola softball
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice March 9, 2018

Biola softball looked to continue their win streak when they hosted PacWestopponents Holy Names University Hawks for a doubleheader on March 9. The two teams currently sit at opposite ends of the conference standings, with Biola near the top and Holy Names at the bottom. Biola went down early after...

Men’s and women’s tennis suffer disappointing loss

Sasha Terry, Copy Editor March 8, 2018

Email Print Men’s and women’s tennis suffer disappointing loss By Sasha Terry March 8, 2018   0 Comments The men’s and women’s tennis teams looked for their first conference wins in their battle against the Holy Names University Hawks on Mar. 8. Members...

Ramos’ big bat gives softball two more conference wins

Biola softball
Austin Green, Managing Editor March 8, 2018

The softball team made a resounding opening statement in their first ever PacWest home series, sweeping the Dominican University Penguins in a March 8 doubleheader at Freedom Field. The Eagles never trailed in either game, outscoring the Penguins 16-1. Junior outfielder Areana Ramos led the way with...

Softball storms through Hawaii

Biola softball
The Eagles win their first six PacWest games in their successful road trip.
Austin Green, Managing Editor March 7, 2018

After starting the season with an 11-3 nonconference record, softball headed to Hawaii over spring break to start their inaugural PacWest slate in road series against Chaminade University, Hawaii Pacific University, and University of Hawaii Hilo. The Eagles went 6-2 over the eight-game trip, sweeping...

Softball bounces back against William Woods in homecoming

Biola softball
The Eagles pick up two more nonconference wins.
Austin Green, Managing Editor March 7, 2018

Tired and jet-lagged from their road trip to Hawaii over spring break, softball refused to let it stop them from sweeping nonconference foe William Woods University of the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics on March 6. The Eagles won the first game of the doubleheader via a shutout from...

Athlete of the week: Jerron Largusa

Athlete of the week: Jerron Largusa
The outfielder known as “The Goose” has shown a number of tremendous performances over the past nine games.​
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice March 6, 2018

The Eagles embarked on a trip to Hawaii over spring break, featuring eight games total against PacWest foes Hawaii Pacific University and University of Hawaii at Hilo. This trip, and the following home game against Vanguard University on March 6, provided a chance for junior outfielder Jerron...

Baseball scores 15, dominates Vanguard in GSAC rematch

Baseball scores 15, dominates Vanguard in GSAC rematch
Biola continues to prove it is on the right track by taking out old rival.
Austin Green, Managing Editor March 6, 2018

So far, the Eagles are passing all the tests. After a successful weeklong road trip to Hawaii, baseball routed an old Golden State Athletic Conference rival, the Vanguard University Lions, on March 6. Just one season after the Eagles and Lions finished in a tie for second place in the GSAC standings,...