Lancers come back swinging in second game of doubleheader against Southwestern

Share: In a stunning turn of events, the PCC Women’s Softball Team defeated Southwestern College in the second game of a doubleheader at Robinson Park in Pasadena. With intense enthusiasm, The Lancers pushed through a 1-13 mercy loss and won the second game 6-2, putting an ugly loss behind them and splitting the doubleheader. “We were not getting any momentum,” Head Coach Monica Tantlinger said when discussing the first game.. “We were getting beat on an outside pitch badly and it showed.” Going into this …

Lancers baseball pounds LA Pierce College in 20-5 win

Share: The Pasadena City College Lancers baseball team crushed the Los Angeles Pierce College Bulls 20-5 on Friday at Brookside Park. This was the second of three games in the South Coast Conference tournament, bringing their record in the tournament to 1-1 and their season record to 2-2.  The Lancers came out ready to play defense and shut out the top of the first inning in 3 batters with two strikeouts and one ground out to shortstop. The Lancers finished the first inning on top, …

Lancers baseball drops tight home opener in loss to LA Valley

Share: The PCC Lancers baseball team fell short in a tight 5-4 loss in their first home game of the season. The contest was game one of a three day, SoCal Challenge Tournament. PCC turned out many defensive plays, and some run production which ultimately was not enough to overcome the LA Valley Monarchs.  The game began with the LA Valley Monarchs scoring two runs in a row, in the first inning. After LA Valley scored, the pace of the game slowed, and neither team …

PCC Softball blows out Glendale in first home game of the season

Share: The PCC women’s softball team defeated Glendale Community College 17-3 in the first home game of the season at Robinson Park on Wednesday. Wearing white jerseys the team ran through a pregame visualization ritual led by head coach Monica Tantlinger.  “Defense first, visualize a team play, inhale, exhale, Feel the dirt beneath your cleats… you’re ready, barrel, barrel, barrel” Tantlinger said. The Lancers have a total of 16 returning sophomores, including defensive stand out at third base, Jaimie Harris, who made the 2022 All-SCC …

Women’s basketball loses eighth straight time to Mt. SAC

Share: In a close finish, the Lancers fell to the Mount San Antonio Mounties 45-55 at the South Coast Conference, placing PCC 4th out of 5 regional women’s community college basketball teams in the north division of the SCC. The loss put the Lancers on an overall losing streak of 3 games and puts them at 7-7 overall.  The Lancers started to trail behind immediately, with a score of 16-8 at the end of the first quarter. The Mounties took advantage of the Lancer’s lack …

Men’s basketball 10-game winning streak continues in victory over Mounties

Share: The Pasadena City College Men’s Basketball team handily defeated Mt. San Antonio College 75-58 in their second conference game of the season, extending their winning streak to 10 games.  The Lancers dominated the game from the opening tip after which they quickly moved the ball up the court and put up 5 points immediately, which set the tone for the rest of the game.  Toward the end of the first half, the Lancers got a bit sloppy and began rushing plays but they quickly …

From California bottom feeders to conference contenders

Share: The Pasadena City College Men’s Basketball team is coming off an abysmal 2021-2022 season, finishing at an historic low record of 1-26. The whole season was filled with confusion at the coaching spots, constant lineup changes, and almost no consistency.  However, looking at the new and improved coaching staff and lineup fans would never know how things went down last year. The Lancers are currently on an impressive 8 game win streak which is the longest in over 23 years.  For this recent success …