Share: Coming off a 19-11 defeat against Saddleback College, the Lancers played their home opener on Saturday night against Santa Barbara, breezing their way through the Vaqueros defense to secure a 54-21 win. “Just really proud of how the guys executed and they came out with something to prove,” said head coach Robert Tucker. The Lancers offense stole the show, especially their potent rushing attack led by running back Dom Ezeonye, who averaged 5.9 yards per carry and helped the team dominate time of possession. …
Lancers walk the plank in defeat against Corsairs
Share: On a rowdy Friday afternoon inside the Hutto-Patterson gym, PCC women’s volleyball welcomed Santa Monica to begin their first of two games played that day. After dropping the first two sets of the game, the Lancers rallied but in the end couldn’t muster up a comeback, getting swept for the first time this season. Pasadena headed into Friday’s matchup against Santa Monica coming off a win, looking to build off that momentum against the Corsairs. Any plans of gaining control of the game quickly …
Lancers soccer finishes heated season opener against Moorpark in a tie
Share: On a hundred-degree Friday afternoon, in the midst of an unfamiliar and oppressive humidity, PCC men’s soccer team huddled in preparation for the start of their season. The pressure was immediately on for the 2026 Lancers squad as tensions rose early into the game, with multiple fouls called on each team within the first fifteen minutes of play. The Lancers got the scoring started off an assist from forward Rigo Hernandez to forward Cole Ellis who shot the ball at a tight angle from …
Women’s soccer bakes Bakersfield in first win of season
Share: After beginning the season with a draw against Santa Monica College, Pasadena City College women’s soccer team secured their first win on Tuesday, defeating Bakersfield College 2-0, improving to a 1-0-1 record. The Lancers struck twice in the first half and held onto the lead in the second to down the Renegades, who fell to 0-2 on the season. Pasadena’s advantage became clear in the early stages of the match. Bakersfield struggled to catch up to the Lancers’ quick passes in the midfield. The …
PCC women’s volleyball surges past Cypress despite power outage
Share: Thursday afternoon, as the women’s volleyball team warmed up for their home opener against Cypress College, the campus experienced a power outage putting the game in jeopardy. As players and coaches halted, awaiting an estimated start time or a possible rescheduling, a flicker of light at 1:40 PM finally set the stage for volleyball season once again. “It went out mid warm up when our team was on and they just played through it,” said assistant coach Carmen Camacho-Platas. “I think because they weren’t …
PCC hires new women’s basketball head coach
Share: Last May, Kendyl Rizea was selected as the new head coach for PCC’s women’s basketball, sparking hope for a fresh start as the team enters its rebuilding phase. Rizea has had an outstanding coaching career, starting as a coach for the International Children’s Games, which is the Olympics for children, where the team went undefeated and became gold medalists. Her career as a college coach is just as strong, having coached at Graceland University, NAIA Peru State College in Nebraska, College of the Desert, …
PCC baseball alum returns to coach Lancers softball
Share: PCC alumni Anthony Gonzalez has been named the head coach of the school’s softball team, rebuilding the program after a hiatus this past season due to a lack of a coach and a home diamond. Now both practices and games will be held at Jefferson Park, Pasadena. Gonzalez played for PCC’s baseball team during the 2015 season as a first baseman and went on to play at the University of Laverne. “I was at PCC with Coach Pat McGee’s baseball team, his first year …
First head coach named for new women’s flag football team
Share: Pasadena City College has established an official women’s flag football team, naming Charles Oakley as the head coach last May. Creating a women’s flag football team on campus has been a challenge for the players. This team first started as a club during the fall semester in 2024. The club’s goal was to officially bring women’s flag football to PCC, and luckily, they were able to start an official team with coach Oakley a year later. Coach Oakley previously coached women’s flag football at …
Bouldering club helps students scale fears
Share: There are few activities freer for some people than traversing fears, especially those of the open air. Many people are terrified of heights, opting out of skydiving or climbing a mountain, even simpler things like climbing a wall. Some schools for younger students have walls like these for students to climb one step at a time and reach new heights. Climbers grip each ledge, pulling themselves up just a bit every time, some unsure if they will make it off the ground. Every ledge …
PCC Hall of Famer John Quincy trapped in the past
Share: Sitting in the PCC gymnasium, there is a wall dedicated to honoring past students who went on to achieve incredible athletic accolades. Professional basketball player John Quincy Trapp solidified his spot on the PCC hall of fame in 2002 and had a spectacular career that respected his California pride. However, after a career filled with ups and downs, he mysteriously went missing and was unable to see the praise the college gave him. Born in 1945, Trapp began his basketball journey at Highland Park …