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Sept. 9, 2016
Football looks forward to advancing By Frank Allen Sports Editor
The Delta College football team looks forward to advancing this season. Last year the Mustangs ended the season with a five game winning streak, and a 7-4 record. It was Delta’s first winning streak since 2012. “Last year is what we expect and more, we got a lot of good players, and were looking to a great season,” said Head Coach Gary Barlow. Delta’s leading players quarterback Arnold Kimble, halfback Evan Owens, and receiver Jaxon Wagner are now done with football at Delta. “We’re galvanizing, we got some new guys the team is getting better and they look pretty good,” said Assistant Head Coach Doug Murray. As of now, the quarterback position decision is split. “We have two returning quarterbacks, Jake Pruitt and Logan Lopes, and both are doing a Coach Gary Barlow discuses team expectations for new season on Sept. 7. PHOTO BY FRANK ALLEN good job,” said Barlow. competing for a long wanting to work,” said Pruitt The two will split the quarterback position, until View video interviews time and bring it evThough a scrimmage game, the game was played announced otherwise. ery single day,” said with full contest. with members of the “The connection is good, there is no hate between Lopes. “We held our own,we were very competitive,I’m pretty football team at us. We’re good friends we both want to play good and On Aug. 24, Delsure they were subbing guys like we were subbing guys, win games, the connection with the players are good, deltacollegian.net ta College played but we held our own and while on the road,”said Murray and we play well together,” said Pruitt. a scrimmage game Barlow said the defense held it’s own. Even though, the decision is split between the against San Francisco City College, the current State The team already had its first loss for the season starting quarterbacks, the players are both showing and national champion. trailing by three points with the score being 28-25 their professionalism for the team. “The confidence is up you can see people coming in against Sacramento City College. “Surprising were not looking into it and we been
Raiders submit application for Vegas move By Dylan Loura
O Current Delta goalie Shelby Stephens deflects the ball. PHOTO BY FRANK ALLEN
Players of now, then battle By Frank Allen
Tori Dettloff, former center, defender and attacker from the 2012 team and now assistant coach, was on the sideline coaching the alumni. On Sept. 3, Delta College’s women’s water Watt and Dettloff were two-time All polo team held an alumni game where past Americans for Delta. Lady Mustangs took on against current players. Watt has the record for most scores in “It’s more of a reunion, your school history, while Tori current team versus your oldhas the school record for er players, and I love this, the View highlights from the most steals in a season. players that I used to coach and alumni game at Dettloff is now assistant see going against the players deltacollegian.net coach, working with Varonow. It’s like battling against sh. myself,” Nathan Varosh, head Watt was the only alumcoach of the team, said. ni to come back beyond 2012. The game ended 10-15 with Delta’s alumni She said it felt good to be back, get back taking the win. into the water and bringing back old mem“I was really nervous I thought that there was ories. no chance we would win, but we did good,” said The women’s water polo team is coming current sophomore goalie Shelby Stephens. from its best year as state finalist. “I feel like we played to the best, there’s The team already had its first game opener things that we can work on, but it was a good against Merced Junior College earlier, winning game,” said Stephens. 15-9. The teams played similar to each other, “I really want to encourage everyone in the making the game intense and suspenseful. campus to come out, we're good and ready. “With coach, it’s the same routine in struc- We have great support from with in the comture and discipline,” said Stephens, who is ex- munity,” said Varosh. cited for this season stating “#wonthis.” DelA men’s alumni tournament will be held ta’s alumni team included Sarah Watt at the Sept. 17-18. Varosh will compete. wholeset position from the 2006 season. Sports Editor
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n Aug. 20, the Oakland Raiders submitted a request to have the “Las Vegas Raiders” name trademarked. “I think they’re going to lose possibly their fans. They’ve been in the Bay for a while and everyone from California is not going to want to drive to Vegas. Actual fans will, but people that are local won’t want to go watch them,” said Delta student Saul Ochoa a Seahawks fan of 4 years. This application doesn’t guarantee the Raiders will move. All this application does is show the league the team is serious about getting a new home if things don’t improve. The Raiders have been sharing a stadium with the Oakland A’s since 1968. The stadium is in desperate need of an overhaul and Oakland has denied a request to build a new stadium before. This caused the team to pursue a possible relocation to Los Angeles. The San Diego Chargers and St. Louis Rams were also in contention for the new Los Angeles Stadium. The Rams however, won the pulling for Los Angeles, while the Chargers came in second and Raiders last. The Raiders are the only team in the NFL still sharing a stadium with a Major League Baseball counterpart. “I think a lot of teams would feel that if one of
the teams that isn’t so good gets their own stadium then everyone should,” said Delta student Tre’ Collins a Raider fan of 17 years. The dirt used by the A’s has caused a lot of concern because it creates a hard surface, unsafe for National Football League players. “I don’t think it’s going to happen. I feel like the Raiders are so bad they just need some kind of reputation to get more views,” said Delta student Davien Lopez a Raider fan of 23 years. The Raiders have not had a winning record in 13 years. Causing the move to be more questionable. If this does become a reality and the “Black Hole” moves to Las Vegas this wouldn’t be the first time the Raiders moved away. In 1980, Al Davis tried to get improvements to the stadium, but was shut down. He then signed a deal with Los Angeles to move his franchise down there. However, the board of owners denied his request unanimously. Davis, furiously took the NFL to court and won the rights to move his franchise down south. The Silver and Black then set sail to LA and the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1982. The team prospered in those Los Angeles years with winning two Super Bowls. The franchise moved back to Oakland in 1995 because the city of LA didn’t follow through on its promises of a more modern stadium.