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Assistant coach Mathew Bradley points to where defenders need to be to stop sophomore Luca Davis dribbling down the court during practice last Friday at the school. The Hawks start off their season with a record of 3-2.

Men’s basketball starts off season strong

Alexa Luna, Staff Writer
November 20, 2024
Guard Isaiah Griffin (right) stares down his basket against the American River College Beavers in the Hutchinson Gym at ARC on Jan. 26. The Hawks beat the Modesto Junior College Pirates 72-59, ending their stretch of five consecutive away games on Jan. 30.

Men’s basketball dominates Modesto Junior College after losing two in a row

Seth Henderson, Editor in Chief
January 31, 2024
Head Coach Jonathan James (middle) talks to the Hawks at Sacramento City College during a timeout early in the second half of their game against the Panthers on Jan. 12. The Hawks play conference opponents on the road for their next four games starting with the Diablo Valley College Vikings on Tuesday.

Men’s basketball falls to Sacramento City College on the road in overtime

Seth Henderson, Editor in Chief
January 14, 2024
Tip-off for the men's basketball team's last win of the season on Feb. 22 against the West Hills College Lemoore. Freshman wing Antonio Tercero (middle), sophomore guard Kyree Dunn (left) and sophomore wing Kaleb Drake (right) on the floor to start the game for the Hawks.

Hawks reflect on Big 8 Conference championship season

Emanuel Espinoza, Staff Writer
March 13, 2023
Head coach Jonathan James at the first playoff game of the 2023 men's basketball season. He has been nominated and accepted the position of president of the California Community College Men's Basketball Coach Association, which makes him the first African American president in the association's history.

Men’s basketball head coach makes history for California Community College Association

Ryan Lorenz, Sports Editor
March 8, 2023
Sophomore wing James Gill shooting a 3-pointer in the first game of the California Community College Athletic Association playoffs on Thursday. The Hawks would go on to win the game with a final score of 84-71.

Hawks fly past first round in the playoffs

Alex Grado, Staff Writer
February 26, 2023
Sophomore guard Brandon Scott shooting a shot against Santa Rosa Junior College on Jan. 31. Scott ended the game with 36 minutes played, seven rebounds, 30 points and the game-winning shot.

Basketball guard’s desire for success lands him at CRC

Ryan Lorenz, Sports Editor
February 26, 2023
The men's basketball team beat Folsom Lake College on Friday for their ninth consecutive win. It was also the last home game of the season and sophomore night, which honored guard Kyree Dunn, guard Brandon Scott, wing Kaleb Drake, guard Ja'Rod Webb, wing James Gill, guard Solomon Evans and forward LaDarious Stanfield for their time on the team.

Hawks win ninth straight on sophomore night

Alex Grado, Staff Writer
February 6, 2023
Freshman point guard and co-captain Ashley Gonzalez attempting a pass during the Friday matchup against Folsom Lake College. The women's basketball team's final home game of the season ended in a loss with a score of 67-50.

Hawks lose in final home game of the season to the Falcons

Emanuel Espinoza, Staff Writer
February 5, 2023
The CRC men's basketball team beats Modesto Junior College Pirates for their sixth win in a row on Tuesday. Sophomore wing LaDarious Stanfield goes up for a layup against MJC defense.

Men’s basketball team defeats Modesto Junior College to continue win streak

Gabriella Lipsky, Staff Writer
January 26, 2023
The men's basketball team loses to the Columbia Lions 87-80 on Saturday. Sophomore guard Brandon Scott shoots a basket over the defender.

Men’s basketball team falls short to Columbia Lions in fast-paced game

Gabriella Lipsky, Staff Writer
November 14, 2022
The Hawks look to score late in the first half of their 69-66 win against Santa Rosa.

Men’s basketball team earns 11th win of season against Santa Rosa with tense finish

Zacariah Aguila, Staff Writer
February 7, 2022
The CRC men's basketball team defeats Fresno City College on Friday. The score was 91-84.

Hawks maintain their tournament momentum against Fresno City College

Rianne Herrera, Staff Writer
December 8, 2021
The CRC men's basketball team defeats College of Alameda on Wednesday. The Hawks came out strong with the final score of 103-70.

CRC men’s basketball team defeats College of Alameda

Joseph Forrestdavis, Special to The Connection
November 15, 2021
The CCCAA has given student-athletes the opportunity to stay at the junior college level with an extra year of eligibility. The Connection reached out to different athletes and a coach to discuss the significance of the extra year.

Extra eligibility year grants athletes with a great opportunity

Austin Scott, Staff Writer
May 19, 2021
In the third publication of the "CRC Sports Round-Up" column, The Connection spoke with different coaches and athletes about the long overdue, highly-anticipated return to sports. CRC softball and baseball are over halfway into an abbreviated season, while the other teams have begun practicing and conditioning on campus.

CRC Sports Round-Up: The return of sports

Adam Camarena, Nathaniel McInnes, and Edith Nunez
May 12, 2021
In the second publication of the "CRC Sports Round-Up" column, The Connection spoke with several sophomore Hawks athletes to discuss their futures with sports and academics. We talked with athletes from women's soccer, men's basketball, and volleyball.

CRC Sports Round-Up: Underlying plans for sophomore athletes this upcoming fall

Austin Scott, Sherlyn Garcia, and Lydia Tesfaye
April 2, 2021
Now at the end of the fall semester, The Connection decided to induct a “CRC Sports Round-Up,” where we talked with different CRC Hawks athletes and coaches about a specific topic In this case, the topic was how athletes and coaches stayed on track this semester. We talked with six athletes and two coaches, ranging from softball, baseball, swimming, soccer and basketball.

CRC Sports Round-Up: How athletes and coaches stayed on track during the fall semester

Austin Scott, Staff Writer
December 16, 2020
Men’s Basketball Coach Jonathan James diagrams a play for his team during a timeout in Jan. 2018. Because of COVID-19, fall sports have officially been pushed back to the spring season.

Fall sport athletes focus on conditioning as fall sports shift to spring

Austin Scott, Staff Writer
August 25, 2020
CRC sophomore guard Jordan Roberson passes through freshman Malcom Jenkins to attack the rim and score in the Big 8 matchup on Feb.9

Hawks are unable to get the win on sophomore night

Kainoa Nunez, Connection Staff
February 26, 2018
Gor Mikayelyan shooting a three in a 57-45 loss to Delta College

Hawks unable to make a comeback against the Mustangs

Blynn Beltran, Connection Staff
February 8, 2018
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