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4Apr

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Aztecs striving to find victory on the field

By Kyle McDaniel March 30th (A) Game 1: PCC 13, Chandler-Gilbert CC 4 The Aztecs earned their first ACCAC season sweep, after they swept the Coyotes from Chandler-Gilbert. Heading into the seventh inning Pima was winning 8-4, when they tacked on five more runs to put the game out of reach. A bulk of the offense came from the 1-4 hitters as they scored 10 of the runs on 11 for 18 hitting. Sophomore Devynn Marshall went 5 for 5 at the plate with three RBI singles. Freshman Bianca Castillo got the win after throwing a complete game. She allowed three earned runs on 10 hits while striking out five. Game 2: PCC 14, Chandler-Gilbert CC 0 F/6 Pima got their seventh mercy rule victory of the season after pummeling the Coyotes 14-0, wit...

14Mar

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Winning streak snapped in Phoenix

By Kyle McDaniel March 12th, Game 1 and 2 at South Mountain Community College were cancelled. March 9th (A) Game 1: PCC 0, Phoenix College 7 On a four game winning streak the Aztecs headed out on the road to take on the number three team in the nation. However Phoenix College proved why they’re ranked as high as they are, after the Aztecs had only two hits in the first game. Freshman Bianca Castillo suffered her fifth loss of the season, after allowing seven earned runs on eight hits in six innings of work. Game 2: PCC 3, Phoenix College 7 In the second inning Pima took the lead after sophomore Janice Garcia and freshman Giselle Munoz scored on wild pitches. The game would remain close throughout, with Pima holding their own...

19Feb

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Bonds away, PCC pays for expansion

By KYLE KERSEY Coming on the heels of exceptional credit ratings from Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service, two of the big three credit rating agencies in the country, Pima Community College issued revenue bonds for the funding of the Centers of Excellence Projects on Jan. 16. Fitch awarded Pima the default rating of AA and the revenue bonds at AA - both with a stable outlook - Moody awarded Pima an equivalent rating. According to Moody’s, “The Aa3 reflects Pima County Community College District's (PCC or the district) excellent strategic positioning given its prominent role as a low-cost provider of higher education and vocational training in the increasingly economically vibrant Tucson, Arizona, metropolitan area.” The revenue bonds are to generate no more than $65 million, wit...

15Feb

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Ducey submits a water and flight plan

Potential return of state funds to Pima Community College Story and photos by JOE GIDDENS Doug Ducey won his second term for governor in November over Democrat challenger David Garcia by nearly 15 points. Ducey was inaugurated for his second term on Jan. 7 and presented with the State of the State Address from Phoen on Jan. 14. He took his message the next day to the Tucson Convention Center for the State of the State luncheon presented by the Tucson Metro Chamber. “I told him, it was a good speech, a bipartisan speech, and I hope that he can accomplish, at least part of what he wants to; his action with regard to gun safety in schools is commendable,” Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild said. Drought Ducey opened his State of the State by making water and the drought his fi...

14Feb

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The lost art of sports card collecting

By KYLE McDANIEL The world of sports card collecting is an ever-shrinking market, as more and more children have less interest in them. Matt Mortenson from Mountain View Sports, a sports collectible shop at Speedway Boulevard and Wilmot Road spoke about his thoughts on card collecting today. “The biggest factor I think is kids have phones, iPads and so many other avenues besides cards, so it’s not as cool as it was when I was a kid,” he said. With the increased awareness about how some sports will leave you with health issues later on in life, parents are enrolling their children in other activities. Over the last seven years, children ages 6 to 12 that participated in team sports was about 56 percent, according to the Aspen Institute, an edu...

14Feb

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Back-to-Back canceled games wake up bats

By Kyle McDaniel The scheduled game at Paradise Valley Community College on Feb. 21 was cancelled and will be made up on Feb. 28 in Phoenix, the first pitch is 1 p.m. The scheduled game vs GateWay CC on Feb. 23 was also cancelled and the date of the make up game will be announced later. Feb. 26 (H): Game 1: PCC 14, Scottsdale CC 1 F/5 It looks like the back to back cancellations woke the Aztecs bats up, as they scored a combined 14 runs in the first three innings. Multiple players played a key role in the demolition of the Artichokes, but the main architects were sophomore Maria Vanezza Caldera and freshman Hope Adams. Caldera finished 2 for 4 with two RBI’s, while Adams went 1 for 3, but her one hit was massive, because it was a three run ho...

Aztecs wrap up best season in school history

1Nov

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Aztecs wrap up best season in school history

By KYLE MCDANIEL The Aztecs are on to the NJCAA District I Semifinals against Laramie County Community College, and will be playing that game at their home stadium Kino Sports Complex. If they win that game, they will play in the NJCAA District I finals the next night. With a win there, they would be headed to Nationals in Daytona, Florida starting November 12. Oct 27 NJCAA Region I, Division I Finals vs. Chandler-Gilbert CC 0, PCC 2 Thanks to sophomore Hugo Kametani’s second half brace the Aztecs won their fourth NJCAA Region I, Division I in the last five years. The game was a defensive battle especially in the first half when both teams were committing a lot of fouls. Helping Pima to another shutout victory was freshman defender Martin Cardenas who...

1Nov

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Kametani named ACCAC player of the year

BY KYLE MCDANIEL Sophomore and team captain Hugo Kametani helped the Aztecs this season record their best regular season in team history. He finished the regular season with 22 goals and 5 assists. He also was recently awarded the ACCAC/Region 1 Player of the Year award and was selected first team All-ACCAC/NJCAA Region I. Since he is playing like the world is on fire I felt it would be great to get his story and get to know him. He is from Kashima, Japan which is a coastal city roughly in the middle of the country, and is roughly 57 miles from Tokyo. Which of course means his favorite soccer team is the Kashima Antlers, who play in the J-League, which is Japan’s top division. They are also one of the most successful teams in Japan’s history. Japan is quite a d...

Male Sexual Assault can be an issue, too

1Nov

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Male Sexual Assault can be an issue, too

BY KYLE MCDANIEL According to www.nsvrc.org/statistics, only 9 percent of rape and sexual assault victims are male, which is a telling fact. I read and hear all the time that women are afraid to speak up, but it is a hundred times worse for males, because males look at sex differently. If I reported that I was raped, my friends would be laughing hysterically. They would say things like, “Dude, you got to have sex with a woman, why you complaining?” but if you didn’t want to and they forced you into it, that is sexual assault. The definition of sexual assault according to criminal.findlaw.com, is any crime in which the offender subjects the victim to sexual touching that is unwanted and offensive. It doesn’t help that a lot of the crime shows on networ...

The Beginning of the End by Kyle McDaniel

1Nov

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The Beginning of the End by Kyle McDaniel

By Kyle McDaniel As you can tell there will be a reason for the writing of this article as it stems from a personal experience of mine, an experience that had everything you would need to create an Oscar winning film. One day I noticed an employee who I thought was absolutely gorgeous, crying her eyes out and the gentleman I am, I decided to hand her a note that read, smile you’re beautiful. Later that night I asked her to dinner, she said yes and gave me her number. It’s the night of the dinner and I got all dressed up to go, I picked her up and we enjoyed a wonderful meal, just talking, getting to know each other. Then when it’s time to take her home, she states “Can you take me to Josh’s house?”, of course I said yes, it is the first night anything her heart d...