By Daniel Dupree Times Staff For the first time in more than five years, San Jose City College held the Coast Conference Trials Track and Field event. The meet saw a plethora of athletes competing in various events against the best in the conference. “We’re excited to finally have the meet back at SJCC, and we have some intense athletes who competed...

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By Jorge A. Medina Times Staff It was a disappointing weekend for the No. 8-seeded San Jose City college softball team in a Northern Regional first-round playoff game. The Lady Jags lost twice in a best-of-three series against visiting College of Siskiyous from Weed, Calif., and were eliminated on Sunday, May 2. “The difference for our team from...

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By Audrey Ann Diaz and Jorge A. Medina TIMES STAFF The north’s No. 3-seed San Jose City College men’s basketball team had their shot at a state title. Its run was stopped by south’s No. 2-seed Citrus College in a 74-53 win in the California Community College Athletic Associates quarterfinals, Friday, Mar. 12, taking place at Gilbert Arena, Cal Lutheran...

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By Anttwan Stanberry TIMES STAFF Many people grow up with the mentality to strive for perfection, whether it is to be the best sports player, dancer or even musician. Elizabeth Foster is no exception.Foster started her softball career when she was 5 years old.“My dad first got me into softball,” Foster said. “He would always take me to play catch and...

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The San Jose City College women’s basketball team have landed second place in the Coast-South Division Conference (18-10, 10-2). Compiled of seven sophomores and five freshmen, SJCC will be saying goodbye to all seven graduating Lady Jags this spring.“The biggest thing about this group, is that academically, they are absolutely phenomenal. All seven...

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The San Jose City College men’s basketball team captured its second consecutive South Division title in the Coast Conference, and the Jaguars did it with a dominant style of play. They finished with an overall record of 24-4 and a perfect conference record of 12-0.“This team has started talking about that at the beginning of the year, that they wanted...

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San Jose City College’s 2008-09 baseball team stepped up to the challenge in its new Golden Gate Conference, which Coach Doug Robb said is “the third best conference in the state.” They finished second in their division with a record of 17-8 and overall record of 29-14, according to the school’s Web site. With the spring season imminent, the Jaguars...

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The San Jose City College women’s basketball team has a winning record of 12 wins and 8 losses through 20 games. They average 64 points per game while holding opponents to 56 points per game. The Jags have the second-most points scored in the conference, 1,280 points in 20 games, just behind Mission, who has scored 1,291 points in 19 games. Monterey...

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