The Inquirer's female athlete of the season
First year Freshman Wendy Magarin led the team in goals, with 11, and was tied in total points with 28.
The Inquirer's male athlete of the season
There was one player that particularly and incessantly impressed The Inquirer's sports reporters; and that's why Dozie Iwaugwu was unanimously selected as Player of the semester.
The 2011 winner of the Big 8 Conference women's soccer coach of the year is DVC's Cailin Mullins.
Another exciting season of fall sports has come and gone and once again DVC athletics has shown that it is all around one of the best programs in the state. Five sports going on to playoff berths.
DVC Water Polo is looking at another successful year, ending with the men's team spiking a win at conference for the fourth consecutive season, placing 3rd in state after a brutal victory against West Valley. Women's water polo placed 3rd as well against Merced and won first in conference.
Last week, we saw the end to another great season for the women's volleyball team. It wasn't the big hits, or the long volleys that truly defined this season; it was commitment.
As the season comes to an end, the Vikings prepare for a playoff appearance. One of the key contributors to the Vikings is Ana Torres, a starting Forward in her second year of eligibility.
People all over the state are taking notice of the Vikings and expect them to be contending all season long.
In their inaugural season, the Matrix won the Northern California division championship and was ranked in the top 25 in the country all season.
Many college football programs rely on the school's band to ignite harmony and encouragement from the masses. The Vikings count on Dave Garcia.
This year's DVC Hall of Fame inductees prove that the number of players with professional-grade skills who choose DVC to launch their athletic careers is immense.
DVC Lacrosse team's continues to face off against, and beat, four year-university teams.
University of California, Berkeley drafted Mike Neu, DVC's previous baseball coach.
Steve Ward, 54, is the new coach for the 2012 Baseball Season at DVC.
Paying more is not a better education. UC tuition increases exceed the national average rate of increase. The UC Board Of Regents jeopardizes Californians attending higher education by making UC the most expensive public university.
Self-serving tuition increases are used by UC President Mark Yudof to increase the pay of 80,000 eligible faculty & others. Payoffs like these point to higher operating costs and still higher tuition for Californians. Instate tuition consumes 14% of Cal. Median Family Income! UC is hijacking our kids' futures: student debt.
I agree that faculty in higher education and senior management, like Yudof and Birgeneau, should consider the students' welfare & put it high on their values. Deeds unfortunately do not bear out the students' welfare values of UC Berkeley Birgeneau's senior management and the UC Board of Regents.
We must act. Chancellor Birgeneau's campus police deployed violent baton jabs on students protesting increases in tuition. The sky above UC will not fall when Chancellor Birgeneau ($450,000 salary) is ousted.
Opinions to UC Board of Regents, email marsha.kelman@ucop.edu