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ECM PADRES REPORT: XANDER BOGAERTS SIGNS WITH PADRES

East County News Service

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December 9, 2022 (San Diego) - Former Red Sox-turned free agent Xander Bogaerts has been inked to an 11-year, $280 million contract by the Padres.  

The signing comes at the end of the MLB Winter Meetings and is the only major move the Padres have made so far in the offseason.


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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL IMPROVES TO 8-2 WITH A 70-59 WIN OVER SACRAMENTO STATE

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December 8, 2022 (San Diego) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (8-2) improved to 7-0 at home with a 70-59 win over Sacramento State (6-2) inside Viejas Arena Wednesday afternoon. 


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BRADLEY LEADS SDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL PAST TROY 60-55

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December 5, 2022 (San Diego) -  Matt Bradley scored 19 points and No. 22 San Diego State beat Troy 60-55 on Monday night.

Darrion Trammell made a layup in traffic, converted two free throws and forced a key steal in the final three minutes to seal the win for the Aztecs (7-2).

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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS VS. SAN FRANCISCO AT THE CHASE CENTER

The loss snaps a seven-game win streak for the Aztecs

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December 4, 2022 (San Francisco) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (7-2) had their seven-game win streak snapped with a 65-56 loss against San Francisco (7-2) at the Chase Center Sunday afternoon. SDSU trailed by one with 2:30 left but the Dons finished the game on an 8-0 run.


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AZTECS MEN’S BASKETBALL CRUISES PAST OCCIDENTAL 95-57

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December 2, 2022 (San Diego) - Adam Seiko scored 20 points, including six 3s, to lead No. 24 San Diego State over Division III Occidental 95-57 on Friday night.


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SDSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RALLIES FOR 72-60 WIN AT UCSD

The Aztecs have won seven games in a row

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December 1, 2022 (La Jolla) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (7-1) rallied to win at UC San Diego (2-5) 72-60 Thursday evening. SDSU didn’t lead once until the fourth quarter, and trailed by as much as 11 points, but finished the game on 10-0 run to win their seventh game in a row.


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SDSU SOFTBALL RELEASES 2023 SCHEDULE

The Aztecs will host four tournaments, including the Mountain West Conference tournament

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December 1, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State softball head coach Stacey Nuveman Deniz has announced a 50-game schedule for the 2023 season, highlighted by four home tournaments, including the return of the Mountain West Conference tournament to San Diego.


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CUYAMACA COLLEGE HIRES OLYMPIC MEDALIST TO LEAD ATHLETICS, KINESIOLOGY, AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Source: Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District

December 1, 2022 (El Cajon) -- Cuyamaca College has recruited Olympic track and field medalist, coach and administrator Anthony “Tonie” Campbell as the college’s new dean of Athletics, Kinesiology & Health Education (AKHE). Campbell will succeed Interim Dean Terry Davis, beginning Thursday, December 1.


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SDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL: PARRISH LATE THREE DOWNS UC IRVINE 72-69

 

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November 30, 2022 (San Diego) -  Micah Parrish hit a 3-pointer from the left corner with 2.4 seconds left to give host No. 24 San Diego State a come-from-behind 72-69 win over UC Irvine on Tuesday night.


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SDSU FOOTBALL: WEST HILLS ALUM JACK BROWNING NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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November 29, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State football’s Jack Browning has been named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year, the league announced Tuesday. An Aztec has now won the award five times (all over the last eight years), the most in the 24-year history of MW.


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ECM SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: EAGLES SOAR TO FIRST DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP WIN IN EAST COUNTY SHOWDOWN

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November 26, 2022 (Escondido) - Since August, we’ve waited for this moment and now it’s finally here.  Ramona.  Granite Hills.  The Bulldogs and Eagles met tonight on neutral turf at Chick Embrey Field at Wilson Stadium at Escondido High for the Division II CIF Final in an epic East County showdown.

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SDSU FOOTBALL: AZTECS FALL TO AIR FORCE ON SENIOR NIGHT 13-3

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November 26, 2022 (San Diego) - Visiting Air Force snapped San Diego State's three-game winning streak and spoiled the Aztecs' Senior Night festivities with a 13-3 triumph on Saturday at Snapdragon Stadium.


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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BEATS SEATTLE 70-36

The Aztecs have won six games in a row, their longest streak since the 2012-13 season

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November 25, 2022 (San Diego) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (6-1) knocked off Seattle (0-5) 70-36 Friday afternoon to extend SDSU’s win streak to six games, the program’s longest since the 2012-13 season.


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SDSU VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO SJSU IN MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNEY

Aztecs eliminated from conference championships

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November 25, 2022 (Fort Collins, Colo.) - Despite a valiant comeback effort in the fourth set, the San Diego State volleyball team saw its season come to a disappointing end Thursday in a 3-1 loss to San José State (17-25, 25-17, 19-25, 25-27) in the semifinals of the Mountain West Championship at Moby Arena.


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SDSU VOLLEYBALL UPSETS COLORADO STATE IN MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNEY

Four Aztecs post double-digit kills

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November 23, 2022 (Fort Collins, Colo.) - The sixth-seeded San Diego State volleyball program scored one of its most important victories in recent memory after outlasting No. 3 seed Colorado State in a five-set thriller (23-25, 25-19, 26-28, 25-20, 15-12) on Wednesday in the first round of the Mountain West Championship at Moby Arena.


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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL IMPROVES TO 5-1 WITH 66-41 OVER GRAMBLING STATE

SDSU's 5-1 win start is their best since the 2007-08 season

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November 22, 2022 (San Diego) - The Aztec women’s basketball team beat Grambling State (1-4) 66-41 to improve to 5-1 on the year, their best start since the 2007-08 season.


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AZTECS MEN'S BASKETBALL OUTLASTS OHIO STATE 88-77

 

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November 21, 2022 (Maui) - San Diego State men's basketball earned a hard-fought 88-77 win over Ohio State to open the Maui Jim Maui Invitational on Monday evening.


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WEST HILLS ALUM AND AZTEC FOOTBALL'S JACK BROWNING NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Browning earns second special teams award of the season

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November 21, 2022 (San Diego) - West Hills High alum and San Diego State senior Jack Browning has been named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. It is the second MW weekly award of the season for Browning, who handles all three kicking duties for the Aztecs (7-4, 5-2 MW).


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SDSU SWIM AND DIVE WINS SMU INVITATIONAL

Aztecs’ Wilma Johansson (200 fly) and Alex Roberts (200 back) claim event titles

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November 19, 2022 (Dallas) - Bolstered by two individual event winners, the San Diego State swim and dive team captured the team title on Saturday at the SMU Invitational at Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center.


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SDSU VOLLEYBALL CLINCHES BERTH IN MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP

Aztecs earn sixth seed with four-set victory at SJSU

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November 19, 2022 (San Jose) - The San Diego State volleyball team clinched a spot in the Mountain West Championship with a dramatic 3-1 victory (25-23, 25-20, 22-25, 26-24) over San José State on Saturday at Spartan Gym.


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SUPERVISOR ANDERSON TO AWARD HOCKEY LEGEND WILLIE O'REE WITH COUNTY PROCLAMATION

Source:  San Diego Gulls

November 19, 2022 (San Diego) - The San Diego Gulls will hold a ceremonial puck drop in celebration of hockey legend and pioneer, Willie O’Ree, as he is presented with a County Proclamation declaring Nov. 19 “Willie O’Ree Day” throughout San Diego County. San Diego County Supervisor Joel Anderson, an avid Gulls fan, will present O’Ree with the award before the Gulls play the Grand Rapids Griffins this Saturday, Nov. 19 at Pechanga Arena San Diego (7 p.m.). O’Ree will be honored not only for his incredible contributions as a valued member of the San Diego Community, but for his influential legacy throughout the sport of ice hockey and his commitment to empowering youth with the sport.


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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL'S SOPHIA RAMOS' BUZZER BEATER LIFTS AZTECS OVER PORTLAND 55-53

The Aztecs improve to 4-1 on the year

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November 18, 2022 (San Diego) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (4-1) won a thriller over Portland (2-2) 55-53 after Sophia Ramos hit a running bank-shot as time expired. The Aztecs trailed by seven points with 3:43 left but didn’t allow the Pilots to make another field goal and came back to win their fourth game in a row.


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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL KNOCKS OFF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 69-53

The Aztecs outscored the Lions 18-3 in the fourth quarter

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November 15, 2022 (San Diego) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (3-1) outscored Southeastern Louisiana (2-2) 18-3 in the fourth quarter on their way to a 69-53 win inside Viejas Arena Tuesday evening.


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EL CAPITAN BASKETBALL HOSTS 2022-23 MEDIA DAY

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Photo, from left to right:  Emily Sample (sophomore guard), Kennedy Caires (junior guard), Amaya Tone (junior guard), Mikayla Williams (freshman guard), Sammy Willis (sophomore guard)
 
November 14, 2022 (Lakeside) - El Capitan boys basketball begins their season Thursday night, while the girls started over the weekend.  ECM Sports headed out to Lakeside for media day to get a feel for this new and exciting season.

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SDSU WOMEN'S TENNIS WINS FOUR FINALS ON SUNDAY

The Aztecs had a doubles team, and three singles players win the finals of their flights on Sunday

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November 13, 2022 (San Diego/Las Vegas) - San Diego State women’s tennis won four finals matches on Sunday split between both the Watanabe Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada and while hosting the SDSU Fall Classic II. The Aztecs had a doubles pair and three singles players win the finals of their respective flights.


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SDSU FOOTBALL: BYRD PUNT RETURN SPURS AZTECS INTO STATEMENT WIN OVER SPARTANS

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November 12, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State Aztecs football hosted San Jose State tonight at Snapdragon Stadium.  If the Aztecs won tonight, they would become bowl eligible.

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SDSU WOMEN'S TENNIS POSTS EIGHT WINS ON SATURDAY

The Aztecs had two doubles teams and five singles players move on to the finals of their flights on Saturday

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November 12, 2022 (San Diego/Las Vegas) - San Diego State women’s tennis posted eight wins on Saturday at both the Watanabe Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada and while hosting the SDSU Fall Classic II. The Aztecs had two doubles pairs and five singles players advance to finals of their respective flights.


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SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BEATS ANTELOPE VALLEY 95-41

This is the first time SDSU has won back-to-back games by 50 or more points since 1984

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November 12, 2022 (San Diego) - The Aztec women’s basketball team (2-1) beat Antelope Valley (2-2) 95-41 inside Viejas Arena Saturday. This is the first time since 1984 that SDSU has won two straight games by at least 50 points.


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SDSU MEN'S SOCCER FALLS ON SENIOR NIGHT 2-1

The Aztecs had 20 shots, and seven were on goal

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November 11, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State men's soccer fell to UCLA on senior night 2-1 on the SDSU SportsDeck. The Aztecs had 20 shots on the night but were only able to find the back of the net once.


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SDSU CROSS COUNTRY: AZTECS PLACE 26TH AT NCAA WEST REGIONALS

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November 11, 2022 (Seattle) - San Diego State cross country finished 26th at the 2022 NCAA West Regionals on Friday morning at Chambers Creek Regional Park.  Jessica Kain crossed the tape first for the Aztecs, leading the squad with a time of 20:40.3 and setting a career PR.


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