Author Archive for Ian Massey
Moneyball at UC Irvine: An Oscar Snub, Gillespie, Speaks
EFFECT: The Academy Award nominations were announced on Jan. 24, and I know all of you are as shocked as I was that UC Irvine baseball’s Manager Mike Gillespie was left off the ballot for best supporting actor.
Nail-Biters Galore: Tight Games Ahead
PITCHING: The Anteaters feature enough weapons to make up for Summer’s departure.
Sports in Brief
SIB: Miami Marlins outfielder and UC Irvine alumnus, Bryan Peterson, will return to Cicerone Field on Feb. 4
Coo Coo for CoCo: Goodson goes 12th to Philly in the WPS Draft
GOODSON: One of the players that Juniper has raved about for the past two seasons is senior defender CoCo Goodson, who was drafted 12th overall in the Women’s Professional Soccer Draft on Friday, Jan. 13, by the Philadelphia Independence.
Sports in Brief
SIB: UC Irvine alumnus Ryan Bailey scored a goal for the USA Men’s National Water Polo Team that won the gold medal at the Pan Pacific Championships on Jan. 14 in an 11-10 victory over Australia.
America the “Excuse-Full”: Don’t Shortchange Success Stories
EFFECT: In front of a Best Buy over the holiday break, I encountered a teenager selling chocolate to support his Boys & Girls Club of America in the Inland Empire area.
Comfort Zone
SOCCER: Sophomore Natalia Ledezma dominated the Big West this year after transferring from UCLA, but the standout fears failure.
