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[X]press photographer ordered out of Basra SF State student James Lee learned of the escalating Shiite-on-Shiite violence in Basra while embedded with Marines in Afghanistan. As a photographer documenting the day-to-day...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Apr 17 2008 12:13 AM

Torch relay causes confusion for spectators Last minute torch relay route changes causes confusion with spectators and protesters.
[ Story by Britte Marsh and Doug Morino ]
Wednesday, Apr 9 2008 10:15 AM

Softball: Gators obtain .500 conference record Though shortstop Monica Amburgey didn't know it at the time, the Gators' sweep of the Sonoma State Seawolves on April 5 means SF State now posts a balanced conference record for the first time this season. "Really?" said a smiling...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Saturday, Apr 5 2008 7:18 PM

Feeling grounded in the city? Take the Magical Mystery Muni Tour Get out much? If you're an out-of-town student living near campus, chances are you haven't seen as much of San Francisco as you know you...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Apr 3 2008 12:41 PM

Concussions common among injuries in college sports In the week following an on-field collision that sent her slamming head-first into the ground, Gator soccer player Sarah Ordaz was in a cognitive fog. She couldn’t concentrate in class because of debilitating headaches and blurry vision, and her short-term...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Mar 13 2008 10:24 AM

Freemer shatters home run record Like most natural hitters, senior Jordanna Freemer wasn’t thinking much about the pitch coming her way, or where or how she was going to hit it. She just swung at it, hard. And just like that—without even a thought—SF State’s...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Mar 6 2008 2:31 PM

Sounding off on rare Gator glory Sports fans: let’s bask in that Golden Gator glory, if just for a moment. Ahhhhhhhhhh. Yep, both of SF State’s basketball teams made the conference playoffs for the first time in well over a decade, meaning they have a shot...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Mar 6 2008 2:23 PM

[X]press wins top awards at ACP convention Paper excels at Associated College Press Convention, Web site named 'Best in Show.'
[ Story by Jerold Chinn and Kory Tran ]
Sunday, Mar 2 2008 11:12 AM

Softballers fix field, sweep Wildcats In the warm-up before Friday's game against Chico State, the softball Gators weren't swinging bats. Instead they were wielding shovels and heaving bags of sand. Thursday's storm had made such a mess of SF State's softball field that when head...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Sunday, Feb 24 2008 4:22 PM

Softballers sweep first 2 home games The softball team took the first home games of the season in a 9-0 and 10-1 win.
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Wednesday, Feb 20 2008 6:20 PM

Gator softball gets dose of reality The softballing Gators' first foray into conference play was full of surprises. Some were good, some not so. Having beaten the nationally ranked Humboldt State Lumberjacks in a non-conference tourney a week prior, this weekend the Gators had another shot...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Monday, Feb 11 2008 10:09 PM

Don’t call this year’s softball team underdogs Psst! If you find yourself at a rival campus, keep this under your (softball) cap: This year's softballing Gators are young, unknown and arguably the conference underdogs—yet they may prove to be the year's big sporting surprise. A new-look SF...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Feb 7 2008 10:00 AM

Lockett dynasty continued When he's not jamming his head into your chest and knocking you off your feet, Gator wrestler Ben Lockett is a real gentleman. Before arriving at SF State, sophomore Lockett, a business major, wrestled at San Francisco's Washington High School,...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Wednesday, Jan 30 2008 8:01 PM

Gators showed nicely in home tournament A padded floor and the thick, sickly sweet air helped smother the athlete's groans, but the coach's barked orders were always clear: "Use your hips! Push his head into the mat! That's your elbow, not his! Hips! Hips! Hips!" SF...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Wednesday, Jan 30 2008 7:19 PM

Wrestlers strive to live up to past successes It’s never been easy for the wrestling Gators—but don’t tell them that, because they’re doing just fine. Despite competing in an out-of-state conference—which means lots of travel, poor home support and having to grapple top local NCAA Division I schools—SF...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Jan 24 2008 2:26 PM

Gators improve to 4-4 with weekend sweep For SF State's women's basketball team, sweeping L.A. schools at home will always feel good. But when a weekend of wins shows all-round improvement and puts your team back in the hunt, that feels really good. Just a day after...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Saturday, Jan 19 2008 10:53 PM

Poor shooting leads to conference loss They say a picture's worth a thousand words, but if you want to know why the Gator women’s basketball team lost 51-44 to Sonoma State Saturday, a single number tells the whole story. 13.9. That's the percentage rate at which...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Sunday, Jan 13 2008 11:08 AM

Glass, Whitt make All-conference list Despite season-ending injuries, men's soccer Gators Dylan Glass and Wes Whitt were named to the California Collegiate Athletic Association 2007 First and Second Teams, respectively. Casey Poston received an honorable mention. Sophomore forward Glass led the Gators with eight goals,...
[ Story by David Argell ]
Thursday, Nov 15 2007 11:56 AM

Men's soccer falls short of playoffs This weekend the Gators will suffer sport’s most frustrating experience: staying home while their opponents duke it out in the postseason. SF State’s men’s soccer team lost all postseason hope with a 2-1 overtime loss to CSU Monterey Bay last...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Friday, Nov 2 2007 2:03 PM

Rec sports funding is unique at each CSU The way each California State University campus operates its recreational sports is as unique as the campus itself, with participation, enrollment and even geographic factors all playing a part. Below is just a snapshot of the varying approaches around the...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Oct 25 2007 3:13 PM

Injured sophomore watches losses from sideline The one guy who most wanted to play in the Gators’ two shutout losses this weekend couldn’t even kick a ball. Injured men’s soccer midfielder Wes Whitt sat out a 2-0 defeat to Humboldt State (7-11-1, 3-9-1 CCAA) Friday, and...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Oct 25 2007 2:16 PM

Gator rosters lack homegrown recruits Academically, SF State is full of local flavor. Athletically, it’s as homegrown as Orange County oranges. Of 222 student athletes on 11 team rosters, SF State’s athletic department lists seven Gators from San Francisco, with only three coming directly from...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Oct 18 2007 9:51 PM

Gators slip in a soaked Cox Stadium The men’s soccer season, much like the field they play on, has fallen apart. But while the surface at SF State’s Cox Stadium looks beyond repair — at least for now — the Gators can still salvage what’s left of...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Oct 18 2007 9:11 PM

Loss drops Gators below .500 After another weekend posting a single point from two games, Gator men's soccer coach Joe Hunter told his players it's time to step up. The Gators (7-7-2, 4-5-1 California Collegiate Athletic Association) fell 3-1 to the Cal State San Bernardino...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Sunday, Oct 14 2007 3:36 PM

Gator offense dry during wet weather The rain came down in buckets, but the goals have dried up for Gator men's soccer. The Gators tied the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos 0-0 in a non-overtime conference game at Cox Stadium Friday — a score that won't help...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Friday, Oct 12 2007 4:25 PM

Season hangs on seniors’ last game It’s a special game, but not for its pomp and ceremony. Men’s soccer captain Matt Pedersen will join five other seniors for their last home game as Gators this weekend. SF State will recognize the six in a presentation before...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Oct 11 2007 2:21 PM

Gators struggle to stay above .500 The Gators can't keep themselves above .500. SF State's men's soccer team dropped to 4-4 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association conference Sunday after losing 3-1 to the Chico State Wildcats (7-8, 4-5 CCAA) on the SF State campus. The...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Sunday, Oct 7 2007 4:55 PM

Pained Gators tie Argonauts When neither team looks like a winner, a double-overtime scoreless tie is all each deserves. The SF State men's soccer team dragged 110 minutes of goal-less soccer out of the Notre Dame de Namur University Argonauts at Cox Stadium Friday....
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Friday, Oct 5 2007 7:13 PM

'Undefeated district champs' beat Gators A mural outside the Janet Pomeroy Center depicts two basketball players: one wears a green uniform with “Wildcats” emblazoned across the front, and the other is in a wheelchair. They are front and center on the huge painting. Basketball is...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Oct 4 2007 10:16 AM

Gators currently one spot away from playoffs The Gators have played local rivals and nationally ranked teams this season, but their biggest game may have been last weekend’s come-from-behind defeat of Cal State Monterey Bay Sunday—and Sunday’s match against Chico State is even bigger. SF State’s men’s...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Oct 4 2007 10:00 AM

Win keeps Gators in second place The SF State Gators mens' soccer team churned out an inspired second half Sunday, beating the CSU Monterey Bay Otters 2-1 to keep pace with the California Collegiate Athletic Association conference leaders.
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Sunday, Sep 30 2007 4:00 PM

Gators lose frustrating match to Holy Names They came from Holy Names University, but there was nothing venerable about how the Hawks beat SF State's men's soccer team today. In a game that produced eight cautions, an ejection and 33 fouls, the visiting Hawks hacked and smack-talked...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Friday, Sep 28 2007 5:15 PM

Gators struggle to piece together weekend wins It’s a cliché, but for SF State men’s soccer, it really is a tale of two halves. The Gators went 1-1 this weekend, which is what they’ve done every weekend since Sept. 1, posting a split 3-3 conference record (6-4...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Friday, Sep 28 2007 2:50 PM

Heated rivalry ends in heartbreak This soccer game had more subplots than a mystery novel, but in the end the Gators failed to close the book on a decade of Sonoma State dominance. The Sonoma State Seawolves men’s soccer team strolled into San Francisco Friday...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Friday, Sep 21 2007 6:10 PM

Sophmores' connection carries gator attack SF State men's soccer team forward Dylan Glass has one word to describe his teammate and best friend, Wes Whitt. "Nasty, just nasty," Glass said. "He's the most intimidating player on our team." Sophomores Glass and Whitt grew up in...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Wednesday, Sep 12 2007 9:05 PM

Men's soccer team wins conference opener SF State's men's soccer team opened conference play on the road this weekend, returning home with a win and a loss. The Gators now post a 4-2 record overall, 1-1 in conference play.
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Monday, Sep 10 2007 12:49 PM

Gators hoping to push away from the pack If regional rankings, team expectations and a flying start were reliable indicators of a good season, then 2007 will be the Gators' year. But as college sports fans well know, they're not — especially considering the competitiveness of the Gators’...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Sep 6 2007 3:03 PM

Men's soccer team splits two road games The SF State men's soccer team labored to a win and a loss in Washington state this weekend, returning home with a 3-1 start to the 2007 season. Sophomore Dylan Glass scored his third and fourth goals of the season,...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Thursday, Sep 6 2007 3:00 PM

Heading on the road SF State's men's soccer team is preparing for a grueling six-game road trip this week, beginning with a tough match against nationally ranked Seattle Pacific University on Saturday. The Gators stunned SPU early last fall, defeating the favored Falcons 3-1...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Wednesday, Aug 29 2007 9:45 PM

Late goal lifts Gators to 2-0 A late goal helped SF State's men's soccer team defeat Dominican University 1-0 Saturday. The Gators move to 2-0, remaining unbeaten in the fall 2007 season. Despite dominating much of the play and out-shooting their opponents 28-5, the Gators were...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Tuesday, Aug 28 2007 2:35 PM

Gators cruise to first victory Top soccer coaches throughout the world's biggest leagues consider the first game of a new season the most important of the year, as it can set the tone for the months ahead. If that's the case, the SF State men's...
[ Story by David Agrell ]
Tuesday, Aug 28 2007 2:34 PM