Sports – The Summit

Solid Softball

February 13, 2020

Grossmont came into their second game of a Saturday doubleheader with confidence and swagger. Clear skies and a slight breeze made this 68-degree day perfect for softball at Grossmont College. The Griffins faced off against the Vikings of Barstow. The early game proved to be quite an intense warm-up game for bo...

Volleyball Dominates

Andrew Finley, Staff Writer

January 26, 2020

The women’s volleyball team at Grossmont College had a dominant regular season. Although they didn’t go undefeated, they are regarded as one of the top teams in the state and have the statistics to back it up. The Griffins won 24 of their 27 matches, 16 of which the other team failed to win a single...

Griffin Gold

Matisse Sanchez, Staff Writer

January 26, 2020

On the weekend of Nov. 22-24, Grossmont’s speech and debate team hosted and participated in the annual Griffin Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament on campus. Grossmont College was joined by 21 other different colleges and universities this past weekend. Congratulations to Andrew Jassick for placing first in the poetry category and being a finalist...

Dia De Los Muertos Water Polo Tournament

Sharisse Cohee, Editor-in-Chief

November 5, 2019

The Grossmont Men’s Water Polo team spiked-in its first game of November in dominating fashion, crushing the Santa Monica Corsairs 8-3 in game one of the Día de los Muertos Tournament hosted by Southwestern College. After drying off from a rough loss against San Diego Mesa earlier that same week,...

Special Teams Show-Up in Loss

Sharisse Cohee, Editor-in-Chief

November 5, 2019

With a freshman starting at quarterback and an all frosh offensive line, Grossmont’s football team is sporting green in more ways than just the team-color. The Griffins are half-way through the season and are still looking for their first win of Fall 2019. Unfortunately, that win would not come Oct. 19...

SPRING TO FALL, WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL STANDS TALL

Sharisse Cohee, Editor in Chief

September 21, 2019

T he fall women’s volleyball team is setting-up shop right where the spring beach volleyball team left off: serving-up dominance. Following a CCCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship title won in May, Grossmont’s indoor team is now heading in the same direction as their outdoor predecessors, minus the sticky beach sand. The ladies opened...

Women’s Soccer Brings Heat

Andrew Finley, Staff Writer

September 20, 2019

Women’s soccer was a hot topic this summer as the United States National Women’s soccer team dominated the rest of the world and brought home its second consecutive title in three World Cup Finals appearances. The Grossmont College Women’s soccer team looks to keep the sport a hot topic through...

B-Ball Camp on Campus

Sharisse Cohee, Editor in Chief

August 16, 2019

It’s never too early in an athlete’s life to aspire to “ball like Jordan.” In fact, LeBron James was only 14 years old when he was recruited by St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in 1999, sparking the attention of the NBA. Grossmont’s Athletics Department supports the dreams and talent of...

Cool Field

Sharisse Cohee, Editor in Chief

May 25, 2019

After nearly two-decades of play-time, February marked the grand-opening of Grossmont’s remodeled and upgraded track and field, which began construction November 2018. While this flashy new football/soccer field not only sports state-of art technology such as a newly-installed, tech-savvy scoreboard, the project also provi...

Beach Volleyball on Pace To Take All

Sharisse Cohee, Editor in Chief

May 25, 2019

The ladies of G-House beach defend their sand. Riding a 16-game win streak and going undefeated against conference opponents, the team gears up for the CCCAA Beach Volleyball Team State Championships taking place at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center May 9-11 and followed by the State Championship Pairs tournament. ...

Got It Bad For Badminton

Sharisse Cohee, Editor in Chief

May 25, 2019

The women’s Badminton team sported all-star versatile athletes as they soared to the postseason and kept a clean home record of 5-0-1. The opening game on the first of March was a tricky one for the ladies, as the contest against conference rival San Diego City Knights ended in a tie score of 9-9....

Men’s Volleyball Serves Up Conference Title

Sharisse Cohee, Editor in Chief

May 25, 2019

With an impressive 5-1 conference record, G-House volleyball battled its way to the top, taking home the PCAC title. With dominating shutout wins against tough conference opponents, San Diego Miramar, Palomar and San Diego Mesa, this team was destined for the postseason. On April 19, the Griffins ventured to El Cam...