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Top: water polo athlete Roxanne Hall and Men's volley ball team. Bottom: Women's volleyball and Women's track team. Photos courtesy of Hector Flores, Hugh Cox, and Cara Heise,.

Energy. Drive. Spirit.

Taylor Leonard May 17, 2024

By Connor Larson and Taylor Leonard With such an eclectic range of sports programs at Palomar, some of them tend to slip through the gaps of the spotlight. IMPACT Magazine set out to showcase some of...

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How Covid Destroyed the Hopes of Aspiring College Athletes

Gunner Clark February 27, 2023
Covid affected many different people in many different ways. However, when looking at college athletes, some feel like they've wasted four years of their life.
Coach Ryan Keckley speaking to two men's tennis players during a home match against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

College Coaches Struggle to Recruit During the Pandemic

Riley Sullivan April 4, 2021
College coaches are struggling to recruit student-athletes and plan their teams' future due to the pandemic.
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Palomar spring sports postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus concerns

Summer Aguirre March 13, 2020

Spring sports at Palomar have been put on pause as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a release published Friday on Palomar’s athletic website, the California Community College Athletic...

A football player runs to the left and holds a football in his right hand as he looks for someone to throw the football to.

The Fair Pay to Play Act would ruin college sports

Jordan Spurgeon September 30, 2019

Story by Jordan Spurgeon The NCAA needs to allow college athletes to profit off of their name and likeness. However, California is jump starting the process and trying to change policies in the wrong...

A male Palomar water polor player tries to block his opponent from passing the ball.

Men’s water polo debut head coach

Esmeralda Perez September 11, 2017

Palomar College men’s water polo team is ready for an exciting season with help from their new head coach. After last seasons win in the 2016 Pacific Coast Athletic Conference (PCAC) the team is on...

A female Palomar water polo player throws a ball with her left hand. Two other players are in the background in the pool.

Women’s water polo defends championship

Justin Gonzalez September 11, 2017

The defending PCAC champions in women’s water polo are looking towards another season of success. After losing in the first round of regional playoffs against Long Beach last year, the team’s focus...

Michelle Muniz, Grand Canyon University transfer specialist, helps Trent Chavez Matzel, 1st year Business Management, and Jon Miller, 2nd semsester Business major, as she manages the booth at the annual Palomar College Fair. GCU was one of many schools that attended this event. Zachary Maxwell/The Telescope

Grand Canyon University Representative Comes to Palomar

Linus Smith December 11, 2016

On December 14, a representative from Grand Canyon University (GCU) is coming to Palomar College to offer one-on-one appointments to those interested in transferring, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the...

A Palomar football player catches a football with both hands above him as two opposing players tries to tackle him from behind.

Comets add on another win to the list

Joseph Sandoval and Linus Smith October 30, 2016

The Comets football team tagged a win against the Orange Coast Pirates by the skin of their teeth. The Comets opened up the game with a touchdown on their first drive after winning the coin toss...

A group of Palomar football playrs run on a field, wearing black uniforms and gray helmets. A blonde cheerleader waves her pompoms at the right, who is being held up at her feet by three cheerleaders.

Beaver Pride at OSU

Kellcy Kocinski October 30, 2016

Only eight games into the season, and a Palomar offensive tackle is verbally committed to a full-ride scholarship to a Pac-12 university. Comet's offensive tackle Justin Sattelmaier, 19, will be...

Palomar's Adriana Gutierrez (Number 10) on her way to score the last goal of the game agaisnt Southwestern on Sept. 16, 2016. (Kayla Rambo/The Telescope)

Women’s soccer display passion through adversity

Jeremy Brown October 30, 2016

The Palomar’s women’s soccer team is fighting through their fair share of struggles this year, but the resilient club isn’t willing to give up just yet. The Comets are 3-11 this year and even...

Palomar volleyball player Kianna Niu bumps a ball with both forearms. She wears a pink jersey and black shorts.

Women’s volleyball falls short in first conference game

Kyle Ingram October 30, 2016

The Comets faced their rivals in Palomar’s first women’s volleyball home conference match-up against the MiraCosta Spartans. MiraCosta took the first two sets 25-22 and 25-15, Palomar then took...

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