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Daniel Lynds, Palomar College’s Athletic Director

Jamie Martinez April 5, 2021
Cancelled sports, budgeting, and a global pandemic, are some of the challenges Daniel Lynds has faced within his first year as an Athletic Director.
Palomar Comet Zachary Brown, putting down the green at Goat Hill Park on Feb. 27, 2019. (Emily Whetstone/The Telescope)

Comets Recaps: Palomar athletics win to conference titles in strong finish

Ryan Davis May 1, 2019

Baseball Overall: 24-10-1 Conference: 15-6 Picked to win the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference before the season started, the Comets failed to do so following a loss to San Diego Mesa April 23....

A male Palomar wrestler crouches in front of his opponent as they prepare for a match.

Takedowns: Meet The Wrestling Team

Justin Gonzalez September 13, 2017

The wrestling team is gearing for another grueling and physical season. Here's a chance to meet the team before they head out to start another season of competition. Listed is each wrestlers name, age,...

Palomar freshmen runner Chris Allen (1349) races toward the finish line in Palomar College's Cross Country Invitational at Guajome Park, Sept. 8, 2017. (Larie Tobias Chairul/The Telescope)

Cross Country Preview

Thomas Alexandre September 11, 2017

Palomar College Cross Country teams suit up for yet another fall season. The season started out on Sept. 2 at Carbon Canyon Park in Brea for the Mark Covert Classic. It was filled with schools all over...

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...

Palomar's Michelle Skupnjak steals the ball from Santa Ana's Briana Ceballos. The Comets met Santa Ana on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 at Minkoff Field. The final score was 2-1, in favor of Santa Ana. (Alexis Metz-Szedlacsek/The Telescope)

Promising future for women’s soccer

Justin Gonzalez September 11, 2017

  Palomar’s women’s soccer team hasn’t gotten off to the greatest start this season after recording two losses and a tie in their first three games.   Head coach and Palomar...

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...

Team players from Palomar's Women's Volleyball gather in a circle and raise their arms up to touch each others' hands. The opposing team in the background gather around on the other side of the net.

New women’s volleyball team set for upcoming season

Sara Romano September 11, 2017
Women’s VB is ready for the coming season, with a focus on their returning middle blocker and new freshmen
Coach Sonia Rodriguez works in her office on Sept. 6. Justin Gonzalez/ The Telscope.

New future, new coach

Justin Gonzalez and Thomas Alexandre September 11, 2017

  Palomar College’s newest coach is looking to put Comet’s cross country on the map.   Sonia Rodriguez is the new women’s cross country coach. A North County local, she brings...

Palomar Freshman Mark Ybarra (606) leads the pack at the start of the Palomar College Cross Country Invitational held at Guajome Park in Oceanside, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2016. Ybarra finished third in the race with a time of 20:53. (Philip Farry/The Telescope)

Athletes wanted for spring Track and field

Josh Cortez October 30, 2016

The Palomar track and field team is looking for more athletes for their upcoming season. As the spring semester draws closer, so does the 2017 track and field season. This season the women’s track...

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...

Palomar coach Joe Early (left) and Riverside City College coach Tom Craft (right) stand next to each other and talk on a football field.

Coach Early enters 2016 season with confidence

Hayley Stevenson September 19, 2016

Joe Early, named the Comets' 10th head football coach in 2001, strives to make his team successful. Early holds a long history at Palomar College, having been a player himself in the past and becoming...

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