On May 4, 2019, the Sierra College Men’s Swimming and Diving team edged their way to the 2019 CCCAA State Championship! By doing so, the Wolverine squad also made history, becoming the first Sierra athletic team to win more than one state championship in the same sport (Men’s Swim and Dive also won the title in 2016).
The California Community College Athletic Association 2019 State Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships will again feature a formidable defending state women's champ in Orange Coast College while the men's title may be between Big 8 Conference foes Sierra and Diablo Valley. For the second straight year, De Anza College will be the host of the 3-day event, Thursday-Saturday, May 2-4.
Coming into the day Sierra had to defeat Delta College and the College of the Redwoods to have its share of the Championship and did not disappoint, blanking Delta and Redwoods for the co-championship with Feather River.
For the second year in a row, Sierra College Beach has the top pair in the conference. Meghan Merlino and Haley Biles cruised through bracket play and met their conference foe in Howard and Hampton from Feather River College in the winner take all final. In a thrilling 3-set match, Merlino and Biles secured the victory, and with it the 2019 Big 8 Conference Pairs Championship.
Sierra College Softball picks up the #5 NorCal Seed in the 2019 CCCAA Softball Playoffs, and hosts Fresno City (NorCal #12) on Friday at 4:00pm, and Saturday at 12:00pm and 2:00pm (if necessary) in a best of three series.
Avery Lambrite raced to a 2nd place finish in the 3000 meter Steeple Chase with a time of 12:47.55 and then later that night ran the 5000 meter race in 21:01.57. Alyse Sibley placed first in the 1500 meters with a time of 5:04.61. She ran a brilliant and carefully planned race to become the Big 8 Conference Champion for the 1500 meters.
For the fourth straight year, Sierra College Men’s AND Women’s Swimming and Diving take home the Big 8 title! These two programs have represented the very best in NorCal community college aquatics for the better part of the 21st century, and both the men’s and women’s teams continue that tradition of excellence in 2019, each with yet another conference title.
The undefeated Sierra College Women's Tennis team last Friday captured the 2019 Big 8 Conference North Division Championship with their 5-1 (with 3 games not played due to rain) win over rival American River College. The Wolverines, who are 9-0 overall, were helmed by first-year head coach Sasha Macktinger, who has led the Sierra squad to their first Big 8 title since 2013.
Sierra College Baseball heads into the Big 8 season riding a 5 game win streak, and a 12-2 overall record. The defending Big 8 champions return to the league battlefield for the 2019 season this Tuesday, February 26 at 2:00pm when they host Diablo Valley in Rocklin.
Tuesday night was cause for celebration in Rocklin, as Sierra College Women’s Basketball topped Diablo Valley 68-53 in a Big 8 Conference thriller. Diablo Valley, the only remaining undefeated women’s basketball team in the state and the number one ranked team in the most recent CCCSIA state poll, entered the evening 21-0 before falling to the Wolverines.
Sierra College Women's Soccer remains undefeated and continues their 2018 win streak (now 13 straight) with Tuesday evening's 5-1 victory over Delta in Rocklin. A fierce Delta squad held Sierra scoreless for the first 35 minutes of play, before Christina Kanellou found the back of the net off a setup from Grace Vargas.
Sierra College Football improves to 2-2 overall and looks to add another win Saturday, Sep. 29 as they travel to Sacramento City College to take on the Panthers at 6:00pm.
Sierra College Women's Water Polo improved to 6-1 overall, 2-0 Big 8 after their two most recent wins over American River College and Sacramento City College. Sierra has scored 85 times this season, and average 12.14 goals per game. They have outscored their Big 8 opponents 38-11.
Sierra College Women's Soccer continues the longest win streak in the state with Tuesdays 2-1 defeat of Santa Rosa Junior College in a Big 8 conference match. Tied 1-1 at the half, it was a close battle, but Sierra scored in the 72nd minute which would end up being the game winner against the Bear Cubs.
Sierra College Women's Soccer entered Big 8 Conference play with a 5-0 record, and have added two conference wins to their already impressive season and now sit at 7-0 overall, 2-0 in the Big 8. With a 2-1 win over Cosumnes River, and a 4-1 win over Diablo Valley. Sierra is now the only NorCal team without a loss or a tie this season, and one of only four programs in the state with no losses or ties.
Sierra College Women's Volleyball opened conference play Friday, Sep. 14 against Diablo Valley. The Wolverines recorded a 3-0 straight set win over the visiting Vikings to improve to 8-2 overall, 1-0 in the Big 8. Sierra entered conference play riding a three-match win streak, recording 3-0 victories over De Anza, San Mateo and Foothill before facing DVC.
Sierra College Volleyball picks up two more wins Friday afternoon as they improve to 4-0 on the season. With the August 31 defeats of Feather River and Butte, the Wolverines currently lead the state in kills (179), assists (164) and points (247.5).
Sierra College Women’s Volleyball opened the 2018 season with a pair of wins over Shasta College and College of Marin Wednesday afternoon in Rocklin. Between the two matches, Sierra averaged 12.83 kills per set, 10.67 digs per set and are hitting .321 as a team.