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Sports

Mixed Martial Arts vs. Boxing

Due to MMA’s unconventional tactics, multiple forms of fighting and above all excitement, it is easy to see why MMA is becoming so popular.

New popularity in football

Women in America have been known for hating the past time of watching football, but according to many, the popularity of watching both professional and college football has increased.

volley

Volleyball team hosts regional tourney

LAdy Artichokes fall to Glendale; finish runner-up in 2009 Regional Tournament

Four out of seven teams in the division make it to regionals. Whichever team has the best record has the opportunity to host regionals. The Lady Artichokes obtained the number one seed in the division by finishing the season 13-3.  Therefore, Scottsdale Community College hosted the 2009 Region I Volleyball Tournament.

SCC serves as host for Fiesta Bowl team

Each year Glendale hosts the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl one of the biggest games in college football. And each year, SCC’s facilities are utilized for one team’s practice activities.

Jurich

Jurich continues success at SCC

Steve Jurich got in touch with basketball at an early age. That basketball must have hit him hard because by kindergarten, Jurich was playing recreational basketball and hasn’t stopped since.

Money drives today's athlete

As a child you dream of nothing more than to be a part of one of sport’s most culminating moments: the Super Bowl, NBA Finals, the World Series, etc.  Yet it seems that once an athlete reaches that dream, it's replaced with what has emerged as the more powerful factor in sports.

Football practices push players too far

Sometimes, in the depths of competition, the desire to win can drastically alter the priorities of a coach or a player.

Men b-ball

Men's, women's basketball teams tip off season

The SCC basketball coaches’ describe their teams as a group of athletes filled with great personality, talent and quickness. It is those traits that they hope will lead to a promising season. Both men and women's teams are ready to do whatever it takes to become successful this year.

Freshman twice named ACACC player of the week

Going into freshman year as the “quarterback” of the SCC volleyball team isn’t easy, but starting-setter Taryn Salum says it’s all about attitude.

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Yeager

Yeager compiles SCC sports records

Assistant athletic director's statistical research uncovers SCC sports milestones

As the assistant athletic director at SCC, Ed Yeager is in charge of ensuring academic success of the student athletes. Yet his office is littered with ancient stat sheets, and his computer is filled with Excel spreadsheets full of historical SCC data.

Jamies-Herrera

SCC athlete runs with unbeatable mentality

Jaimes-Herrera is a freshman runner at SCC, and at only 19 years old, he has a competitive mentality of even the most experienced runners.

Men's soccer aims for positive year

Throughout this summer the SCC men’s soccer team improved individual soccer skills. As a team, the soccer players had the opportunity to attend a class in the summer where each player participated in the general fitness workout. Each workout consisted of tough conditioning in and out of the gym.

Atkinson

Urban sport makes leap in popularity

Parkour and Free Running are urban sports used to get from point A to point B in the quickest, most efficient way possible. 

Fun activities provide effective workouts

Dance, rock climbing and other activites are not just hobbies anymore, but can be used as a good way to exercise. 

News

Dr. Gehler and Lilly Ledbetter

National icon fought for equal pay rights

Lilly Ledbetter fought for equal pay for everyone

In July 1998, 60-year-old Lilly Ledbetter went to work her shift as the overnight supervisor of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Gadsden, AL, just as she had for the past 19 years. Full story

Opinion

Fair pay is important to all of us.

As Lilly Ledbetter has reminded us, “…inequity in the workplace hurts not only whoever experiences that discrimination, but in turn hurts their families, and in the end, harms us all.” Full story

Sports

SpringTraining

Spring Training Promises Fun And Relaxed Atmosphere

One of the most exciting and anticipated parts of baseball is the pre-season that takes part during each springtime- more formally known as Spring Training. Full story

Arts & Entertainment

SAJE Dancers rehearse

Dancers inspired by brain scans.

It’s not every day the rhythm of your brain waves get composed into a song. Imagine a musical composition molded around the intensity of your thoughts, climaxing when you remembered your darkest secrets, sending the recording needle dancing feverishly on the paper as if to spill your deepest passions to the world through illegible scribbles. Full story

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