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El Camino College The Union
The student news site of El Camino College

El Camino College The Union
The student news site of El Camino College

El Camino College The Union
Rocky Rivera

Rocky Rivera, Sports Editor

This is Rocky's third semester on staff and first as sports editor. He's written for the sports pages for a year now and is looking forward to the challenge of finally designing for the newspaper publication. He plans to continue his studies in journalism at Cal State Long Beach. When he's not at EC, Rocky likes to spend time with family and catch a good movie.

All content by Rocky Rivera

Finals madness

By Grant Hermanns, Jed Fernandez, and Rocky Rivera
December 7, 2015

Sports Update – Nov. 30

By Rocky Rivera, Jorge Villa, and Phil Sidavong
November 30, 2015
Man exposes himself to student near campus, police say

Man exposes himself to student near campus, police say

By Rocky Rivera
November 19, 2015

Union and Warrior Life win eight regional-titles at JACC

By Rocky Rivera and Phil Sidavong
November 18, 2015

Sports Update – Nov. 16

By Phil Sidavong, Jorge Villa, and Rocky Rivera
November 16, 2015
Associated Student Government Trustee Eman Dalili stands outside of the Decathlon Room above the Bookstore on Oct. 28. Dalili is continuing the legacy of his position to work with the board of trustees. Photo credit: Jorge Villa

Striving for success with the student government trustee

By Rocky Rivera
November 5, 2015

Sports Update – Sept. 24

By Rocky Rivera
September 24, 2015

Newsline for Sept. 17 – Sept. 29

By Rocky Rivera
September 17, 2015

Slow internet connection plagues campus

By Rocky Rivera
August 26, 2015
Eye in the sky

Eye in the sky

By Rocky Rivera
May 13, 2015

Softball season comes to an end for Warriors

By Rocky Rivera
May 11, 2015

Six-run comeback keeps state title hopes alive for softball team

By Rocky Rivera
May 10, 2015
Sophomore shortstop Tori Garcia slides to second base in the sixth inning against Citrus College. The Warriors defeated the Owls 7-2 at Palomar College on Saturday. Photo credit: John Fordiani

Softball team upsets Citrus in Super Regionals

By Rocky Rivera
May 9, 2015

Honors Transfer Program coordinates showcase for local viewing

By Rocky Rivera
May 1, 2015
Singing toward a dream

Singing toward a dream

By Rocky Rivera
April 25, 2015
Illustration by Eugene Chang

Online classes do more harm than good

By Rocky Rivera
April 20, 2015
Warriors outfielder Kristen Romero hits the ball to make it to first base on Friday afternoon. The Warriors lost to the Mt. SAC Mounties 9-3 on Friday. Photo credit: John Fordiani

Softball team pegged back by Mt. SAC

By Rocky Rivera
April 17, 2015

Badminton team falls to Pasadena, 18-3

By Rocky Rivera
April 16, 2015
Alleged rape shocks El Caminos international community

Alleged rape shocks El Camino’s international community

By Rocky Rivera
April 16, 2015

Concerns about El Camino’s response time prompted by alleged rape

By Jessica Martinez, Celine West, and Rocky Rivera
April 16, 2015
Victim of alleged rape is El Camino student, faculty member says

Victim of alleged rape is El Camino student, faculty member says

By Jessica Martinez, Rocky Rivera, and John Fordiani
April 13, 2015
Olympic gold-medalist, Alex Morgan, featured in a youth camp for girls in ECs soccer field in January. Morgan will head to Canada this summer to compete in the Womens World Cup. Morgan is one of the US top ten goalscorers of all time. Photo credit: John Fordiani

US soccer’s Alex Morgan, more than a star athlete to EC girls

By Rocky Rivera
February 12, 2015

Women’s basketball can clinch first title in 10 years with a win on Friday

By Rocky Rivera
February 12, 2015

NFL stars touch down at EC this weekend

By Rocky Rivera
February 4, 2015

Sand volleyball debuts at EC

By Rocky Rivera
January 26, 2015

Win streak ends for women’s basketball team

By Rocky Rivera
January 24, 2015

Huge win comes for women's basketball team, men get another loss despite late rally

By Rocky Rivera
January 17, 2015
Freshman forward Malik Wildermuth attempts to score for the Warriors but is blocked. The Warriors lost to the Cerritos College Falcons 66-54 Wednesday night in the third SCC game of the season. Photo credit: John Fordiani

Second straight loss comes for men's basketball team

By Rocky Rivera
January 15, 2015

Women’s basketball team wins fourth in a row

By Rocky Rivera
January 15, 2015

Men's basketball team falls to Long Beach City Vikings

By Rocky Rivera
January 10, 2015

Women's basketball team leads conference after win

By Rocky Rivera
January 10, 2015

EC's men's soccer coach and athletes collect numerous awards

By Rocky Rivera
December 8, 2014
Photo credit: John Fordiani

EC runner is current Miss Teen California beauty pageant winner

By Rocky Rivera
December 8, 2014
EC midfielder, Brandon Cando, struggles to maintain possession of the ball in the first half, during the South Coast Conference game against Southwestern College on Saturday Nov. 22. The Warriors lost to Southwestern College 2-1, putting an end to their season. Photo credit: John Fordiani

EC men's soccer team has title hopes erased in first round after 2-1 defeat

By Rocky Rivera
November 23, 2014
The El Camino Men’s soccer team celebrates after their dramatic, down-to-the-wire November 14th game against Cerritos College, which ended in a 1-1 tie. The result guaranteed that the Warriors finished in 1st place in the South Coast Conference, giving them a home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Photo credit: Gilberto Castro

EC men's soccer team ties in finale clinching SCC title

By Rocky Rivera
November 18, 2014
El Camino forward Ryan Zein fights against Pasadena defender Kris Carvajal for control of the ball on Oct. 31. The Warriors beat the Lancers 4-1 to reach first place in the South Coast Conference. Photo credit: Gilberto Castro

EC men’s soccer team dominates Los Angeles Harbor in 3-0 victory

By Rocky Rivera
November 9, 2014

EC men’s soccer team remains in first despite 1-1 tie against Long Beach City College

By Rocky Rivera
November 5, 2014

EC men’s soccer team reach No.1 in standings after 4-1 win

By Rocky Rivera
November 3, 2014

EC Chorale Group

By Jay Bamba, Rocky Rivera, and Aryn Hicks
October 27, 2014

EC men’s soccer team keeps unbeaten streak going with tie against Mt. SAC

By Rocky Rivera
October 25, 2014

EC men’s soccer team defeats EC Compton Center 3-2

By Rocky Rivera
October 19, 2014
Freshman forward, Ryan Zein avoids Long Beach City Colleges midfielder Jesse Funes during the second half on Friday Oct. 10. The Warriors defeated the Vikings 2-1. Photo credit: John Fordiani

EC men’s soccer team rallies to beat Long Beach City College

By Rocky Rivera
October 14, 2014
EC forward Andy Nunez (8) fights for control of the ball during the Warriors game against East Los Angeles College last Friday. EC won 2-1. Photo credit: Charles Ryder

The EC men’s soccer team nets two in shutout victory over East Los Angeles College

By Rocky Rivera
October 8, 2014

EC men’s soccer team wins in shutout fashion

By Rocky Rivera
October 8, 2014

Club Rush (International Club)

By Jay Bamba, Rocky Rivera, and Mario Sosa
September 22, 2014

Fight robots, sing opera, travel, connect to campus

By Rocky Rivera
September 12, 2014

Puente Project put on hiatus

By Rocky Rivera
September 12, 2014

Softball team wraps up season with a win

By Rocky Rivera
May 11, 2014
Effective March 10, ECs nursing program voluntarily withdrew its bid for accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), but will continue to provide instruction while licensed by the California State Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) and the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). Photo credit: Charles Ryder

Nursing EC’s accreditation woes

By Rocky Rivera
April 30, 2014

Softball team can’t muster enough to get win

By Rocky Rivera
April 22, 2014
Freshman Kathy Orozco, slides into home, she was later ruled out. The Warriors went on to defeat EC Compton Center 7-6 last Saturday. Photo credit: Amira Petrus

Warriors grind out win against EC Compton Center

By Rocky Rivera
April 16, 2014

Lauro notches first complete game

By Rocky Rivera
April 13, 2014

Softball scoreless in loss vs. Cerritos

By Rocky Rivera
April 7, 2014

Home Run Seals Win

By Rocky Rivera
March 24, 2014

NetTutor: 27 subjects available 24 hours a day

By Rocky Rivera
March 16, 2014

Warriors run riot at L.A. Mission

By Rocky Rivera
March 12, 2014

The effects of sleep deprivation

By Rocky Rivera
February 27, 2014

Aguilar's double lifts team to offensive explosion

By Rocky Rivera
February 18, 2014

Comeback comes too late as softball team loses

By Rocky Rivera
February 18, 2014

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