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SPORTS
M O N I TO R OCTOBER 12 2017
October Schedule Women’s Soccer 10/10 @ DeAnza 10/13 @ Canada College 10/17 @ American River 10/20 @ Monterey Peninsula 10/24 @ Evergreen Valley 10/27 @ Las Positas 10/31 @ Gavilan College
Men’s Soccer
Life in the United States
DEVONTE BUTLER SPORTS CO-EDITOR
There's more sugar in the food and more sass in the people. Those are some of the differences noticed by Ohlone's six basketball players who are here from Australia -- more than 8,000 miles and 15 hours away. "The culture," said Nicholas Sarin in a heavy Australian accent. “It’s the people and the way people act. Americans are a lot more outgoing, they will come up to you and ask you questions out of nowhere.” And the food is way sweeter. “The food is more sugary, and sweeter here,” said Nicholas Sarin and
Cameron Bradley, nodding in agreement as Bradley, ironically, bit into a M&M cookie. Mitchell Mckenna and 6’9 center Lachie Hunter, also agreed the food is different. Mckenna said, “walking to an American grocery store just is not comparable to the grocery stores back home.” Ohlone is known for its student body diversity, especially a great deal of diversity in all of the sports programs. One program that brings in a plethora of athletes from miles and miles away is the basketball program. After being here for three and a half weeks so far, none of the players seemed to have gotten very
homesick, at least so far. Australia is a 15 hour nonstop flight totaling at 8,128 miles away from the state of California. It would seem almost imperative for anyone stepping into a new country for nine months to be itching to go home. However, Richard Oryem, Australian native and firstyear player for the Renegades, said he has been far from home before and is "here to take care of business.” One thing that is safe to say, every player agreed the goal for the season is, “State champs.” The Renegades finished the 2016-17 season with a record of 21-9.
Tough Skyline College stops the Renegades
10/10 @ Hartnell College 10/13 @ Skyline College 10/24 @ Canada College 10/27 @ De Anza 10/31 @ Las Positas
MADELINE INMAN/MONITOR
Despite best effort, Ohlone College faced a 2 - 0 defeat against Skyline College
Women’s Volleyball 10/13 @ San Jose City College 10/18 @ Foothill College 10/25 @ De Anza 10/27 @ Canada College
Men’s Water Polo 10/11 @ Las Positas 10/25 @ Merced College 10/27 @ De Anza
Thrilling ‘Night of Science’ Continued from Page 1
printing and paper plane flying by world record airplane master, John Collins. A detailed map handed to the guests upon entry outlined the position of each activity which made the science tour around campus easy and more involving. The Ohlone student and staff community put in their YUMNA URFI/MONITOR best effort to pull a successOhlone volunteer showing off his science exposition ful college annual event.
Call for duty for “Mathletes” Continued from Page 1
Hirsch says that, ‘good performance on the Student Math League is one of several things that might be considered in awarding scholarships and awards.’ For Ohlone Students in particular there is a chance of winning generous awards. The ASOC has provided prizes for the top Ohlone students entering and more. According to Hirsch, “gift
cards for $75, $60, $50, $40, and $30 will go to the top five scorers, while two $20 gift cards will go to two lucky second-tier scorers chosen by the roll of a fair die.” Hirsch says the exam, “will be administered on Friday, November 3, 2017, from 10:15-11:15 AM and 11:15 AM-12:15 PM in Hyman Hall, HH-218” To those interested in taking the exam Hirsch suggests preparing by taking previous
exams offered by the Student Math League, which can be found on the website, http://www.amatyc. org/?StudentMathLeague. Hirsch hopes that Ohlone will be able to regain its place among the top ten in the United States. Ohlone has had several people over the years in the Top Ten nationally. You can help Ohlone, gain national recognition. There is no entry fee,you just have to show up.
Watching from the Sidelines NAVIN KRISHNAN SPORTS CO-EDITOR
Warriors back in action
Over the past three years, the Golden State Warriors have brought two NBA titles in three years to the Bay Area, a continuing feat that may become a dynasty. The Warriors, however, in China, recently to the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves, 111-97, a game that gave Minnesota confidence though the Warriors routed the Wolves in a rematch, 142-110. However, Golden State has, over the course of the preseason, looked rather sloppy (1-2), a devastation for the reigning world champions. Golden State, who kept a major core of elite players after a complicated summer of signings. However, it’s hard to write over Golden State as a flop this early, considering their combined star power in guard Stephen Curry, forward Kevin Durant, Not to forget the superb decisions by the front office to draft Jordan Bell (2nd round) and Chris Boucher. Are the Warriors the same team they were last year? Probably not. Is the NBA, specifically the rival Cleveland Cavaliers the same caliber? Definitely not. The best part of the offseason may be that Stephen Curry signed a $34 million, 5-year contract. Jokingly, the Warriors call themselves the Golden State Supervillains, but nevertheless the Warriors did create adversity against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Golden State shot 42 percent from behind the three-point line at home, versus the 35.5 percent not at home. Last year, the Warriors’ offense was too much for any NBA team to handle. Kevin Durant’s multidimensional offense and Stephen Curry’s shooting ability made them, possibly, the greatest duo to ever win. “It’s not up to us,” said an exhausted but humble Curry in a post-game interview.