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Vol.29, No. 11TRANSCRIPT
Favorite teachers at SCC
3Ryan Tucker’s spotlight
OPINION ON 3 A&E ON 4 SPORTS ON 8
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Lorenzo Hays-Phillips, SCC alumni adviser and student advo-cate, recently conducted a survey in front of the bus stop, between buildings 500 and 600.
The purpose of the survey was to gather information about how many students take the bus and to see what services students want to have improved.
Hays-Phillips says his personal hope is that with these surveys students will eventually “Use [student] ID cards as a bus pass, similar to what they do for UC Davis and to get student rates.”
Hays-Phillips is doing this to get the transportation company
to reduce bus fares for students and to get buses to run later for students who have night classes. On Nov. 3, 2012 the bus fare was increased from $1.85 to $5 from Vallejo to the Solano Mall, it doesn’t matter if you’re from Fairfield you still have to pay $5.
“People don’t have a lot of money, so it’s unfair that prices increase,” said Olivia Thomas, a student who takes the bus to and from school. “Let buses run later, students have no way home.”
Phillips addressed the ASSC student government last week, asking for help to crunch the numbers. Phillips said he had 350 surveys completed.
Sparking a change Fighting for better bus fares and later services
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From left to right, Micahlene McBean, Laurel Sexton, Sylvia Rand are welders with the welding department at Solano College.
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People don’t have a lot of money, so it’s unfair that prices increase
- Olivia Thomas
Alysha Reedstaff [email protected]
There are only seven women out of thirty-two men in the welding program, according to Jeff Kissinger Solano’s welding instructor. Kissinger is striving to stop that stereotype, and get more females to want to join.
“Not everyone wants to get dirty,” said Micahlene McBean, one of the female weld-ing students.
“Some females are discriminated and feel like it’s a man’s job, but most jobs hire females more since they are more gentle and don’t overlook their work,” McBean said. “Women should join the welding pro-gram because we are better, more on task, very detailed, and way more careful,” said McBean, “There aren’t a lot of women who are comfortable with joining this program and because a lot of women think it’s only a man’s job.”
“In welding you get the opportunity to be creative and you start to realize every-
thing you look at that is steel ... welding is involved.” McBean said. A lot of women don’t like working around men and are discouraged from this field of work, McBean said. Welding is actually a great source of income and can be a great career, she said. Since there are a lot of men in welding it discourage females to join the program, McBean said. “I love the welding program,” said Laurel Sexton another welding student. “Jeff works well with students to achieve their personal
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3Solano defeats Laney 5-4
Welding department at SCC seeks a few good women
- What if California Community Colleges consolidated?
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March 28Veteran’s Seminars(Exclusively for veterans)12 a.m.-1 p.m.1400 building, room 1421
March 30Last day to drop with a W for full-term classes
March 31 –April 6:Spring break
April 6Free tax preparation10 a.m. -3 p.m.Building 1500For more information: [email protected] or 864.7000, ext. 7218(Ending time subject to change based upon attendance.)
April 8Deadline to order cap and gown for graduation. Order from the campus bookstore.
April 11RN Information Workshop5:30 p.m.-6:45 p.m.Vacaville Center 2001 N.Village Pwky Room 207
April 19Foreign Language Night6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. SCC cafeteria. This event is limited to just SCC students and their families.
April 25Veteran’s Seminars(Exclusively for veterans)12-1 p.m.1400 building, room 1421
April 27Solano Community College Career Education Fair10am-4pmCampus-wide
May 1Job & Internship FairMain Campus9 a.m.-2 p.m.1400 building
May 5 Cinco De Mayo celebration11:30 a.m-4 p.m.Main campus
May 7RN Information Workshop5:30pm to 6:45pmRoom 812
May 9Veteran’s Seminars(Exclusively for veterans)12-1 p.m.1400 building, room 1421
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COFFEE BREAK
Across
3. The name of the school paper
6. SCC’s mascot
8. The student service that gives students money
10. The last name of #2 on the softball team
12. The last name of #18 on the baseball team
Down
1. The editor in chief of the school paper
2. The department that uses cameras
4. The name of the SCC president
5. The name of the 400 building
7. The street the school is on
9. The department that works with hair and make-up
11. One of the subjects you need to transfer and/or earn an AA
By Rachel SisonStaff [email protected]
BlackBerry proves it still has what it takes to compete with Apple and Android with the release of their new smartphone, the BlackBerry Z10.
The Z10 will feature a sleek com-plete touchscreen design, meaning no buttons except for volume and a power button, something that hasn’t been seen in Apple or An-droid. A new feature introduced in the Z10 is a touch screen key-board that actually learns your writing style and will eventually be able to predict what you may type next
and a “Hub World” so that
users can purchase apps.Staying true to its business oriented roots, the Z10 retains and includes an updated version of Docs to Go so you can view and work on Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and text docu-ments. To help keep your personal and business life separate Black-Berry provides a new feature, the Blackberry Balance. The Balance creates two separate spaces for both your personal apps and work related apps and documents, to further separate one personal and work life the BlackBerry balance prevents the user from copying data from the personal side to the other, and vice versa, in order to protect sensitive information.
BlackBerry: still in the game
Blackberry.com
Tech talk
Crossword
By Christine Butler
The BlackBerry Z10, with 1080p high definition video recording
The debate over guns has been an ongoing issue for the past several decades with no resolu-tion being found. Rather there are lulls in the debate, where the issues over gun control and gun laws are put in the back of every-one’s minds. When incidents such as the Sandy Hook Elemen-tary School shooting occur, the debate is renewed with vigor. Emotions spur the renewed debate. Politicians often take advantage of the event to further their goals.
The media often portray guns in a negative light to induce fear within the people who see them, causing people to conform to a stricter gun policy or to take an anti-gun stance. Obama’s proposed federal gun laws and procedures, explained on nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com, are meant to make it difficult to purchase a gun legally, however, even Vice President Joe Biden, according
to politico.com, says there is no guarantee that these will reduce gun deaths. We cannot predict when someone is going to reach their breaking point and decide to commit murder; we can only make it harder for them to kill others through legal means and restrictions.
I am not saying that restrictions are a bad thing or that it is wrong to want stricter gun con-trol, what I am saying is that stricter gun laws or less guns won’t mean less violence or gun related murders.
In an article written by Ben-jamin Domenech, a writer for “Commentary Magazine,” found that: Today there are more than 300 million legally owned guns in America, and there were roughly 350,000 violent crimes involving firearms in 2011. In other words, the number of legal guns in private hands went up by a third, while the number of firearm-related crimes dropped by 74 percent.
Shootings similar to that of Sandy Hook have been used as a rallying cry to ban guns and bring in stricter gun control. It doesn’t help that propaganda and other forms of media often portray guns as the reason why people will commit violent acts.
Groups such as the “Brady Cam-paign to Prevent Violence”,
states, that “Where there are more guns, there are more gun deaths.” The Brady Campaign’s perspective that the sole cause of violence is because guns are out on the streets is short-sighted. There have been other means used to commits acts of violence and murder, yet there have
been no debates to ban items such as knives. Groups similar
to the Brady Campaign spread their message through emotional appeal to gain members and support.
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campus conversation
Do you have a favorite teacher here at Solano and why?
“Mr. Stephan Holland, music. He was very patient with me while teaching me how to play the guitar.”
-Andrea Catopsychology major
“Glines, speech. Because he pushes you to do better and is
also really fun.”
-Antoinette Shirleycommunication major
“Mr. Wyly, English. He’s really understanding and really fun, just an awesome teacher.”
-Justin Pelleypsychology major
“Ms. Cain. She’s the best hip-hop dance professor in the world.”
-Kashee Reynoldschild development major
“Emily Blair, she’s strict and she knows how to teach.George
Maguire, he’s educated and knows what he’s doing. They
are both well-educated and know what they’re doing.”
-Marvin Monterrosa, psychology major
By Rachel SisonStaff Writer
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Ben Gognaeditor-in-chief
staff writers:
Patrick FinniganErin Fritz
John GliddenMark Jensen
Shaianna RinconAlysha Reed
Max ShepherdRachel Sison
Latanya TurnerRyan Tucker
news editor: Ben Gogna
opinion editor: Paul Quiroga
sports editor: Christine Butler
features editor: Sam Zaghloul
online editor: Mark Jensen
photo editor: Steve Reczkowski
staff photographers:Erin Fritz
Shaianna RinconBecky Smith
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faculty adviser: Samanda Dorger
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reporter: Shaianna Rincon photos: Erin Fritz
Gunning for stricter gun control without all the facts
OPINION
Shootings similar to that of Sandy Hook have been used as a
rallying cry to ban guns and bring in stricter gun control. It doesn’t help that propaganda and other forms of media often portray guns as the reason why people will
commit violent acts.
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FEATURES fashionPersonal style: the contrast of life.
advice Christine ButlerSports [email protected]
Everyone struggles when getting ready for their first date. There are
all types of things you have to think about like; what to wear, where to go, how much money to spend, who’s paying for what, and most importantly what to talk about on the date.
However, you’ve come to the right place to ready about some good tips and suggestions you can apply to the day you go on a first date with some-one new.
According to Dummies.com a few
great places to go on a first date are an amusement park, county fair, a museum, sporting events, concerts, or even to the zoo. They suggest to pick an activity that you can easily afford, doesn’t require new clothes, and isn’t competitive. Also, leave time in the date to get to know each other. “I’d go to a restaurant like Applebee’s or Red Robin and maybe a movie,” said Trevor Johnson. “I’d let her pick the movie but not anything too girly.”
According to yourtango.com their tips for women are to have fun and show off your smile, show confidence, relax, and don’t talk too much.
Tips on a successful first date
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Sammy Falemalu struts her style.
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“I love vintage clothing and nerdy stuff.” says Sammy.
“You should always allow yourself the freedom you deserve.”
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fashion
Fashion comes in every shape and size. Its purpose is to satisfy people with varied and diverse styles.
Contrast is what’s usually miss-ing in people’s lives. Contrast is what I seek and it’s what I see when I observe the unique. I must admit I stumbled upon Sammy Falemalu. I actually walked by her but something made me turn and notice her. I was intrigued by her style and confidence. The only natural thing left for me to do at this point was to … interview her right?Sammy Falemalu is a business major working on her general ed at Solano.
Ryan: Where do you see yourself after Solano?Sammy: Hopefully managing models and entertainers. I would also like to work for Universal Studios one day.
Ryan: What does fashion mean to you?Sammy: Fashion to me is like an everyday thing. I’ve completely incorporated it in my life. I think if you asked the average person this question they probably wouldn’t care and I use to be that person but I’ve learned to be creative and it’s because of fashion.
Ryan: How would you describe your personal style? And what are your inspirations and influ-ences? Sammy: I love vintage clothing and nerdy stuff. I’m often in-spired by styles from the 1950s to the 1990s. My greatest strength
when it comes to style is simply being unafraid to try new things. Fashion is always changing, as long as I keep an open mind my style just seems to always work itself out.
Ryan: Where do you stand when it comes to fashion--should it have rules or no rules?Sammy: I think it’s good to start off with a basic set of
rules. For example, you should always match your clothes to your skin tone and body size but besides that wear what you like. Never limit. You should always allow yourself the freedom you deserve.
Ryan: What’s your favorite trend at the moment?Sammy: Definitely snap-backs [hats] and nerd glasses. I cur-rently own three snap-backs and they really catch my eye now that I’ve started wearing them. Also I really like leather in any color. My favorites are red, black, and brown. What I love about leather is that it allows you to look edgy, chic, glamorous, punk, and it’s just so versatile.
Ryan: What do you think people take for granted when it comes to fashion?Sammy: I think people gener-ally take what they already own for granted. I don’t have a lot of money so I use what I have and make it work.
Ryan: Any last words of encour-agement to your fellow fashioni-stas?Sammy: People often want to wear something but are too afraid due to what others may think. If you really want to wear something than just do it! At the end of the day it’s just you and the mirror. Why not love what you see?
Ryan Tucker is the current writer of the Student Spotlight fashion colunm. Conntact him for all related questions and suggestion
Personal style: the contrast of life. By Patrick FinniganStaff [email protected]
The first in a series of school re-hearsals for the Three Musketeers is underway for Solano College Theatre Department’s production of The Three Musketeers. “Things are going brilliantly, now that we have a Cardinal Richelieu.” Hightower said. He said that he ended up with an initial cast of 35 people, out of the 24 needed to perform the show, although some of the actors chose to drop out and had to be replaced. Since the author of the script is still alive, Hightower said he couldn’t alter any dialogue due to copyright concerns. But Hightower said he was able to include an interesting sequence to better utilize the talents of several actresses who have stage combat skills, most of whom learned those skills while enrolled in the now discontinued Actor Training Program (ATP). “I’m delighted to be able to give these actresses a chance to display these very marketable abilities that they picked up in ATP,” Hightower said. “I’m not a fan of spoilers, so I’ll just say that in
order to defend a main character, there’s this massive fight with nuns in corsets wielding swords and daggers,” Hightower said. There have been some al-terations in ticket pricing policies which benefit students and facul-ty: students with valid student ID from any school get the student rate of $10, and faculty with valid faculty ID from any school now get a faculty rate of $15. “We offer a deeper discount to the students because our primary goal is to educate -- their books and tuition are pricey enough, why gouge them on entertain-ment as well?” Hightower said. There is also a student rush option, where if students show up at 6:30 p.m. -- an hour before curtain -- to put their name on a list, they can get up to two tickets for eight dollars. Christopher Mantione, the actor who had been cast as the villainous Cardinal Richelieu said that his audition was fun and that he looks forward to the produc-tion. “It looks like there’s a lot of really talented people here, and it should be good,” Mantione said. “Nuns, corsets, swords -- for only eight bucks. Who’s gonna turn that down?”
Solano’s production of “The Three Musketeers” is “going brilliantly.”
great places to go on a first date are an amusement park, county fair, a museum, sporting events, concerts, or even to the zoo. They suggest to pick an activity that you can easily afford, doesn’t require new clothes, and isn’t competitive. Also, leave time in the date to get to know each other. “I’d go to a restaurant like Applebee’s or Red Robin and maybe a movie,” said Trevor Johnson. “I’d let her pick the movie but not anything too girly.”
According to yourtango.com their tips for women are to have fun and show off your smile, show confidence, relax, and don’t talk too much.
There are a few tips for guys as well. According to Listverse.com some things guys should remember on a first date are manners. When picking up your date, get out of the car and hold the door open for her and do the same when letting her out. Another tip is respect. That means don’t expect any-thing in return. A date is not payment for future pleasures; it is a way to get to know someone to gauge compatibility.
As well as those things guys should also have confidence. Be confident and take charge of the evening. Be firm with your suggestions and be confident that you will have a good date and make a good impression.
“I’m a bit romantic so I’d take a girl to dinner somewhere that’s not too pricey but not too cheap like McDonalds,” said Nick Battiste. “I’d also take her to the movies and let her pick whatever movie she’d like. Then I’d take her to sit down and talk at the beach.” There are lots of places you can go for a first date and a lot of ways to make it interesting and fun without it being too expensive. All you need to remem-ber is to be confident in what you want to do and how you want the date to go and everything will turn out great.
theater
Fashion to me is like an everyday thing.
I’ve completely incorporated it in
my life. I think if you asked the
average person this question they
probably wouldn’t care and I use to be that person but
I’ve learned to be creative and
it’s because of fashion.
-Sammy Falemalu
Levi Duncan (D’Artagnan) duels with Adam W. Gistarb (Athos) during rehearsal of one of the many fight scenes of the play.
Steve Reczkowski/Tempest
By Ryan TuckerStaff Writer
Sammy Falemalu mixes modern and vintage to make something new
SHOW TIMES: THE THREE MUSKETEERS
The Three Musketeers runs April 18th - May 5th at the Har-bor Theatre, 720 Main Street, Suisun City. Performances: Thursdays - Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 2:00 p.m.
Tickets: www.SCCThreeMusketeers.brownpapertickets.com, and at the door on performance dates.
$20 General, $15 Seniors, Veterans & Faculty, $10 Students (*additional service fee for credit/online purchases).
Info/Updates: www.solano.edu/theater/
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Feb. 26: Property was reported lost from the 1400 building on the main campus.
Feb. 28: Campus police assisted Fairfield PD and CPS with information.
March 1: Campus police spoke to and released a suspended driver from parking lot #1 on the main campus.
March 4: A cell phone was reported stolen from the 1700 building of the main campus.
March 9: Campus police responded to a battery at the swimming pool on the main campus.
Police blotter is compiled by Steve Reczkowski
police blotter
goals,” Sexton said. There are 593,000 welders, solders and brazing workers in the United States and just 4.8 percent (less than 30,000) are women, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics most recent Current Population Survey.
The All Breed Lure Sports Association (ABLSA) held races Saturday, March 13 on the Solano College campus. ABLSA is a national organiza-tion that promotes the participation of dogs in lure sporting activities, namely amateur racing and lure coursing events.Lure sports are dog athletic activities which involves the use of a lure, usually a plastic bag or stuffed animal skin, and a mechanical system made up of a motor and several pulleys, according to the organization’s website.All dogs, including mixed breeds, are eligible to participate in the races. The next ABLSA event at Solano will be April 20, with morning and afternoon races. For more information or to register a dog, visit the ABLSA website at www.ablsa.org.
--Tempest Staff
On Saturday, March 16, dogs race at the ABLSA event at Solano.
Who let the dogs out?
Women only make up 4.8 percent of welders workforce 7 WELDERS: FROM PAGE 1
news briefs
The Solano speech and debate team took home eight medals from their last competition.The Falcons’ success at the debate tournament March 14-17 was con-sidered a huge success for a team with only four returning members from last year’s squad.With the team’s hard work and de-termination, this puts the team in a great position to be successful at the national tournament. held in Woodland Hills April 15-21.Students who won medals were:Alice Hoover - Bronze Medal Ex-
temporaneous SpeakingKitrina Baumgartner - Silver Med-al Parliamentary Lincoln Douglas DebateWillis Berrios - Bronze Medal Pro-gram Oral Interpretation of Litera-tureMalcolm Gamble - Bronze Medal Informative SpeakingMarni Salvani - Silver Medal Infor-mative SpeakingNatalie Ruiz - Bronze Medal Po-etry Interpretation.
--Tempest Staff
Soaring Falcons bring back medals
The English department is now offering a drop-in lab; open to all SCC students and serving as a re-source to help students work on essays for any course at SCC, not just English courses. Students may sign up for 20-minute drop in ses-sions up to two weeks in advance. The goal of the lab is to provide a place where students can drop in for help and guidance as they de-velop various written assignments.
Students must bring both the essay assignment as well as their current notes or draft to the lab in order to receive assistance. The drop-in lab pilot program began in early March, and will continue for the remainder of the semester. The lab is in room 130, Monday, Wednesday, Fridays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
--Tempest Staff
New English lab now open
Erin Fritz/Tempest
The Spring Jobs Fair is being held May 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the student career center.The Career and Employment Cen-ter is located in room 403. Coordi-nator Patricia D. Young, the career and job placement coordinator is available Monday through Thurs-day from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. the center offers in class presentation workshops and career job fairs.May 1st from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the center will hold the Spring Jobs Fair.There is a list of off-campus job openings and opportunities for students and alumni available and the center offers assistance and help with filling out resumes, cover letters, interview prepara-tion and job searching. The center offers help with selecting and/or
narrowing career paths and offers job assessments with computer as-sistance (Eureka).Available virtual services via web-cam are available from Vacaville and Vallejo centers. The webcam service allows the center to service students that are not at the cam-pus.Walk-in is available with the team-ing of Counseling 50 and the center works with local businesses that are in search of new employ-ees. The career center also has a Facebook page.To contact the career and job placement center, please call Co-ordinator Patricia D. Young at (707) 864-7124.
--Tempest Staff
Job fair slated for May 1
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Thur. March 28, 20131 p.m. DH - Softball vs Yuba2 p.m. - Baseball @ Los Medanos
Tue. April 2, 20131 p.m. DH - Softball @ Mendocino2 p.m. - Baseball vs Los Medanos
Thur. April 4, 20131 p.m. DH - Softball vs CCC2 p.m. - Baseball vs Yuba
Sat. April 6, 20131 p.m. - Baseball vs Yuba
Tue. April 9, 20131 p.m. DH - Softball vs Napa2 p.m. - Baseball vs College of Marin
Thur. April 11, 20131 p.m. DH - Softball @ College of Marin2 p.m. - Baseball @ College of Marin
Sat. April 13, 20131 p.m. - Baseball @ Napa
Tue. April 16, 20131 p.m. DH - Softball vs Los Medanos2 p.m. - Baseball vs Napa
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Sports have changed Amber Takeda’s lifeShaianna RinconStaff [email protected]
While other children were out being children, for Amber Takeda, sports have been her life. At the age of five, she became involved in softball, basketball, volleyball, and soccer. Amber was busy doing what she loved most and it wasn’t hard to find the inspiration she needed to try her best as an athlete. Her mother, Brenda Takeda, pushed her to be the best she could in all sports.
“My mom was always the all-star when she played, and she was the one who taught me everything I know.”
Takeda grew up always involved and playing for traveling or city teams. Her favorite sport of them all was basketball. Her whole family was dedicated to sports. All of her aunts had been athletes when they were younger; it was only natural to have all of their children be athletes as well.
It wasn’t until beginning high school when Amber realized she needed to cut back. While attending Will C. Wood High school, she quit playing soccer, yet continued her career in sports as not only a softball player, but a basketball and volleyball player as well.
While attending Will C. Wood High School she soon took a liking to her two basketball coaches, Jeff Rodriguez and Jim Capoot.
“They not only made basketball fun, but taught me so much. They were always doing everything they could to make the players into a family, not just teammates. My best friends today are my teammates from my high school basketball teams.”
After finally receiving her di-ploma from Will C. Wood High School in 2009 she had it set in her mind to stay close to home when she attended college.Solano was the easy choice to fit her small need, and when she came here right after high school, she played on the Solano College
Amber’s favorite sport has always been basketball. Amber Takeda had no idea she would end up on the softball field after her basketball clock had ran out.
“Basketball was what I loved to play. But after my two years I needed something else to do with my time.”
After using up her eligibility to play on the basketball courts, Amber turned to her next favorite sport ‘Softball.’ A big part of her decision to turn her time over to the diamond was to play on the same team as her sister Brandy Takeda who no longer attends Solano Community College.
“I think being involved in sports has changed my life. It’s made me a better person, made me who I am,” said Takeda.
Takeda’s major is criminal justice. She plans to finish playing softball at Solano, and hopefully get a scholarship from another school to play. If not, Amber has decided to start her career as a correctional officer.
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For Amber Takeda, sports have been her life
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SPORTSbaseball
Ben GognaEditor in [email protected]
FAIRFIELD — On a day where the fans enjoyed weather in the 70s and slight to no wind, the Solano Falcons put on a great game face against visiting Laney College Thursday.
The Falcons (14-6, 8-2 BVC) knew going into yesterday’s game that the game was going to be tough as Laney just came off a victory outscoring Napa 15-13 on March 19. Solano’s previous game against Laney in Oakland March 2 ended 15-4 in Solano’s favor.
The game started off with Laney scoring the first run in the top of the first whenoutfielder Byron Buckley walked and advancing to third on a double by infielder Samuel Nieves. Buckley scored on a fielder’s choice by Jacob Schober.
After Laney’s Kenny Chavez singled, driving in Lammar Blanson in the top of the third, Solano struck back in the bottom of the third when David Fernandez reached base with a walk and Jordan Tolbert doubled advancing Fernandez to third. Zach Welz drove in Fernandez on a fielder’s choice.
The scoring stopped until the bottom of the seventh when Aaron Brasher drove in Chad Fortney with a single tying the game 2-2.
The Falcons took the lead in the bottom of the eighth when Zach Welz tripled and scored on a
passed ball.
In the top of the ninth, Laney drove in two runs scored by Taylor Jones and Brandon Lee.
Solano was down by one run in the bottom of the ninth when Nick Spini, leading off theinning, smacked a triple and Chad Fortney singled over the shortstop driving in Spini to tie the game 4-4. Two at bats later, Fernandez came to bat and
doubled driving in Fortney for the game winning run.
“We have a great chance to win the ballgame now,” Fortney said after the game. As Fernandez doubled and drove Fortney acros the plate, Fortney said he was
thinking, “it’s gonna be a great time.”
Solano College head coach Scott Stover stated that he was thinking, “I was just hoping to get a ball over their head because they were playing shallow.”
Solano tops Laney 5-4 in the bottom of theninth for their fourth straight victory
Shaiana RinconStaff [email protected]
Anthony Piquit has been in-volved in sports for as long as he can remember. Piquit, a sopho-more here at Solano College, grew up playing all types of sports, but ever since he was two years old, Piquit can remember baseball always being a constant part of his life.
“Ever since I hit my first home run in Little League, I knew that baseball was for me,” Said Piquit.
While attending Vallejo High School, Piquit was a part of the baseball program. His senior year he even decided to join the cross country sport, but always kept baseball as his favorite.
After graduation From Vallejo High School in 2011, he knew Solano College would be his next step.
“I heard great things about the baseball team and Coach Stover,” Said Piquit.
Now Piquit wears the number 25, and plays in the outfield. He lives by the motto “Work hard when no one is looking.”
“Ever since I hit my first home run in Little League, I knew that baseball was for me.”
At Solano Community College Piquit is majoring in Business and Economics. He has high hopes for himself on transferring to a university to complete his Bachelor of Arts and continue his baseball career.
Piquit has idolized C.C.Sabathia because he can relate to him in many ways.
“He grew up in Vallejo like me and became a successful role model for me and everyone in Vallejo.” Piquit wants to make the most of his time; and also become a success story from Vallejo.
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The Falcon’s Giovanni Torres bats against Laney’s pitcher Jonathan Davis in the second inning on March 21 at Solano.
Anthony Piquit takes a quick break from practice to flash a smile
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