Tag archives: Westmont sports

Hoops Teams Battle in PacWest Tournament
By Scott Craig   |   March 4, 2025

Both the Westmont men’s and women’s basketball teams will begin play in their first-ever PacWest Tournament March 6 and 7 at the Conlan Center on the campus of Dominican University in San Rafael. The Warriors’ teams will conclude their regular seasons March 1 at Point Loma.  The women (17-9,13-6 PacWest) will be seeded no lower […]

McIntyre Earns National Honor
By Scott Craig   |   February 25, 2025

Adrian McIntyre became the first athlete in Westmont basketball history to be named the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Player of the Week following his historic performance February 8 – when he scored 51 points in a 99-89 overtime win against Point Loma. The 51-point outburst, which broke Westmont’s single-game record, was […]

Baseball Sweeps Gator
By Scott Craig   |   February 18, 2025

In its home opening weekend, No. 25 Westmont baseball (5-2) took all four games from San Francisco State (1-4). Catcher Shane Hofstadler hit .714 in the series to raise his overall batting average to .429, while infielder Michael Soper hit .470 in the series sweep. Local talent Jesse Di Maggio (Dos Pueblos) and Isaac Veal […]

Warrior Breaks 70-Year-Old Record
By Scott Craig   |   February 18, 2025

Senior guard Adrian McIntyre scored 51 points shattering a Warrior record that had stood for 70 years and propelling Westmont to a key overtime 89-99 win against Point Loma on February 8th. McIntyre’s outburst bested the 46 points of Westmont legend Tine Hardeman, who died December 2nd at age 92.  The victory keeps the Westmont […]

Baseball Opening Day
By Scott Craig   |   February 11, 2025

(photos by Brad Elliott) Westmont baseball celebrates the start of a new season at home this weekend against San Francisco State on Feb 8-9. The Warriors, ranked No. 25 in the 2025 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Poll, dropped two of three at Cal Poly Pomona last weekend in an exciting opening series.  […]

Honoring a Legendary Team
By Scott Craig   |   January 28, 2025

Legendary Westmont men’s basketball coach Chet Kammerer and assistant Randy Pfund will be part of an alumni event to celebrate Westmont’s 1983-84 team on Saturday, Jan. 25. The team, which finished the season with a 31-4 record and reached the semifinals of the NAIA National Tournament, was unbeaten in 14 games inside Murchison Gym. The […]

Remembering Tine Hardeman
By Scott Craig   |   January 14, 2025

I erroneously published a misidentified photo from the Westmont College Archives of Paul Heinrichs instead of legendary basketball player Tine Hardeman, who died Dec. 2 at the age of 92. Hardeman still holds Westmont’s single-game scoring record of 46 points.

Tine Hardeman to be Honored
By Scott Craig   |   December 24, 2024

Westmont honored alumnus Tine Hardeman (‘55) – who died Dec. 2 at age 92 – prior to the women’s basketball game against Azusa Pacific University on Dec. 14 in Murchison Gym.  Hardeman’s son, T.J. (’78), who coaches APU’s women’s team, and several family members were in attendance for the brief ceremony. Several of Tine’s children […]

Warrior Signs with Blue Jays
By Scott Craig   |   December 10, 2024

Westmont alumnus Michael Stefanic (‘18), who has played in the Los Angeles Angels’ organization since he signed in July 2018, has inked a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. He made his Major League debut in 2022 and has played in 90 games with the Angels over the last three seasons.  The 28-year-old […]

Soccer Teams Playoff-Bound 
By Scott Craig   |   November 19, 2024

Both the Westmont men’s and women’s soccer teams finished off their regular seasons with victories heading into PacWest Conference Tournament on Nov. 14 at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine. The women (9-7-2, 9-2 PacWest) have won four games in a row, defeating Dominican University of California 4-0 on Nov. 9 on Thorrington Field.  […]

Warriors Race to PacWest Honors
By Scott Craig   |   November 5, 2024

Westmont senior Zola Sokhela finished fifth at the PacWest Cross Country Championships in Irvine to claim First All-PacWest honors. The men’s team finished in fourth place out of 11 schools in the 8K race. Westmont’s men in the conference 8K – a pair of All-PacWest athletes – led the Warriors to a fourth place finish. […]

Golf Teams Swing Early Wins
By Scott Craig   |   October 22, 2024

Westmont men’s and women’s golf received multiple honors from the PacWest Conference after outstanding performances at the Westmont Invitational earlier this month at Sandpiper Golf Club in Goleta.  The women’s team was named the PacWest Women’s Golf Team of the Week after capturing the tournament title with a four-stroke victory over both Point Loma and […]

New Golf Coach Joins Warriors
By Scott Craig   |   August 20, 2024

Leo Maes, former head golf coach at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Arizona, will serve as the next head coach for Westmont’s men’s and women’s golf teams. Maes previously was the head coach for four years at Glendale Community College and three years as an assistant at Mesa Community College.  “He brings a well-rounded track record […]

Top Baseball Players Tryout at Carr Field
By Scott Craig   |   July 16, 2024

About 200 of the best high school baseball players from Southern California came to Westmont’s Carr Field to show off their talents in front of Major League Baseball scouts and coaches from Division I colleges June 24-26. Since 2010, Westmont has hosted the Area Code Tryouts, which are organized by the Milwaukee Brewers in this […]

New Home Run King
By Scott Craig   |   May 7, 2024

Westmont’s Daniel Patterson rewrote the baseball record book April 26 in Irvine, but the Warriors (33-15-3, 23-8-1 PacWest) fell out of contention for their first PacWest Conference Championship.  Patterson belted two solo home runs in the first game – one in the fifth inning and another in the sixth. That brought his season total to […]

Sophomore Golfer Takes Eighth on Hawaii
By Scott Craig   |   April 30, 2024

Peyton Hendricks was the Westmont men’s golf team’s top finisher, tying for eighth place with a three-day score of 227 at the PacWest Men’s Golf Championship on Mauna Lani’s North Course on the Big Island.  “Peyton improved his score every day with his best score being on the final day,” said Westmont’s head coach Josh […]

McIntyre’s Scoring Title Chase Continues
By Scott Craig   |   February 27, 2024

Men’s basketball wing Anthony McIntyre continued his chase for the PacWest scoring title, as the senior dropped 25 points on 8-for-10 shooting in the Warriors 91-70 win over the Chaminade Silverswords on Feb. 17. Westmont’s leading scorer now averages 18.8 points-per-game, and with four games remaining in PacWest Conference play, he now stands alone atop […]

Opening Day of Baseball 
By Scott Craig   |   February 6, 2024

Westmont baseball, last year’s winners of the NAIA World Series, are set to make the first pitch of the NCAA Division II season on Thursday, Feb. 1, at 2 pm. The Warriors will play Regis (Colo.) in four games over the weekend. Members of last year’s national champions will receive their World Series rings at […]

Zola Legs Out More Honors
By Scott Craig   |   October 3, 2023

Westmont’s Zola Sokhela picked up the pace at the end and ran to victory in The Master’s Invitational September 23, finishing the 8K cross country race in a season-best: 24:08.2. As a result, Sokhela earned PacWest Runner of the Week honors for the second time this season.  The junior from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, will next […]

Sokhela Races to College’s First PacWest Honor
By Scott Craig   |   September 19, 2023

Zola Sokhela, Westmont’s 14-time NAIA All-American, ran to a second-place finish in the men’s cross country 8K at the Biola Invitational September 8. The performance earned him the title of PacWest Runner of the Week, the first NCAA Division II honor given to a Westmont athlete. Sokhela and the Warriors return to action September 23 […]