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TEAM PROFILE: WOMEN’S SOCCER. Co-head coaches lead Dons into new era. The Women’s Soccer team begins its season on Tuesday, against the Moorpark Raiders, with a new coaching staff. After 12 years

DON’S FALL 2012 FOOTBALL PREVIEW: An inexperienced but eager Dons football team attempts to build on last season’s incremental success. (1) PASSING The team enters this season with Sophomore Wide Receivers Joshua

BASEBALL ATHLETIC PROFILE Despite a blissful attitude, sophomore centerfielder Dylan Jones is the heart of the Dons’ order, batting third. Dylan Jones plays a demanding position as the Dons centerfielder, but you

The Dons rode an 11-game win-streak on the back of solid pitching and timely hitting for its ninth consecutive playoff appearance since 2004. “We were all feeling good in the dugout. Pitchers

SOFTBALL Behind the play of two All-Conference players, the Dons made a late-season bull-rush with four straight wins to bolt into the playoffs for the second year in a row. “We had

BASEBALL PLAYER PROFILE Trevor Magno may not look like the best player on the team, but his impact says otherwise. “He is not the most physically talented player we’ve ever had, but

WOMEN TRACK AND FIELD Mom: She balances school, kids. Reyna Fonseca is strong and focused; you could almost mistake her for Wonder Woman. You might say she’s tougher than steel. “There is

BASEBALL In November of 2010, Tyler Madrid’s football career ended with a torn knee ligament. “We were playing College of the Desert. In the first quarter, as I was going to make

THE UNDERTAKER: RIGHTHANDER Matt Blanchard is the Dons’ closer. In 12 appearances, he has thrown 15.1 innings with a 1.76 ERA and a microscopic .067 opponents’ batting average. His 17 strikeouts lead