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Former Gaucho drafted in first round of NFL Draft

Kyle Long played on the offensive line for the Gauchos from 2010-11

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Former Gaucho offensive lineman Kyle Long was drafted with the 20th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft Thursday evening.

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Lasers' badminton team, "focused on the birdie"

Inside the Irvine Valley College gymnasium Mar. 8, the Lasers' badminton team defeated Fullerton 19-2, starting their season off strong.  Full story

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Santa Ana hands Saddleback's ace his first loss

 This has been a phenomenal season thus far for Saddleback's ace pitcher, Evan Manarino. Full story

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Gauchos basketball moves on to CCCAA regional finals

Saddleback defeated East Los Angeles 56-46 and advance to the regional finals on Saturday.

For the fifth year in a row, the Saddleback men’s basketball team reached the CCCAA Regional Finals thanks to a 56-46 win over the East Los Angeles College Huskies on Wednesday night. Full story

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No. 1 Saddleback advances to second round of men's basketball playoffs

The Gauchos defeat the Citrus College Owls 78-64 for their 16th consecutive win.

The Saddleback men’s basketball team continued their winning streak on Saturday night, as they defeated the Citrus College Owls 78-64. The win moved them into the second round of the California Community College Athletics Association playoffs. Full story

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2013 Basketball playoffs: IVC men advance, Saddleback women out

The Irvine Valley Lasers men's team defeated the Santa Ana Dons 69-55 to advance to first round of playoffs, while the Saddleback Gauchos women's team blew a 15 point halftime lead to lose to the Palomar Comets 89-73. Full story

Saddleback basketball clinches playoff berths

The Saddleback men's team wraps up the number one seed, while the Lady Gauchos manage to get into the playoffs with the 18 seed Full story

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Sommer McCartney: The coach behind Saddleback's 9-2 baseball team

A look at the career of the second year baseball coach Full story

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Saddleback baseball team improves to 6-0 on the season

Saddleback continued its hot start to the season by beating Santa Barbara twice in double-header

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Two former Saddleback players to enter this year's NFL Draft

Offensive linemen Kyle Long and Menelik Watson are projected to be drafted in top three rounds

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Former Gaucho linebacker commits to Idaho State University

Linebacker Erik Nelson to play with Bengals football team this fall

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Gauchos baseball cruises past San Diego in season opening win

Saddleback's 19 runs are the most scored in a game by Gauchos since 2010

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Saddleback softball team wins season opener

A three run homer in the first inning opens up offense as Gauchos win 6-1

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Winner of the President's Cup basketball competition to be decided Wednesday

> This Wednesday night, January 30, will be the deciding second round of the Fifth Annual President’s Cup competition between the Irvine Valley Lasers and the Saddleback Gauchos. Started in 2009, the President’s Cup is a friendly competition between Irvine Valley and Saddleback’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. Full story

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Gauchos softball team set to begin season on Monday

After weekend rains postponed their scheduled season opener, Saddleback now looks to start their season Monday afternoon Full story

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Softball season opener POSTPONED

Friday night's game was postponed due to inclement weather Full story

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First Strike

The Saddleback Gauchos softball team starts their season Friday night versus the Palomar Comets Full story

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Who is Austen Ward?

A look at the men's tennis team captain, Austen Ward Full story

Lasers move on to championship game

After two days of play in the Irvine Valley women's basketball tournament, the Lasers are set to take on Long Beach City for championship. Full story

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Gauchos football: Conference champs

The Gauchos completed their season turnaround, defeating the Golden West Vaqueros for NDSC Title

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Gauchos slay Griffins amidst playoff hunt

School records were tied on Saturday, as Tim Belman and the Gauchos blow out the Griffins 66-42 Full story

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Allison Cook spikes ball in early season win

Lasers set records, deal Orange Coast first loss of season

The Lasers women's volleyball team saw career and school highs set Friday as they defeated the formerly unbeaten Orange Coast Pirates Full story

Lasers struggles continue, fall to Rustlers

Irvine Valley's men's soccer team fell to 3-9 in conference play this season after falling to undefeated Golden West 4-1 Full story

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Gauchos ride the waves to fourth place

The Saddleback College surf team finished fourth overall at the first surfing competition of the season Full story

IVC Women's Soccer drops heartbreaker to Norco 3-2

Despite leading 2-0 at halftime, the Lasers blew the lead to remain winless in conference play. Full story

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Gauchos lose to Dons in increasingly disappointing season

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While the Gauchos get to know each other, students wonder "will they be able to turn it around."

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IVC and Saddleback women's soccer teams battle to a draw

The Lasers and Gauchos manage to only score one goal each as they end in 1-1 tie Full story

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Irvine Valley women's volleyball punishes San Diego City

The Lasers come off another strong outing and improve to a 4-0 record on the season. Full story

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Tigers Maul Gauchos

Luck was not with the Saddleback football team Saturday, as the Gauchos (1-2) lost to the Riverside Tigers (2-1) in a 51-13 blowout. Full story

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Upcoming: Women's water polo game at home on Sept. 19

The Saddleback's women water polo team will be playing Cypress College at the Saddleback Aquatics Center at 4 p.m. this Wed. Sept 19. Full story

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Upcoming: IVC women's volleyball at Rio Hondo on Sept. 19

Irvine Valley College women's volleyball team will be playing Rio Hondo at Rio Hondo College at 3 p.m. on Sept 19. Full story

Gauchos host rival Riverside Tigers on Saturday

Saddleback continues its season Saturday at 6pm. Full story

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IVC women's volleyball picks up second preseason win over Moorpark

The Irvine Valley Lasers continue their strong preseason, beating the Moorpark Raiders in three sets. Full story

Police happy with safety at games

 Officers will be present mostly to cover any medical issues that may occur, but recommend vigilance with personal items. Full story

Gauchos football looks to open season on high note

After its offensive record-setting 2011 ended in a bowl defeat, Saddleback kicks off 2012 against Mt. San Antonio on September 1. Full story

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Women's water polo finishes strong after dissapointing start to tournament

Despite going just 1-3 in tournament play, the Gauchos finish strong in their final game with a 16-9 win over Southwestern. Full story