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Kobe Paras clarifies decision to go pro, eager to 'bring energy' to Gilas Cadets
Paras discussed his decision to forego his remaining college years at the California State University Northridge and turn professional. -- ESPN 5
No. 6 University of Hawaii men’s volleyball hands No. 1 Long Beach State its first loss
On Friday, the Warriors will face the winner of Thursday’s quarterfinal between third-seeded UC Irvine and sixth-seeded UC San Diego. The 49ers (24-1, 9-1), the top seeds, take on the Thursday’s winner between No. 4 seed Cal State Northridge and No. 5 seed UC Santa Barbara. -- Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Boys volleyball: Chatsworth hangs tough with Alemany before losing in tournament final
The event allowed players such as Verdugo Hills senior outside hitter Gregory Pond who stands 6-7 was able to put on a show and led his team with a 25-10, 25-20 sweep over Venice in the tournament’s silver bracket title game. Although he has a couple of Division II and Division III schools talking to him, Pond said he hopes to get an opportunity to play at Cal State Northridge. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Kobe Paras heads home, commits to Gilas program
The younger Paras earlier announced his decision to leave the confines of Cal State Northridge, saying he’s “turning pro.” -- Inquirer - Philippines
Area college notes: UC Riverside athletics adds a communicator
This week, Dafne Garcia became the second RCC women’s water polo player to sign a letter of intent with Cal State Northridge. Garcia, who will join Josceline Godinez at CSUN, led the Tigers with 64 steals this season, to go with 31 goals, 31 assists and a spot on the All-Southern California second team. -- Press-Enterprise
LMU GOES 2-0 IN AVCA TOP 20 ACTION THURSDAY
No. 16 Loyola Marymount was the lone Top 20 team in action Thursday, and the Lions posted two wins over Cal State Bakersfield (5-0) and Cal State Northridge (4-1). -- Volley Mob
Time to win or go home
He inherited a team with four Division I caliber athletes: Trever Nachimzon, a Cal State Northridge signee; Devon Johnson, an outside hitter bound for Hawaii; Crisp, who committed to UC San Diego; and Farrell, who recently reopened up his recruitment after originally committing to USC. -- The Acorn
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: A LOOK AT THE NCAA MEN’S WEEK 14 STATS
An amazing 40-kill output in a five-set loss to Cal State Northridge gave the Matadors’ Arvis Greene the national lead in kills per set, bumping UC San Diego’s Tanner Syftestad from the top spot for the first time this season. Greene’s 4.65 putaways per stanza is just ahead of Syftestad’s 4.62 kills per set average. -- Volley Mob
College baseball roundup: Jacob Hughey, Long Beach State beat No. 18 UCLA
Long Beach resumes Big West Conference play on Friday at 3 p.m. at Cal State Northridge, while UCLA heads to Salt Lake City for a Friday-Sunday Pac-12 series with Utah. -- Orange County Register
Cal State Fullerton pitcher honored for no-hitter, team wins six in a row
The no-hitter marked Cal State Fullerton’s first since Justin Garza also recorded one in a 3-0 win over Cal State Northridge on May 24, 2014. -- Orange County Register