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Why SUU's Taelin Webb went from D1 basketball to D1 football
Webb had always been a special athlete. Scout.com rated him as a three-star basketball prospect coming out of Fresno’s La Mirada High School. He signed with Cal State Northridge out of high school and averaged 2.6 points in just over 15 minutes per game. Those two points, though, usually came in high-flying fashion. -- St. George Daily Spectrum
BIIF volleyball: Kamehameha shows survival skills, beats HPA in 5-setter
Net notes: Stanford senior libero Evan Enriques is 25th in the nation with 2.22 digs per set while Cal State Northridge junior Emmett Enriques is 36th at 1.95 dps. -- Hawaii Tribune Herald
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
Welcome back: Kobe Paras set to return to Manila, play for young Gilas squad
Paras once played a full season in the NCAA Division 1 for Creighton University, before he transferred to California State University, Northridge (CSUN). -- ABS-CBN - Philippines
Gilas possibilities abound as Kobe Paras opts to return home
Weeks after announcing his decision to leave US NCAA Division I school Cal State Northridge to turn pro, the son of former PBA MVP Benjie Paras is returning to the country to play organized basketball, likely with Gilas Pilipinas. -- SPIN - Philippines
'Bows opposite Parapunov gets Big West honor
The sophomore from Sofia, Bulgaria shared the weekly award with CSUN's Arvis Greene. Parapunov averaged 4.43 kills and 1.86 blocks per set while hitting at a .404 clip over the two matches. He helped the Rainbow Warriors to their first-ever road sweep in Santa Barbara and win for the first time there since 2010. -- KHON - HI
Kobe Paras on Gilas Cadets’ Filoil stint: ‘I’m all for this’
Paras recently left California State University, Northridge and announced his decision to go pro, with all signs pointing to him declaring for the 2018 NBA Draft this June. -- Inquirer - Philippines
#8 CSUN’S GREENE POUNDS CAREER-HIGH 40 KILLS IN 5-SET LOSS TO #4 UCI
IRVINE, Calif. – In easily the best effort of any one attacker in the nation Friday night, Matador Arvis Greene set a career-high with 40 kills on a career-high 73 swings in a five-set loss at #4 UC Irvine (25-17, 25-23, 22-25, 22-25, 22-20). Both totals are tops in the nation at all divisions this year. Although it was Greene’s night, he was still disappointed in the loss. -- Volley Mob
UC IRVINE FINISHES SEASON SWEEP WITH ROAD WIN OVER CSUN
After a roller coaster five-set match on Friday, UC Irvine took a much easier route to victory on Saturday, finishing the season sweep of Cal State Northridge with a 25-18, 25-23, 25-20 road win. With the victory, UCI kept pace with Hawaii for the second spot in the Big West standings at 5-3, behind Long Beach State’s 8-0 mark -- Volley Mob
Boys Basketball: Pasadena Sports Now Hoops All-Stars; PHS, Muir, Poly, Blair All Shine With 20-plus Victories Apiece in 2017-18
Darius Brown II, Pasadena Senior: DBII was the area’s best point guard for the last two seasons. He earned a scholarship to Cal State Northridge thanks to 14 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals per night. He broke the single-season assists record twice with 20, and led the area’s best program/offense. -- Pasadena Now