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LOOK: Kobe Paras officially welcomed by CSUN
MANILA, Philippines – It's official: Kobe Paras is now a part of the CSUN (California State University, Northridge) men's basketball team. -- ABS-CBN News - Philippines
BASKETBALL Cal State Northridge new boy Kobe Paras hints at possible Gilas stint in SEA Games
KOBE Paras hinted that he might suit up for Gilas Pilipinas in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in August in Malaysia. -- Sports Interactive Network - Philippines
Area notebook: South softball’s title tilt set for Friday night
The Daily Breeze all-area baseball/softball banquet, hosted by the South Bay Athletic Club, will take place Wednesday at noon at the Torrance Doubletree Hotel. It’s free for all-area players and head coaches and $30 cash at the door for those who would like to attend. Cal State Northridge baseball coach Greg Moore will be the guest speaker. -- Daily Breeze
Strong and Steady: Early Lead Lifts Stingers to Sweep of Border Cats
For the second time in as many games, Quincy McAfee (Pepperdine) led off the game for the Stingers with a hit. This time, it was a double down the right field line to get in scoring position. He was then brought in by Nolan Bumstead (CSU-Northridge) for the Stingers’ first run of the game. -- KWLM - MN
CSUN to Build Campus Hotel
Need to bring in some extra revenue to a public university? Build a hotel.
That’s just what California State University – Northridge, the public university system’s largest campus with 41,000 students, plans to do to monetize thousands of visitors at a time when the state continues to shrink funding for public higher education. -- San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Which Pitch Won at CSUN ‘Shark Tank’?
California State University – Northridge held the final round of its Shark Tank-style entrepreneur contest earlier this month to hand out some hefty seed-money prizes. -- San Fernando Valley Business Journal
First-generation Latino college students want to make it through college but need more support to graduate
“That first year at college, it was really tough and I totally credit this alumni program for helping me through the rough patches,” said Kevin Soto, who will enter his sophomore year at Cal State Northridge next fall and is a PUC Schools alumni. -- LA School Report
20 seniors graduate from Bell-Jeff
Some of those schools are local, including Woodbury University and Cal State Northridge, while others are outside California, including Boise State University and Columbia College Chicago. -- Burbank Leader
Prune Packers set to open summer campaign on June 1
Returning star Jamey Smart (Loyola Marymount) will lead a revamped roster which includes catchers Nick Oar (Stanford), Clay Koelzer (Texas Tech) and Cole Brodnansky (SRJC). Infielders are Rey Fuentes (Houston), Tyler Friis (Indiana State), David Campbell (San Jose State), Kenny Corey (UC Santa Barbara), Ryder Kuhns (Cal State Northridge) and Sawyer Pittman (San Jose State). Utility-players are Grant Little (Texas Tech), Dane Tofteland (Indiana State) and Marcus Chiu (Nevada). Outfielders include Bryce Nagata (Sonoma State), Landon Etzel (Houston) and Cam Warren (Texas Tech). -- Healdsburg Tribune
Benjie Paras letting son Kobe ‘go with the flow’ career-wise
The young Paras, who was originally bound for UCLA in the NCAA two years ago, moved to play for Creighton University in Nebraska instead. He saw action with the Bluejays for a season and then eventually announced that he would be playing for Cal State Northridge back in Los Angeles. -- PhilStar - Philippines