https://alyviapearson.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Alyvia Pearson - Sports JournalistenTue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ruMpIuTb1iaRxP_z5sOx5wDhS1_NRIlX?usp=share_linkPhotos taken by Alyvia Pearson for Mesa beach volleyball.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ruMpIuTb1iaRxP_z5sOx5wDhS1_NRIlX?usp=share_linkhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u27qTGdxcI9dVlJJ3QSZ3JnEHXCul6qC?usp=share_linkPhotos taken by Alyvia Pearson for Mesa baseball.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u27qTGdxcI9dVlJJ3QSZ3JnEHXCul6qC?usp=share_linkhttps://www.mesapress.com/uncategorized/2026/05/26/inside-giselle-haugens-volleyball-journey/Giselle kind of fell into volleyball in a weird way. She played soccer basically her whole life and never really thought about switching sports until people kept telling her she was “wasting her height” not playing basketball or volleyball. She tried basketball first, hated it, and volleyball ended up being the sport that actually stuck. She had played rec volleyball growing up just for fun, but she didn’t start taking it seriously until eighth grade when she joined club volleyball. That was whe...Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.mesapress.com/uncategorized/2026/05/26/inside-giselle-haugens-volleyball-journey/https://www.mesapress.com/sports/2026/03/26/mesa-baseball-dominates-imperial-valley-in-11-1-victory/Mesa College defeated Imperial Valley 11-1 on Tuesday, March 19. Michael Firestone and Ian Pollard had key RBIs early, helping the team build a lead. Mesa finished with 13 hits, including doubles by Alejandro Leyva-Ramos, Hunter Kaul (3), and Gianluca Fanelli. Mesa scored first in the bottom of the first inning when Kaul singled in Joseph Anderson. In the second inning, Ian Pollard drove in Michael Firestone with a sacrifice fly to put Mesa ahead 2-1. The team extended the lead in the third inni...Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.mesapress.com/sports/2026/03/26/mesa-baseball-dominates-imperial-valley-in-11-1-victory/https://www.mesapress.com/sports/2026/06/02/payson-lee-continues-family-legacy-through-baseball/For Payson Lee, baseball has always been more than just a game. It has been a part of his life from the very beginning, thanks to the influence of his dad, who played baseball at a high level for the University of Arizona. “I got into baseball because of my dad,” Lee said. “He played in college at the University of Arizona, and ever since I was a little kid, I’ve been playing. It was easy for me to want to play because I grew up around it.” Watching his father compete and hearing stories about h...Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.mesapress.com/sports/2026/06/02/payson-lee-continues-family-legacy-through-baseball/https://www.mesapress.com/sports/2026/05/08/chemistry-and-execution-drive-mesa-at-pcac-pairs/On April 15 at MiraCosta College, San Diego Mesa College beach volleyball took part in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference pairs tournament, bringing together some of the top duos in the conference for a full day of competitive matchups. Among the standout performances were Mesa’s Layla Folkers and Mia Lundberg, who picked up a win on the first day of competition and credited their success to their communication and long-standing chemistry. “I think it’s how close of friends we are,” Folkers s...Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.mesapress.com/sports/2026/05/08/chemistry-and-execution-drive-mesa-at-pcac-pairs/