A Student Publication of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA

SAC Media
A Student Publication of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA

SAC Media
A Student Publication of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA

SAC Media

John Athan, Sports Editor

John Athan is the Sports Editor for SAC Media and SAC Sidelines. He is a journalist, multimedia producer, writer and voice talent from Greater Los Angeles. His passion for storytelling is only matched by his love for tacos. He is also a free press and community advocate with a background in social and behavioral sciences.

All content by John Athan

Mounties Unlimited – Sean Bowden

John Athan
May 25, 2021

Mounties Unlimited – Rachaad White

John Athan
May 6, 2021
The field and seating bowl at SoFi Stadium on April 24, 2021. Photo Credit: John Athan @john1athan

Fans Bolt Up For SoFi Stadium

John Athan
April 29, 2021
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MLB The Show 21 Hits The Big League

John Athan, Sports Editor
April 20, 2021

Mounties Unlimited – Jon’Nae Vermillion

John Athan
April 16, 2021
Zack Hope at practice with the 2019-20 Mt. SAC women's basketball team. Photo Credit: Mt. SAC Women's Basketball @mt.sacwbk

Hope in The Game, Trust in The Process

John Athan and Steve Hernandez
April 7, 2021

Mounties Unlimited – Zach Rangel

John Athan
March 22, 2021

Mounties Unlimited – The 2019-20 Women’s Basketball Team

John Athan
March 5, 2021
Mt. SAC Softball back in action. Photo Credit: Mychal Corbin @shotstotheheart

Mt. SAC Opts-In for Spring Sports

John Athan, Sports Editor
March 2, 2021
A marvel of technological achievement. This is a sink used to wash your hands. Photo Credit: SAC.Media.

The Art Of Washing Your Hands

John Athan
February 1, 2019
Slavery Reborn Through The Prison System

Slavery Reborn Through The Prison System

John Athan
September 25, 2018
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Football Upset By Chaffey Panthers

John Athan
September 20, 2018
Mt. SAC Women's Soccer forward Kin Spencer versus Fullerton College at home on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media

Women’s Soccer Swarmed By Hornets

John Athan
September 17, 2018
Mt. SAC Men's Soccer gather at home on Friday, Aug. 31. Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media

Men’s Soccer Split Azteca Adidas Tournament Homestand

John Athan
September 17, 2018
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Football Dominates Bakersfield Renegades in Home Opener

John Athan
September 17, 2018
Cartoon by John Athan

Stand With Us, The Free Press, Against Fake News

John Athan
September 15, 2018
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Memorials and Movements

Cory Jaynes, Ferry Baylon, Miranda Virgen, Lauren Scheer, Zea Huizar, Guillermo Soza, John Athan, Andres Soto, Joliana Frausto, Jack Charles, Paul Magdaleno, and Angel Cardenas
September 13, 2018
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The Stadium Saga From Olympic Promise To Pile Of Dirt

John Athan, Tiffani Calvillo, Jack Charles, Andres Soto, and Guillermo Soza
August 3, 2018
Claire Green leads the Arizona State Wildcats at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 14, 2017. Photo Credit: Arizona Athletics @ArizonaTrack

Walnut Wants Stadium To Stay A Pile Of Dirt

John Athan and Andres Soto
June 14, 2018
Photo Credit: Alexander Herrera/SAC.Media

Stadium Plan Wins Big, Walnut Settles Lawsuit

John Athan and Andres Soto
June 13, 2018
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Update: USA Track & Field Intends To Strip 2020 Olympic Trials From Mt. SAC

John Athan
June 13, 2018
Mt. SAC Baseball's Chris Sandberg versus Saddleback College's Ellis Jensen at Doug Fritz Field on Friday, May 18. Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media

Baseball Heads To State Championships After Outlasting Saddleback

John Athan
June 8, 2018

To Take A Knee…

Andres Soto, John Athan, Victor Sicairos, and Melody Waintal
May 25, 2018

Religion And Sports… It’s Complicated

Zea Huizar and John Athan
May 23, 2018
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Softball Punches Ticket To State Championships After Sweeping Canyons

Danny Meshamel and John Athan
May 16, 2018
Journalism Association of Community Colleges 2018 State Convention award-winning cartoon on Stormy Daniels. Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media

A Storm Is Coming And It’s A Rant

John Athan
May 15, 2018
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Wubba-Lubba-Dub-Dub! “Rick and Morty” Locked and Loaded for 70 New Adventures

John Athan
May 12, 2018
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Softball Sweeps Fullerton College In Opening Series Of The Postseason

Jesse Lopez and John Athan
May 9, 2018
Mt. SAC Softball celebrating their 2018 South Coast Conference North Championship on Tuesday, April 24. Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media.

Softball Celebrates South Coast Conference North Title Defeating Chaffey

John Athan
May 1, 2018
Mt. SAC Softball celebrating at home on Tuesday, April 24. Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media.

Softball Runs Through Bakersfield And Antelope Valley In Doubleheader

John Athan
April 25, 2018
Mt. SAC Softball led by pitcher Jessica Olvera on Tuesday, April 3. Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media

Softball Splits Doubleheader Against Top-Ranked Cypress

John Athan
April 25, 2018
Mt. SAC Baseball pitcher Steven Ordorica taking on Rio Hondo's Ivan Vargas on Thursday, April 19. Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media.

Baseball Rolls Over The Roadrunners At Home

John Athan
April 25, 2018
Tie One On With The NBA Playoffs

Tie One On With The NBA Playoffs

Danny Meshamel and John Athan
April 19, 2018
Mt. SAC pitcher Zach Bromstead taking on Chaffey College batter Gerardo Garcia on Tuesday, April 3. Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media.

Baseball Smashes Past Chaffey College

John Athan
April 7, 2018
Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media

L.A. In The Big Apple

John Athan
April 6, 2018
Mt. SAC Baseball at Mazmanian Field on Saturday, March 31. Photo Credit: John Athan.

Baseball Goes Out Swinging In Loss To Taft

John Athan
April 6, 2018
Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media

L.A.’s New Soccer Team Set To Make An Impact

Crystal Ramirez and John Athan
March 31, 2018
Mt. SAC's Dino Miranda at-bat versus the Cerritos College Falcons on Saturday, March 17. Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media

Mt. SAC Baseball Flies Past Cerritos

John Athan
March 19, 2018
Mt.Sac Women's Basketball 71-76 loss to Irvine Valley College in single game elimination on Saturday, Mar. 3 Photo Credit: Hernandez Coke/Sac.Media

Women’s Basketball Gets Stunned By Irvine Valley

John Athan
March 9, 2018
Mt.Sac Women's Basketball 87-53 home elimination win over Riverside City College on Saturday, Feb. 24 Photo Credit: Hernandez Coke/Sac.Media

Women’s Basketball Tears Apart Riverside City College

John Athan
February 26, 2018
Mt. SAC Women's Basketball visiting Los Angeles Trade-Tech College on Feb. 16. Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media

Bittersweet Regular Season End For Women’s Basketball

John Athan
February 26, 2018
Men's and Women's Basketball's season comes to an end. Photo Credit: John Athan & Melody Waintal/SAC.Media

Mt. SAC Basketball Postseason Fate Revealed

John Athan
February 26, 2018
Mt. SAC Men's Basketball visiting Los Angeles Trade-Tech College on Feb. 16. Photo Credit: John Athan/ SAC.Media

Men’s Basketball Stomp Over L.A. Trade-Tech In Season Finale

John Athan
February 19, 2018
Ciara Grandao batting in the home field against Cerritos College Feb. 3. Photo Credit: Dave Aguilera/Davesportsimage

Mt. SAC Softball Hang On Against Cerritos

John Athan
February 17, 2018
Mt. SAC Center-court after the Women's Basketball game at home on Feb. 9. Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media

It’s Sweet Revenge For Women’s Basketball Over Pasadena City

John Athan
February 16, 2018
Mt. SAC Men's Basketball walking to the foul line on a call for Pasadena City on Feb. 9. Photo Credit: John Athan/SAC.Media

Men’s Basketball Fall At Home To Pasadena City.

John Athan
February 16, 2018
Mt. SAC's Brandon Bradshaw at-bat versus Orange Coast College on Feb. 9. Photo Credit: John Athan

Mt. SAC Baseball Swing Past Orange Coast On The Road

John Athan
February 14, 2018
Mt. SAC Baseball batting at Mazmanian Field on Feb. 1. Photo Credit: John Athan

Mt. SAC Baseball Fall In Extra Innings To Cypress

John Athan
February 10, 2018
Women’s Basketball Outlast East L.A. In A Nail-Biter

Women’s Basketball Outlast East L.A. In A Nail-Biter

John Athan
February 10, 2018
Mt. SAC forward Darrell Williams challenges East L.A. defender. Photo Credit: John Athan

Men’s Basketball Fall To East Los Angeles

John Athan
February 10, 2018
Mt. SAC Softball gather on center field on Feb. 2. Photo Credit: John Athan

Mt. SAC Softball Smash 15 Runs Past Compton

John Athan
February 10, 2018
Men's Basketball gather in the center of the gym on Jan. 31. Photo Credit: John Athan

Men’s Basketball Steamroll Past Conference Foes

John Athan
February 3, 2018
Mt. SAC guard MyJoi Adams takes a jump shot over L.A. Trade Tech defender in the home game on Jan. 31. Photo Credit: John Athan

Women’s Basketball Take Down L.A. Trade Tech

John Athan
February 3, 2018
Mounties Men Basketball play against the El Camino College Warriors in a home game on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Photo by John Athan/SAC Media.

Men’s Basketball Rings In 2018 With Huge Win Over El Camino

John Athan
January 17, 2018
Photo by John Athan/SAC Media.

Women’s Soccer Take Long Beach City College to a Stalemate

John Athan
December 15, 2017
Photo Credit: John Athan & Melody Waintal Design Credit: Melody Waintal

Black and Blue

John Athan
November 30, 2017
Photo Credit: Mackenzie Kelly

Female Golfer is an Ace-in-the-Hole

John Athan
November 30, 2017
Water filling station near Bldg. 4. Photo by Doug de Wet/SAC Media.

A New Way to Hydrate

John Athan and Tiffani Calvillo
October 31, 2017
Women’s Volleyball Bounces Back With A Win Against Rio Hondo Roadrunners

Women’s Volleyball Bounces Back With A Win Against Rio Hondo Roadrunners

John Athan
October 24, 2017
Mens's soccer win against Pasadena City College. Photo Credit: Melody Waintal

Men’s and Women’s Soccer Shut Out Pasadena City College Lancers

John Athan
October 18, 2017
Los Angeles’ NFL Identity Crisis

Los Angeles’ NFL Identity Crisis

John Athan
October 18, 2017
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