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As the San Diego City College 2025-26 athletic season comes to a close, many of City’s student-athletes and coaches have been recognized for their achievements in their respective sports.
At a College Council meeting on April 21, the head coach of the women’s tennis team, Jami Yonekura-Jones, was presented with her third Coach of the Year award by City College President Ricky Shabazz.
“I don’t know if anyone was here when I started, but we did not have a lot of success in the beginning,” Yonekura-Jones said. “So this is really, very rewarding to me that we are having it now. I’m so appreciative of everyone (at the meeting), and all the support that we get from the school and my girls did an amazing job.”
The San Diego City College women’s and men’s tennis teams will be playing in the 3C2A Singles and Doubles State Championships from April 23-26.
The tournament will be happening through the weekend, with the Knights hoping to bring a state championship title, an achievement that has not been done by either team since 1974.
Here are some of the exciting events coming up at San Diego City College from April 24 to May 1.
The Knights Sports Update will be taking a break as spring sports come to an end. We will be back with more sports at the start of the fall semester.
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Athletes of the Year
Sophomores Betty Gezahegne and Angie Palmerin were named the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Doubles team of the year for the women’s tennis team.
Sophomore Hunter Lynch was named the Inland Empire Athletic Conference men’s tennis athlete of the year.
Freshman Dylan Griffin was named All-PCAC first team and Player of the Year in February before the team headed to the second round of the 3C2A SoCal Regionals.
Coaches of the Year
Head coach of the men’s tennis team, Brandon Lupian, earned his second IEAC Coach of the Year title in a row.
Mitch Charlens, head coach of the men’s basketball team, has now won PCAC Coach of the Year for the tenth time.
Baseball
The City College baseball team will be playing on Friday, April 24, against Southwestern College at 2 p.m. at the Morey Field Sports Complex.
This game will be the Knights’ last home game and will conclude their 2026 conference season.
Softball
After the City College softball team’s win over Grossmont College on April 16, they finished their season on Tuesday, April 21, after losing to Palomar College 12-0.
The Knights concluded their 2025-26 season with an 11-25 overall record and 3-12 in conference play.
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Transcript:
My name Itzel Martinez and this is your City Knight Sports Update brought to you by City Times Media.
The men’s and women’s tennis team will be competing in the 3C2A Singles and Doubles state championships this weekend.
The match has begun on Thursday morning and will continue to run until Sunday, April 26.
Women’s and men’s Singles final will begin at 11:30 a.m. with women’s and men’s doubles final at 2:30 p.m. away from home.
The baseball team will be having their last home game of the season against Southwestern College at Morley Field Sports Complex today at 2 p.m.
The softball team concluded their season 11-25 overall after their last game ended with a 12-0 loss against Palomar College.
Sports Update will be taking a break as spring sports come to an end. We will be back with more sports at the start of the Fall semester.
With City Knight Sports Update, I am Itzel Martinez.
This story was edited by Nadia Lavin and Tresean Osgood.
