Spring has begun and along with a new semester the season also brings spring athletics.

Head women’s soccer coach Wendy Zwissler will not return for the 2012-13 season.

With a new coach the swimming and diving team looks to be a top contender in SCIAC despite having one of the smallest teams in the conference.

The Leopards smashed the American Sports University Fighting Eagles Wednesday night with an astonishing finish of 101-67.

The women’s basketball team kept the game close against the San Diego Christian Hawks Monday, but after an 18-0 run during the second half by the visitors, fell 80-64.

Junior cross country runner Alex Forbess is one of the most improved runners in the Southern California Intercol­legiate Conference and hopes to take the conference by storm next year.

The men’s basketball team is preparing for a great 2011-2012 Southern California Intercolle­giate Athletic Conference season.

The banged up Leopard women’s basketball team made their first appearance at Frantz Athletic Court of the 2011-2012 season in a 75-72 loss to NAIA Linfield, dropping their second game in three days on Nov. 21.

Sports results, schedule and standings for the week of Dec. 2, 2011.

Last season the women’s basketball team earned a berth to the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Confer­ence postseason tournament and the second highest three-point shooting percentage in Division III, but this year has the makings of even greater success.