Robby McKittrick Sports Communications & Journalism Portfolio

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In part I of my road trip piece in the November edition of the  Clairemont Times , I introduced myself and explained why I chose to travel to San Diego from Boston.  I also described a few places where I felt that “culture shock” sensation of “I can’t believe I am here.” In this piece, I want to reflect on the idea of “finding yourself.” This term was thrown my way with a sarcastic tone anytime I told someone that I was planning a cross-country road trip to San Diego. “You mean you spent $200,000 on a college education to go to the west coast to find yourself???” Well, not exactly. You could say I heard this comment quite a bit from family, friends, neighbors, even random people at graduation parties who love sharing their opinion. It is your classic east coast comment that is a little bit harsh, kind of funny, with a mix of truth (I miss that east coast humor already). However, before I heard this phrase in relation to my west coast adventure, it was also often u...

Point Loma and UCSD squared off in a local regular season game on Tuesday, November 14 th at Golden Gymnasium in Point Loma. Coming into the game, UCSD (0-2) was trying to obtain its first win of the season, while Point Loma (2-2) was looking for a big win after losing a couple of early heart-breakers.   After last season’s 14-point loss to UCSD, Point Loma was looking for a different outcome in this year’s matchup. Although UCSD lost a lot of firepower from last year, most specifically graduating CCAA Player of the Year Adam Klie, the Lions were still going to have their hands full with an athletic and talented Tritons team. As was expected, UCSD controlled the first half of the game with a balanced scoring attack. The Tritons shot 55.2 percent from the field and set the pace of the game from the tip-off. With a methodical half-court offense, the Tritons offense slowly wore down the Point Loma defense in the first half. After a dagger UCSD 3-pointer by Eric ...

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Before I get into my road trip from Boston to San Diego, let me introduce myself. My name is Robby McKittrick, and I recently graduated from Lafayette College in Pennsylvania. I was a psychology major and philosophy minor, but my dream and goal is to be a full-time sports journalist or sports broadcaster. So how did I wind up in San Diego? The summer before my senior year of college, I was thinking about what I wanted to do after I graduated. I could join the “real world” on the east coast and take whatever nine to five job a liberal arts major could find, or I could travel and work in a different part of the country. I love the Boston area, but I wanted to experience a place drastically different from the east coast. How did I pick San Diego? Obviously, I knew about the San Diego Zoo from the movie  Anchorman . But besides that, the warm weather, the pristine beaches, the southwestern vibe, and outdoor hiking opportunities were, of course, a draw. Once my frien...