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Around the Hornet: Lakers in 5?

Zack Gilbert, Travis Foerster, and Omeed Motia
April 24, 2025
Jake Rhodes
The Hornet Staff Reporters and Editors discuss a wide variety of sports on this episode of the Around the Hornet Podcast.

In the first episode of Season 4 on the Around the Hornet Podcast, The Hornet Staff reporters Travis Foerster and Omeed Motia join Sports Desk Editor and Host of the show Zack Gilbert, to catchup on the latest news in the sports world. Topics include: Brief overview of the latest on Fullerton College Sports. NBA Playoffs and our takes on what will happen. The NHL Playoffs specifically going over the madness of Game 1 between the Kings vs. Oilers. The latest in the MLB as the season just starts. And Rory McIlroy’s incredible win at The Masters.

FC Sports: 2:48

NBA: 4:43

NHL: 18:55

MLB: 27:31

McIlroy: 40:43

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About the Contributors
Zack Gilbert
Zack Gilbert, Sports Editor
Zack Gilbert is the Sports Editor for The Hornet newspaper. He is currently on his second semester at Fullerton College and is working on a degree in Sports Broadcasting and Media. He has loved to watch and play sports ever since he was little. In his free time, he plays a lot of golf especially at Pelican Hill, trading stocks and enjoys going out with his friends.
Travis Foerster
Travis Foerster, Staff Reporter
Travis Foerster is at staff reporter for The Hornet newspaper.
Omeed Motia
Omeed Motia, Staff Writer
Omeed is a staff reporter for The Hornet newspaper. Omeed is working towards an associate’s degree in journalism. He hopes to one day be a writer for Sports Illustrated. In his free time, he enjoys reading books, watching crime documentaries and playing basketball. He is very passionate about writing on all types of sports. 
Jake Rhodes
Jake Rhodes, Senior Editor
Jake Rhodes is the senior editor for The Hornet Newspaper. He has been on The Hornet Newspaper for five semesters. He is an eight-time award winning journalist. He has received second place in Sports Game Story as well as Meritorious recognition in Enterprise News Story/Series for an investigation into Title IX concerns at Fullerton College from JACC. Jake is also a national CMA Pinnacle award winner, receiving first place in Sports Multimedia Story, second place in Sports Investigative Story, and Honorable Mention for Sports Game Story. In addition from CMA, he received an Honorable Mention for Best Web Sports Section while serving as Sports Editor in spring 2023. He has also received an honorable mention as producer of Around the Hornet for Audio Podcast and a third place finish as a contributor for Audio Podcast from JACC. While Jake has served as EIC, The Hornet secured its first ACP Online Pacemaker award, which has been referred to as the “Pulitzer of college media.” The Hornet has also been recognized for “General Excellence: Online News Site” by JACC in both semesters Jake has served as EIC. He was also elected to be the new JACC SoCal Student Representative for all JACC members in Southern California for 2024-2025. Outside of The Hornet, Jake is a head coach with the Varsity Boys’ basketball team at Orange High School and is also a bartender at Lucille’s Smokehouse BBQ. His end goal in Journalism is to be a beat writer for an MLB or NBA team, or a sportscaster. Jake enjoys spending time with his wife Alexis, daughters Samantha, Madison, and dog Cocoa.