Riverside City College women's water polo team defeated Long Beach City College 9-7 today and won the California state title.
Riverside and Long Beach settled for a 3-3 tie after one quarter. Riverside had a 5-4 lead after two quarters and added four more goals to lead 9-6 after three quarters. Long Beach shut out Riverside in the fourth but Riverside held on to win the match 9-7.
RCC was led by Southern California Co-MVP, Jamie Clark with three goals. Chelsea Harrod had two goals.
Andrea Antonissen had four saves for Riverside.
Riverside completed the undefeated season as the team went 32-0 this season. RCC sure did disprove the saying, "No one is perfect," because they sure did achieve a perfect season.
Stay tune as Viewpoints continues the developing story on the RCC women's water polo team.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
RCC football plays in bowl game
A 9-1 record along being undefeated at in conference was not enough for the Riverside City College football team to compete for a state title.
The format for the California Community College Athletic Association football state finals playoffs only picks up the four best teams from Northern California and the four best in Southern California.
Riverside, ranked No. 5 missed the chance to play for the state title this year after having a remarkable turnaround in a year. Last season the team won a game and lost nine games.
Therefore RCC will settle for a bowl game tomorrow at home.
Riverside the winners of the East Central Conference, will take on Los Angeles Harbor college, the winners of the West Central Conference, for the Central Bowl at 6 p.m. at Riverside City College.
The format for the California Community College Athletic Association football state finals playoffs only picks up the four best teams from Northern California and the four best in Southern California.
Riverside, ranked No. 5 missed the chance to play for the state title this year after having a remarkable turnaround in a year. Last season the team won a game and lost nine games.
Therefore RCC will settle for a bowl game tomorrow at home.
Riverside the winners of the East Central Conference, will take on Los Angeles Harbor college, the winners of the West Central Conference, for the Central Bowl at 6 p.m. at Riverside City College.
One away from state title and perfect season
With a 12-1 victory over Foothill College at the California Community College Athletic Association semi-finals, the Riverside City College women's water polo team is a game away from have a undefeated season.
The Tigers took on Foothill today in Sacramento and shut the team down like Riverside has been doing to the majority of its opponents this season.
Jamie Clark led the Tigers with four goals and six steals as RCC goalkeeper Andrea Antonissen had 14 saves.
Riverside improves to 31-0 and are one win away from winning the state title.
Riverside faces Long Beach City College tomorrow as the perfect season and state title are on the line for RCC.
The Tigers took on Foothill today in Sacramento and shut the team down like Riverside has been doing to the majority of its opponents this season.
Jamie Clark led the Tigers with four goals and six steals as RCC goalkeeper Andrea Antonissen had 14 saves.
Riverside improves to 31-0 and are one win away from winning the state title.
Riverside faces Long Beach City College tomorrow as the perfect season and state title are on the line for RCC.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
RCC football wins seven straight
The Riverside City College football team wins seven straight games, as College of the Desert were the latest victims tonight in a 42-23 beat down by the Tigers.
RCC is now 8-1 overall on the season and 4-0 in the East Central Conference. The Tigers can win their final game of the season and head into the postseason a high note when they head to SouthWestern College on Nov. 13.
The team is looking to make the postseason again since 2005.
Last season the team had a 1-9 record and during the offseason, the team replaced coach Bill Brown with Tom Craft.
What a year can make with a new coach running the team.
RCC is now 8-1 overall on the season and 4-0 in the East Central Conference. The Tigers can win their final game of the season and head into the postseason a high note when they head to SouthWestern College on Nov. 13.
The team is looking to make the postseason again since 2005.
Last season the team had a 1-9 record and during the offseason, the team replaced coach Bill Brown with Tom Craft.
What a year can make with a new coach running the team.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Yankees, Giants take care of business
The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins for the second time in two days.
The Yankees won Game 2 of the division series with the Twins to take a 2-0 lead in the best of five series.
The Yankees were lead by starting pitcher, Andy Pettitte, who pitched seven innings and allowed two runs on five hits.
The Yankees now head back to New York where they will look to sweep the Twins.
The San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves opened up their division series tonight in San Francisco. The Giants took Game 1 with a 1-0 victory.
The game dominated by the pitching from both teams.
The Braves' Derrick Lowe pitched five and one-third innings as he gave up one run on five hits.
Following the no-hitter from Roy Halladay yesterday, the Giants' Tim Lincecum pitched a complete shutout game and only gave up two hits.
The Major League Baseball experts are calling this postseason; the year of the pitchers. So far that motto is holding.
The Yankees won Game 2 of the division series with the Twins to take a 2-0 lead in the best of five series.
The Yankees were lead by starting pitcher, Andy Pettitte, who pitched seven innings and allowed two runs on five hits.
The Yankees now head back to New York where they will look to sweep the Twins.
The San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves opened up their division series tonight in San Francisco. The Giants took Game 1 with a 1-0 victory.
The game dominated by the pitching from both teams.
The Braves' Derrick Lowe pitched five and one-third innings as he gave up one run on five hits.
Following the no-hitter from Roy Halladay yesterday, the Giants' Tim Lincecum pitched a complete shutout game and only gave up two hits.
The Major League Baseball experts are calling this postseason; the year of the pitchers. So far that motto is holding.
Tampa Bay Rays falling off
What happen to the Tampa Bay Ray? A team that was expected to reach the World Series, is now one game from making a quick exit from the Major League Baseball postseason.
The Rays won the must difficult division in baseball, the American League East, with a 96-66 record and one game better than the New York Yankees. The division includes the Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue jays.
The team had the home-court advantage entering its division series with the Texas Rangers.
In the first two games of the series, the Rays have lost the first two games in Tampa Bay. Yesterday the Rangers won 5-1, and today they won 6-0.
The Rays have only scored one run against the Rangers' starting pitchers Cliff Lee and C.J. Wilson.
The series now shifts to Texas where the Rangers have a chance to end the series on their home field.
The Rays won the must difficult division in baseball, the American League East, with a 96-66 record and one game better than the New York Yankees. The division includes the Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue jays.
The team had the home-court advantage entering its division series with the Texas Rangers.
In the first two games of the series, the Rays have lost the first two games in Tampa Bay. Yesterday the Rangers won 5-1, and today they won 6-0.
The Rays have only scored one run against the Rangers' starting pitchers Cliff Lee and C.J. Wilson.
The series now shifts to Texas where the Rangers have a chance to end the series on their home field.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
MLB starts postseason with a bang
The start of the Major League Baseball postseason began with an amazing performance by Roy Halladay in the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Halladay pitched a complete game and pitched a no-hitter in the postseason. It's just the second time a pitcher has pitched a no-hitter in the postseason. The last time it happen was in 1950.
The performance overshadowed the Phillies' 1-0 lead against the Reds in the division series and it can be a motivation boost for the Phillies to jump on and capture another World Series Championship.
Earlier in the day the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays opened up their division series and the Rangers took Game 1 with a 5-1 victory at home.
The Rangers were lead by their ace pitcher, Cliff Lee who pitched seven innings and allowed one run on five hits.
The day ended with the defending champs, the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins opening up their division series.
The game started with the Twins leading 3-0 after five innings, but the Yankees rallied back to tie the game after six innings.
Mark Teixeira put the Yankees up in the seventh inning with a two-run home run.
The game is currently in play as the Yankees are up 6-4 in the bottom of the eighth.
Halladay pitched a complete game and pitched a no-hitter in the postseason. It's just the second time a pitcher has pitched a no-hitter in the postseason. The last time it happen was in 1950.
The performance overshadowed the Phillies' 1-0 lead against the Reds in the division series and it can be a motivation boost for the Phillies to jump on and capture another World Series Championship.
Earlier in the day the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays opened up their division series and the Rangers took Game 1 with a 5-1 victory at home.
The Rangers were lead by their ace pitcher, Cliff Lee who pitched seven innings and allowed one run on five hits.
The day ended with the defending champs, the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins opening up their division series.
The game started with the Twins leading 3-0 after five innings, but the Yankees rallied back to tie the game after six innings.
Mark Teixeira put the Yankees up in the seventh inning with a two-run home run.
The game is currently in play as the Yankees are up 6-4 in the bottom of the eighth.
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