Newest JC men’s state/regional polls

State Poll
1, San Francisco
2. Saddleback
3. Santa Rosa
4. Antelope Valley
5. Foothill
6. Ohlone
7. Sierra
8. Mt. San Antonio
(tie) East Los Angeles
10. Riverside
11. Lassen
12. Fresno
13. Chaffey
14. Los Angeles Pierce
15. Yuba
16. Canyons
17. Sequoias
18. Ventura
19. Cabrillo
20. Palomar

Northern California Regional Poll
1. San Francisco; 2. Santa Rosa; 3. Foothill; 4. Ohlone; 5. Sierra; 6. Lassen; 7. Fresno; 8. Yuba; 9. Sequoias; 10. Cabrillo; 11. Marin;  (tie) Contra Costa; 13. San Joaquin Delta
14. Merritt; 15. West Valley

Southern California Regional Poll
1. Saddleback; 2. Antelope Valley; 3. Mt. San Antonio; (tie) East Los Angeles; 5. Riverside; 6. Chaffey; 7. Los Angeles Pierce; 8. Canyons; 9. Ventura; 10. Palomar; 11. San Bernardino; 12. Allan Hancock; 13. Mt. San Jacinto; 14. Cerritos; 15. Cuesta

This week’s college sports events

WED, JAN. 23
MEN’S BASKETBALL

Pomona-Pitzer at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7:30 p.m.; Cal Lutheran at Redlands, 7:30 p.m.; Occidental at La Verne, 7:30 p.m.; Chaffey at Mt. San Jacinto, 7 p.m.; San Bernardino Valley at Antelope Valley, 7 p.m.; Saddleback at Riverside, 7:30 p.m.; Barstow at Victor Valley, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Chaffey at Mt. San Jacinto, 5 p.m.; San Bernardino Valley at Antelope Valley, 5 p.m.

THUR, JAN. 24

MEN’S BASKETBALL

UC Riverside at Pacific, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

UC Riverside at at Pacific, 7 p.m.; Occidental at La Verne, 7:30 p.m.; Cal Lutheran at Redlands, 7:30 p.m.; Pomona-Pitzer at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 5 p.m.

FRI, JAN. 25
MEN’S BASKETBALL

Cal Poly Pomona at CS Dominguez Hills, 7:30 p.m.; CS San Bernardino at Sonoma State, 7:30 p.m.; Irvine Valley at Riverside, 7:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Cal Poly Pomona at CS Dominguez Hills, 5:30 p.m.; CS San Bernardino at Sonoma State, 5:30 p.m.

SAT, JAN. 26
MEN’S BASKETBALL

UC Riverside at UC Davis, 7 p.m.; Cal Poly Pomona at CS Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.; CS San Bernardino at San Francisco State, 7:30 p.m.; Cal Baptist at Grand Canyon (Ariz), 5:30 p.m.; UC Santa Cruz at La Verne, 7 p.m.; Redlands at Pomona-Pitzer, 7 p.m.; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Whittier, 7 p.m.; Victor Valley at Chaffey, 7 p.m.; San Bernardino Valley at Desert, 3 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

UC Davis at UC Riverside, 7 p.m.; Cal Poly Pomona at CS Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m.; CS San Bernardino at San Francisco State, 5:30 p.m.; Cal Baptist at Grand Canyon (Ariz.), 5:30 p.m.; UC Santa Cruz at La Verne, 1 p.m.; Redlands at Pomona-Pitzer, 5 p.m.; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Whittier, 5 p.m.; Victory Valley at Chaffey, 1 p. m.; San Bernardino Valley at Cerro Coso, 1 p.m.

Men’s JC basketball polls

The newest state JC men’s state/region polls

State Poll
Ranking/Team/Record
1. San Francisco – 18-0
2. Mt. San Antonio – 15-1
3. Santa Rosa – 14-4
4. Saddleback – 15-4
5. Foothill – 14-3
6. Ohlone- 13-5
7. East Los Angeles – 13-3
8. Sierra – 10-5
9. Antelope Valley – 11-5
10. Lassen – 15-6
11. Riverside – 12-5
12. Fresno – 14-6
13. Mt. San Jacinto – 14-4
14. Chaffey – 13-5
15. Los Angeles Pierce – 12-6
16. Yuba – 10-6
17. Canyons – 12-6
18. Contra Costa – 12-4
19. Sequoias – 12-7
20. San Diego City – 12-8

Southern California Regional Poll
1. Mt San Antonio
2. Saddleback
3. East Los Angeles
4. Antelope Valley
5. Riverside
6. Mt. San Jacinto
7. Chaffey
8. Los Angeles Pierce
9. Canyons
10. San Diego City
11. Allan Hancock
12. Ventura
13. Palomar
14. San Bernardino Valley

15. Cuesta

Northern California Regional Poll
1. San Francisco
2. Santa Rosa
3. Foothill
4. Ohlone
5. Sierra
6. Lassen
7. Fresno
8. Yuba
9. Contra Costa
10. Sequoias
11. Cabrillo
12. Marin
13. West Valley
14. San Joaquin Delta
15. Diablo Valley

 

This week’s college sports schedule

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Caltech at La Verne, 7:30 p.m.; Pomona-Pitzer at Whittier, 7:30 p.m.; Redlands at Chapman, 7:30 p.m.; Cal Lutheran at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7:30 p.m.; Desert at Chaffey, 7 p.m.; Rio Hondo at San Bernardino Valley, 7 p.m.; Barstow at Victor Valley, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Desert at Chaffey, 5 p.m.; Rio Hondo at San Bernadrino Valley, 1 p.m.; Cerro Coso at Victor Valley, 5 p.m.

THUR, JAN. 17
MEN’S BASKETBALL

Sonoma State at Cal Poly Pomona, 7:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Sonoma State at Cal Poly Pomona, 5:30 p.m.; Cal Lutheran at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7:30 p.m.; Caltech at La Verne, 7:30 p.m.; Pomona-Pitzer at Whittier, 7:30 p.m.; Redlands at Chapman, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 18
MEN’S BASKETBALL
CS San Bernardino at CS East Bay, 7:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
CS San Bernardino at CS East Bay, 5:30 p.m.

SAT, JAN. 19
MEN’S BASKETBALL
San Francisco State at Cal Poly Pomona, 7:30 p.m.; CS San Bernardino at CS Monterey Bay, 7:30 p.m.; La Verne at Pomona-Pitzer, 7 p.m.; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Caltech, 7 p.m.; Barstow at Chaffey, 3 p.m.; Mt. San Jacinto at San Bernardino Valley, 3 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
San Francisco State at Cal Poly Pomona, 5:30 p.m.; CS San Bernardino at CS Monterey Bay, 5:30 p.m.; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Caltech, 5 p.m.; UC Santa Cruz at Redlands, 5 p.m.; La Verne at Pomona-Pitzer, 5 p.m.; Barstow at Chaffey, 1 p.m.; Mt. San Jacinto at San Bernardino Valley, 1 p.m.

A schedule of upcoming college events

With the holidays behind us, college teams will be settling into a more normal routine and conference play will get underway in the Foothill Conference and CCAA teams will resume what should be a great battle.

Here’s a schedule of the upcoming events:

SATURDAY, DEC. 29
Men’s basketball – Chaffey at Cougar Classic (College of the Canyons); San Bernardino Valley at Mesa Fiesta Bowl Shootout; Southern Maine vs. CMS (at Salem) 11 a.m.; Buena Vista at Redlands, 2 p.m.; Anderson at La Verne, 3 p.m.

Women’s basketball  – Chaffey at Pepsi Holiday Classic (Foothill); SBVC at Ventura Tournament; Lake Forest at La Verne, 10 a.m.; Emerson at CMS, 3 p.m.

SUN, DEC. 30

Men’s basketball - CS San Bernardino at UC San Diego, 6 p.m.; San Bernardino Valley at Mesa Fiesta Bowl Shootout; Me-Presque Isle at CMS, 2 p.m.; Emerson at Redlands, 2 p.m.; Buena Vista at Pomona-Pitzer, 4 p.m.

Women’s basketball – CS San Bernardino at UC San Diego, 4 p.m.; Chaffey at Pepsi Holiday Classic (Foothill); SBVC at Ventura Tournament

]WED, JAN. 2
Men’s basketball – Biola at Pomona-Pitzer, 7:30 p.m.

Women’s basketball – Galludet at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7 p.m.

THUR, JAN. 3
Men’s basketball - UC San Diego at Cal Poly Pomona, 7:30 p.m.; CS San Bernardino at Humboldt State, 7:30 p.m.

Women’s basketball – UC San Diego at Cal Poly Pomona, 5:30 p.m.;CS San Bernardino at Humboldt State, 5:30 p.m.; La Verne at Caltech, 7:30 p.m.; Whittier at Pomona-Pitzer, 7:30 p.m.

FRI, JAN. 4
Men’s basketball – Bethesda at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7:30 p.m.

Women’s basketball – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Cal Maritime, 3 p.m.

SAT, JAN. 5
Men’s basketball – CS San Bernardino at Cal Poly Pomona, 7:30 p.m.; Pomona-Pitzer at Caltech, 7 p.m.; Chapman at La Verne, 7 p.m.; Whittier at Redlands, 7 p.m.; Rio Hondo at Chaffey, 3 p.m.; Barstow at San Bernardino Valley, 3 p.m.

Women’s basketball – CS San Bernardino at Cal Poly Pomona, 5:30 p.m.; Whittier at Redlands, 5 p.m.; Chapman at La Verne, 5 p.m.; Pomona-Pitzer at Caltech, 5 p.m.; Rio Hondo at Chaffey, 1 p.m.; Barstow at San Bernardino Valley, 1 p.m.

TUES, JAN. 8
Men’s basketball – Pomona-Pitzer at CS San Marcos, 7:30 p.m.

WED, JAN. 9
Men’s basketball – Redlands at La Verne, 7:30 p.m.; Chapman at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7:30 p.m.; San Bernardino Valley at Chaffey, 7 p.m.

Women’s basketball – San Bernardino Valley at Chaffey, 5 p.m.

Picks for this week’s local college football games

There isn’t a lot of action on tap locally this weekend with most of the area teams hitting the road.

Here’s the rundown of six games involving area teams and my guess as to how they will come out.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (0-6, 0-4) at Redlands (3-3, 3-1), 7 p.m.

Not a tough one here. The Bulldogs are not clicking on all cylinders offensively but they won’t need to be against a young, overmatched Stags team. Redlands wins 45-21.

La Verne (3-3, 3-1) at Chapman (4-2, 3-1), 7 p.m.

Probably the toughest to pick of local games. The Leopards are the up and coming team in the SCIAC. Both teams have a stellar running back. It likely comes down to what others bring to the table. I will go with Chapman at home, 27-21.

Pomona-Pitzer (0-6, 0-4) at Occidental (1-5, 1-3), 7 p.m.

Much here hinges on whether the Sagehens are with or without RB Luke Sweeney. Oxy is struggling like it hasn’t in a long while but it is playing at home and has a good passing game which will make the difference. Oxy 42, Pomona-Pitzer 17

San Bernardino Valley (4-3, 3-1) at San Diego Mesa (3-4, 2-2), 6 p.m.

The Wolverines have gotten on a roll offensively but need a better showing defensively than what they have been getting. They likely get by again. SBVC 42, San Diego Mesa 32

Chaffey (2-5, 2-2) at East Los Angeles (4-3, 1-3), 6 p.m.

The Panthers have had trouble stopping the passing game and ELAC has one of the best. Than in itself is a big problem. Now throw in the fact they have an injured kicker. Probably won’t end well.  ELAC 48, Chaffey 21

Compton (0-7, 0-4) at Victor Valley (1-6, 0-4), 1 p.m.

The Rams have been bad. But no one is as bad as Compton, whose losing streak dates back to 2010. Victor will come out of its slump easily. Victor Valley 38, Compton 7

 

This weeks community college state volleyball poll

California Community College state poll

1. Los Angeles Pierce (13-0)
2. Orange Coast (5-0)
3. Bakersfield (9-2)
4. Fresno City (10-1)
5. Feather River (21-2)
6. Sierra (11-2)

7. Irvine Valley (5-0)
8. American River (11-3)
9. Santa Rosa (8-2)
10. Grossmont (8-3)
11. Golden West (5-2)
12. Pasadena City (6-3)
13. San Diego Mesa (8-4)
14. Mt. SAC (7-2)
15. Riverside (7-3)
16. El Camino (6-3)
17. Porterville (8-4)
18. Cabrillo (4-5)
19. Citrus (5-3)
20. Fullerton (4-3)
21. Santa Barbara (4-6)
22. Moorpark (6-4)
23. Gavilan (7-6)
24. Taft (8-3)
25. San Joaquin Delta (7-4)

JC football schedule for Saturday –

Here are the week 3 games (Sept. 15). It will be the last slate of games before teams start conference play next week.

Santa Monica at San Bernardino Valley, 6 p.m.
Chaffey at Antelope Valley, 7 p.m.
Mt. SAC at Cerritos, 7 p.m.
Riverside at Saddleback, 6 p.m.
Citrus at Grossmont, 1 p.m.
Victor Valley at Los Angeles Southwest, 6 p.m.

College of the Canyons at College of the Desert, 6 p.m.
Los Angeles Valley at Mt. San Jacinto, 1 p.m.
Allan Hancock at Golden West, 6 p.m.
Ventura at Los Angeles Harbor, 6 p.m.
El Camino at Pasadena, 6 p.m.
Fullerton at Bakersfield, 6 p.m.
Orange Coast at Long Beach, 1 p.m.
Santa Ana at Moorpark, 1 p.m.
East Los Angeles at West Los Angeles, 1 p.m.
Southwestern at Palomar, 6 p.m.
Glendale at San Diego Mesa, 6 p.m.

Bye – Los Angeles Pierce

SBVC outlasts Chaffey 11-6 in pivotal baseball game

The San Bernardino Valley College baseball team overcame a 5-0 deficit and surged past visiting Chaffey 11-6 in a pivotal Foothill Conference showdown.

Everyone had pretty much conceded the top spot to Rio Hondo. The only drama is will the Roadrunners run the table and who will be the team finishing second and also getting into the playoffs.

SBVC, Chaffey and College of the Desert are in the mix for that playoff berth and the Wolverines struck a big blow, securing the three-game series. They will go for the sweep on Saturday when the teams play at noon at Chaffey.

Credit this game to the SBVC bullpen as Kevin Verdeja was not sharp. And credit SBVC coach Bill Mierzwik for knowing when to swap out pitchers. The Wolverines trailed 5-0 after two innings and Verdeja was not in it for th long haul. out he came and in came Joshua Bagwell who was stellar the next five.

When Bagwell walked the first batter of the eighth, he came out and in came ace Adam Quintana. It was all the right moves at the right time.

Chaffey starter Kyel Abel pitched well enought to get the win, just as he has all season. But he did not get the support he needed from the bullpen.

The two teams have never really liked each other and there have been fireworks between them in the past. But the last two games both have focused on their own game and not gotten too caught up in the rivalry. That’s a good thing. Let your baseball playing speak for itself.

The last two weeks should be interesting with three teams in the playoff mix. Let the best survive!

 

SBVC soccer player decides on four-year school

San Bernardino Valley soccer standout Mariela Ortega (Desert Hot Springs) has signed a letter of intent with NCAA Division II University of West Georgia.

Ortega, a sophomore forward, was a first team All-Foothill Conference standout last season with 14 goals, seven coming in conference play.

She earned honorable mention as a freshman in 2010, helping the Wolverines to their first state title in the sport.

West Georgia (7-9, 2, 2-3-2) finished sixth in the Gulf South Conference.