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After being named to the Academic All-District First Team, Putman gains his All-America honor on the heels of a record-setting season at Redlands. He broke the school record for receptions in a season with 77 catches while leading the team in various other categories. He racked up a team-leading 1033 receiving yards for an average of 114.8 yards per game. In addition, he broke through the opponents' goal line on 12 occasions to account for nearly one-half of the team's receiving touchdowns. He also ranked first among the Bulldogs in all-purpose yards.
Putman currently sits 10th in Division III in catches per game and 11th in receiving yards per game.
His best game was the fourth-best total in school history for receiving yards in a single game with 212 yards on 11 catches on Oct. 3.
This accounting major owns a cumulative GPA of 3.91 and has landed on the Dean's List three times.
For a complete list of the CoSIDA Academic All-America honorees, please log onto www.cosida.com.
Floersch has had a knack for frustrating opposing defenders with his knowledge of the advantage rules, accumulating 109 ejections drawn. That total eclipsed the former single-season program record of 63, which Sean McWhorter '96 set in 1995. As a result of his mind-boggling number of ejections drawn this year, Floersch also cleared McWhorter's career-record total (188) with 204. In addition, he supplied 48 goals, 35 assists, 30 steals and 10 field blocks on the season.
This marks Floersch's inaugural All-WWPA recognition.
Redlands (17-16, 9-1 SCIAC) captured its eighth Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) title in program history with a 9-1 record in conference play, which included a first-place finish at the SCIAC Championship Tournament last weekend.
The Bulldogs earned one of the SCIAC's two automatic bids into the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Championships and own the tournament's No. 6 seed. They take on third-seeded UC San Diego in the event's first round on Friday at 11:45 a.m. This year's WWPA Championships will take place at the Zee Allred Aquatics Center on Chapman University's campus in Orange.
The University of La Verne will not be going back to the Elite Eight - at least not this season.
The Leopards were beaten in the Division III West Region championship match by Colorado College 25-19, 20-25, 19-25, 25-19, 15-9. The loss was a disappointing one because it had more to do with what the Leopards didn't do than something the Tigers did do. They had trouble with serving, serve receiving and passing - all areas in which they are typically sound.
The Leopards have built such a solid tradition that anything short of a trip to the Elite Eight seems like a disappointment. It's easy to take that success for granted. But the Leopards dealt with a coaching change as well as injuries, one of which sidelined a key player the last month. So they are to be commended for their showing.
It was also a nice run for the SCIAC schools, Redlands and Cal Lutheran also made the regional and all three won their quarterfinal which validated the fact that they deserved to be there. In fact both Cal Lutheran and La Verne beat other teams that were nationally ranked.
Redlands lost to La Verne and Cal Lutheran lost to Colorado College in the semifinals, both in five sets. So it easily could have been an All-SCIAC final.
All three of those teams return a lot of key players next season so it could be just as much of a dogfight next season.
The University of La Verne volleyball team has been there before and it showed.
The Leopards surged past Pacific Lutheran 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 27-25, 25-19) in the NCAA Division III West Region tournament at the University of Redlands on Thursday. That puts the Leopards into the semifinals on Friday against the winner of Redlands-Chapman which is next up.
La Verne might have finished third in the SCIAC but the Leopards have a bunch of players who finished one win short of a national title a year ago. So they know what it takes when it's all on the line.
Crista Jones delivered 23 kills and 20 digs while Anna Calmer added 14. Yesenia Lopez and Kendall Kraiss combined for 50 assists. Lopez also collected a team-high 21 digs.
That also makes the SCIAC 2-for-2 on the day with the Bulldogs still to play. Cal Lutheran defeated Puget Sound earlier in the day. It goes to show that the SCIAC deserved all three entrants.
Floersch served a vital role in the Bulldogs' two wins on the week. In a 19-11 rout of Occidental College on Wednesday evening, he had five goals, an assist, a steal and four ejections drawn. Against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges on Saturday evening, he scored three goals and added one assist, two steals and five ejections drawn in a 9-6 victory.
On the season, he has accumulated a single-season program record in ejections drawn with 97, surpassing the previous mark by more than 30. Sean McWhorter '96 set the previous standard of 63 in 1995.
Redlands (14-16, 6-1 SCIAC) travels to Claremont this weekend for the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Championship Tournament. The Maroon and Gray matches up with the University of La Verne in the opening round on Friday at 12:45 p.m. in Claremont McKenna College's Axelrod Pool.
Three local college soccer teams are in the hunt for national titles.
Pairings for the NCAA Division II and II men's and women's field were announced today. Cal State San Bernardino made the men's field for just the second time in school history and the first since 1991.
The Coyotes (15-5-1) will play tournament host and top seed Cal State Los Angeles (17-3-1) at 7 p.m. on Friday. They lost to the Eagles twice - 3-1 and 3-2. But the second of those was in overtime after LA tied it at 2-all with a penalty kick in the closing seconds of regulation.
The Coyotes have nothing to lose and sometimes those are the most dangerous teams to play.
In Division III Claremont-Mudd-Scripps will host UC Santa Cruz in an 11 a.m. match on Saturday. The Athenas were by far the best team in the SCIAC. They were the regular season champion and they won the SCIAC Tournament.
The CMS will hit the road to play UC Santa Cruz on Saturday. The Stags are the reason many like the idea of a conference tournament. They were fourth but finished with a flurry, upsetting regular season champion Pomona-Pitzer and perennial title contender Redlands to earn the berth.
The University of Redlands has been selected as the host for the NCAA Division III West Region Volleyball Tournament which starts on Thursday.
The announcement came down Monday morning but surprised no one. There are seven teams in the field and four are from Southern Calfiornia so it wouldn't have made sense for the NCAA to ship those four to one of the other three.
Colorado College (33-4) is the top seed and has a bye. It will got to the semifinal against the winner of Cal Lutheran-Puget Sound. University of La Verne gets Pacific Lutheran and Redlands will draw Chapman.
The quality of competition in the SCIAC was evident in last week's four-team tournament that ended with a thrilling 3-2 win by Redlands over La Verne. The semifinal between Cal Lutheran and La Verne was equally exciting. By including all three teams the NCAA got it right!
Injuries are a growing concern for University of Redlands football coach Mike Maynard, whose Bulldogs will play at Chapman at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
It may be a nonconference game but it is still crucial because if the Bulldogs can beat Cal Lutheran the last game of the season and forge a three-way tie with Occidental it will need that win to further its case for an at-large playoff bid which the SCIAC rarely gets.
The Bulldogs (6-1) are thinning out at wide receiver Tyler Aubrey and tight end Pete Tobiason are already out. Brian Putman, Brendan Barkate and Evan Reuter, who form possibly the top receiving trio in the conference, are all game-time decisions.
The defensive line is also a concern.
The Panthers (3-4), who have two wins by a combined seven points, always find a way to come up big against the Bulldogs no matter how much they seem to be struggling. Sot it should be a battle.
The University of Redlands got a win on the field and another off it Saturday night.
The Bulldogs (6-1, 4-1) cruised past Pomona-Pitzer 41-14 at Ted Runner Stadium. Dan Selway threw for 405 yards, his best showing this season. Daylan Swedlow ran for 100 with three touchdown runs, the highlight being a 25-yard in which he broke at least a half a dozen tackles.
The Bulldogs also got good news as Cal Lutheran beat Occidental 24-14. That means if the Bulldogs win their last two they could forge a three-way tie for first with Oxy and Cal Lutheran. Of couse that will be no easy task as Cal Lutheran is a formidable foe and Redlands will have to travel there the last game of the season.
As for the Sagehens . . . well they put up a fight. They only trailed 13-0 at the half despite being outplayed in every way. Jacob Caron is a quality quarterback and did everything he could. He just doesn't have the talent around him that Selway does.
Next up for Redlands is Chapman. Occidental is next for the Sagehens!
The No. 18 Bulldogs kicked of the double-elimination tournament in Marshall, TX, with a tough 1-2 loss to No. 4 University of Texas-Tyler.
The Patriots initiated the scoring in the first inning with back-to-back doubles.
Redlands responded in the second inning as senior left fielder Roxy Lambert (La Jolla, CA) drove a ball to left field, scoring junior designated player Amanda Doeppel (Monrovia, CA) to tie the game at one.
The game remained knotted until the top of the fifth inning when UT Tyler walked in what would become the winning run.
With the loss, the Bulldogs faced top-ranked Linfield College (OR) in the final game of the day.
The Wildcats jumped out to a three-run lead in the bottom of the first inning.
After 2 ½ innings without a hit, Linfield capitalized on an error and two hits in the fourth to score two more runs.
Down by five, Redlands battled back with four runs in the top of the fifth inning. Doeppel doubled to right center and then freshman right fielder Breanna Ruelas (Brawley, CA) walked. With two outs, freshman shortstop Kai Masutani (Honolulu, HI) singled to right field to load the bases. Junior catcher Nicky Neumann (Fremont, CA) stepped up to the plate and knocked in two runs with a double to left center. Junior center fielder Kayla Peterson (San Jose, CA) followed suit with a two-RBI single up the middle to move the Bulldogs within one.
However, Linfield steadily scored runs in each of the remaining innings while Redlands mustered only one, resulting in a 5-8 loss for the Maroon and Gray.
Neumann accounted for three of the team's seven hits, while Peterson provided three RBI.
Redlands finished out the 2009 campaign with a 30-12 record, boasting at least 30 wins for the fifth year in a row.
| Cal Lutheran | 4 | 3-1 | 0.750 | 255 | 219 | 15 | 13-2 | 0.867 | 964 | 849 | 9-1 | Won 3 | |
| Occidental | 4 | 3-1 | 0.750 | 286 | 235 | 15 | 13-2 | 0.867 | 1105 | 893 | 9-1 | Won 3 | |
| Pomona-Pitzer | 4 | 3-1 | 0.750 | 263 | 235 | 15 | 8-7 | 0.533 | 950 | 965 | 6-4 | Lost 1 | |
| Claremont-M-S | 4 | 2-2 | 0.500 | 220 | 207 | 15 | 8-7 | 0.533 | 891 | 883 | 5-5 | Lost 2 | |
| La Verne | 4 | 2-2 | 0.500 | 255 | 244 | 15 | 8-7 | 0.533 | 969 | 1014 | 5-5 | Won 2 | |
| Redlands | 4 | 2-2 | 0.500 | 290 | 255 | 15 | 7-8 | 0.467 | 1050 | 1060 | 4-6 | Won 1 | |
| Whittier | 4 | 1-3 | 0.250 | 239 | 271 | 15 | 8-7 | 0.533 | 1043 | 937 | 5-5 | Lost 3 | |
| Caltech | 4 | 0-4 | 0.000 | 190 | 332 | 15 | 1-14 | 0.067 | 804 | 1226 | 0-10 | Lost 10 |
The All-American Football Foundation honored Head Coach Mike Maynard and Offensive Coordinator Jeff Thomas with individual awards at the 89th Banquet of Champions on December 20, 2007, in Las Vegas, NV. Maynard received the Johnny Vaught Head Coach Award while Thomas earned the Mike Campbell Top Assistant Coach Award for Small Colleges.
In 20 years at the helm of Bulldog football, Maynard owns an overall career mark of 121-62 and an 88-24 record against Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) foes. His teams have won 10 conference championships while making five NCAA playoff appearances. During the 2007 campaign, he led the Bulldogs to an 8-2 overall record with a 5-1 SCIAC mark, resulting in a share of the conference title and a spot at the NCAA Championships.
In 2005, Maynard was inducted into the Bulldog Bench Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame for his coaching success and contributions. In 1999, the University of Redlands recognized Maynard for his involvement and leadership with the prestigious Frank J. Rice Memorial Award for Community Service. After guiding Redlands to its first SCIAC title in 10 years and its first-ever postseason berth, Maynard was named the 1990 American Football Coaches Association West Region Coach of the Year.
"I join the All-American Football Foundation in applauding and recognizing Coach Maynard's work as a head coach and educator," commented Director of Athletics Jeff Martinez. "The University is fortunate to have him on staff as a faculty member and head coach, and it is outstanding that he has been recognized among his peers."
Following a standout playing career at the University of Redlands, Thomas has served as an assistant coach for the Bulldogs since 2003. He became the Offensive Coordinator in 2007 and immediately made an impact. Under his direction, the 2007 Bulldogs earned more than twice the number of points per game and nearly 75 more first downs than their opponents. In addition, the Bulldogs established a new school record for total offense in a single game with 667 yards against Whittier College.
"In just his first season as the Offensive Coordinator, Coach Thomas did an excellent job of building and bringing our offense together," stated Maynard. "Redlands' record-setting offense was a direct result of the expertise and hard work of Coach Thomas, the offensive coaching staff, and our amazing players. It pleases me that he has received this recognition, which he so deserves."
Thomas originally worked with the Redlands receivers and tight ends during the 2003 season. He moved into a full-time assistant position in 2004 and coached the defensive backs and special teams.
"I don't like that label," she said. "It's a new year. Teams are different. No one is giving us anything. We have to go out and earn it again."
Practice games are over. The eight teams start their conference schedules tonight. The Leopards (7-4) will have their hands full as Occidental (7-3) makes a visit to Frantz Athletic Court at 7:30.
Other local teams will be in action as Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1-9) travels to Redlands (7-3) and Pomona-Pitzer (1-9) hits the road for a game at Cal Lutheran (4-5).
Kline has seen most of the other teams play and said her team will be challenged, starting with tonight's opponent. Occidental is led by Western Kentucky transfer Brianne Brown and Stacie Roshon, whose 17.8 scoring average is second among conference players.
"Occidental did a great job of recruiting and they're going to be very tough," Kline said. "And Cal Lutheran beat Chapman, which none of the rest of us have done. We lost to them twice."
La Verne returns four key starters in Jones, senior guards Melissa Raya and Lindsey Shiomi and sophomore forward Emily Carrillo. Senior forward Leslie Elrod drew several starts last year but freshman Ashley Paul has worked her way into the lineup. Raya leads the conference in scoring (18 ppg) and scored her 1,000th career point last month.
Only three teams head into conference play with winning records; the other is Redlands. The Bulldogs are directed by first-year coach Rich Murphy. He is replacing Jim Ducey, who now is coaching the men's team.
Murphy, previously an assistant at Division II Humboldt State, isn't sure what to expect but said that doesn't matter.
"I have seen a couple teams in person and seen a couple others on film and I think we can compete," he said. "But I'm not worried about other teams. I am more concerned with what we're doing because that is the only thing we can control."
Redlands, which won its last three nonconference games, does have an easier schedule in the early going. Its first three games are against teams that have won a combined four games.
The Bulldogs are led by steady senior guard Valarie Katayama and sophomore forward Meghan Yetman.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps always has challenged in years past but is going through a transition. All-conference post player Cameron Hanson is out with a torn knee ligament. The Athenas also lost two players who went to study abroad and one who chose not to play. Count two others who graduated, and coach Jodie Burton is without six key players from a year ago.
"We have already gotten better in a short time but we're going to take our lumps," she said. "I have never quite had a year like this. To win a championship, you have to be lucky, not just good and we haven't gotten a break."
The SCIAC, like many other sports, is going to hold a conference tournament at the end of the basketball season that will determine the automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division III playoffs instead of the regular-season champion advancing.
La Verne would appear to be one of the teams with the most to lose, but Kline is taking the change in the playoff system in stride.
"We'll see how it plays out because I might change my mind," she said. "The season should count for something, but it is also good to have the team that is playing best at the time go on."
Murphy agreed.
"It is what it is. We know what we have to do," he said. "If we're good enough, then we're good enough."
Men's basketball teams kick off conference play on Saturday with all eight teams in action.
The University of Redlands posted a 108-100 nonconference win over visiting Grinnell College Sunday at Currier Gymnasium.
The contest marked the return of former coach Gary Smith, who directed the Bulldogs for 27 years but is now a volunteer assistant at Grinnell, a Division III school in Iowa.
Under Smith, the Bulldogs adopted a run-and-gun offense that produced a national scoring record of 132.4 points per game in 2005-2006.
Grinnell actually ran that system first and led the country in scoring for 11 straight years before Redlands broke its record.
Redlands (5-6) runs a more traditional offense now under Smith's successor Jim Ducey, but that didn't make Sunday's game, arranged by Smith before he retired, less interesting.
Smith was acknowledged before the game to a standing ovation. He was greeted by several friends and former players right up until tipoff and remained in the gym long after the finals seconds ticked off the clock.
He admitted it felt different standing on a court that bears his name as a visitor.
"It was a little bit surreal," he said. "You think once the game starts you can put that out of your mind. But then you see (Dave) Thomas, (Daniel) Markus, (Matt) Loretz, guys you coached. It does pull at you."
Appropriately enough the game was tied at 48 at the half, with Dave Thomas completing a 3-point play in the closing seconds.
Grinnell's last lead came at 82-81 with 8:25 to play, but Thomas nailed a 3-pointer, the only one for Redlands, to give the Bulldogs an 84-82 edge.
The host team led by as many as 13 at 102-89 with 2:36 to go. The Pioneers (8-2) got closer with three 3s but Redlands secured the game at the free-throw line, with Thomas making two and Patrick Coffey hitting 4-of-4 over the last minute.
"We never thought the game was over," said Thomas, who played for Smith for three years in the uptempo offense. "We know how fast a 10-point lead can go away."
Ducey said his team didn't do much to prepare for Grinnell, although it likely helped that his players knew what to expect, having played that system themselves.
"We worked for 15 to 20 minutes a day on our press break but that was about it," Ducey said. "As much as we wanted to win this game, we have conference play coming up and none of the other teams we're going to be facing play like this. We were more worried about that than this one game."
Smith and Ducey both credited Redlands assistant Donald Brady with coming up with the game plan. Brady played in the offense under Smith and coached with him after he graduated.
The Bulldogs' strategy was to go with the tempo, but kick the ball back out if no high-percentage shot was available.
The Bulldogs scored 82 points in the paint to 22 for Grinnell. Redlands also benefited from a huge 49-30 lead on the boards with Loretz and Matt Dietrich snagging 10 each.
"We didn't think that just running with them would work," he said. "We were going to take the easy shot if we had a fast break or even a 2-on-1 but if it wasn't there we didn't want to force it. That is what the teams that beat us would do."
Redlands shot 67.2 percent (43-for-64) and were led by Loretz with 25 and Daniel Markus with 16. Dan Selway had 13 points and eight assists.
Grinnell shot 41.5 percent (34-for-82), including 21-for-52 from long distance. John Grotberg managed his season average of 30 points and was 8-for-20 from long distance.
"It was great to see coach Smith again and it was fun to run that offense," Thomas said. "But it is also nice to go back to more normal basketball."
Hall concludes his impressive career at Redlands with his fourth-consecutive First Team selection. He finished the 2007 season with a team-leading 52 goals, ranking 37th in the nation, while also topping his teammates as the best defensive player with 53 steals and 32 ejections drawn. In addition, Hall was the only Redlands competitor to receive WWPA All-Tournament accolades with his spot on the Second Team.
After three stellar seasons with the Bulldogs, Becskehazy stepped into the spotlight in 2007 with his inaugural All-American award. He notched 39 goals to go along with a team-leading 33 assists, which helped Redlands rank eighth in the nation offensively. Becskehazy also garnered 31 steals and 18 ejections drawn on defense, revealing his well-rounded abilities.
In addition, Bulldog senior driver Tony Rona (Mercer Island, WA) and sophomore center Brendan Meaney (Palm Desert, CA) were also recognized as Honorable Mentions.
For a complete list of the ACWPC All-American teams, please log onto www.collegewaterpolocoach.org.
Following his All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) First Team nod, Godfrey (Apple Valley, CA) gains his inaugural All-West Region accolade with a spot on the Second Team. During the 2007 season, he accumulated 433 yards on 23 kick returns to go along with 278 yards on 31 punt returns. In addition, Godfrey served as the Bulldogs' primary receiving target. In 10 games, he made 59 catches for 816 yards, which included the second-most receiving yards for a single game with 239 during Redlands' 53-23 win over Pomona-Pitzer Colleges. Overall, he led the Bulldogs with 1527 all-purpose yards.
Joining Godfrey on the Second Team, Gabriel adds to this year's accolades with his initial All-West Region award. In 2007, he led the Bulldogs with 15 tackles for a loss of 69 yards, including nine sacks for a loss of 58 yards. Overall, Gabriel tallied 52 tackles to rank third on the team while recording eight quarterback hurries.
Beyond his All-SCIAC award, Arndt continues to build upon his solid career with a spot on the All-West Region Second Team. This season, he competed in nine games and tallied 48 total tackles, which included 10 tackles for a loss of 53 yards and five sacks. He also earned nine quarterback hurries to rank first on the team. He tallied three pass breakups, recovered two fumbles for 10 yards, and forced one fumble.
Redlands (8-2, 5-1 SCIAC) earned a share of the SCIAC title with Cal Lutheran University and gained the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs. This marked the Bulldogs 28th SCIAC Championship and fifth postseason appearance in the history of the program.
For a complete list of the All-Region Teams, please log onto www.d3football.com.
The Bulldogs (3-3) never really threatened as they were outscored in the first half 42-19, shooting just 33 percent. They managed just 34 percent for the game and were outrebounded 42-27.
Justin Sobczyk led Redlands with 13 points but was the lone Bulldog player in double figures. Matt Loretz had nine points and a team-high five rebounds.
The Pirates (4-1) had four players tally double figures with tournament MVP Ryan Symes netting a team-high 20 with eight rebounds and three assists. Nate Montgomery chipped in with 16.
The all-tournament team also included Colin Willemsen of Whitworth, Dave Thomas of Redlands, Jabarri Reynolds of Pomona-Pitzer, Jawaan Rubin of Cal State East Bay and Miguel Bennett of Chapman.
The Sportsmanship Award went to Daniel Stanton of UC Santa Cruz.
In last week's only women's basketball game, Katayama played a huge role in bringing the Bulldogs back from a 13-point deficit to defeat San Diego Christian College by a score of 81-77. In the final 25 seconds of regulation, she scored Redlands' final 10 points to send the game to overtime. Overall, she tallied a double-double with 24 points, including four three-pointers, and 11 assists. She also added five rebounds.
So far this season, Katayama leads the team with 13.3 points per game and 21 assists.
The Male SCIAC Athlete of the Week was senior basketball player Dan Winterbottom from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges.
The conference sports information directors nominate and vote on the athletes of the week.
The 2007 event starts Thursday and runs through Saturday. The new-look Bulldogs (1-2) will square off with UC Santa Cruz in their opener at 8 p.m. Thursday.
The field also includes Pomona-Pitzer, Chapman, Cal State East Bay, Whitworth (Wash.), West Coast Baptist and Southwestern (Ariz.)
There will be four games each day with action starting at 2 p.m.
Redlands has won the event seven times, including three of the last four. Chapman has won three times, with the most recent in 2005. Whitworth won in 2002.
The Bulldogs now are coached by Jim Ducey, who previously headed the women's program. He steps in for the "retired" Gary Smith.
The team is in transition while moving from a frantic, up-tempo game to a more conventional offense.
"When we use our break it's pretty much the same," Ducey said. "But the guys are getting used to working off each other and using the shot clock, which they never had to do. On defense they used to pressure the ball up front. Now we're back more toward the basket."
The starting lineup consists of senior guards Dave Thomas (9.3 ppg) and Daniel Markus (8.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg), senior forward Matt Loretz (7.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg), sophomore point guard Patrick Coffey (10 ppg, 3 apg) and freshman forward Matt Dietrich (5.3 ppg). Thomas was the tournament's Most Valuable Player last year.
Sophomore guard Justin Sobczyk (11 ppg) is the leading scorer.
This year the SCIAC will hold a conference tournament at the end of the year with the winner getting an automatic playoff bid. Ducey likes the idea.
"It is good for teams like our ours that are in transition and going to be much better by the end of the season," he said.
Ducey may be running the show now, but Smith isn't exactly in full retirement mode. He is at Grinnell College in Iowa, which runs the same system Smith used to set a national scoring record in the 2004-2005 season at Redlands.
COYOTES NO. 9
The Cal State San Bernardino men's basketball team is ranked ninth in the Division II national poll released Tuesday. The Coyotes were not in the preseason poll but moved in after their 5-0 start. All of the wins were on the road.
The Coyotes were 1-1 against Division teams which don't count. They beat Weber State and lost to UCLA.
Coach Jeff Oliver is thrilled with the start, especially since there still is considerable room for improvement.
"Our defense is phenomenal, better than it was at any point last season. That's a good thing because our offense has been atrocious," he said. "We have to start getting better at that end."
The Coyotes make their home debut Friday at Coussoulis Arena against Monterey Bay at 7:30 p.m. and will host San Francisco State on Saturday.
FOOTHILL CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL TEAM NAMED
Sophomore Krystyna Tuitelle (Pacific HS) of San Bernardino Valley College was named Most Valuable Player of the Foothill Conference in a vote of member coaches.
Also representing the Wolverines on the first team are sophomores Brooke Goodyear (Cajon HS) and Amanda Kury. Second-team honorees included sophomore Sarah Vasquez (Colton) and freshman Sebastiana Lopez (Rim of the World). The honorable mention list included sophomore Ashley Zamora (Rialto) and freshman Chypre Shaw (Pacific).
Victor Valley also is represented with freshman Emily Carlstrom selected to the first team and sophomore Krystal Harvey and freshman Keesha Thomas making the second team. Freshman Tamika Culpepper and sophomore Jennie Burdette earned honorable mention honors.
RCC PLAYERS SALUTED
Ten football players from Riverside Community College earned All-Mission Conference honors. The group is led by first-team running back Jamaal Scott (San Bernardino HS) who rushed for 750 yards on 148 carries (5.1 ypg) in just eight games.
Second-team selections included offensive tackle Ryan Henry (Upland), defensive tackle Joseph Jones (San Bernardino) and defensive back Shamon Wright (Colton).
First-team choices also included sophomore defensive tackle Bernard Afutiti (Kaiser) and sophomore guard Ula Matavao (Eisenhower HS/Chaffey College), both of Mt. SAC.
LOCALS RETURN
Three local players now competing at Cal State Monterey Bay will return home for basketball games Friday at Cal State San Bernardino and Saturday at Cal Poly Pomona.
The Otters' roster includes center Ja'Nae Westmoreland (Rialto HS/San Bernardino Valley College), guard Mikeshaya Edwards (Eisenhower HS/Riverside CC) and guard Zulema Barajas (Alta Loma HS/SBVC) - all juniors. Westmoreland has earned the most playing time thus far. He started two of four games and averaged 6.5 rebounds and 4 points.
ON THE AIR
Oliver will be a guest on Inland Empire Sports Talk, which can be heard from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday on KTIE (590-AM).
The football teams from Redlands and Occidental squared off for the SCIAC championship Saturday night in Eagle Rock. Sure it was only the first conference game for Redlands and the second for Oxy. But everyone knows these are the only two teams really in the hunt.
The game was close as expected with Oxy prevailing 28-21.
A few things were troubling. A total of 17 penalties were called on the Bulldogs, just three were called on the home team. That is a big enough difference for concern. Also consider that Redlands had been called for just 15 total penalties its previous three games combined. Six of the penalties were called on one Redlands drive late in the fourth quarter.
Bulldogs coach Mike Maynard is going to see it one way. And yes I want the team I cover to win so I want to side with him.
So I asked Pomona-Pitzer coach Roger Caron, who can be a more subjective observer. His team plays Redlands this week so he has seen the film. He admitted there were some questionable calls made.
The other thing I hate to see is a stadium with all the stands on one side. This forces all the fans from both teams to intermingle which can cause trouble in games like this where there is passion on both sides and so much is on the line. There were harsh words being thrown about by both sides, especially in the fourth quarter when penalty after penalty was being called on the visiting team.
It didn't quite come to blows. But having seating on both sides of the field really cuts down the possibility of that happening.
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