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The University of Redlands softball program will embark upon the 2012 campaign as the No. 11 team in the country according to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) .
The Bulldogs, coming off a 36-11 overall record, nabbed 121 points in the NCAA Division III Top-25 Preseason Poll.
In 2011, Redlands captured the program's eighth overall and seventh consecutive Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) championship while dismantling various school records, including wins in a season.
In addition, the Bulldogs ran the table at the SCIAC Postseason Tournament to secure the automatic berth to the NCAA Championships for their seventh straight appearance. Equalizing the program's best performance at the national tournament, the Bulldogs came out of the losers' bracket to finish tied for second against host University of Texas -Tyler.
Sophomore All-American Amanda Lievanos headlines the team's returning crew as the SCIAC Player of the Year. She led the Bulldog starters in nine offensive categories and ranks among the best in school history in six categories.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps checks in at No. 18. The poll is topped by Linfield (Ore.)
The Bulldogs kick off the 2012 season on Friday with a 5 p.m. doubleheader at Azusa Pacific University before hosting their home opener on Sunday against Concordia University - Irvine at 11 a.m. at the "Field of Dreams."
With spring sports in full swing now, there are a lot of sporting events in the area from which to choose. Here's the rundown on what's going on locally . . .
WEDNESDAY
Men's basketball
Chaffey at College of the Desert, 7 p.m.
San Bernardino Valley at Rio Hondo, 7 p.m.
Barstow at Mt. San Jacinto, 7 p.m.
Antelope Valley at Victor Valley, 7 p.m.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at La Verne, 7:30 p.m.
Occidental at Redlands, 7:30 p..m.
Pomona-Pitzer at Caltech, 7:30 p.m.
Women's basketball
San Bernardino Valley at Rio Hondo, 5 p.m.
Chaffey at Desert, 5 p.m.
Antelope Valley at Victor Valley, 1 p.m.
Barstow at Mt. San Jacinto, 5 p.m.
Baseball
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Azusa Pacific, 5 p.m.
THURSDAY
Women's basketball
Redlands at Whittier, 7:30 p.m.
La Verne at Occidental, 7:30 p.m.
Caltech at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7:30 p.m.
Cal Lutheran at Pomona-Pitzer, 7:30 p.m.
Baseball
Azusa Pacific at Cal State San Bernardino (at Fiscalini Field), 2 p.m.
FRIDAY,
Men's basketball
Cal State Dominguez Hills at Cal State San Bernardino, 7:30 p.m
Cal Poly Pomona at Chico State, 7:30 p.m.
Women's basketball
Cal State Dominguez Hills at Cal State San Bernardino, 5:30 p.m.
Cal Poly Pomona at Chico State, 5:30 p.m.
Baseball
Whitworth (Wash.) at Pomona-Pitzer, 2 p.m.
St. Martin's (Wash.) at Cal Poly Pomona, 2 p.m.
Cal State San Bernardino at Azusa Pacific, 2 p.m.
San Bernardino Valley and Chaffey at College of the Desert Tournament
Victor Valley at Grossmont, 2 p.m.
Softball
Cal Baptist at Cal State San Bernardino (DH), noon
Redlands at Azusa Pacific, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY
Men's basketball
Cal State Los Angeles at Cal State San Bernardino, 7:30 p.m.
Cal Poly Pomona at Cal State Stanislaus, 7:30 p.m.\
Victor Valley at Chaffey, 3 p.m.
Antelope Valley at San Bernardino Valley, 3 p.m.
Rio Hondo at Barstow, 3 p.m.
La Verne at Cal Lutheran, 7 p.m.
Redlands at Pomona-Pitzer, 7 p.m.
Whittier at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7 p.m.
Women's basketball
Cal State Los Angeles at Cal State San Bernardino, 5:30 p.m.
Cal Poly Pomona at Cal State Stanislaus, 5:30 p.m.
Antelope Valley at San Bernardino Valley, 1 p.m.
Victor Valley at Chaffey, 1 p.m.
Cerro Coso at Barstow, 1 p.m.
La Verne at Cal Lutheran, 5 p.m.
Whittier at Clarmeont-Mudd-Scripps, 5 p.m.
Redlands at Pomona-Pitzer, 5 p.m.
Baseball
La Verne at Biola, 1 p.m.
St. Martin's at Cal Poly Pomona (DH) 11 a.m.
Azusa Pacific at Cal State San Bernardino (at Fiscalini Field) , 1 p.m.
San Bernardino Valley, Chaffey at College of the Desert Tournament
Victor Valley at Southwestern, noon.
Softball
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Azusa Pacific, noon
Pomona-Pitzer at vanguard, noon.
Swimming and diving
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Redlands, 10 a.m.
Caltech at La Verne, 10 a.m.
Pomona-Pitzer at Occidental, 10 a.m.
SUNDAY
Baseball
St. Martin's at Cal Poly Pomona, 11 a.m.
Chaffey at Desert Tournament
Softball
Redlands at Concordia-Irvine, 11 a.m.
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men slipped a bit from No. 12 to No. 15 in the D3Hoops.com poll released on Monday. The Stags (15-1) were dealt their first loss on Saturday falling to Whittier 88-85 in double overtime.
That's not the worst thing that can happen. A loss takes some of the pressure off and sometimes helps a team refocus. CMS will get anothet shot at Whittier anyway and the SCIAC automatic playoff bid is decided in the conference tournament anyway.
The Stags were also coming off a high from the previous game when they slipped past local Pomona-Pitzer on a last-second layup the previous game. So a letdown was not all that unexpected.
Here's this week's poll:
| 1 | Middlebury (24) | 16-0 | 623 | 1 |
| 2 | UW-Whitewater (1) | 17-1 | 595 | 5 |
| 3 | Hope | 16-1 | 549 | 7 |
| 4 | Emory | 15-1 | 514 | 8 |
| 5 | Virginia Wesleyan | 13-2 | 511 | 2 |
| 6 | MIT | 16-1 | 488 | 3 |
| 7 | Amherst | 15-2 | 482 | 4 |
| 8 | Cabrini | 16-1 | 446 | 10 |
| 9 | Franklin and Marshall | 16-1 | 409 | 13 |
| 10 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 16-1 | 403 | 6 |
| 11 | Whitworth | 14-3 | 339 | 9 |
| 12 | Birmingham-Southern | 16-1 | 323 | 14 |
| 13 | Williams | 15-3 | 296 | 15 |
| 14 | William Paterson | 16-2 | 256 | 18 |
| 15 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 15-1 | 247 | 12 |
| 16 | UW-Stevens Point | 14-4 | 222 | 11 |
| 17 | New York University | 14-1 | 192 | 23 |
| 18 | Eastern Connecticut | 14-1 | 155 | 25 |
| 19 | Wooster | 14-3 | 147 | 24 |
| 20 | Augustana | 13-4 | 136 | 19 |
| 21 | Illinois Wesleyan | 14-3 | 128 | 17 |
| 22 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 14-3 | 123 | 22 |
| 23 | Wabash | 14-3 | 115 | 16 |
| 24 | Rhode Island College | 14-2 | 76 | -- |
| 25 | Transylvania | 15-2 | 68 | -- |
Dropped out: No. 20 St. Thomas, No. 21 Wittenberg.
Others receiving votes: Lake Forest 49; WPI 48; Oswego State 40; Wittenberg 36; Randolph-Macon 20; St. Thomas 19; Bethany 16; St. Joseph's (L.I.) 9; Christopher Newport 8; UW-River Falls 7; Washington U. 7; Albertus Magnus 4; Lycoming 4; St. Mary's (Md.) 4; Wesleyan 4; Western Connecticut 4; DePauw 1; Grinnell 1; Hampden-Sydney 1.
Want to check out some of the local college sports action? Well there are a lot of contests to choose from!
MONDAY
Women's basketball
Cerro Coso at Chaffey, 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Men's basketball
Chaffey at San Bernardino, 7 p.m.
College of the Desert at Barstow, 7 p.m.
Rio Hondo at Victor Valley, 7 p.m.
La Verne at Caltech, 7:30 p.m.
Occidental at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7:30 p.m.
Pomona-Pitzer at Whittier, 7:30 p.m.
Women's basketball
Cal Lutheran at Redlands, 7:30 p.m.
Chaffey at San Bernardino, 5 p.m.
Rio Hondo at Victor Valley, 5 p.m.
College of the Desert at Barstow, 5 p.m.
THURSDAY
Men's basketball
UC San Diego at Cal Poly Pomona, 7:30 p.m.
Cal State San Bernardino at San Francisco State, 7:30 p.m.
Women's basketball
UC San Diego at Cal Poly Pomona, 5:30 p.m.
Cal State San Bernardino at San Francisco State, 5:30 p.m.
Redlands at Occidental, 7:30 p.m.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Pomona-Pitzer, 7:30 p.m.
Whittier at La Verne, 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Baseball
Westmont at Pomona-Pitzer, 2 p.m.
SATURDAY
Men's basketball
Cal State San Bernardino at Cal Poly Pomona, 7:30 p.m.
Barstow at Chaffey, 3 p.m.
Mt. San Jacinto at San Bernardino, 3 p.m.
College of the Desert at Victor Valley, 3 p.m.
La Verne at Redlands, 7 p.m.
Pomona-Pitzer at Occidental, 7 p.m.
Cal Lutheran at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7 p.m.
Women's basketball
Cal State San Bernardino at Cal Poly Pomona, 5:30 p.m.
Mt. San Jacinto at San Bernardino, 1 p.m.
Desert at Victor Valley, 1 p.m.
Barstow at Cerro Coso, 1 p.m.
Cal Lutheran at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 5 p.m.
Pomona-Pitzer at Occcidental, 5 p.m.
La Verne at Redlands, 5 p.m.
Swimming and diving
La Verne at Pomona-Pitzer, 11 a.m.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Cal Lutheran, 11 a.m.
Redlands at Whittier, 11 a.m.
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball team has moved up five spots to No. 12 in the latest D3Hoops basketball poll. The Stags are 14-0. While talent in the SCIAC is up across the board, CMS still has a pretty good shot at running the table. It is that good.
Here is the latest Top 25:
| # | School (1st votes) | Rec | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Middlebury (22) | 14-0 | 622 | 1 |
| 2 | Virginia Wesleyan (2) | 13-1 | 595 | 2 |
| 3 | MIT (1) | 16-0 | 575 | 3 |
| 4 | Amherst | 13-1 | 547 | 5 |
| 5 | UW-Whitewater | 15-1 | 500 | 9 |
| 6 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 15-0 | 494 | 8 |
| 7 | Hope | 14-1 | 450 | 11 |
| 8 | Emory | 13-1 | 448 | 4 |
| 9 | Whitworth | 13-2 | 428 | 10 |
| 10 | Cabrini | 14-1 | 388 | 13 |
| 11 | UW-Stevens Point | 13-3 | 343 | 15 |
| 12 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 14-0 | 319 | 17 |
| 13 | Franklin and Marshall | 14-1 | 310 | 7 |
| 14 | Birmingham-Southern | 14-1 | 266 | 19 |
| 15 | Williams | 13-3 | 237 | 12 |
| 16 | Wabash | 13-2 | 211 | 14 |
| 17 | Illinois Wesleyan | 13-2 | 206 | 25 |
| 18 | William Paterson | 13-2 | 159 | -- |
| 19 | Augustana | 11-4 | 120 | 6 |
| 20 | St. Thomas | 10-3 | 103 | -- |
| 21 | Wittenberg | 12-3 | 99 | -- |
| 22 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 12-3 | 97 | -- |
| 23 | New York University | 12-1 | 87 | -- |
| 24 | Wooster | 12-3 | 60 | 16 |
| 25 | Eastern Connecticut | 12-1 | 57 | -- |
Dropped out: No. 18 Puget Sound, No. 20 Rhode Island College, No. 21 Buffalo State, No. 22 Oswego State, No. 23 Western Connecticut, No. 24 WPI.
Others receiving votes: Rhode Island College 56; Oswego State 47; Transylvania 42; Washington U. 39; Bethany 37; Western Connecticut 26; Lake Forest 24; Worcester Polytech 18; Hampden-Sydney 16; Ohio Wesleyan 16; UW-River Falls 16; Hardin-Simmons 16; Wesleyan 10; Christopher Newport 6; Puget Sound 6; St. Joseph's (L.I.) 6; Mary Washington 6; John Carroll 5; St. Mary's (Md.) 4; Randolph-Macon 4; Grinnell 2; DePauw 1; North Central (Ill.) 1.
Here's what's happening in local college sports this week
MONDAY
Women's basketball -
San Bernardino Valley at Cerro Coso, 6 p.m.
Chapman at La Verne, 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Men's basketball
San Francisco State at Cal Poly Pomona, 7:30 p.m.
Women's basketball
San Francisco State at Cal Poly Pomona, 5:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Men's basketball
Rio Hondo at Chaffey, 7 p.m.
San Bernardino Valley at Barstow, 7 p.m.
Victor Valley at Mt. San Jacinto, 7 p.m.
Whittier at La Verne, 7:30 p.m.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Pomona-Pitzer, 7:30 p.m.
Redlands at Occidental, 7:30 p.m.
Women's basketball
San Bernardino Valley at Barstow, 5 p.m.
Rio Hondo at Chaffey, 5 p.m.
Victor Valley at Mt. San Jacinto, 5 p.m.
THUSRDAY
Women's basketball
Occidental at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7:30 p.m.
La Verne at Caltech, 7:30 p.m.
Cal Lutheran at Redlands, 7:30 p.m.
Pomona-Pitzer at Redlands, 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Men's basketball
Humboldt State at Cal State San Bernardino, 7:30 p.m.
Cal Poly Pomona at Cal State Dominguez, 7:30 p.m.
Women's basketball
Humboldt State at Cal State San Bernardino,5:30 p.m.
Cal Poly Pomona at Cal State Dominguez, 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Men's basketball
Sonoma State at Cal State San Bernardino, 7:30 p.m.
Cal Poly Pomona at Cal State Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Antelope Valley at Chaffey, 3 p.m.
San Bernardino Valley at College of the Desert, 3 p.m.;
Barstow at Victor Valley, 3 p.m.
Clarmeont-Mudd-Scripps at Whittier, 7 p.m.
Redlands at Caltech, 7 p.m.
La Verne at Pomona-Pitzer, 7 p.m.
Women's basketball
Sonoma State at Cal State San Bernardino, 5:30 p.m.
Cal Poly Pomona at Cal State Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m.
Antelope Valley at Chaffey, 1 p.m.;
Victor Valley at Barstow, 1 p.m.
La Verne at Pomona-Pitzer, 5 p.m.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Whittier, 5 p.m.
Redlands at Caltech, 5 p.m.
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball team moved up a spot from 22nd to 21st in the D3Hopps.com Top 25 poll. The Stags (9-0) have 114 points, just one fewer than No. 20 Marietta (Ohio).
CMS is the only SCIAC school to be mentioned.
Middlebury (Vt.) remains No. 1.
CMS returns to action on Dec. 30 when it will host Babson College (Mass.) at 7:30 p.m.
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's basketball team has moved into the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll at No. 22. The Stags improved to 9-0 with a win on Saturday over Point Loma Nazarene.
CMS is the only SCIAC team earning mention.
The Stags have been bolstered by the return of two-time SCIAC Player of the Year Chris Blees who sustained a season-ending knee injury in the second game last season. He is averaging 15 points and 8.8 rebounds to lead the way.
Here's the Top 25 rundown:
| # | School (1st votes) | Rec | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Middlebury (24) | 7-0 | 624 | 1 |
| 2 | Virginia Wesleyan (1) | 6-1 | 560 | 3 |
| 3 | Augustana | 7-1 | 556 | 4 |
| 4 | MIT | 11-0 | 511 | 7 |
| 5 | Emory | 8-0 | 490 | 9 |
| 6 | Amherst | 8-1 | 480 | 2 |
| 7 | Williams | 8-1 | 477 | 8 |
| 8 | Whitworth | 6-1 | 417 | 6 |
| 9 | Marietta | 6-1 | 396 | 10 |
| 10 | Franklin and Marshall | 9-0 | 392 | 11 |
| 11 | Cabrini | 7-0 | 360 | 12 |
| 12 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 6-0 | 305 | 13 |
| 13 | UW-Whitewater | 8-0 | 279 | 19 |
| 14 | St. Thomas | 7-1 | 235 | 16 |
| 15 | Puget Sound | 8-0 | 227 | 20 |
| 16 | Birmingham-Southern | 7-0 | 214 | 18 |
| 17 | Wabash | 8-0 | 212 | 25 |
| 18 | Hope | 8-1 | 189 | 23 |
| 19 | Wooster | 5-2 | 188 | 5 |
| 20 | WPI | 8-1 | 124 | 15 |
| 21 | Buffalo State | 6-1 | 85 | 14 |
| 22 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 9-0 | 84 | -- |
| 23 | Rochester | 8-2 | 82 | 24 |
| 24 | Oswego State | 8-1 | 75 | -- |
| 25 | UW-Stevens Point | 6-2 | 63 | 21 |
Dropped out: No. 17 Wheaton (Ill.), No. 22 William Paterson.
Others receiving votes: Edgewood 60, Washington U. 60, Wittenberg 60, Rhode Island College 53, Wheaton (Ill.) 52, William Paterson 35, Ohio Wesleyan 27, Western Connecticut 27, Grinnell 22, Bethany 21, St. Mary's (Md.) 18, Hardin-Simmons 16, Transylvania 14, Texas-Dallas 9, UW-River Falls 8, Rose-Hulman 7, Hobart 5, New Jersey City 4, Hartwick 1, Salem State 1.
The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly.
Junior Annie Lydens was named the SCIAC Female Athlete of the Week for the third time this season while sophomore forward Jake Klewer of the men's basketball team earned the SCIAC Male Athlete of the Week honor for the first time in his career.
Lydens earned this week's honor after recording the best finish for a Pomona-Pitzer Cross Country athlete (male or female) in the history of the Division III Championships. Lydens finished third overall at nationals, breaking the previous best of fifth-place set by Crosby Freeman at the 2004 Men's National Championships and her own high mark of ninth-place on the women's side, which she set last year.
In addition, Lydens also broke the program record in the 6K, crossing the line with a time of 21.02, which was 25 seconds faster than she ran last year on her way to a ninth-place finish. She easily earned All-America honors with her performance (the top 35 finishers earn All-America distinction) and has now been named an All-American three times, including once in Outdoor Track and Field after finishing second at the nationals in the 5000 meters last spring.
Lydens did not start competing competitively in distance events until her sophomore year, and has responded with three top-10 finishes in her first three seasons. As a freshman, she only competed in one cross country race due to a foot injury, and then competed in the middle-distance (800 meters) during track season.
Lydens, who also carries a 4.0 grade point average at Pomona, plans to compete in both the 1500 and the 5000 meters this spring, and is expected to be in the hunt for national championships in both events.
Klewer, meanwhile, had an exceptional performance in a double-overtime loss to defending national champion St. Thomas (Minn.) on Saturday. He finished with game-highs of 23 points and nine rebounds, while shooting 10-14 from the floor as the Sagehens nearly pulled off the upset, leading by five with 30 seconds to go in regulation. The 23 points established a new career high as well, surpassing the 21 he had last year in a home win over Caltech.
Klewer had 14 of his points in the second half, including eight straight for the Sagehens during one stretch when he helped his team pull rally from a nine-point deficit to pull even at 49-49 with 6:30 to go. He also had a key baseline spin move for a lay-up to put Pomona-Pitzer ahead by three in overtime, before the Tommies tied it on a three-point shot with just over a minute to play.
The University of Redlands has been chosen to host the NCAA Division III men's soccer sectional (round of 16) which will be held Friday and Saturday at Farquhar Field.
Joining Redlands in the field are Calvin (Mich.), Randolph College (Va.) and Texas-Tyler.
Bulldogs coach Ralph Perez said some upsets around the country paved the way for his team to be playing at home.
"I was a little surprised, then I started looking at some of the other results," Perez said. "We're just happy to still be playing. We also know that if we slip up once it could be over just as fast."
The No. 13 Bulldogs (20-3-1) will play Calvin College (17-5-1) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The 5 p.m. game will pit Randolph (18-5) against No. 22 Texas-Tyler (17-2-1).
The Bulldogs enter with a 19-game unbeaten streak, highlighted by impressive playoff wins over Pacific Lutheran (4-1) and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3-0) in which the defense allowed just a combined 10 shots on goal.
Redlands is second in NCAA Division III in scoring with 86 goals and 76 assists. Freshman forward Charles Izydorek, out of Arrowhead Christian Academy, leads the team in points (36) and goals (15).
Tickets can be purchased at Farquhar Field up to one hour prior to kickoff. General admission is $6. Students with school I.D. and senior citizens cost $3, while children ages 2-12 are $2.
The University of Redlands football team has become the first SCIAC runner-up in history to earn an at-large playoff berth. The Bulldogs (8-1) made the 32-team field for the first time since 2007 when it shared the conference title but got the automatic bid.
The Bulldogs will not be heading to Cal Lutheran as most thought they would if they made the field. Instead they will get on a plane for a Saturday matchup against American Southwest Conference champion Mary Hardin-Baylor (10-0), which is making its eighth straight playoff appearance and 10th in 11 years.
Early in the week coach Mike Maynard said the only scenario in which his team would likely make the field was if the NCAA sent it back to Thousand Oaks because it has always limited the first-round field to one plane flight. Not only will Redlands be getting on a plane, so will Cal Lutheran which is being sent to Linfield (Ore.).
The Bulldogs making the field is good, not just for the school but the conference as well. Now there is a precedent for a runner-up making the field. A big part of Redlands qualifying, no doubt, was its nonconference win over then No. 6-North Central (Ill.). Maynard thought his team deserved a shot last year at 8-1, but strength of schedule was singled out as an issue.
So if Redlands didn't get in, then strength of schedule really didn't matter at all. That would have been sending a bad message that no matter what you do, you're not getting in if you're not first.
No Redlands wasn't overly impressive in some of its SCIAC games, but margin of factor is not supposed to be a factor. A win is a win.
The next step is for the both Redlands and Cal Lu to put in good showings so the SCIAC is deemed worthy for a second spot in future years as well.
Senior guard James Lambert was named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team in a vote of the district's sports information directors.
Lambert, who carries a 3.93 grade point average as an economics major, is now eligible for Academic All-America honors, which will be announced in December.
As one of the team co-captains, Lambert has had a key role in this season in blocking for junior running back Luke Sweeney who leads the nation (Division III) in rushing by over 20 yards with 182.4 yards per game. Lambert and his line-mates have paved the way for Sweeney to set both single-game (265) and single-season (1,277) rushing records in the 119-year history of Sagehen Football.
In fact, over his career, Lambert has blocked for Pomona-Pitzer's all-time leading passer (Jake Caron) and receiver (R.J. Maki), in addition to Sweeney's records this season.
Lambert and the Pomona-Pitzer offensive line have been equally effective this season with their pass protection as in opening holes for Sweeney. The Sagehens have allowed only 11 sacks all year in 263 total passing plays.
Lambert and the Sagehens finish their 2011 season when they travel across Sixth Street to take on neighboring rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the annual Peace Pipe game.
Junior Annie Lydens was named the SCIAC Female Athlete of the Week (all sports) for the second time this fall, it was announced today by the conference office.
Lydens earned the honor after winning the SCIAC Women's Cross Country Championship on Saturday at Prado Park in Chino, finishing with a time of 23:11, which was 25 seconds faster than the second-place finisher.
After winning the race, Lydens also received the 2011 SCIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year honor for the second straight season, as a result of her combined performances in the SCIAC Mutli-Duals on Oct. 15 and the conference championship on Saturday. At the Multi-Duals, Lydens finished nearly 30 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.
In fact, Lydens competed in three races in the month of October and won all three handily, including a personal-best time of 21:03 at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational on Oct. 1 (pictured).
An All-American in both cross country and outdoor track last season, Lydens will try to defend her NCAA Division III West Region championship when she returns to action on Nov. 12 in a race that will be held on her home course.
The NCAA Division III nationals will be Nov. 19 in Wisconsin, where she will try to improve on her ninth-place finish last fall. She also finished second in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field championships in May.
The University of Redlands football team has moved up one spot to No. 15 in the D3Football.com poll released on Monday.
Redlands also moved up a spot to 16th in the American Football Coaches Association poll.
The Bulldogs (6-1, 4-1) are coming off a 38-28 win over the University of La Verne and will host Whittier at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
SCIAC front-runner Cal Lutheran (6-1, 5-0) also moved up a spot to No. 9 in one poll and 14th in the other.
Former Pomona-Pitzer quarterback Jake Caron has signed with the Utah Flash of the Arena Football League.
Caron, 21, finished his eligibility after the 2010 season. This season he has been serving as a quarterbacks coach for the Sagehens, coached by father Roger.
As a player Caron set school records for career total yardage (9,225), passing yardage (8,408) and completions (651). As a senior, he earned the Daley Award which recognizes outstanding athletic achievement. He ended his career as the number 10 ranked passer in NCAA Division III football.
Caron, a Claremont resident, said the NFL lockout made it difficult to pursue professional opportunities. He had planned on playing with the Hartford entry of the United Football League but that team folded a week before he was to leave.
"I'm excited about the opportunity. I'm in great shape so I am ready top go," he said. "Obviously it is different, being a shorter field in a confined space, things happen a lot quicker."
Caron will leave for training camp in February with the season starting a month later.
Each week the Sun and Daily Bulletin newspapers run student-athlete profiles as part of a Tuesday local colleges packages. It's a fun Q & A with one girl and one boy recommended by their coaches or athletic directors. Last Tuesday the girl feature was cross country standout Micaela Castillo of University of La Verne.
On the question "Person you would most like to meet" she listed Louis Zamperini, a former American distance runner and WW2 Prisoner of War survivor. That's the nice thing about athletes from the SCIAC schools. There is usually some depth to their answers.
So I come into the office on Thursday and have a message from Steve Wallace, a marketing rep for the Plane of Fame Museum in Chino. Turns out Zamperini is going to be a guest speaker at a fund-rasier the group is having on Saturday in Chino. Wallace talked to Zamperini and told him about Castillo and he was willing to spend some time with her.
So after a few phone calls the meet and greet has been set up for an hour before the event on Saturday. I'm sure it will go well. Zamperini has to be flattered that a young athlete know hims and wants to meet him and Castillo has to be thrilled with the opportunity.
I like to think we helped!
University of Redlands women's basketball senior guard Mariah Barbetti-Cort earned a spot on the 2012 D3hoops.com Preseason All-America Honorable Mention list.
Barbetti-Cort was the lone representative from the SCIAC and joins George Fox University's Hannah Munger and Keisha Gordon, as well as Lewis and Clark College's Kristina Williams, as members from the West Coast.
Last season, Barbetti-Cort put up a team-high 13.6 points per game while shooting 51.8% from the field. She grabbed a team-leading 220 rebounds for 8.8 per game and dished out the most assists with 102. In addition, this well-rounded contributor nabbed 37 steals to lead the team and denied 21 opponent shots.
During the 2010-11 campaign, Barbetti-Cort registered eight double-doubles and sat one assist shy of a triple-double on Jan. 11 when she scored 14 points, pulled in 11 rebounds and distributed nine assists against Chapman University.
The heart and soul of the Bulldogs, she led the squad to a second-place finish in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC).
Barbetti-Cort's most recent honor complements her previous accolades of All-America Honorable Mention from Women's DIII News, the Monthly Newsletter of Division III Women's Basketball, D3hoops.com Second-Team All-Region, and First-Team All-Conference honors as the SCIAC Player of the Year.
The D3hoops.com Preseason All-America team is chosen from previous year's All-America and All-Region nominations and is voted upon by a panel of coaches, sports information directors and media members from across the country.
Pomona-Pitzer junior running back Luke Sweeney is now the leading rusher in all of college football (all divisions) after his 185 yards last week against Chapman, according to the new NCAA stats released today.
Sweeney currently averages 182.7 yards per game on the ground, a comfortable 13.7 yards per game lead in the NCAA Division III leaders (over Jeremy Murray of Mt. Union). The second leading rusher in all of college football is Jonas Randoph of Mars Hill at the NCAA Division II level, who averages 180.0 yards per game.
Sweeney has been remarkably consistent in the early going this season, rushing for 176 yards in the opener against Whitworth, then 187 yards against Lewis & Clark (with four touchdowns) and 185 yards against Chapman. Those are the second, third, and fourth highest rushing totals of his career, as he had a personal-best 220 yards last year against Occidental.
Sweeney has also reached his lofty totals efficiently, as his longest run from scrimmage through the first three games has been only 25 yards. Only five other running backs in all of NCAA Division III average over 150 yards per game, giving him a comfortable lead over most of the competition heading into a difficult road test at nationally ranked Redlands this weekend.
In addition to his high ranking in rushing, Sweeney is also second in the country in Division III in all-purpose yardage at 238.3 per game, trailing only Trey Fairchild of Otterbein, a wide receiver/kick returner.
The offensive line that has paved the way for Sweeney's big numbers this season has included left tackle Tim Stapenhorst, left guard Kevin Ludlum, center Jack Horstmann, right guard James Lambert and right tackle Garret Bell, along with tight end Peter Ferrin and fullback Zack Tannous. Not only did that unit block effectively for Sweeney last weekend, they also prevented quarterback Luke Ferguson from being sacked a single time in 38 pass attempts.
The Pomona-Pitzer game at Redlands on Saturday will take place at 7 p.m., before the Sagehens return home the following weekend for a 7 p.m. game against Occidental.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps chalked up a 20-17 win over University of La Verne in the SCIAC opener for both teams on Saturday. But it wasn't without a cost as senior quarterback Patrick Rooney sustained a broken leg and it lost for the season.
Coach Kyle Sweeney said the injury occured in the first quarter when a La Verne played jumped offside and slammed into his quarterback before the offical blew the whistle.
The Stags have used two quarterbacks the last three years with Rooney noted as the batter passer and junior Peter Kimmey more of a weapon in the rushing attack.
Ironically, Rooney was also hurt last year which left Kimmey as the sole signal-caller for the last four games. The Stags should be able to draw upon that experience and proceed the same way.
"They won games with him so he can do the job," Sweeney said.
CMS will play at Chapman at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Cal Lutheran unveiled its new $5 million stadium on Saturday and it was only appropriate that the University of Redlands was the opponent on the big occasion, given the competitive games the two have had in recent years.
It was another dagger through the heart as Redlands played a flawless first half and led 24-0, only to give up 28 unanswered points and lose 28-24 when the Kingsmen drove 98 yards in the last three minutes.
As far as the stadium goes, I was underwhelmed. For that amount of money, it could have been better. Yes, turf fields always looked spiffy and this one did indeed look good from a field standpoint. Redlands players had trouble on their first drive with footing which may or may not have had anything to do with the new field.
It seats about 2,500, which seems rather small. The announced crowd was 3,051 which sounds about right because every seat was filled and peole were two and three deep standing behind the fence one end zone. If you're building something new why not make it a bit bigger. Granted the school probably doesn't draw that well for every game and no visiting school brings in a bigger crowd than Redlands.
The seating is metal bleachers. Ugh!
There is also no room beyond the back of the end zone. The back end line is just a couple feet from a wall on one and end and the fence on the other.
Other logistics left a lot to be desired. It is an absolute nightmare for the press. Yes, I know accommodating the press isn't a priority. There is just a small area for the press, maybe about three or four feet by the time you accommodate the crew working the game.
Well right in the middle of that 3-4 feet area is a huge light standard. So in that little press area, you can't see anything between the 40's. And the floor is level with the last row of the bleachers so when people are standing up again, you have trouble seeing the section on the field.
There were tables in back of the press box on which to put a laptop, notes. But who wants to be sitting facing the wall, away from the field of play. The only option was to put the laptop on a ledge behind the light standard and lean from side or keep getting up.
Sitting on a folding chair hunched over for a laptop on a ledge for that length of time took a toll on my recently surgically repaired neck. I was hurting by the time I got back in the car to make the drive home.
There are other booths that are still empty and I thought maybe plans were to put a press area in one of those when all the final touches have been completed. But after asking around, that doesn't seem to be the case.
It is certainly an improvement over the facility the school previously used. But it isn't better, and certainly not as practical and laid out at well as Ted Runner Stadium!
The University of Redlands football program moved up the D3football.com and American Football Coaches Association Top-25 polls, marking improvement on every poll so far this season.
Redlands gains its highest ranking in its NCAA Division III history by rising two spots to No. 13 on the third D3football.com list of 2011. The Bulldogs also jumped into the No. 18 position on the second AFCA poll of the season, improving four spots during their idle week.
Redlands enjoyed a bye week this past weekend after defeating regional opponent Whitworth University (Wash.), 30-20, on September 17.
Against the Pirates, junior quarterback Chad Hurst and sophomore wide receiver Taylor Irwin headlined the offense attack with Hurst tossing four touchdowns and Irwin leading the team with 99 yards on eight catches and one score.
On the defensive side of the ball, Redlands forced three Whitworth fumbles, two of which led to scores for the Bulldogs. Junior linebacker Jordan Garcia came up with a team-leading 10 hits, including two for a loss of six yards.
The Bulldogs (2-0) travel to Thousand Oaks for the opening Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) game of the season on Saturday. Redlands kicks off against Cal Lutheran University, which boasts a ranking of 20th on the aforementioned polls.
Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Senior goalkeeper Kyle Pokorny of Pomona-Pitzer was named the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Co-Player of the Week.
Pokorny shared the honor with fellow goalkeeper Michael Wishart of Santa Clara.
Pokorny earned this week's award after a key role in helping the Sagehens defeat No. 15 Navy on Saturday evening. He had seven saves in the pivotal third quarter alone, when Pomona-Pitzer outscored the Midshipmen 3-0 to turn a 5-4 halftime advantage into a commanding 8-4 lead.
The win helped the Sagehens vault into the No. 1 spot in the Division III national rankings, as well as move them into the receiving votes category for the overall national poll (all divisions). All eight of Pomona-Pitzer's opponents have been nationally ranked so far this season.
The Sagehens will next be in action against yet another ranked team, when it faces No. 7 UC Santa Barbara on Saturday at 3 p.m. It will be third meeting between Pomona-Pitzer and the Gauchos, who faced each other on Sept. 3 at the UCLA Invitational, which UCSB won 16-4, and on Sept. 10 at the Inland Empire Tournament, which the Gauchos captured 12-7.
The University of Redlands football team moved up two spots to No. 15 on the most recent D3football.com Top-25 poll. The Bulldogs also cracked the inaugural American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) at No. 22.
The Bulldogs are 2-0 after a 30-20 win over Whitworth (Wash.) on Saturday. They opened the season on Sept. 3 with a 36-29 win over then-No. 4 North Central (Ill.)
The Bulldogs are idle this week but return to action on Oct. 1 against reigning SCIAC champion Cal Lutheran, which is ranked No. 20 by D3football.
The University of Redlands football team has moved into the D3Football.com national poll at No. 20.
That comes as a result of the Bulldogs 35-29 win over No. 4 North Central (Ill.) on Saturday at Ted Runner Stadium. It was the highest-ranked team the school has ever beaten.
North Central fell to No. 15
The SCIAC is also represented at No. 16 by Cal Lutheran.
Redlands is idle this week but returns to action on Sept. 17 with a game in Spokane (Wash.) against the Whitworth Pirates.
There are wins. Then there are big wins. For the University of Redlands they don't get any bigger than the 35-29 win over North Central (Ill.) Saturday in front of 2,170 spectators at The Runner. Coach Mike Maynard says it is the highest ranked opponent the Bulldogs have ever beaten.
The ramifications are many. First, the West Coast gets little respect when it comes to Division III football and the SCIAC is particularly looked down upon. Well the Bulldogs just struck a blow for both.
The victory is huge for the Bulldogs in terms of stength of schedule, a big factor when it comes to the playoff draw. Last year the Bulldogs went 8-1, the lone loss to nationally ranked Cal Lutheran by two points with a last-second field goal blocked and it wasn't good enough for an at-large bid. This win helps their cause should they finish second again.
It will likely boost the Bulldogs into the national rankings since they were already in the "receiving votes" category.
No player came up bigger than junior QB Chad Hurst who was making his first collegiate start. You would have never known. The game featured five lead changes in the last 16 minutes and Hurst brought his team back time and time again like a poised veteran. He ended up throwing for 275 yards, running for TD's and passing for two. He did have three interceptions but chalk them up to inexperience.
Other relative newbies came up big too. Mark Richardson had 103 yards in receptions. Kicker Kevin Grady was stellar too.
The Cardinals left a lot of points on the table, something you can't do against a good team. They had three red zone possessions in which they managed just six points - They got inside the 10 twice and settled for field goals. They got a pic in the closing seconds of the first half and got to the 17, then missed a field goal as the half ended.
The key came early as the visitors led 13-0, scoring and moving at will on their first three possessions. Then a punt pinned the Bulldogs at their own 3. Give the ball right back and the Cardinals have a short field, probably score again and its 20-0.
Instead Hurst drove the team 97 yards for a touchdown, 13-7 and Redlands was back in it, now confident it can play with North Central, who went 12-1 a year ago the lone loss coming to the eventual national champion in the playoffs.
I like the play-calling of new offensive coordinator Jim Good. I like the poise with which Hurst played. And I liked the intensity of the defense led by Justin Butler, Josh Herrera, and especially Jordan Garcia.
It is probably the best college football game I have covered in seven years. The atmosphere was electric and that was even though the students aren't back yet.
The University of Redlands is busily preparing for its season opener on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Ted Runner Stadium against North Central (Ill.), ranked fourth nationally by D3Football.com. That's one heck of an opener!
Would have liked to have seen this matchup last year when the Bulldogs had a veteran quarterback in Dan Selway. But it is what it is.
The Bulldogs will have junior Chad Hurst at quarterback. He was Selway's backup last year. He played in four games and went 4 of 9 throwing but you can't read much into that because his time was in mop-up duty and the Bulldogs weren't going to be throwing and most of the time didn't have their other first-teamers in the game either.
This one will be tough for the Bulldogs to pull off, not just because of the caliber of the foe and having a new quarterback but because they are opening the season a week earlier than usual.
Coach Mike Maynard had six quarterbacks in the mix but went with Hurst because he was the backup last year so he has a better grasp of the offense. He also executed it better on the practice field.
Other local college games this week:
- San Bernardino Valley College at Chaffey, 6 p.m.
The Wolverines also have a new QB and all-world running back Kristin James is gone. SBVC's success will depend on the showing of the newbies. The defense also must perform better than it did last year because it will tough to have the same offensive production.
Chaffey lacked consistency on offense last year. Coach Carl Beach hopes to have remedied that problem. Charles King will be over center. But the Panthers will be without receiver Alex Jeffries.
- Victor Valley at Mt. SAC, 1 p.m.
You have to feel sorry for the Rams. This just isn't a fair fight. Let's hope the powers that be have a little mercy on the Rams when picking nonconference foes next year. Hopefully Dave Hoover's team can keep their collective headds up and not get too down after the first game.
A former University of Redlands Bulldog is now going to try and beat the Bulldogs.
Luke Wetmore has taken the head coaching job after serving as hitting coach for three years under jason Hawkins, also a former Redlands player who resigned to pursue a Division I position.
Wetmore, a 28-year-old from Santa Cruz, transitions to head coach with the responsibility of returning the Tigers to prominence.
"I'm excited to be apart of a program with such rich baseball tradition," Wetmore said. "I'm expecting that we're going to compete right away. You can't put a number on wins for the next couple of years, but I do know we are going to get better every day and every game."
Wetmore comes highly recommended by his predecessor, who sees Wetmore as a dynamic coach, capable of taking the team to the next level.
"We created climate conducive to winning. Luke is a part of that and he is going to carry that forward," Hawkins said. "It's an attractive job. I think if you were to pool it at the national level you would get great candidates, but I don't think anyone will do a job like Luke will."
Wetmore grew up in Santa Cruz and was a multi-sport standout in football, baseball and wrestling at Santa Cruz High School. Later, Wetmore played baseball and football at the University of Redlands from 2004-08.
During his tenure with the Bulldogs, Wetmore won three SCIAC championships, one as a baseball player and two as a football player. He finished his career as an outfielder with a .317 batting average, a .516 slugging percentage, a .412 on-base percentage and 13 home runs.
Wetmore's only other professional coaching stint resulted in a 2010 Mountain Collegiate League Baseball championship as an assistant with the Cheyenne Grizzlies.
The Tigers are looking to improve on last year's 13-26 overall record and 9-19 sixth-place finish in the SCIAC.
Practice begins this week for most area college football teams. It should be quite an interesting season in the SCIAC. There are plenty of story lines.
Cal Lutheran is a heavy favorite. The Kingsmen are looking for a third straight conference title. They return 18 starters and will be playing in a brand-spanking new facility so the program has considerable momentum.
After that it will be a crapshoot. The University of Redlands is always in contention but the Bulldogs did finally graduate quarterback Dan Selway as well as their "quarterback" on the other side of the ball in defensive back-kick returner extraordinaire in Mike Nicolini.
The Bulldogs open the season a week earlier than usual and will have a tough first-week foe in North Central (Ill.) which is the favorite in its conference. Beating that team might be a tall order with question marks in such key positions.
There are three new coaches - Kyle Sweeney at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Chris Krich at La Verne and Kirk Jellerson at Whittier. Sweeney is in the best situation with a lot of returning starters from a team that went 7-2.
For Krich and Jellerson a three-win season would mean progress.
Then there is Occidental, looking to bounce back from an uncharacteristic losing season.
If that weren't enough, Chapman joins the SCIAC this year although the Panthers won't be eligible for a conference title in the first year. They play the SCIAC schools anyway so they may as well be in the conference.
On a sad note - condolences go out to the family and friends of former Occidental quarterback Andy Collins who collapsed and died while running on a treadmill in Florida. He was just 27 and had been married one week earlier. He was a three-time SCIAC Player of the Year.
Former Pomona-Pitzer baseball standout David Colvin is in his first year as a professional and is now pitching for the Seattle Mariners Rookie-League affiliate in Pulaski, Va.
Colvin, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound right-hander, is coming out of the bullpen for the team which is 19-22 overall. He has appeared in nine games, eight of those as a reliever. In 18 innings he has given up 16 hits, two earned runs and five walks with 17 strikeouts.
Colvin was drafted in the 27th round by the Seattle Mariners. He finished his career as the Pomona-Pitzer leader in wins with 35, strikeouts with 302, innings pitched with 369 and highest winning percentage at .833.
He also holds the single season record for strikeouts with 107 and shares the single season win record with 10 in 2010. He was named Second Team All-SCIAC in 2008 and First Team All-SCIAC in 2009, 2010 and 2011. He was named First Team All-West Region in 2010 and Second Team All-West Region in 2009 and 2011 and named Second Team All-American in 2010.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer are hosting the NCAA Division III national tennis championships all week. While the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps teams didn't fare well, individuals are more than holding their own.
Sophomore Alex Lane of CMS just steamrolled past his two foes, losing a grand total of three games. Have you ever watched a sporting event and one side was playing so well you felt sorry for the other? That was the case. Lane said after his second match he was playing with a chip on his shoulder after a loss in the team competition earlier in the week.
He looks like he is going to be hard to beat now.
Tommy Meyer of Pomona-Pitzer also advanced to the qaurterfinals with a pair of straight set wins.
Sophomore Kristin Lim of CMS has been the star on the women's side. She too is in the quarterfinals.
All the action today is at Pomona-Pitzer beginning at 9 a.m. There is no charge and its a great venue to wander around and watch competition on different courts in a relaxed atmosphere.
The University of Redlands baseball team is headed to McMurry University in Abilene, Tex. for the NCAA Division III West Regional. It will be the first playoff appearance for the Bulldogs since 2006.
Redlands (29-11) will open tournament play at 5 p.m. on Wednesday against Trinity (Tex.).
Redlands, Concordia (Tex.), Linfield (Ore.), and Trinity all garnered automatic qualification to the NCAA tournament by winning their conference titles or tournaments. At-large qualifiers Texas-Tyler and Chapman round out the six-team field.
"We're excited and we're ready to go," Bulldogs coach Scott Laverty said. "This regional is going to have five of the top 15 teams in the country so who ever gets out of here is going to feel pretty good about their chances at nationals."
Laverty said senior Derek Johnson (12-2, 2.45), who leads all Division III in wins, will be his stater in the opener with sophomore Kyle Hart (9-2, 3.74) going in the second game.
It's that time of year when teams are battling for survival. A whole host of local teams were in action on Friday. Oh where to start . . .
The toughest loss of the day was that by the University of Redlands softball team which lost to host Texas-Tyler in a 15-inning extravanganza. The Bulldogs were on the brink of defeat until Sarah Beeman knocked in two runs with a double in the seventh and Redlands led 5-4.
Not so fast. Tyler then scored one. On they went.
In the ninth Lizett Casillas hit a grand slam home run, 9-5 visitors lead. Home team answeres with four. On they went.
Tyler eventually won it in the 15th on a solo home run. The Bulldogs played the equivalent of two games and must somehow find the energy to play a morning elimination game on Saturday.
It wasn't good news for the other local team playing there. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps lost to Louisiana College 8-3 and are one loss from being done.
On a brighter note, the Cal State San Bernardino softball team picked up a huge win in its regional playoff opener, upending defending national champion Hawaii Pacific 3-2 in eight innings behind the pitching of senior Cassidy Lee.
In baseball, Cal Poly Pomona remained alive, turning back Sonoma State 11-4 behind the hitting machine that is Travis Taijeron. The Broncos are in the loser's bracket playing Chico State in an elimination game.
In golf Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' Tain Lee finished second in the national championship tournament in Greensboro, N.C. He was ninth as a freshman and won it last year as a sophomore. That's quite a resume already.
University of Redlands was 10th, making its sixth top 10 finish in right years. University of La Verne was 15th.
For the second straight year Claremont-Mudd-Scripps will host the SCIAC's post-season softball tournament.
The Athenas (32-8, 19-5) and the University of Redlands (31-9, 19-5) finished tied for first in the regular season but CMS gets the top seed and right to host based on its 4-0 record against the Bulldogs.
Action begins at 9 a.m. on Firday with CMS squaring off against No. 4 seed Whittier (23-17, 11-13), whom they just swept to complete the regular season. Then at 11:30 a.m. Redlands faces off with No. 3 La Verne (25-14, 18-6).
It is a double elimination event so the winners of the first two games will play at 2 and the loser's will play at 4 in an elimination game.
Play also starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday with an elimination game. The championship game is set for 12:30 p.m. with the if necessary game to follow.
Last season the Leopards won the tournament as the No. 3 seed, the same scenarion they face this year.
The winner gets the conference automatic playoff berth. Last year CMS and Redlands were both granted at-large bids despite not winning the conference tournament.
There are six games left in the SCIAC baseball regular season and a couple of contenders have fallen by the wayside. A week ago five teams were still in the hunt. None of those have beem mathematically eliminated but both Pomona-Pitzer and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps suffered losses on Friday that will make it difficult for them now.
The defending champion Sagehens were dealt a 5-1 loss by the University of La Verne while CMS fell to Cal Lutheran 12-4. It is unlikely that either of those can leapfrog enough teams in front of them now.
Pomona-Pitzer and CMS play each other on Saturday, so the loser of that can definitely mail it in.
Redlands survived against a lower-tier team in Occidental 13-9. The Bulldogs trailed 8-0. So give them credit for having the guts to come back. But it shouldn't have been that hard.
In other games today La Verne will battle Whittier and Redlands will travel to Cal Lutheran. Its a chance for the Bulldogs to put a dagger in the Kingsmen.
A VERY big game looms on Sunday when Redlands travels to La Verne. Stay tuned!
| Redlands | 22 | 17-5 | 23-8 | |||||||||
| La Verne | 22 | 16-6 | 21-12 | |||||||||
| Cal Lutheran | 21 | 14-7 | 20-13 | |||||||||
| Pomona-Pitzer | 22 | 13-9 | 23-10 | |||||||||
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 22 | 13-9 | 19-15 | |||||||||
| Whittier | 22 | 8-14 | 16-17 | |||||||||
| Occidental | 21 | 6-15 | 10-22 | |||||||||
| Caltech | 22 | 0-22 | 0-25 |
The SCIAC baseball race just a got a whole lot closer.
Not only did Pomona-Pitzer defeated Redlands 4-2, but Claremont-Mudd-Scripps upset University of La Verne 7-6. So now the four teams are separated by just two games. Redlands and La Verne remain tied for first with Pomona-Pizter one gane out and CMS two out,
The Bulldogs and Sagehens played one of the best games I have seen since I started covering colleges full-time in 2004. It was a great pitching matchup with Pomona's David Colvin opposed by Redlands's Derek Johnson.
The Bulldogs got to Colvin early and were up 2-0. But they didn't maximize their opportunities. Twice they had runners at third with one out and couldn't get another run home. They had a runner gunned down at the plate trying to score on fly ball to shallow right.
The Redlands defense was nothing short of spectacular in the first six innings, making several highlight-reel plays. They had two in the fifth, the first coming when shortstop Chase Tucker leaped as high as humanly possible to come down with a line drive off the bat of Nick Gentili that appeared headed into left field.
One batter later Teddy Bingham hit a line drive to second that was nabbed by Cameron Lowe who threw to first to double up a runner there.
The Sagehens fimally broke through with one in the seventh, then manufactured three in the eighth. There were four hits and a walk in the inning. A double down the left field line by Kyle Pokorney tied the game at 2 and a single by Timonthy Novum snapped the tie.
It was a little bit of redemption for Johnson, although his team came out on the losing end. The last time he was on the mound against the Sagehens he gave up seven hits and six runs and lasted two innings in a game that was pivotal down the stretch last year.
Colvin was Mr. Steady. In the games I have witnessed this season he seems to give up a couple early, but the later it gets, the tougher he gets. Get to him early or you won't get to him at all.
This race is going to go down to the final game!
The baseball teams from University of Redlands and Pomona-Pitzer will square off in a three-game series that starts on Friday. As usual the SCIAC will probably go down to the final game and both teams are in the mix so this is a huge series.
Redlands (20-7, 14-4) and La Verne (19-10, 14-4) are tied for first with the defending champion Sagehens (22-7, 12-6) in striking distance.
The pitching matchup doesn't get much better than this. The 3 p.m. game on Friday at Pomona-Pitzer will pit a pair of seniors in Derek Johnson (9-0, 2.10) of the Bulldogs and David Colvin (6-1, 3.18) of the Sagehens - probably the best two pitchers in the conference.
No doubt Johnson will want to make up for his showing in the game between the team's last season when he gave up seven hits and six earned runs in a 14-5 loss. He hasn't been hit that hard by anyone in his four years.
Both pitchers did face the other team in the ealier earlier series although they didn't take the mound in the same game. Johnson went the distance and earned the win in that one but like all competitors, he's likely to remember the last one because it was part of a six-game losing streak that cost the Bulldogs the conference title.
The teams will play a doubleheader at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Redlands. Kyle Hart and Adam Byrd will be the starters forthe Bulldogs. The Sagehens have some options with some pitchers now getting healthy. Travis Rooke-Ley will get the ball in one of those.
In its fifth year of existence, the University of Redlands women's golf program notched its inaugural tournament victory in school history on Sunday with a score of 350 during the Lady Bulldog Five Match at East Valley Golf Course in Beaumont.
Redlands out-played the runners-up from Whitman College (OR) by 14 strokes.
The Bulldogs also competed against familiar foes Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (367), Occidental (415) and Pomona-Pitzer (440) during the one-round event.
Ranked eighth in Division III by Golfstat, junior Tracy Saracino led the Bulldogs with her score of 78 to finish one shot off of the leader, Occidental's Katie Park.
Freshman Hannah Durrette supplied a solid showing of 83, while senior Kim Masunaga provided a score of 93. Freshman Siarra Waddy finished the round at 96 as the Bulldogs' fourth contributor.
Redlands looks forward to competing in the SoCal Dutch Invitational on Tuesday and Wednesday at nearby Oak Valley Country Club, beginning at 1 p.m. each day.
There is an interesting feature on the minor league basbeall websight (MiLB.com) featuring a trio of former baseball players at Pomona-Pitzer - James Kang, Drew Hedman and James Brunswick.
Hedman graduated in 2009 and Kang and Brunsiwck followed in 2010. They played together on some great teams. Both Hedman and Kang are now playing in the Boston Red Sox organization in the low level minors.
The two decided to get away from baseball this summer so they took a trip to China where they got back in touch with Brunswick who is working there now as an English teacher.
It's worth the read. It's titled From Green Monster to Great Wall.
It has been a tough few days on the University of Redlands campus.
The school announced on Monday that it had gotten word the All-SCIAC pitcher Olivia Ellis, the backbone of the Bulldogs pitching staff the last four years, had passed away unexpectedly. She had been part of four straight SCIAC title teams, graduating just last spring.
The school will hold a candlelight vigil at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday on the Softball "Field of Dreams" to honor her. Everyone is welcome to join her teammates and coaches at the field for a short program to celebrate Ellis' life.
Her her family has announced that services will take place on Nov. 24, which is Ellis' 22nd birthday, at Colfax High School.
Read more at GoRedlands.com.
It's the last week of play for area college football teams but only a couple have anything on the line.
The most important game will have San Bernardino Valley College (6-3, 4-0) traveling to East Los Angeles (4-5, 3-1) for a 6 p.m. showdown with a win bringing the Wolverines an American Division Mountain Conference title. Coach Kevin Emerson's squad is already guaranteed its first winning season since 1998.
Emerson inherited an 0-10 team in 2009 and went a respectable 5-5 last year in his first at the helm. Now he's on the brink of a conference title. That's a quick turnaround.
The other team with something on the line is the University of Redlands. The Bulldogs (7-1) will be hosting nonconference foe Chapman at 1 p.m.
Coach Mike Maynard's team can not earn a SCIAC automtic bid because of its head-to-head loss to Cal Lutheran. So Maynard is hoping for an at-large berth. It's a stretch though. A SCIAC runner-up hasn't gotten one in at least the last 20 years. I have a hard time believing it will happen this year either.
The Peace Pipe game will see Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (6-2, 3-2) cross the street to face Pomona-Pitzer (1-7, 1-4) for a 1 p.m. neighborhood tussle. It's all about bragging rights.
The University of La Verne (0-8, 0-5) will face Whittier, also at 1 p.m. If the Leopards don't pull it off they're going to have to go through another off-season thinking about an 0-9. La Verne has lost 19 straight games but maybe there is something in that fact that the last time the Leos one back in 2008, Whittier was also the foe.
Chaffey rounds out the regular season by hosting Antelope Valley at 6 p.m. I am guessing this goes down to the wire. It shouldn't. The Panthers have way more talent. But every other Chaffey game has followed that pattern.
Victor Valley (2-7) will be at Mt. San Jacinto. Coach Dave Hoover is just happy this season is about over.
University of Redlands freshman wide receiver Taylor Irwin has been named SCIAC Male Athlete of the Week for his contributions in the Bulldogs' 26-14 victory over Whittier on saturday.
Irwin racked up 102 yards on nine catches, including a long of 21 yards, during Redlands' final SCIAC game of the 2010 season. He posted two touchdowns, which came off of 14-yard and 13-yard strikes into the Poet end zone.
The freshman receiver has totaled 393 receiving yards on 28 catches for 56.1 yards per game. He currently leads the 7-1 Bulldogs in scoring with 36 points on his rookie season.
Redlands wraps up the regular season on Saturday by playing host to the Panthers of Chapman University in a non-conference bout at 1 p.m.
Junior forward Courtney Carroll of the University of Redlands women's basketball program garnered D3hoops.com Preseason All-America honors. She is the sole representative from the West Coast on the five-woman First Team.
Following the 2009-10 season, Carroll landed on the D3hoops.com All-America Third Team for her impressive contributions during the Bulldogs' historical run, which included winning the regular-season and postseason tournament titles before advancing to the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history.
During 28 games played last season, she led the team with 18 points and 9.2 rebounds per game while boasting double-doubles in half of the contests. She broke the Redlands record for blocks in a season with 45, surpassing the previous mark by eight. Overall, she knocked down 81.8% of her free throws, going 148-for-181 at the line. Carroll also contributed to her teammates' success by supplying 53 assists to go along with 27 steals.
Carroll also landed on the D3hoops.com All-West Region First Team as a sophomore and was named to the D3hoops.com West Region Rookie of the Year in 2009.
For a complete list of this year's Preseason All-America selections, please log on to www.d3hoops.com.
The Bulldog women's basketball team tips off the regular season with a non-conference bout against La Sierra University on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Currier Gym.
It was good news and bad news for the Cal State San Bernardino men's soccer team.
The Coyotes (13-5-1) made the postseason for just the third time in history. The bad news, though, is losses in the last two matches cost the Coyotes the right to host a game, so they'll be hitting the road.
Chico State will host the Super Region 4. The Coyotes will be facing Pacific West champion Grand Canyon (14-2-2) at 4 p.m. Friday in the first round while the host Wildcats (13-6) will play CCAA North foe Sonoma State (14-5-1) at 7 p.m.
"Our guys are excited about the opportunity," said Cal State San Bernardino coach Noah Kooiman, this year's CCAA Coach of the Year. "It's a little disappointing we're not hosting, but it's the playoffs. "We got a taste of it last year, so we're better prepared this time around."
The Coyotes have been ranked as high as No. 3 in the country and were No. 1 in the West Region the last three weeks, but Cal State lost its regular-season finale to Cal State Dominguez Hills 1-0 and its CCAA tournament semifinal to Sonoma State 1-0.
Sonoma State won the event by beating Dominguez in the final. Kooiman thinks Sonoma State winning tipped the hosting right to Chico. Had Dominguez gotten in, the South would have had two teams and the Coyotes likely would have been the host team.
"We'll never know, but that's how we think it would have worked out," Kooiman said.
It will be the third playoff berth for the Coyotes, who were beaten last year by Cal State Los Angeles 5-3. The previous berth was in 1991, when the school was competing at the Division III level.
The Coyotes haven't played Grand Canyon this season. They defeated Chico State 2-1 and lost to Sonoma State twice, 3-1 and 1-0.
Division III women's soccer
Surprise SCIAC tournament winner University of Redlands has drawn a first- round playoff matchup against Chapman on Thursday.
The Bulldogs (10-9) were seeded fourth for the SCIAC tourney but earned the conference playoff berth by upsetting top- seeded Cal Lutheran and No. 2 Occidental in the conference tournament.
Redlands hasn't given up a goal in more than 285 minutes dating back to its 5-0 victory over Whittier on Oct. 30. It has seven shutouts.
Chapman (12-6), which competes as an independent, gained one of 21 Pool B/C bids to the NCAA tournament. It defeated Redlands 3-2 in nonconference play earlier this season.
Division III men's soccer
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (14-3-2) will be the SCIAC's lone postseason representative and compete in a four- team sectional. The Stags will play host team Texas-Tyler University (12-3-1) on Saturday.
The winner of that game will face the winner of the game between Trinity-Texas and Pacific.
Claremont-Mudd finished second to the University of Redlands in the regular season but upended the Bulldogs 1-0 in the SCIAC tournament to earn the automatic bid.
Division III volleyball
For the first time since 1999, the University of La Verne will not be participating in the postseason.
Regular-season champion Cal Lutheran won the SCIAC's automatic bid by also winning the conference tournament.
The Leopards (19-11) were 11-9 in mid- October but went 8-2 over their last 10 matches to make a push for an at-large bid, then lost the tournament finale to Cal Lutheran.
West Region representatives Cal Lutheran, Colorado College and Whitworth each received automatic bids into the 63-team field by virtue of winning their respective conferences. Puget Sound (18-6) earned the West's lone at-large berth.
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps football team had a chance to make the playoffs if it could run the table and win its last three games. That won't happen.
Cal Lutheran (6-1, 4-0) took it to the Stags, winning 41-14 at Zinda Field today. The Stags had two big problems. The first problem was they couldn't throw the ball, not even a little. Cal Lutheran put nine men in the box and dared them to do so and they could not.
That also made it hard for CMS (5-2, 2-2) to run the ball which is traditionally a strong suit.
The second problem was on defense they couldn't cover anyone. That is an equally big issue. The Stags had two starting safeties out with injuries and their absence was exposed early as Cal Lu receivers were wide open all day.
CMS is a good football team. But this makes losses to two of the top tier teams in Cal Lutheran and Redlands. So maybe it is not quite at that level yet.It has a game left with Occidental next week. A win in that game will be evidence the Stags are making strides and getting close to shrinking the gap between the top teams and middle teams. A loss and they're relegated to second-tier status.
Also in SCIAC play Redlands beat La Verne 27-7. The Bulldogs likely experienced a letdown after last week's emotionally and physically draining 51-7 thrashing of Occidental.The Bulldogs could still make the playoffs but they need help.
Pomona-Pitzer faltered at Whittier, losing 37-17. That sets up a battle of winless teams next week as the Sagehens will play at La Verne.
Junior forward Jamie Griffin of the University of Redlands men's soccer team was named the SCIAC Male Athlete of the Week.
Griffin led the Bulldogs to a 4-0 Homecoming victory over Cal Lutheran on Saturday with a first-half hat trick that took place in the span of 15 minutes. He sent one past the CLU goalkeeper at the 22:53 mark before heading in his second goal off of a corner kick less than six minutes later. He capped off his hat trick performance with a one-timer goal at the 38th minute.
Against the Kingsmen, Griffin posted six total shots with four of them coming on-frame.
With his recent offensive explosion, Griffin now leads the SICAC and Redlands with eight goals and 19 points (8g, 3a) on the season.
The Bulldogs (10-2-2, 9-1-2 SCIAC) currently sit in a tie for first place in the SCIAC standings and take on Occidental tonight at 7 p.m. on Farquhar Field. Prior to the start of the match, Redlands will honor its five graduating seniors as they compete in their final home, regular-season game.
Soccer player Andrea Smith of Whittier is the women's Athlete of the Week.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps had a surprisingly tough time with Whittier but prevailed 30-27, the difference being a Chet Corcos field goal with 4:05 left.
There are a lot of games to choose from for area college football enthusiasts.
Cal Lutheran (1-1) at Redlands (2-0), 7 p.m.
Transfer U comes in to take on the Bulldogs in what should be one of the biggest games in the SCIAC this season. Cal Lutheran has looked more potent on offense than Redlands which tends to start slowly but wake up in the third quarter. The Bulldogs can't afford a slow start in this one. The running game must also do better than it has in the first two games. Slight edge to the visiting Kingsmen in this one.
La Verne (0-2) at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2-0), 7 p.m.
A turning point game for both programs. CMS has played considerably weaker foes than the Leopards to this point. La Verne has lost 13 straight games and this a foe that shouldn't be out of its class if it wants to make a leap to respectability, CMS has looked solid but they haven't played anyone yet. Have to call this one for the Stags.
Pomona-Pitzer (0-2) at Chapman (0-2), 7 p.m.
Two teams still looking to get into the win column. The Sagehens need to improve on defense because Jake Caron and R.J. Maki can't carry the team. Chapman can also be a tough place to win. We're probably looking at a Panther victory.
In the community college ranks . . .
Riverside (2-1) at Chaffey (3-1), 6 p.m.
The Panthers have been lucky. Coach Carl Beach is the first to admit that and in this one he doesn't have room for error. Riverside is back on the way up and has some talented game-breakers. Chaffey has won some low-scoring games so trading touchdowns with the Tigers might be tough. Give RCC the edge, based on previous results.
Citrus (1-2) at San Bernardino Valley (1-2), 6 p.m.
The first Emerson Bowl with SBVC's Kevin Emerson facing his former team. He wants this one bad. His team wants it too. If Kristin James hangs on to the ball, it shouldn't be a problem. I'll go with the Wolverines at home.
Victor Valley (0-3) at Desert (1-3), 6 p.m.
The Rams have been beaten up physically by top-notch nonconference foes. They have the talent to win this one but coach Dave Hoover is worried about his team's mental state after the tough start. If the Rams lose this one it's going to be a very long season. If they can pull one out, it should them some momentum heading into conference play. Because of uncertainty at the quarterback position I have to go with Desert.
Football player Dan Selway of the University of Redlands and runner Jennifer Tave of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps have earned Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Athlete of the Week honors.
Selway earned accolades on the men's side for his effort in Saturday's 23-7 win against Whitworth (Wash.). The senior captain connected on 23 of his 35 attempts without an interception for a total of 214 passing yards, which included all three touchdowns. Selway also reverted back to his receiving days as a freshman, and caught a pass in the end zone for the two-point conversion on the second touchdown of the game.
The Redlands quarterback has helped the Bulldogs to a 2-0 start, compiling 360 total passing yards with a 69.5% completion rating and five touchdowns.
Meanwhile Tave led the Athenas to a ninth place finish (second among non-Division I teams) at the UC Riverside Invitational.
She finished 29th overall with a personal best time of 17:49.0 which is fourth best in CMS history. She finished nearly 20 seconds ahead of the closest SCIAC competitor. Of the 28 runners in front of her, 22 were Division I, 3 post-collegiate, 2 NAIA and one JC.
Three of the seven area college football teams are off this week and one that is playing will be on the road. So there aren't many games to choose from.
Linfield, Ore. (0-1) at University of La Verne, 12:30 p.m.
Linfield has had two weeks to sit and stew about its 47-42 loss to Cal Lutheran. La Verne lost its opener to what looks like a very good Azusa Pacific team, also two weeks ago. La Verne's running game looked much improved and that's a good thing. It needs to do well there to have any chance at all of pulling a major upset and snapping its 12 game losing streak which dates back to the end of the 2008 season. Would love to call an upset here but it looks highly improbable.
In the community college ranks . . .
Chaffey (2-1) at Ventura (2-1), 6 p.m.
The Panthers are coming off a 17-13 loss to Saddleback which doesn't look as dominating as it has been in the past. Chaffey has some nagging injuries, one of those an elbow injury to talented back Erin Madden who will probably be out a minimum of three weeks according to coach Carl Beach. That will hurt big time. Chaffey's offense has not been firing on all cyclinders and it needs to here to get the win on the road.
Santa Monica (2-1) at San Bernardino Valley (0-2), 6 p.m.
A year ago this might have been an easy game but Santa Monica has improved, although its nonconference schedule has not been as challenging as some. The Wolverines had a lot of players banged up two weeks ago in the loss to Riverside. The key here may be how the secondary of SBVC holds up. It has been torched badly in the first two games. Coverages has to be better for the Wolverines to get the W!
Saddleback (2-1) at Victor Valley (0-3), 1 p.m.
The Rams continue their gauntlet of difficult nonconference games. This looks like the most winnable of the four with the trip to High Desert never an easy one for opponents. The Rams have had a revolving door at quarterback. Dave Hoover finally settled on one - Courtney Patton. But he injured an ankle last week and is questionable. Even if he does go the injury will probably take away some of his mobility which is his strong suit. So the Rams will probably be hard-pressed to pull this one off.
There aren't a lot of games to pick from if you want to take in a local college football game this weeekend.
The University of La Verne (0-1) and San Bernardino Valley College (0-2) are idle and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1-0), Pomona-Pitzer (0-1) and Chaffey College (2-0) will all be on the road.
The University of Redlands (1-0) will host Whitworth, Wash. (1-1) at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Ted Runner Stadium. The Bulldogs opened their season with a 21-10 win at East Texas Baptist last week. That looks like a good win given that team's big win the previous week.
This will be the second straight week the Bulldogs will be defending a star player. Not that you want to focus and entire game plan on one player, but Whitworth does rely on all-everything back Adam Anderson much the way East Texas revolved around its quarterback Sed Harris.
Redlands has the benefit of a solid quarterback and leader in Dan Selway, who is finally exhausting his eligibilty - foes in the SCIAC wil be happy to know. The Bulldogs do need to develop a running game, something coach Mike Maynard says has been a focal point in practice this week.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps is going up to Pacific (Ore.) for a 1:30 p.m. game. That team is probably worse than the Lewis & Clark team it beat last week. Expect the Stags to move to 2-0. How good they are is still anybody's guess given the level of competition.
Pomona-Pitzer, which lost to Whitworth 35-7 last week, goes up to Lewis & Clark. So the Sagehens and quarterback Jacob Caron have a good shot at win No. 1.
In the junior college ranks Victor Valley (0-2) will be at Riverside (1-0) for a 6 p.m. showdown. The schedule makers did the Rams no favors. Don't get coach Dave Hoover started on that subject!
Chaffey (2-0) is off to an impressive start too but will face a tough task in marching down to Mission Viejo to square off against Saddleback, the No. 14 team in the state.
The University of Redlands chalked up a 21-10 win over East Texas Baptist this morning in its season debut. It was a good win for the Bulldogs over an opponent that picked up a quality win last week.
The Bulldogs got an efficient performance from senior quarterback Dan Sewlay who went 18 of 24 for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Coach Mike Maynard has said he will use other quarterbacks this season because he has to prepare for life after Selway. Well that came earlier than he even planned as Selway was sidelined with cramps early in the third quarter in the stifling humidity.
Sophomore Chad Hurst came in and directed a drive that put the Bulldogs a 21-3 lead.
Evan Reuter and David Metcalf proved to be the top targets.
On defense Redlands faced a tough task in trying to stop ETBU's scrambling quarterback Sed Harris. The Bulldogs gave up some big plays but did an admirable job. Maynard credit Andrew Carreon, Spencer Minshew, Alex Ouji and Brad Hutter.
Punter Wes Norris averaged 51.4 yards on five kicks and Mike Nicolini had a big interception in the first half.
Meanwhile Pomona-Pitzer lost to Whitworth (Wash.) 35-7 at home. The Sagehens gave up 21 quick points in the last three minutes and was not in striking distance again. The defense is looking suspect, having given up 562 yards. That will be a big problem!
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) cross country teams are both ranked highly in the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) preseason rankings which were released on August 24.
The men, the defending West Region champions, are ranked first and the women, who finished third in the region last year, are ranked second. The USTFCCCA preseason national rankings will be released on September 1.
The Stags return five runners from their region-winning team: Kris Brown, Georgi Dinolov, Brian Kopczynski, Kramer Straube and Brian Sutter. All five earned All-SCIAC honors last year with Straube, Kopczynski, Sutter and Dinolov also earning All-Region honors. In addition to winning the region, CMS also won the SCIAC and went on to place 15th at the NCAA Championships.
The Athenas return six runners from last year's regional squad: Kate Crawford (SO, Seattle, WA), Julia Rigby, Ashley Scott, Jennifer Tavé, Laura Wyatt and Aubrey Zimmerling. Tavé, Rigby and Scott earned All-SCIAC honors with Tavé and Rigby also earning All-Region honors. Tavé was runner-up at both the SCIAC and Regional meets and earned All-American honors with her 27th place finish at the NCAA Championships.
The Athenas tied for second in the SCIAC, but were the top finishing SCIAC team at the regional. They finished 22nd at the NCAA Championships, second of three West Region teams.
CMS opens their season with a dual meet against Westmont College along the beach in Santa Barbara on September 4.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps has been awarded the right to host the 2011 California-Nevada Collegiate Track and Field Championships in the spring.
The prestigious meet for four-year colleges and universities in the two states has a history dating back to 1994. The meet, which will be held March 26-27, has been hosted by UCLA the past two years.
CMS will be the first Division III host for the championship in its 18-year history. The championship is the only meet held in either state which offers scored competition between all three NCAA Divisions as well as NAIA schools.
"It's a great opportunity to showcase our school and our facility," said former coach John Goldhammer, who was instrumental in bringing the meet to Claremont. "There hasn't been a lot of confidence in Division III schools when it comes to hosting this type of event so we're honored to be given the chance."
The bidding process came down to CMS and Division II power UC San Diego with CMS winning a vote of member coaches by a wide margin.
"We have bid for it before," Goldhammer said. "Maybe we just wore them down and they gave in. But we're looking forward to putting on a nice event."
The will not be more representation from the local schools just because it will be held near by though. To make the field athletes must be ranked in the top 27 in the field events or top 36 for track event.
The 2010 team champions were UCLA for the men and Cal State Northridge for the women.
The Pomona-Pitzer baseball team has fallen one game short of playing for the NCAA Division III West Region championship for a second straight year. The Sagehens were sent home from the 2010 event by a 6-5 loss to Mississippi College Saturday afternoon at Linfield University in McMinnville, Ore.
The disappointing thing is that the decisive run was the result of a Sagehens error in the ninth inning. Coach Frank Pericolosi says defense was an issue the entire tournament. Official scoring was generous, with many hits called as such that should have been ruled errors.
The tournament got off to such a promising start with the Sagehens winning their first two games and being the last team handed a loss in the double-elimination tournament. The wheels started coming off on Friday in a 10-0 loss to host Linfield. Two errors in the first inning led to four unearned runs and the Sagehens were never in the game.
The Sagehens (31-11) do have a lot to be proud of this season. Last year they were No. 1 in the country heading into the tournament so not winning then was more disappointing than it has to be this season.
Pericolosi started as many as four freshmen and three sophomores this season.So this team will be back. The key losses will be catcher James Brunswick, one of the team's more underrated players, and shortstop James Kang, who seemed to come up with every clutch hit.
Some players also emerged that few might have expected. Guy Stevens got throw into the fire Friday night after sophomore starter Leo Rosetti struggled. Stevens is just a freshman and had seen little mound time this season, That was a pretty pressure-packed situation. But he threw five scoreless innings before running out of gas and giving up a couple in his sixth inning of work.
The same can be said for senior Lucas Fogarty, the tough-luck loser today.He too had not been called on much but was solid in hs outing.
With three SCIAC titles and regional appearances in the last four years, it is clear that Pomona-Pitzer is the standard by which others in the conference will be measured in coming years.
The All-SCIAC honors have been doled out in baseball. Not surprsingly, Pomona-Pitzer and Redlands dominate the selections as the teams finished first and second in the conference.
The Sagehens are the lone team left playing.
FIRST TEAM
Pitchers
David Colvin, Jr., Pomona-Pitzer
Derek Johnson, Jr., University of Redlands
Alex Sunderland, Jr., Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Catcher
Mike Surina, Sr., University of La Verne
Infielders
Nick Frederick, Jr., Pomona-Pitzer
John Hattabaugh, Sr., University of La Verne
Chase Tucker, So., University of Redlands
Steve Dannaway, Sr., Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Zach Braband, Sr., University of Redlands
Outfielders
Nate Carlson, Jr., University of Redlands
Erik Munzer, Fr., Pomona-Pitzer
Max Rose, Sr., Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Designated hitter
K.C. Judge, Jr., California Lutheran
SECOND TEAM
Pitchers
Matt Baudino, Jr., University of La Verne
Robbie Selden, Sr., California Lutheran
James Brunswick, Sr., Pomona-Pitzer
Ian Durhan, Jr., California Lutheran
Catcher
Jefre Johnson, Sr., University of Redlands
Infielders
Victor Peinado, Sr., University of La Verne
Eric Schropp, So., Caltech
Outfielders
Matt Martin, Sr., California Lutheran
David Spiller, Sr., Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Jacob Storrer, Fr., Whittier
Designated hitters
Nick Gentili, Fr., Pomona-Pitzer
Brett Sandford, Sr., University of Redlands
Utility
Michael Lessig, Sr., University of Redlands
The SCIAC champion Pomona-Pitzer baseball team is the lone college team left standing. The Sagehens will leave Tuesday morning for the NCAA Division III West Regional to be hosted by Linfield (Ore.) starting on Wednesday.
The Sagehens (29-9) are seeded third in the six-team field and will open up against fourth-seeded University of Texas-Tyler at 7 p.m.
The field looks extremely tough with all six teams ranked nationally.Chapman is the top seed and is ranked the highest at No. 6. Then it's Trinity (Tex.) at No. 9, Pomona-Pitzer at No. 11, Mississippi College at No. 15 and Texas-Tyler at No. 18.
Tyler is the top team out of the tough American Southwest Conference. Both Tyler and Pitzer were regional qualifiers last year, although they didn't play each other.
The biggest challenge for the Sagehens will be rust. They haven't played in three weeks. No matter how much you practice or how many intrasquad games you play, it isn't the same as seeing live pitching and being in game situations.
Junior David Colvin gets the start. With him on the mound the Sagehens typically don't need a lot of runs.
The Sagehens have five seniors, two of whom are starters. They have been to the regional three times in the last four years.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps golf standout Tain Lee brought home a national championship today at the NCAA Division III championships in Hershey, Penn. But it gets better than that . . . senior Mitchell Fedorka of the University of La Verne finished second, giving the SCIAC the top two individuals in the country. That is some feat!
Lee led from wire-to-wire which is pretty impressive. Fedorka pulled into a tie with him during Thursday's third round but he had a triple bogey late in the round that gave Lee the lead back. He never gave it up.
The win was nice for Lee which might be of some consolation to Fedorka, who lost in a playoff for medalist honors last season.
La Verne finished a respectable fifth in the team competition which was won by Methodist University of North Carolina. Had it not been for a bad opening round, the Leopards would have been right in the thick of the team competition too.
The SCIAC is one of the top conferences in the country when it comes to golf. CMS and the University of Redlands were ranked among the top 10 teams in the country all season long but La Verme got the automatic bid. And only three at-large bids are awarded nationwide so both those teams were left at home when they were probably better than some teams that won their conference.
According to CMS coach Bim Jollymour, the rules are changing next year so that six at-large berths will be awarded. That should bode well for the SCIAC.
The announcement of playoff pairing for the NCAA Division III softball tournament were announced and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, La Verne and Redlands are all in, Now let's hope the teams do a little better than last year when the same three got in to the same six-team regional and they were THE first three teams eliminated.
La Verne got the automatic bid by winning the SCIAC tournament. That looked like it was going to knock Redlands out of the running because few believed the SCIAC was going to get three teams in again this year and CMS seemed like a sure bet because it beat Redlands head-to-head in three of four meetings,. And it should have won the other game too.
Redlands coach Laurie Nevarez seemed to think her team's chances weren't good, and said as much after her team lost the SCIAC title game to La Verne.
But after all that the Bulldogs might have the best draw of the three local teams, who are headed to separate venues.
La Verne got the short end of the deal. But then again it was third to the other two in the regular season. The Leopards (27-18) will play at Louisiana College and face the host team in its opener. Louisiana (41-6) also happens to be ranked first in the country. No. 2 Texas-Tyler and No. 10 East Texas Baptist are in the same field. That's a tall order!
CMS will be off Simpson College in Iowa. The Athenas are seeded fourth and will face fifth-seed Central (Iowa). Going by the rankings, the biggest obstacle looks like No. 8 Linfield, Ore. Central is No. 15 while host Simpson is No. 14.
Redlands will play in an eight-team regional at Wisconsin-Whitewater. The Bulldogs (32-120 will face Augustana, Ill. in its first game. That shouldn't be an overwhemling task for a team with considerable playoff experience. No. 5 Luther (Iowa) is the highest ranked team in the group.
Former Pomona-Pitzer baseball standout Drew Hedman is playing for the Salem (Va.) Red Sox, Boston's High A affiliate in the Carolina League.
It's early but his second professional season is off to a better start than the first.He is hitting .340 (16-for-47) in 14 games with eight RBI and eight runs scored. He played first base in college but is now seeing time in right field.
Hedman, who broke several school records his senior season, hit .265 last year in 45 games for the Lowell Spinners of the New York-Penn League. He was a 50th round draft pick by the Red Sox in 2009.
The SCIAC has announced the 2009-10 All-SCIAC honors in men's tennis. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, coached by Paul Settles, repeated as team champion. The Stags had three players named to the first team and one selected to second.
The complete list of honors are as follows:
Player of the Year: Andrew Giuffrida, California Lutheran University
Team Sportsmanship Award: University of La Verne
FIRST TEAM
Nick Ballou, California Lutheran University
Robbie Erani, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Mikey Lim, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Eric MacColl, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Tommy Meyer, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
Cameron Spearman, University of Redlands
SECOND TEAM
Frankie Allinson, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
Russell Brockett, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Jeff Hammond, University of Redlands
Ryan Lassila, California Lutheran University
Anish Nanda, University of Redlands
Uday Singh, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
Kevin Wong, University of Redlands
Ray Worley, California Lutheran University
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The SCIAC has announced the 2009-10 All-SCIAC Women's Tennis teams, Player of the Year and Team Sportsmanship Award and area schools are well represented. Pomona-Pitzer, coached by Ann Lebedeff, had the most players selected, although the Player of the Year is Paige Sumida of the University of Redlands. Here is the list of the entire team. FIRST TEAM
Holly Beaman, California Lutheran University Team Sportsmanship Award: California Institute of Technology |
The University of Redlands and Pomona-Pitzer baseball teams have separated themselves from the rest of the pack so the SCIAC title will come down to those two.
Redlands got brilliant pitching and posted wins of 6-2 and 7-1 over the Sagehens on Saturday. Pitzer was equally dominant in the opener on Friday, winning 9-2. So now all the three-game series are done and its on to round-robin play.
Each team has one game against all the others so it is a chance for the lesser teams to be the spoiler. But don't count on it. Barring an unforseen upset the title will come down to the last head-to-head battle between the teams on April 24 at Redlands.
The highlight of Saturday's doubleheader was a monster collision between the Bulldogs' Nate Carlson and Sagehens catcher James Brunswick with Carlson attempting to score from second on a hit in the third inning of the second game which Redlands was leading 5-0.
Carlson is a big dude - the roster says 6-4. Brunswick is 5-11, a small 5-11 at that. Carlson barreled in and Brunswick went flying, yet made the tag and hung on to the ball for the final out of the inning. Carlsown was ejected for not sliding, which Redlands coach Scott Laverty conceded was the right call.
How many times does the guy making the great defensive play lead off the next inning? Yes most of the time. And Brunswick got a hit and later scored. But that was about the only highlight of the day for the Sagehens.
Both are quality teams. And barring something unexpected, both should make the regional tournament. And both have the potential to make a run. It is ivalry in full bloom and should only get better!
Redlands (21-3, 13-2 SCIAC) has slowly crept onto the voters' radars, winning 16 of its past 17 games. It took 10 innings to down the Bulldogs in their lone loss during that span, as Menlo College handed the team its last defeat on March 19 in the California Invitational by a count of 6-9.
This marks Redlands' first appearance in the D3baseball.com Top-25 Poll since it was ranked for five weeks at the start of the 2008 season.
The Bulldogs next take on Whittier College in a three-game Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) set on Friday (April 2) and Saturday (April 3). The Maroon and Gray travels to Whittier for a 3 p.m. bout on Friday before hosting the Poets in a Saturday doubleheader. The first pitch of game one is set for 11 a.m. at The Yard on Saturday.
University of Redlands sophomore Collin Gladys has been named Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Men's Athlete of the Week for the week of March 15-21.
Gladys won the program's second-ever NCAA Division III national title when he clocked the winning time of 1:48.55 in the men's 200 individual medley at the 2010 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships on Wednesday, March 17, at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
That time eclipsed the former school record of 1:49.53, which Gladys established at the 2010 SCIAC Swimming & Diving Championships on Feb. 21. By virtue of his finish, he earned All-America honors. Gladys also took fifth in the men's 100 breaststroke (55.29), setting a program record and gaining All-America laurels in the process. In addition, he received Honorable Mention All-America recognition for his contributions to the 16th-place 200 medley relay (1:34.70), the 15th-place 200 freestyle relay (1:24.71) and the 14th-place 400 freestyle relay (3:06.55).
Annie Perizzolo of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges captured the SCIAC Women's Athlete of the Week honor after winning two national titles at the 2010 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships. Perizzolo touched first in both the women's 100 and 200 breaststroke events.
The SCIAC Athletes of the Week are voted on by the eight conference sports information directors on a weekly basis,
The University of Redlands women's basketball team fought till the end but came up short, losing to Puget Sound 54-42 in a first round playoff game Friday at George Fox University in Oregon.
It was the first trip to the playoffs in school history for the Bulldogs. It hurts to come up short when you fought through so much adversity all season. The Bulldogs were plagued by injuries all season and had to pull off big wins over their two niggest rivals in the last week of the season in Cal Lutheran and Occidental.
Then they had to beat those same two opponents again in the SCIAC Tournament. They did just that.
So while it hurts to lose, the Bulldogs can be proud. They set the school record for wins with 22. They also set the bar higher for the next team. These players were part of the first playoff team in school history. They might make it again next year but there is always something about the first.
Redlands will graduate just two players, good ones in Ali Bueno and Meghan Yetman. But with the players they have coming back and the experience gained this season the Bulldogs will be a formidable foe again next season.
The season ended for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps basketball teams as the Stags were turned back by Chapman 58-47 on Thursday in a first round playoff game. The win avenged an earlier loss as the Panthers were beaten by CMS by a one point early on.
It was a great atmosphere for college basketball. The Hutton Sports Center was packed with fans from both schools. Students on the Chapman side didn't sit down even once.
SCIAC Player of the Year Chris Blees had a particularly bad night scoring just seven points on 2-for-13 shooting from the field. He shot an air ball on a 3-pointer in the first half and pretty much heard it from the crowd every time he touched the ball after that.
Welcome to playoff basketball on the road.
The CMS followers returned the favor when one of the Chapman players did the same.
The game was even at 44-all but CMS managed just three points in the last seven minutes., It was a combination of everything - turnovers, missed free throws, not getting the key rebound.
CMS coach Ken Scalmanini was going for his 200th career win in his 12 years at the school. He'll have to wait until next year. CMS ends a still-solid season at 21-7. Chapman improves to 24-2.
Chapman has a couple of area players, both pretty good ones. Griffin Ramme had 21 points while Justin Riley had six points, seven rebounds, three steals and a monster block. Both are out of Damien High School.
Freshman Allie Bollella and sophomore Tyler Harp of the University of Redlands swimming & diving program earned Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Athlete of the Week honors for the women and men, respectively, for the week of Feb. 22-28, as announced on Wednesday by the conference office.
Bollella earned the SCIAC Women's Athlete of the Year Award for swimming & diving after winning three individual events and competing on four relays that placed among the top two at the 2010 SCIAC Swimming & Diving Championships from Sunday, Feb. 21, through Tuesday, Feb. 23.
Bollella clocked an NCAA "A" qualifying time in the 200 freestyle (1:52.33) and registered NCAA "B" marks in the 50 freestyle (23.70, prelims) and the 100 freestyle (51.79). She contributed her talents to four Bulldog relays (200 freestyle relay, second place, 1:36.69; 200 medley relay, second place, 1:50.10; 800 freestyle relay, first place, 7:42.42; 400 freestyle relay, second place, 3:30.70), three of which met NCAA "B" qualification.
In addition, she set three individual program records and three relay program records while lowering the SCIAC meet standards in the 50 freestyle, the 100 freestyle, the 200 freestyle and the 800 freestyle relay. Also, her 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle performances eclipsed the former SCIAC overall standards in those respective events.
Harp won the SCIAC Men's Athlete of the Year Award for swimming & diving for the second time in as many years following the 2010 SCIAC Swimming & Diving Championships, which occurred from Sunday, Feb. 21, through Tuesday, Feb. 23. He took home the conference title in three individual events and participated on four first-place relays. Harp achieved an NCAA "A" cut in the 200 freestyle (1:39.32) and clocked NCAA "B" standards in the 50 freestyle (20.77) and the 100 freestyle (45.30).
He also competed on four of Redlands' first-place relays (200 freestyle relay, 1:23.49; 200 medley relay, 1:33.21; 800 freestyle relay, 6:46.10; 400 freestyle relay, 3:03.78), all of which gained NCAA "B" qualification. Harp lowered the program and SCIAC overall standard in the 200 freestyle, while his 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay teams also set program and SCIAC overall marks. This marks Harp's third athlete of the week honor. He was previously given the distinction on Feb. 10, 2010 and Feb. 19, 2009.
The SCIAC Athletes of the Week are voted on by the conference's eight sports information directors on a weekly basis.
The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men and University of Redlands women's basketball teams now know the opponents they will be facing in first-round playoff action this week.
The Stags (21-6) will stay close to home and head to Chapman University (23-2) for a 7 p.m. contest on Thursday. The winner of that game will then travel to Whitworth (Wash.) for a second-round game on Saturday.
It was the scenario that coach Ken Scalmanini predicted the night before the draw was announced. He doesn't like it but understands the logic.
"It really doesn't have the whole playoff feel to it," he said. "It's a team we play every year. There is something about getting on a plane and making a trip that gives it more of a playoff feel."
The two teams did play earlier this season with the Stags prevailing 57-56.
Meanwhile the University of Redlands women, making their first playoff appearance in school history, will play the University of Puget Sound (23-4) on Friday at George Fox University.
The Bulldogs (22-5) survived two thrillers in the SCIAC tournament, winning their games by a total of three points, one in overtime.
"It might be our first time there but we're not just happy to be there. We want to win," Redlands coach Rich Murphy said. "The girls are determined. They aren't just happy showing up."
Redlands has not seen Puget Sound this season but did lose to the Loggers in a nonconference game last year.
Now that the dust has cleared, pairings for the SCIAC men's basketball tournament have been determined.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (19-6, 11-3) is the top seed and will host Occidental on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The other game will feature Cal Lutheran (15-10, 9-5) at Pomona-Pitzer (13-12, 9-5).
Going into the last game of the season Redlands, Cal Lutheran and Pomona-Pitzer were all tied for third so two of the three were going to make it in. Redlands looked to be the shoe-in with a game against seventh-place La Verne but the Bulldogs lost. They lost their last four games of the season so they didn't deserve to get in.
Meanwhile Pomona-Pitzer beat Oxy 55-54 and Cal Lutheran upset Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 74-67.
The championship game will be on Saturday with the highest seeded team hosting.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps basketball player Cameron Hanson is this week's SCIAC Female Athlete of the Week.
The senior center averaged a double-double as CMS went 2-0 to secure a spot in the SCIAC tournament after being three games down with four to play.
In Thursday's must-win at Whittier, she had 12 points, nine rebounds, six steals and three blocks as CMS won 80-61.
In Saturday's home finale against Pomona-Pitzer, she scored 10 points and added 13 rebounds, three blocks and three steals as CMS won 65-51. She shot 61% (7/13) from the field in the two games. In SCIAC play, she averages 8.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.
The University of Redlands baseball team began SCIAC play the past weekend by taking two out of three games against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, the last coming in walkoff fashion.
Senior catcher Jefre Johnson has led the offense thus far, hitting .429 (9-for-21). He has four doubles, a triple and a home run.
Junior outfielder Nate Carlson already has collected 11 RBI, three of those coming on a home run in the ninth that was the difference against CMS in the series finale on Saturday.
Next up for the Bulldogs (4-1, 2-1) is a three-game set against traditional power University of La Verne (2-3, 0-0). Redlands will host the single game at 2:30 p.m. on Friday with the twinbill at La Verne on Saturday getting underway at 11 a.m.
Sophomore Tyler Harp of the University of Redlands men's swimming & diving team garnered Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Male Athlete of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 1-7, as announced today by the conference office.
Harp captured two individual events and added a memorable anchor leg on the meet-winning relay in a thrilling 124-119 victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Saturday in Claremont to help the men's team remain undefeated in SCIAC competition.
He cleared the NCAA "B" qualifying standard in the 200 freestyle, blitzing the field with a winning time of 1:41.76. Harp then went on to take the 200 butterfly (1:57.80) later on in the contest. In the meet's final event, the 400 freestyle relay, he helped the Bulldogs' "A" squad finish first (3:08.54), anchoring with a 45.65.
This marks Harp's second SCIAC Male Athlete of the Week recognition. He also gained the honor on Feb. 19, 2009 following his Male Athlete of the Year performance at the 2009 SCIAC Swimming & Diving Championships.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' Emma Jones, a member of the Athenas' swimming & diving team, gained Female Athlete of the Week laurels. She won two individual races and competed on the event-winning 400 freestyle relay in a 139-104 triumph over Redlands.
Redlands (6-2, 6-1 SCIAC; 7-1, 7-0 SCIAC) hosts the SCIAC Dive Prelims this Saturday and Sunday at the Thompson Aquatic Center. The meet is scheduled to commence at 11 a.m. on both days.
The SCIAC Athletes of the Week are voted on weekly by the conference's eight sports information directors.
University of Redlands senior offensive lineman Travis McBride has been named to the D3football.com All-America Third Team for his contributions during the 2009 season.
On the heels of his D3football.com Second-Team All-West Region nod, McBride gains his first All-America honor of his career.
In 2009, this three-year starter led a Redlands offensive line that surrendered just 11 sacks in 352 pass attempts while helping the Bulldogs rack up 3,912 yards of total offense.
He has not personally given up a sack in the past two seasons.
This year McBride served as a co-captain during the team's 7-2 season that included a third-place mark of 4-2 in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) action. He also landed on the All-SCIAC First Team, following his spot on the Second Team in 2008.
She lit up the scoreboard at last weekend's UC Santa Cruz Winter Tournament, averaging 24 points per game, as the Bulldogs defeated Whitworth University (WA), 81-57, and Santa Cruz, 75-60. She shot .500 from the field and went 16-for-20 from the charity stripe. She also pulled down 17 rebounds, including six offensive boards, to go along with eight assists, three blocks and three steals.
The Redlands women's basketball team (4-2) takes to the road for a non-conference game against Chapman on Sat., Dec. 12, at 5 p.m., before heading to La Sierra University on Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. showdown with the Golden Eagles.
Whittier's DaMon Perry earned the male award.
University of Redlands senior offensive lineman Travis McBride has been named to the D3football.com All-West Region Second Team.
On the heels of his First-Team All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) accolade, McBride gains his inaugural All-West Region honor of his career. In 2009, this three-year starter led a Redlands offensive line that surrendered just 11 sacks in 232 pass attempts while helping the Bulldogs rack up 2,618 yards of total offense. He has not personally given up a sack in the past two seasons.
This year McBride served as a co-captain during the team's 7-2 season that included a third-place mark of 4-2 in SCIAC action.
For a complete list of the All-Region recipients, please log onto www.d3football.com.
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.
About Michelle
Michelle Gardner has been a staff writer for The Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2002 and has covered the local college sports scene since 2004. She ventured West after working at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale for eight years and is a graduate of the University of Florida.
E-mail Michelle here.
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