Go. See. Do. Riverside and Beyond
A few nights ago, I headed out to Riverside City College (RCC) to watch the play-in women’s volleyball match between Chaffey College and RCC.
RCC won the match in three sets (25-12, 25-14, 27-25), and earned the right to advance in the playoffs against Pierce College in Woodland Hills tomorrow night (11/24).
For a full recap of the game, visit the RCC Athletics website.
I also took some pictures:
The night’s kill leader…
Final kill of the match…
The celebration…
With two sons who play water polo, it feels like we are always out on a pool deck somewhere. Neither of our boys had games or practices today, so what did we do? We watched more water polo.
Today was the second day of a men’s junior college water polo tournament at Golden West College in Huntington Beach. The first game we watched was Riverside City College vs. West Valley College. Both teams finished second in pool play yesterday.
This was a great game. The lead changed a few times and was tied 15-15 in the 4th quarter until RCC got the go-ahead goal.
Final score: Riverside 17, West Valley 15
Here are a few pictures:
By the way, I am thinking about taking more pictures of local sports teams. If you would like to see if I can come out to a game, please contact me.
Nice five meter save…
We drove out to Citrus College in Glendora yesterday to watch the 2014 Southern California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Water Polo Championship games.
Riverside City College faced Fullerton College in the final match for the women. This was a great game. RCC started strong, but Fullerton battled back in the second half and won the game 9-8.
Update: Both teams advance to the State Championship Tournament at American River College in Sacramento on 11/21 and 11/22. RCC will play Diablo Valley College, the #1 seed from Northern California. Fullerton will play Foothill College, the #2 seed from Northern California. The winners of these games will play in the State Championship game.
Some pictures from the So Cal Championship game…
Golden West College and Long Beach City College played in the final match for the men. GWC led the entire game and beat LBCC 9-5.
Update: Both teams advance to the State Championship Tournament at American River College in Sacramento on 11/21 and 11/22. GWC will play West Valley College, the #2 seed from Northern California, and LBCC will play Diablo Valley College, the #2 seed from Northen California. The winners of will play in the State Championship game.
Some pictures from the So Cal Championship game…
Did you know that Riverside Community College (RCC) hosted USA Water Polo’s first inaugural Masters Water Polo Festival and the 2013 Masters Water Polo National Championship a few weeks ago?
The Masters National Championship is for studs and studettes. The Festival is for those of us who would like to play, but aren’t ready (or aren’t ready anymore) for the big league.
Check out pictures of some of the action on USA Water Polo’s website.
Despite the fact that I haven’t played since high school (a mere 27 years ago), I wanted to play in the Festival but couldn’t find enough players my age who wanted to get back into the pool. For the record, I wanted to play in the beach rules division, not the inner tube division… who knew there was inner tube water polo?
This is a heads up for my fellow 40+ year old ex-players:
I want to play next year.
If this event is held again next year in or around Riverside and you are interested in playing, please contact me and maybe we can put together a team.