CLOSER LOOK: King F Ricardo Mendez

Posted by Inland Fieldhouse on January 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Take a closer look at Riverside King forward Ricardo Mendez and you’ll see a fearless attacker with the ability to take on, break down and beat defenders with a quick first step and three effortless strides. Mendez can stare down defenders and then run past them, and also is a fairly prodigious poacher on front … Continue reading →

Category Prep Sports, Riverside King, Soccer

Prep Impressions: Nov. 30, 2011

Posted by Inland Fieldhouse on December 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

I covered the Riverside Arlington-Riverside King boys varsity soccer match for The Press-Enterprise on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, and came away thinking the Wolves were unlucky not win by five or six. Instead, Todd Mapes’ charges had to settle for a 4-2 victory over Arlington on Wednesday despite owning a 12-to-6 shots on goal advantage. To … Continue reading →

Category Prep Impressions, Prep Sports, Riverside Arlington, Riverside King, Soccer

Prep Preview: Arlington at King

Posted by Inland Fieldhouse on November 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

I’m covering the Riverside Arlington-Riverside King boys varsity soccer game today for The Press-Enterprise. The best part of this assignment will be judging early-season results for two of Riverside’s better programs. THE LOW DOWN: The Lions (9-3-2 Inland Valley, 16-4-4 overall in 2010) return just eight players from a last year’s team, which made a CIF-Southern … Continue reading →

Category Prep Predictions, Prep Previews, Prep Sports, Riverside Arlington, Riverside King, Soccer