Prep Predictions: CIF Eastern Division
To revisit some of FOMB’s earlier predictions from this year’s Inland Area football playoffs… The Eastern Division is the only in which FOMB’s final four teams are still playing. Everyone’s pick, Kaiser (12-0), plays Elsinore (10-2) in one semifinal, while Summit (9-2-1) and Serrano (11-1) play in the other. Can Kaiser’s defense stifle Elsinore’s stout running game? … Continue reading
Inland Area Prep Soccer Top 10
1. Riverside Poly (0-0-0) — Coach Alex Figueroa has led the Bears to four consecutive playoff appearances, culminating in a spot in a CIF-Southern Section semifinal match last year. His task this year is to replace a senior defense that allowed just 22 goals in 29 matches in 2009-’10. He’ll need to first start at goalkeeper because … Continue reading
Prep Impressions: Nov. 13, 2010
I covered the Riverside Poly-Murrieta Valley CIF-Southern Section Division 2 boys varsity water polo match on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, for The Press-Enterprise and came away thinking the team with greater overall fitness won the match. Murrieta Valley looks like a team of 6-foot-1, 180-pound genetic clones. Better yet, the Nighthawks are team of water … Continue reading
