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October 13, 2022
Sports Briefs
Baseball Pitcher David Butler committed to the University of California Irvine with a full scholarship. Kassey Murry, an outfielder for the Tigers, was able to earn an opportunity to visit New Mexico State. Former RCC pitcher Jesse Chavez pitched in game one of the MLB National League Divisional Series for the Atlanta Braves. Football Riverside City College football’s Jake Retzlaff has been named male RCC Athlete of the Month for September. Jake Retzlaff, JJ Tucker, Reggie Retzlaff and DeMarco Moorer all received offers from New Mexico State, with Talib Salahuddin receiving an offer from San Jose State. Moorer also received an offer from the University of Hawaii. Women’s Water Polo Riverside City College’s women’s water polo team earned two wins at the Cuesta Tournament on Oct.1 with one win against Long Beach and one win against Modesto. Amber Nielson was named RCC female athlete of the month for September. Women’s Volleyball On Friday, Sept. 30 Riverside women’s volleyball team lost a game to Cypress with a score of 0-3. Scan the QR code below & follow our social media where you can find live game updates and more information this fall!
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Solid showing in San Diego Cross-country meets expectations, places fifth PETER GIBBS STAFF REPORTER
Even with poor terrain and delays in starting on time, goals were set and accomplished. Both the Riverside City College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Manny Bautista Invitational at NTC Park in San Diego Oct. 7. With a large field of 18 teams competing, the men’s team had high expectations. “The team has done a great job learning this season and getting better each day,” men’s head coach Jim McCarron said. “It was the deepest community college field so we set a goal of placing fifth as a team and we met that goal.” After an airplane departed from the nearby San Diego Airport and caused a delay, it seemed that RCC would lose focus. However, the Tigers were led by top runner Gavyn Condit, who placed fifth overall with a time of 20 minutes and 27 seconds. “I wasn’t really affected because coach tells us to be prepared for anything,” Condit said. “I’ve learned to push through and keep going whether I have to reset or if I fall down at the start.” Condit was joined by Kyle Reden and Ernesto Ruiz, who was competing in his first collegiate race. HAYDEN KULICK | VIEWPOINTS Reden was able to move up Sophomore Raen Reyes fights through the pain on the second through the field towards the last mile at the Manny Bautista Invitational. mile of the race to help push the
team toward its goal. “I wanted to start off a bit slower and save my energy for the rest of the race,” Reden said. “My last few races I’ve been able to use the last of my strength and catch those in front of me.” The women’s team placed eighth as early morning dew caused parts of the course to be muddy. “I stumbled at the beginning of the race and it caused me to go out a bit faster,” sophomore runner Elani Huntley said. “There were times when I had to look down and make sure the terrain wasn’t muddy, which threw off my rhythm.” Huntley was the teams’ top finisher, finishing in sixteenth place with a time of 20 minutes and six seconds. Due to the conditions, the team chose to wear training shoes with better tread instead of the lighter race flats. “Maybe I could have worn my flats,” Huntley said. “But they don’t really have much traction on them.” The top three finishers for the women’s team were Huntley, Dakota Zamarripa and Lidia Barrios. “This next race is what will catapult us into the playoffs,” McCarron said. “We have a really good chance of finishing on the podium at state.” Both the men and women will be back in action for RCC on Oct. 21 in the John Elders Titan Invitational held at Cal State Fullerton.
Volleyball struggles, presses on
Team looks to change losing stigma, aims to improve in practice DALILA ROMERO STAFF REPORTER
The Riverside City College volleyball team loses its second match in a row after being outplayed by Mt. San Antonio College. Even though the Tigers made it close in every set, they were still defeated 3-0.
The preparation for the battle began at practice where the Tigers had to put in work to contest the Mounties who were previously undefeated conference. “We worked a lot on our defense, blocking a lot and our blocking did come into play today,” sophomore left back Mya Castro said. “Our offense just needs to
make sure we are hitting around the block, picking spots and we need to talk to our hitters.” The Tigers were put into a rough situation after going down 2-0 in the opening sets. “It was hard when we dug a hole for ourselves because of the block,” freshman setter Audrey Elias said. “We had to dig ourselves out, which got hard towards the end.” This game was not only a physical game for Tigers as the players had prepared mentally for the match up. “We focused a lot on our mental
game because we have all the players that we need. We just get into a mental wreck sometimes,” Elias aid. “So we just really focused on being there for each other and communicating a lot.” The team believes that they can work on these issues in practice. “Our biggest obstacle is definitely serve receiving, it’s something we definitely need to keep working on,” Castro said. “We just need to get it in our heads that we can pass.” The Tigers will look to get back on the win column against Saddleback College on Oct.7.
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STEPHEN DAY | VIEWPOINTS
LEFT Mya Castro digs in under the ball to return the serve during the Tigers match against Mt. SAC Mounties. RIGHT Jessica Lepe slams the ball past the net defenders, Raeven Pugh (LEFT) and Allison Whiteman.