2008 Woodie Awards
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By the time the rain came in the third quarter, the football team was already dominating the Santa Ana Dons in Saturday's homecoming game at Murdock Stadium. The Warriors thrashed Santa Ana, 48-12, following last week's disappointing 14-7 defeat at Saddleback which effectively squelched the team's playoff hopes.
Trying to cope with a roster filled with freshman, the men's (0-3) and women's (0-4) basketball teams go into their next games winless. Faciing Compton Friday, the men's and women's basketball teams look to increase scoring production, rebounding and defensive intensity.
Although it was an easy win for the men's soccer team against Cerritos last Tuesday, the season came to an end with EC missing the playoffs by less than a 1 percent margin. EC won the game after the referees failed to show up . The rules indicate that the home team is responsible for providing the referees, but failure to do so will result in a loss for the home team.
A strong second half by third- seeded Cypress College outgunned the women's soccer team 5-0, Tuesday. The Warriors were eliminated from the Southern California Regional Playoffs with a record of 12-7-1, 9-3-0. The first half was fairly even, but the Chargers were more aggressive in the offensive zone.
Ending their season, the men's water polo team took fourth in the South Coast Conference Championships last Friday, causing them to not be ranked in the top 10 and to be eliminated from the playoffs. Among the teams EC played at the conference tournament were Rio Hondo, whom they beat, 9-4; Mt.
Temperatures in the high 90s and steep, challenging hills describe what our cross country runners faced last month at the Mt. SAC Invitational. Please forgive my attempt to paraphrase Jack London (when he described how cold Alaska was), but this particular morning at Mt.
Making a slight adjustment in strategy gave freshman Heather Rosas a pleasant surprise in the Southern California regional cross country championships at Mt. SAC. Nov. 7. By pacing herself in the first half of the race, Rosas had enough strength left to capture first place in 17:51, setting an EC record for the challenging and hilly Mt.
Sometimes a loss inspires a team to play better. If this is the case for the women's volleyball team, after losing a crucial match last Wednesday vs. Cerritos in three straight games (30-20, 30-18, 30-24), it might be valuable as EC looks forward to the playoffs.
In order to qualify for the state championships as a team, the men's cross country had to place in the top 10 at the Southern California Championships Nov. 7. But the Warriors finished 15th out of 35 schools. However, Sal Bautista ran well enough to compete individually in the state championships in Fresno's Woodward Park Saturday.
Even with a season record of 10-16, women's water polo coach Corey Stanbury can take satisfaction from the Warriors' performance this year. "Given the group that we have, finishing in the top four in our conference is very good," Stanbury said. The water polo team beat Cerritos 6-4, but lost to Long Beach, 20-1 and Mt.
All games scheduled for the week of Nov. 20 - Dec. 3 Football: Saturday in the Verizon Southern California Bowl, vs. Chaffey at Chaffey, in Upland, 1 p.m. Women's Soccer: Saturday Second Round Regionals, TBD Tuesday Third Round Regional, TBD Women's Volleyball: Tuesday at Southern Cal Regionals Round 1, TBD.