Rio Hondo College News

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3600 Workman Mill Road / Whittier, CA 90601 / 562-692-0921

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
Merle Enriquez   Secretary
Department: Planning and Development
Phone:  (562) 692-0921  Ext. 3412
Rio E-Mail: MEnriquez@riohondo.edu

Victims of poor officiating
By Robert Morales Staff Writer

Rio Hondo College, after a gut-wrenching 3-2 loss to Santa Rosa last month in the state men's soccer semifinals in Fresno, was upset because it believed it had been victim of poor officiating.

Said officiating, Roadrunners coach Orlando Brenes believed, allowed Santa Rosa a free kick that resulted in the game-winning goal in overtime.

However, Rio Hondo recently received some news that made its season more than worthwhile. The Roadrunners received a No. 6 national ranking in the season-ending poll put out by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

"This is the highest we've ever been ranked," Brenes said. "It's a tremendous accomplishment for our players and team, especially considering we're talking the entire nation."

The Roadrunners finished 20-7-2 and registered postseason upsets over Mt. San Antonio College and L.A. Harbor.

Rio Hondo was led by, among others, Carlos Lopez, Javier Delgadillo and Jeff Meyer.

Rio Hondo's women's basketball team is off to a solid start after not having much recent success.

The Roadrunners are 12-7 overall, 1-1 in the Foothill Conference heading into a game tonight at home against Victor Valley College. Tip-off is 5 p.m.

Leading the way has been Kim Ramirez, a 5-foot-9 freshman out of St. Paul High School. She is averaging 14.1 points and 14.1 rebounds.

Ramirez also is averaging 2.5 blocked shots and is shooting 56.9 percent from the field.

But she is not alone. Ruby Catani is averaging 9.4 points and Elena Agabao and Crystal Fausto are averaging 7.8 and 7.2 points, respectively.

-RHC-


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