Prep Preview: Inland Valley League
The Inland Valley League is home to the 2011 CIF-Southern Section Central Division champions. It’s also the league most effected by all the off-season shuffling. Moreno Valley Rancho Verde finally got over the hump, going 13-0 before defeating Palm Springs in the division title game. Coach Pete Duffy will lean on seniors Demorea Stringfellow and Poasi Moala, both … Read more
Prep Predictions: CIF-SS Division 2
BASEBALL 2012 PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND Tuesday, May 22 No. 1 Harvard-Westlake (+1) at Placentia Valencia — Wolverines (24-4-1) hit road vs. Tigers (19-3) Aliso Niguel (+2) at Tustin — Tillers (14-16), Empire League No. 4, get to host Wolverines (20-11) Redlands (+3) at Mission Viejo Trabuco Hills — Terriers (25-5) only CBL team left, at … Read more
Inland Girls Soccer Not Always Pretty
Things are not very pretty when it comes to girls soccer in the Inland Valley League. To Moreno Valley Canyon Springs coach John Drew, there’s little sense of unity about representing the league, even in the playoffs. And the league games? They are often brutal contests that have been, to be fair, quite ugly. Take … Read more
CLOSER LOOK: Canyon Springs’ Im. Barber
Take a closer look at Moreno Valley Canyon Springs’ 170-pound wrestler Immanuel Barber and you’ll see a competitor with a surprising ability to communicate about his typically dominating performances. The reigning Freestyle state champion and a two-time All-American in the discipline, Barber was unstoppable in earning his first Riverside County championship on Jan. 7, blasting … Read more
FOUR & MORE: Best Inland Area LBs
1. Scott Starr, Norco – What more needs to be said than he’s 6-foot-4, 235 pounds and committed to USC? You want more? He has a freakish wing-span, somewhere near 6-foot-8. More? He had 11 solo tackles in 2010′s season opener against Los Angeles Crenshaw. What’s next? HUGE GAMES: Sept. 9 vs. L.A. Crenshaw; Oct. 21 at Corona Centennial. 2. Nolan … Read more
