Prep Preview: Temecula Vly at Paloma Vly

Posted by Dennis Pope on September 21, 2012 · 1 Comment 

I’m covering the Temecula Valley-Menifee Paloma Valley varsity football game tonight for The Press-Enterprise and HSGametime.com. The best part of this assignment will be judging wether or not Paloma Valley — undefeated in 2012 — is for real. THE LOW DOWN: It’s Week 4. Most teams are starting to catch their second winds. Others have not. Which … Read more

Category Football, Menifee Paloma Valley, Prep Previews, Prep Sports, Temecula Valley

FOUR & MORE: Best Inland Area OLs

Posted by Dennis Pope on August 28, 2012 · 2 Comments 

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PREP FOOTBALL 2012 1. Cameron Hunt, Corona Centennial — Big No. 78 knows what it’s like to win; he’s played in back-to-back CIF-Southern Section Inland Division championship games. Committed to Cal, Hunt (6-foot-4, 263 pounds) will move the line of scrimmage for the Huskies and Coach Matt Logan’s schematic offense. 2. Addison Pulsiper, Temecula Valley — … Read more

Category Corona Centennial, Football, FOUR & MORE, Murrieta Mesa, Prep Sports, San Bernardino Aquinas, Temecula Valley

Prep Preview: Southwestern League

Posted by Dennis Pope on August 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The Southwestern League has produced two CIF-Southern Section football champions in the last three seasons. Temecula Chaparral won the Inland Division title in 2009, while Vista Murrieta is the reigning Inland Division champion. (Corona Centennial won it in between.) Clearly, the road to the 2012 title will be Interstate 15-S from Corona to the heart … Read more

Category Football, Murrieta Mesa, Murrieta Valley, Prep Previews, Prep Sports, Temecula Chaparral, Temecula Great Oak, Temecula Valley, Vista Murrieta

Prep Predictions: CIF-SS Division 1

Posted by Dennis Pope on May 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

BASEBALL 2012 PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND Tuesday, May 22 Vista Murrieta (-3) at No. 1 Orange Lutheran — Broncos (18-9) beat Riverside King, now face state’s best Valencia West Ranch (EVEN) at Mission Viejo Capistrano Valley — Cougars (20-11-1) host Wildcats (18-8-1) Agoura (+2) at Corona — Panthers (16-14), a Big VIII At-Large, host Chargers (24-4-1), … Read more

Category Baseball, Corona, Prep Predictions, Prep Sports, Riverside North, Temecula Valley, Vista Murrieta

Prep Impressions: Jan. 14, 2012

Posted by Dennis Pope on January 15, 2012 · 1 Comment 

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I covered the finals of the Battle of the Belt Temecula Valley Invitationala wrestling tournament for The Press-Enterprise on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 and came away thinking Inland Area wrestlers trail their San Joaquin Section counterparts, and that Temecula Valley wrestling puts on an obnoxious show. As for the technical aspects of the competition, Clovis … Read more

Category Prep Impressions, Prep Sports, Temecula Valley, Wrestling