Soccer: Roadrunners rout Moorpark
Ignacio Cervantes, Contributor
September 21, 2017
Filed under Sports
With four second half goals, Rio Hondo College beat Moorpark 4-0 on Wednesday night in Whittier to extend their unbeaten run to six games. In the first half, the Raiders held Rio scoreless after a strong defensive display left the hosts frustrated going into the break. It took the hosts just ...
Roadrunner Sports Update
Ignacio Cervantes, Contributor
September 14, 2017
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
On Wednesday, both Roadrunner water polo teams fell to Chaffey College at Rio Hondo’s Aquatic Center. The men’s team came close to victory but the Panthers prevailed 9-11. The women’s side fell 4-8 in each team’s first conference matchup. The Lady Roadrunners will have a week until their next match whi...
RHC Women’s Soccer bid farewell to sophomores
Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor
May 16, 2017
Filed under Sports
The Rio Hondo College women’s soccer team had their annual sophomore farewell and signing party, May 4, as the Lady Roadrunners said their goodbyes while sharing their experience playing for Rio Hondo as well as giving advice to the incoming group of student-athletes. Of those sophomores, Melissa Go...
UEFA Champions League Returns to Action
Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor
May 2, 2017
Filed under Sports
The most prestigious competition in European soccer returns May 2 after the semifinal draw on April 21 as Real Madrid hosts Spanish city rivals Atletico Madrid in a repeat of last seasons finale, while the French side AS Monaco will host Italian league leaders Juventus May 3. This is the four...
Madrid derby ends in a last minute draw
Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor
April 17, 2017
Filed under Sports
Real Madrid hosted Atletico Madrid April 8 at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain as the much anticipated and possibly season defining Madrid derby was the highlight of the weekends La Liga clashes, with some 80,000 in attendance. Real Madrid were the current La Liga leaders, with 71 points goi...
RHC men’s soccer team get a win and a draw vs. El Camino and Long Beach
Victor Lozano, Staff Writer
October 26, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Rio Hondo Men’s Soccer team started off their week on the road as they traveled to Torrance to face El Camino College Oct 18 in an interdivision match. Coming off a week where the Roadrunners won their first meeting against Chaffey College Oct 11 with a score of 2-1 and tied 1-1 against El Cam...
Lady Roadrunners soccer team gets a win and a tie- game homestand
Victor Lozano, Staff Writer
October 19, 2016
Filed under Sports
After a tough game against Mount San Antonio College Oct. 7, where the Rio Hondo women’s soccer team won away from home 3-2, the Lady Roadrunners came back home for two games against Chaffey College Oct. 11 and El Camino College Compton Center Oct 14. Rounding off their first set of South Coast Con...
RHC men’s soccer gets a win and two draws to start off the South Coast Conference
Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor
October 17, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team started off their South Coast Conference play against East Los Angeles College Sept. 30 where they went on to win the game in the 88th minute thanks to a late winner by Angel Flores. The game was steady for a majority of the time as both teams went back and...
RHC Women’s soccer dominate in win over Pasadena City College, 4-0
Victor Lozano, Staff Writer
October 17, 2016
Filed under Sports
Another outstanding performance from the Rio Hondo women’s soccer team led them to their first conference victory, 4-0 against Pasadena City College Oct 4. After starting conference play on the road Sept. 30 tying against East Los Angeles College, Rio played at home for the first time since Sept....
Soccer players collide on field, leaving one student with stitches
Adam Calleja, Staff Writer
September 28, 2016
Filed under News
Rio Hondo student Mayra Chulo suffered a head injury during soccer class on the field Monday morning. Chulo was hit on the head by a male soccer player after both ran for the ball. Chulo suffered an open wound and the other player walked without injuries. “I got a cut and was bleeding a lot,” s...
Rio Hondo Women’s Soccer dominate in 6-0 win over Fullerton College
Victor Lozano, Staff Writer
September 19, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Rio Hondo Women’s Soccer team (2-0-2) earned their first shutout win at home this season, winning 6-0 in a non-conference game against the Lady Hornets from Fullerton College. Coming into the game, the Lady Roadrunners had a 1-0-2 record with their first two games coming in the Nike Soccer Co...
Men’s Soccer Defeats Orange Coast College
Crystian Mendoza, Sports Editor
September 15, 2016
Filed under Sports
Rio Hondo College men’s soccer team hosted Orange Coast College on Sep. 7 for a non-conference game, winning 2-0 against their opponents. The game started off slowly, as both teams were trying to find their rhythm with their passing and control of the ball. The first half ended tied at 0-0 with...
