Sports Shorts: Lancer Water Polo Starts Home Stretch After Long Road Trip

The Kids Are Alright!

I hear it often: "kids these days" are lazy and never leave the house. I challenge you to head out to one of the city's bigger parks and see how easy it is to find parking on a weeknight. The kids are out there and active. If anything, we need more park space for the kids to practice and play. 

On that note, call your local league and train to become a referee, umpire, or league volunteer. Participate!

If you've been following me here, you know I beat the drum for sports being a critical part of healthy communities. Riverside has some incredible youth sports organizations, and these kids are engaged and invested in Riverside, and we should invest in them.

Lancer Water Polo

California Baptist University (CBU) men's water polo team is finishing a 17-match road trip, during which they competed against some of the top teams in the NCAA, including #1 UCLA. The Lancers are ranked #19 in the nation and are set to play a series of home matches starting on October 9. You can check their schedule and follow their season at the CBU website

High School Football Schedule

Riverside Unified School District:

• Riverside Poly vs. Hemet, October 4, 7:00 p.m. 
• Martin Luther King High School at Santiago, Thursday, October 3, 7:30 p.m. 
• Ramona High School vs. La Sierra High School, Thursday, October 3, 7:30 PM.
• JW North vs Rancho Verde, Friday, October 4, 7:00 p.m.
• Arlington vs Hillcrest, Friday, October 4, 7:00 PM.

Alvord Unified School District:

• La Sierra High School at Ramona, Thursday, October 3, 7:30 PM.
• Hillcrest at Arlington, Friday, October 4, 7:00 PM.
• Norte Vista vs Patriot, Friday, October 4, 7:00 p.m.

Other Schools:

• Notre Dame High School (Riverside) at Carter (Rialto), Friday, October 4, 7:00 p.m.
• California School for the Deaf Riverside vs Hesperia Christian at CSDR, Thursday, October 3, 3:30 p.m.

Sports Photographers

I can't be everywhere at once. If you attend sporting events, whether in youth league, high school and college, or adult recreation leagues,…I need your pictures! If you have current pictures taken in Riverside of any sporting events, send them to me at Ken@raincrossgazette.com.