A pair of freshmen, women’s basketball’s Amanda Lee and wrestling’s Diego Sanchez, have been named the 2018-19 Rio Hondo College Athletes of the Year after impressive debut seasons for the Roadrunners. The pair were honored at a ceremony on campus earlier this week.
Rio Hondo College sophomore Brianna Morales has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her academic and athletic career at the University of La Verne. Morales made it official at a signing ceremony on campus with her coaches and teammates on Wednesday.
An impressive Rio Hondo College women’s basketball season came to a close with the No. 12-seeded Roadrunners’ 60-49 loss at No. 5 Ventura College in the second round of the 2019 Southern California Regional Playoffs on Friday night.
Thanks to quality wins over postseason qualifiers as well as completing one of the toughest schedules in the state, Rio Hondo College has been named the No. 12 seed for the upcoming 2019 Southern California Regional Playoffs.
Rio Hondo College and Mt. San Antonio College faced each other for the first time since the Roadrunners’ upset win over the previously No. 1 state-ranked Mounties in the championship game of the season-opening Mt. SAC Tip Off Classic. Rio Hondo appeared to be on its way to a repeat performance but couldn’t hold a fourth-quarter lead and suffered a 66-57 loss in Walnut on Wednesday night.
Amanda Lee scored a team-high 23 points while Amy Navarro grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 14 Rio Hondo College in an 88-64 South Coast Conference North Division loss to visiting East Los Angeles College on Friday in Whittier.
Amanda Lee scored a team-high 15 points, Candace Black poured in 14 points, and Amy Navarro added 13 points to help lead Rio Hondo College to a 66-46 win over visiting Chaffey College on Wednesday night in a South Coast Conference North Division game.
Rio Hondo College faced its second straight opponent ranked among the state?s top 10 and once again, the Roadrunners came up just short. Coming off a narrow 57-53 loss to No. 7 Pasadena City College on Wednesday, Rio Hondo was edged on Friday, falling 70-64 at No. 5 Los Angeles Trade Tech College in a game much closer than the final score indicates.
Rio Hondo College freshman Christina Hilton grabbed a season-high 22 rebounds but the impressive night was overshadowed by tough 57-53 loss to No. 7 state-ranked Pasadena City College on Wednesday in both teams’ South Coast Conference North Division opener.
Freshman Amanda Lee poured in a season-high 31 points to help lead Rio Hondo College to an impressive 67-64 road win over No. 14 state-ranked Mt. San Jacinto College on Saturday in the blue bracket consolation final of the Crossover Challenge tournament.
Christina Hilton’s jumper with 1:27 left to play proved to be the game-winner for Rio Hondo College in a thrilling 55-54 come-from-behind win at Long Beach City College as part of the Crossover Challenge tournament on Wednesday night.
Amanda Lee scored a team-high 23 points while Christina Hilton added 13 points and 8 rebounds for Rio Hondo College in a tough 76-71 overtime loss at College of the Canyons on Friday in an opening-round game of the Crossover Challenge tournament.
The No. 18 state-ranked Rio Hondo College women’s basketball team ended 2018 on a high note on Sunday. Thanks to a 61-48 win over Los Angeles Valley College, the Roadrunners earned a third-place finish at the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Tournament in Ventura.
It was a tough weekend on the road for the No. 18 state-ranked Rio Hondo College women’s basketball team. At the West Hills College Tournament in Lemoore, the Roadrunners picked up a 70-52 win over host West Hills Lemoore but suffered losses to No. 5 state-ranked Merced College and Fresno City College.
The Rio Hondo College women’s basketball team capped a 2-1 weekend with a 70-59 victory over Cuesta College in the consolation final of the Irvine Valley College Tournament on Saturday.
Freshman Amanda Lee exploded for a season-high 26 points to help lead the Rio Hondo College women’s basketball team to an 85-74 win at MiraCosta College on Saturday.
It was an impressive opening weekend for what second-year head coach Rene Herrera hopes will be a special season for the Rio Hondo College women’s basketball team.