Seven names, facts, teams, and topics from the week of LBCC football:
It was definitely a strange week of football. Missouri being upset by Oklahoma State, Florida putting up 51 points on an LSU squad that only allowed 64 points all year, Arizona beating Dallas in overtime on a blocked punt, after a 52-yard game tying field goal sent Dallas into the extra period.
Mission Viejo, CA - An offensive showcase was on display in Mission Viejo Saturday, Oct. 18 as the Vikings (3-3, 0-2) lost to a potent Saddleback College (5-2, 3-0), 63-44.
Running back Darren Tubbs opened up the scoring in the first quarter for the Vikings with a 6-yard touchdown run.
The Viking men's soccer team lost, 4-2, to Mt. San Antonio in a South Coast Conference game Tuesday, Oct. 7 at the LAC Soccer Field.
The loss to the Mounties, ended the Vikes 12-game undefeated streak and dropped them to 9-1-3 and 2-1-0, while Mt. SAC improved to 7-2-2 and 1-1-1.
Two goals by Viking midfielder Mayra Carranza helped her team's fortunes as it rallied for a 4-4 tie against Mt. San Antonio on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the LAC Soccer Field.
Down 2-0 in the first half, the Vikes got on the board in the 41st minute when midfielder Christina Durant garnered one of her three assists when she connected on a free kick to sophomore defender Kaitlynn Estes.
A middle of the pack finish was the final result of the Viking women's cross country team as they placed 14th out of 29 teams at the Bakersfield meet on Friday, Oct. 3.
The Vikings finished with a time of 1:49.16, good enough for a 416 score. Orange Coast won the meet in 1:34.
The 19th ranked Vikings [8-2, 1-0] got back on track Friday, Oct. 3 by sweeping East L.A. 25-20, 27-25, 25-16, marking the start of South Coast Conference play.
The impressive victory came just two days after an agonizing five-game defeat at the hands of familiar foe San Diego Mesa, that knocked the Vikes out of the first round of the playoffs in 2007.
A 3-1 start means nothing for the Vikings as a heated battle in conference play against Grossmont College, is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
After a stellar start in their non-conference schedule, the LBCC football team is hoping it can carry momentum from the bye week and into this weekend's game against a tough Grossmont team.
Both the Viking men and women's water polo teams shared the same results at the Merced tournament which began on Friday, Oct. 3.
Both teams lost their first matches on the tournament's first day, but finished with wins on Saturday, Oct. 4.
The Viking women defeated Sierra, 9-8, to improve to 15-3 and 2-0 in the South Coast Conference.
First-year LBCC women's golf coach Stacy Komai, has a "responsible, reliable and honest," group of women, which make up this year's golf team.
With only one returning member of last year's crew, Karen Griffith, Komai pledges to work with the remaining 10 women who are all first years or grey shirts; players not fully enrolled in LBCC, yet eligible to play.
The object of football is to score 7 points each time you have the ball. The 7-yard slant is your source for the 7 topics relating to Long Beach City College football. Here are your first 7 names, topics, subject and numbers:
Since it is the inaugural column lets also start with the inaugural year of Mike Reisbig [1].
It was a long, cold night for the Vikings football team after a 33-7 loss to the Grossmont Griffins at Veteran's Stadium Saturday, Oct. 11, pushing the Vikings' record to 3-2 and 0-1 in conference play.
7-Yard Slant: Mid-season Report
By Mike Skvor
Seven names, facts, teams, and topics from the week of LBCC football:
Ah… Fall. It is one of my favorite times of year. The weather starts to have that familiar autumn chill, the wind blows the leaves off the trees and onto the ground, football teams start to make their push for a possible postseason run.
The Viking men and women's cross country teams both fared similarly at the Brubaker Invitational at Irvine Regional Park by finishing 12th and 8th respectively on Saturday, Oct. 11.
The men, who finished with a time of 1 hour, 55 minutes and 58 seconds for a 339 score, lost out to San Diego Mesa that won the event in 1:49.
2008 Woodie Awards
