With a number of injuries lately, the Bakersfield College soccer team tried a lighter attitude at Monday’s practice with games of leapfrog and piggyback rides.
The Renegades were coming off their first loss after eight straight victories, a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Santa Monica on Oct. 14. BC is 3-1 in the Western State Conference and 11-3-1 overall.
Against Santa Monica, BC’s Maryellen Bunting took a shot on goal early in the game that just missed. Later in the first half, a corner kick from Laura Sanchez took a bounce, hit a defender and Bethany Moore took a shot that seemed to clear the goal line but was not ruled a goal.
Cross country
Brittany Grimes, with a time of 18 minutes and 28 seconds over three miles, won her fourth straight Western State Conference race Oct. 15 in Santa Barbara.
The Renegades, with a score of 70, came in second behind Glendale, which had 53.
Also for BC, Clarissa Rivera was fourth with a time of 19:48, and Christa McCann was 19th with a time of 21:01.
Francisco Mejia led the men finishing 13th with a time of 20:44 over four miles. Jason Lewis took 21st in 21:06, and Steven Cavazo had his best race by finishing 25th in 21:12.
Volleyball
Allan Hancock defeated BC 30-24, 30-24, 30-26 this past Friday. The Renegades were led by Natalie Hierlmeier with 14 digs and eight kills, Samantha Geissel with four blocks and eight kills, and Britney White with 38 assists. BC is 7-6 overall and 2-2 in the Western State Conference.
Wrestling
BC finished third in West Valley Invitational in San Jose despite a limited roster.
“All season we’ve been doing good, even with injuries,” said BC wrestler Joshua McCarthy. “We can very well win state again.”
BC’s Britt Mooney won the 184-pound division, and Cody Gibson (133) and Orlando Landois (157) each took second.
The Renegades compete in the Western State Conference meet Oct. 26 at Moorpark.