Category Archives: Inline/Sled
WCRHL’s second semester hits high gear
January 27th, 2016The eye is clearly on the prize with the announcement of the dates of both the Western Collegiate Roller Hockey League (WCRHL) regional and National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA) national championship tournaments. The WCRHL regional is scheduled for March 5-6 at The Rinks-Corona Inline; the NCRHA nationals are scheduled for April 6-10 in Cedar…
California State Cup aims to expand participation
January 19th, 2016Any club representing a California high school or junior high school – public or private – is eligible to enter a team in this year’s California State Cup inline hockey championship tournament. The event is scheduled for March 12-13 at The Rinks-Irvine Inline and not only provides a convenient central meeting place for scholastic teams…
CIF-Metro Conference embraces coed atmosphere
January 17th, 2016Roller hockey is classified as a coed sport within the Sweetwater Union High School District. While not every team in the 17-member CIF-Metro Conference has a female student-athlete on its roster, the nine Sweetwater district clubs certainly have embraced the sport’s coed nature. Bonita Vista High School actually has more girls (eight) than boys (seven)…
Nor Cal Cup bigger, better than ever
January 1st, 2016Who was excited to start a new season? Forty teams gathered at San Jose’s Silver Creek Sportsplex over Thanksgiving Weekend to participate in the annual Nor Cal Cup. Many of those same clubs will gather at the same site for January’s NARCh West Coast Winternationals. The Nor Cal Cup has become the first big event…
Tight division races developing across WCRHL
December 31st, 2015The Western Collegiate Roller Hockey League (WCRHL) concluded its first semester of play with its biggest event of the 2015-16 season, which was held on Nov. 21-22 at The Rinks-Huntington Beach Inline. Twenty-two teams in five divisions participated, including four that competed in their first event. After the conclusion of two full regular-season events, plus…
CIF-Metro Conference rolls out 16th season
December 29th, 2015The CIF-Metro Conference rolled out its 16th season on Nov. 30 with four games at Escondido Sports Center. The defending Kiwanis Cup champion Rancho Bernardo Broncos opened defense of their CIF championship by defeating the St. Augustine Saints, 17-0, in one of the non-league contests. Broncos second-year coach Joe Gelsomino said his team is looking…
Scholastic inline leagues face off around the state
December 26th, 2015The Central Coast High School Hockey League remains one of the state’s longest-running scholastic club organizations, with teams spread throughout the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo regions. This season’s lineup includes four teams in the varsity division and three in the junior varsity bracket. League play started last month and will run until mid-February….
Give Blood Play Hockey reaches new heights
December 3rd, 2015The largest charity inline tournament in the world, Give Blood Play Hockey (GBPH) rolled out its ninth annual edition from Oct. 22-25 at The Rinks-Irvine Inline. Tournament co-founder Mary Quayle had one word to sum up the weekend: “Amazing.” The festive, family-friendly event featured a sold-out field of 106 teams that competed in divisions ranging…
Fullerton off to fast start in WCRHL
November 18th, 2015Cal State University-Fullerton and the University of San Diego got a jump on the rest of the Division II teams in the Western Collegiate Roller Hockey League (WCRHL) this season by playing a two-game series on Oct. 17 at The Rinks-Irvine Inline. Fullerton won both contests – 3-1 and 12-5 – to open the season…
WCRHL season gets underway in San Jose
November 15th, 2015The Western Collegiate Roller Hockey League (WCRHL) held its annual kickoff event on Oct. 24-25 at San Jose’s Silver Creek Sportsplex. Twenty of the 25 teams slated to play in 2015-16 saw action during the two-day tournament. Teams had a chance to match up against squads from their own division as well as other competition…