Covina earned its first win of the season on Monday, and they did so with their bats.
All 11 Colts who got an official at-bat had at least one base hit, and they finished with 24, including four home runs and five doubles.
Covina handed Nogales a 23-5 beatdown in six innings.
Micah Ibarra got the loss after surrendering 22 runs (16 earned) on 24 hits, including four home runs.
Jolee Rodriguez hit two home runs, including a grand slam and drove in six runs.
Lilly Castorena doubled, homered and scored four runs.
Kennedy Griego went 4-for-5, including a double, four runs scored and an RBI.
Arianna Barrera singled twice, doubled, had two RBIs and scored twice.
Samantha Centeno went 3-for-6, drove in two runs and scored a run.
Marissa Ramirez singled, homered, scored two runs and finished with two RBIs.
Ebony Ruiz contributed two singles, two runs and an RBI, and Isabella Barragan doubled, scored and drove in a run.
Danielle Singley singled, doubled, had two RBIs and she scored once.
Brianna Payne singled, scored twice and drove in a run.
Maya Venegas had three singles and she scored twice.
Jordan Cervantes got the win, going the distance, and allowing five runs on seven hits, including three home runs.
Danelly Olguin hit a pair of solo home runs and Paige Nunez had a solo blast of her own in the loss.
Box Score:
C: 2-5-1-5-1-9-X-(23)
N: 0-1-0-2-2-0-X-(5)
Win: Jordan Cervantes
Loss: Micah Ibarra
HR: Jolee Rodriguez (C) 2, Marissa Ramirez (C), Lilly Castorena (C), Danelly Olguin (N) 2, Paige Nunez (N)
3B: Jasmin Aguirre (N)
2B: Kennedy Griego (C), Isabella Barragan (C), Arianna Barrera (C), Lilly Castorena (C), Danielle Singley (C)
Records: Covina (1-3); Nogales (2-5)
Photos courtesy of PCC and Richard Quinton Football: LA Valley took a 3-0 lead at undefeated PCC with 3:03 to play in the first quarter. The Lancers, however, would score the game’s next 46 points, and they cruised to a 46-6 victory. PCC finished the 2024 regular season with an outright American Pacific Conference championship. […]
Football: Citrus College finished the 2024 season in fifth place in the National Central Conference standings. But keep in mind, the NCC boasts the No. 1 (Mt. SAC) and No. 4 (Golden West) programs in the state. On Saturday, Long Beach edged the Owls, 17-14, in the regular season finale for both teams. Trailing 7-3 […]
Girls Tennis: The only thing better than winning a first CIF-SS championship in school history is having to clutch up to accomplish that feat. And the Marshall Fundamental girls’ tennis program did just that. The Mission Valley League champions opened the postseason with CIF-SS Division 5 victories over Tustin (11-7), Rosemead (12-6) and Carpinteria (12-6), […]
Photo by Nya Monae (@nyamonaed on Instagram) Football: Chaffey College had to be very happy about the way things turned out on Saturday. As the Panthers headed into week 10, they trailed Victor Valley by one-game in the American Metro Conference standings. And while Chaffey and Santa Ana were both 3-1 in conference games, the […]
Photos by Josh Thompson (Chino Valley Champion) Football: For the first 26 minutes or so of Saturday’s National Central Conference showdown, Golden West looked more like the state’s top-ranked program. The Rustlers led their hosts from Mt. SAC, 21-3, in a winner-take-all scenario. However, the Mounties rallied for a 34-27 victory after out-scoring Golden West, […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) & game info/stats by Zack Morton Football: With less than a minute remaining in the first half, there was no reason to believe that Glendora would leave Moreno Valley happy in Friday’s CIF-SS Division 6 quarterfinal round showdown at Rancho Verde High School. The Tartans trailed 13-0, and […]
Photos, stats & scoring plays from Ryan Tomey Football: Talk about playoff drama. St. Francis led their visitors from Muir, 28-21, with just over 30 seconds to play in Friday’s CIF-SS Division 6 quarterfinal inside Jim Bonds Stadium. Staring at a fourth-and-six at the Golden Knights’ 25-yard line, Keyon Mills continued his playoff excellence. The […]
Thanks to Harry Joe for the game info/stats & Matt Heersema & Tim Lunney for the photos Football: For only the second time this season, Rio Hondo Prep trailed in a football game. The first was a week-five (28-21) loss at Torrance. And on Friday, ML King led 7-0 after taking their first drive to […]
Football: Every CIF-SS Quarterfinal Round Score: Division 1: Mater Dei 33, Sierra Canyon 13 Centennial Corona 25, Mission Viejo 20 Orange Lutheran 42, JSerra 20 St. John Bosco 31, Santa Margarita 29 D-1 Semifinal Schedule: Mater Dei at Centennial Corona Orange Lutheran at St. John Bosco Division 2: Murrieta Valley 49, Los Alamitos 28 Oaks […]
