Boys Basketball:
Through the first three quarters of Friday night’s Baseline League showdown with visiting Damien, Etiwanda forward Darvelle Wyatt had scored eight points.
The Eagles’ senior was held scoreless in the fourth period until, with a couple seconds remaining, Wyatt hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in Etiwanda’s 56-53 victory over the Spartans.
Etiwanda how now handed Damien their only two losses in 2021.
Marcus Green led the Eagles with 15 points and Jimmy Baker chipped in with 13.
The star of the game was Damien’s Malik Thomas.
Thomas scored a game-high 34 points.
Thomas scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, including a 6-of-7 effort from the free-throw line.
RJ Smith and Chris Nickelberry had seven points apiece for the Spartans.
Box Score:
D: 13-13-12-15-(53)
E: 9-19-16-12-(56)
Damien scoring: Malik Thomas 34, RJ Smith 7, Jimmy Oladokun 7, Chris Nickelberry 4, Harry Han 1.
Etiwanda scoring: Marcus Green 15, Jimmy Baker 13, Jahmai Mashack 8, Darvelle Wyatt 11, Curtis Williams 3, Kwinten Crenshaw 2.
Records: Damien (20-2, 4-2); Etiwanda (6-0, 6-0)
Baseball: Last year, Etiwanda swept Damien in the final week of the regular season, and it cost the Spartans the Baseline League championship. Fast forward to 2024, and DHS secured an outright Baseline League title thanks to two consecutive wins over the Eagles. Trailing 2-0 in the top of the second inning, Damien scored five […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Baseball: Diamond Bar played the role of spoiler on Thursday at South Hills. The Brahmas shut out the Huskies, 1-0, with a run in the top of the seventh inning. South Hills entered the game tied for first place in the Hacienda League with Walnut. And the Mustangs defeated Los Altos, […]
Baseball: I’ll start by saying that Chino Hills absolutely earned its 4-3 Baseline League victory over their visitors from Los Osos. The Grizzlies had their chances on Wednesday, they made some mistakes on defense, and they came up short. The Huskies should be commended for securing the No. 3 seed out of the very tough […]
Boys Tennis: Claremont (doubles), Ayala (singles), Glendora (singles) and Alta Loma doubles all went home Wednesday as Palomares League finals champions. Claremont’s Caleb Fong & Mateen Ghafarshad faced their fellow Wolfpack teammates, Liad Geldwet & Josh Bonner. Fong & Ghafarshad cruised in a 6-0 and 6-1 victory in the finals. Ayala’s Brandon Vu claimed the […]
Boys Tennis: Thanks to La Salle coach, Javier Djeu for this season recap: What a tremendous year it was for the Lancers boys’ tennis program. They’ll wrap up their regular season play with individual prelims and finals this week. In doubles, La Salle took first, second and third place. In singles, we took third place […]
Baseball: In yet another recurring plot twist, Damien regained control of the Baseline League penthouse on Wednesday. After the Spartans 6-4 victory over Etiwanda, and with Chino Hills defeating Los Osos, 4-3, DHS enters the final game of the 2024 regular season with a one-half game lead over the second-place Grizzlies. Nathan Ries struggled, but […]
Photos by Gwen Pointer Baseball: Thanks to Wednesday’s 4-1 victory at West Covina, Charter Oak takes a one-game lead over the Bulldogs for second place in the Valle Vista League. COHS and WCHS meet up again on Friday in the regular season finale at Charter Oak. Zack Escalera went six innings, and he allowed one […]
Photos by Cyara Vasquez Editor’s Note: GHS did not post their stats on MaxPreps or Game Changer Softball: After surrendering five runs in the top of the second inning, Bonita ended the game on a 15-0 run. The Bearcats defeated the visiting Tartans, 15-5, in six innings. Kaitlyn Maaske started and allowed five runs (three […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Baseball: For the second consecutive game, Glendora had a lead in the middle innings against the Palomares League champs. And for the second straight game, Bonita rallied and went on to defeat the Tartans. On Wednesday, GHS led 3-0 in the fourth, and they possessed a 3-2 advantage as the game […]
