Boys Volleyball:
Wow!
What a way to end the 2022 season.
Monrovia, in just their fourth year as a program, clinched CIF-SS Division 6 & CIF State Division 4 championships in 2022.
And consider this…the Wildcats finished 5-5 in Rio Hondo League matches, which was good for third place.
After state playoff sweeps over Los Angeles and Saddleback, the Wildcats took on Mar Vista.
The Mariners (30-8) had just swept top-ranked Grossmont two nights before making the 141-mile drive from Imperial Beach to the SGV.
After winning game one, Mar Vista rallied back to take a 2-1 advantage.
But the boys in green rebounded to win a CIF State Division 6 championship by scores of 25-21, 27-29, 18-25, 26-24 and 15-5.
Sonny Sluiter set a new school record with 24 kills for the match.
Cody Wu had 19 kills.
Gunnar Keeling had seven blocks and Dylen Hert served 10 straight times to seal the fifth set 15-5.
Under the leadership of Coach Marvin Fong, Monrovia went from 3-17 in 2021 to 29-6 in 2022.
CIF State Division 4 Scores:
5/17: Monrovia def. Los Angeles, 3-0
5/19: Monrovia def. Saddleback, 3-0
5/21: Monrovia def. Mar Vista, 3-2
Baseball: And your 2024 Rio Hondo League champions are….the San Marino Titans. Trailing 2-0, SMHS scored single runs in the bottom of the fourth, sixth and seventh innings to edge La Canada, 3-2, on Thursday. Tomas Bilvado went 4 1/3 scoreless innings and he allowed just one hit. Bilvado issued a pair of walks, and […]
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 […]
