Photo of Elvis Zhang and Joseph Yang courtesy of Sandra Hsieh
Tennis:
In their most recent match – a 12-6 win over Santa Fe HS – the Minutemen were led by their singles squad, who won 8 of 9 sets.
Today, it was doubles’ that carried the torch, also winning 8 of 9 sets, to lead Maranatha to a 13-5 win over the Wildcats, who came into today’s match with a 3-1 mark.
Singles did their part by winning five sets, despite being swept by the Wildcats’ No. 1 player.
The day’s final two singles sets were thrillers, with No. 3 Zach Amirian staying cool under pressure to eke out a 7-6(5) win against Monrovia’s No. 2 player, and No. 2 Reggie Park coming within a questionable line call of tying his set, 5-5, on a deuce-plus-one sudden death point against Monrovia’s No. 1, before falling 6-4.
The day’s highlights include the first high school tennis victories for freshmen, Jayden Chow, Marco Lau, and Wesley Schwartz.
Schwartz got the start today and teamed with Ben Forsyth at No. 3 doubles, winning 6-1.
Chow/Lau subbed in for No. 1 Nate Schumann/Russell Sze after they won their first two sets, 6-1, 6-1.
Chow/Lau defeated the Wildcats’ No. 3, 6-4.
Scoreline:
Singles: (5-4):
No. 1 Cherif Sauma 2-6, 6-2
(Alt) Daniel Chen 0-6
No. 2 Reggie Park 6-0, 6-1, 4-6
No. 3 Zach Amirian 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(5)
Doubles: (8-1):
No. 1 Nate Schumann/Russell Sze 6-1, 6-1
(Alt) Jayden Chow/Marco Lau 6-4
No. 2 Joseph Yang/Elvis Zhang 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(8)
No. 3 Ben Forsyth/Wesley Schwartz 6-1
No. 3 Ben Forsyth/Sam Crisman 6-4, 6-2
Up next: The Minutemen (3-1; 1-0) travel to Alhambra High School (2-3) on Wednesday to face the Moors.
Last year’s match was a thriller that came down to the day’s final set, when Sauma pulled out a 6-4 win to clinch the match for Maranatha, 10-8.
Photo by Jeff Serpa Softball: Every Division 1-9 Semifinal Playoff Score: D-1: La Mirada 5, La Habra 1 Jserra 2, Norco 0 D-2: Whittier Christian 11, St. Paul 8 Mater Dei 4, San Clemente 2 D-3: Great Oak 10, Edison 5 North Torrance 4, San Juan Hills 3 D-4: Oxnard 1, Monrovia 0 Mission Viejo […]
Softball: Oxnard escaped Monrovia, 1-0, in the semifinal round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs in a pitcher’s duel. The Yellowjackets got a single run in the top of the third inning when Rachel Godoy connected on a two-out solo home run to center. The Wildcats star freshman pitcher, Carly Polanco, went the distance, and […]
Baseball: No one on the Covina roster was alive the last time the Colts had won a playoff baseball game. And it was almost over before it began. CHS had to score three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to claim a 4-3 walk-off victory over their visitors from Tustin in the first […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Baseball: Most SGV area sports fans know Sebastian Lawrence as the quarterback at Glendora High School. And he’s served in that role for the first two years of his high school career. What many may not know is that Lawrence is also a clutch member of the Tartans […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Baseball: Glendora has earned a spot in its second consecutive CIF-SS semifinal round playoff game. Last year, the Tartans defeated Temecula Valley (7-5) in the semi’s, and they would edge San Dimas (2-0) to claim a D-3 championship. To secure a spot in the 2026 D-4 semifinals, GHS […]
Photo by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Baseball: Quarterfinal Round Scores: D-1: Notre Dame 7, Corona 2 Norco 3, Orange Lutheran 0 Harvard Westlake 2, Cypress 1 St. John Bosco at La Mirada (Saturday) Tuesday’s D-1 Semifinals: Notre Dame at Norco Harvard Westlake vs St. John Bosco-La Mirada winner D-2: Ganesha 4, Elsinore 0 Newport […]
Baseball: A remarkable 2026 season came to an end for the Muir baseball program. Lakewood edged the Mustangs, 5-3, in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. Trailing 3-0, MHS scored three times in the bottom of the fifth inning. However, the Lancers scored one run apiece in the top of the sixth […]
Photos by Gwen Pointer Baseball: The magical postseason run will continue for the Covina baseball program. Eight days ago, the Colts defeated Tustin (4-3) to claim their first playoff win in 20 years. CHS followed that with a 15-5 blowout at Alhambra on Tuesday. And today, Covina scored two runs in the first and second […]
Baseball: Duarte got out to an early five-run lead and they’d hold on to defeat their host from Nuview Bridge, 7-5, in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 8 playoffs. Nelson Lara was charged with five runs on five hits, three walks and a hit batter. Lara struck out two. Arian Garcia Mendoza went […]
