Boys Basketball: First-place Pasadena kept pace with first-place Arcadia on Tuesday. The Apaches claimed a 20-point victory over Glendale, and the Bulldogs hammered Burbank by 42 points. AHS and PHS meet up one week from tonight in Pasadena, as both programs improved to 10-1 in Pacific League games. Desmond Every led PHS with 19 points, […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle snapped its three-game Del Rey League losing streak on Tuesday. The Lancers edged their visitors from St. Paul, 48-44. It’s La Salle’s third victory over the Lady Swordsmen in 2023-24. St. Paul went on an 18-8 run in the fourth period to close the gap to four points. Audrey Chen hit […]
Photos by Created Differently Media Girls Basketball: Flintridge Prep provided their co-head coach, Jayme Chan, with a nice 47th birthday gift on Monday night. The Wolves secured a 19th consecutive victory. Prep (9-0) decimated their visitors from Chadwick, 76-17, and they clinched at least a share of the Prep League title. They took a 25-point […]
Girls Water Polo: West Covina is closing out the regular season with some momentum. After Monday’s 18-5 victory over Edgewood, the Bulldogs extended their current win streak to four games. It also improved their Valle Vista League record to 5-1. WCHS took a 10-3 lead into the half and the outcome was never in doubt. […]
Boys Basketball: Damien secured victory No. 20 of the 2023-24 season on Monday. The Spartans cruised to an 80-44 victory at Upland, and they improved to 5-1 in Baseline League games. Damien led by 30 at the half, and the outcome was never in doubt. Xavier Clinton made four 3-pointers, and he finished with a […]
Boys Basketball: Open Division Watchlist (alphabetical order): Centennial Corona Damien Etiwanda Harvard-Westlake JSerra Mater Dei Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks Roosevelt Sierra Canyon St. John Bosco St. Pius X – St. Matthias Academy West Ranch Windward Division 1: 1. Notre Dame/ Sherman Oaks 2. Mater Dei 3. Sierra Canyon 4. Roosevelt 5. Harvard Westlake 6. St. John […]
Girls Basketball: Open Division Watchlist (alphabetical order): Bishop Montgomery Brentwood Centennial/Corona Etiwanda Mater Dei Moreno Valley Ontario Christian Orangewood Academy Sage Hill Sierra Canyon St. Anthony Windward Division 1: 1. Sierra Canyon 2. Etiwanda 3. Ontario Christian 4. Sage Hill 5. Mater Dei 6. Bishop Montgomery 7. Brentwood 8. Centennial/Corona 9. Windward 10. Orangewood Academy […]
College Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Wherever Drew Merrill plays, his teams do nothing but win football games. Merrill played in the defensive backfield for two years at Ayala High School, and he spent the last two seasons making history at Citrus College. Over that stretch, the Bulldogs and Owls went a combined 35-4. […]
Photo by Tony Franco: Girls Athlete of the Week: Marshall Fundamental soccer player Esmeralda Jáquez had a week that many would consider a successful season. The Eagles senior scored 12 goals in three Mission Valley League games. On Tuesday, Jáquez scored once in a 3-0 victory over Gabrielino. Two days later, she netted an insane […]
Girls Basketball: Flintridge Prep won its 18th consecutive game on Friday, including eight in Prep League play. The Wolves were locked in an 8-8 tie at Rio Hondo Prep after the first eight minutes. But they would outscore the Kares, 41-12, between the second and third periods to pull away from RHP. Maddie Smith had […]
Photo by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Athlete of the Week: The Maranatha boys soccer program and senior forward George Peterson had both a successful and prolific week. The Minutemen secured a pair of Olympic League victories. And they did so by a combined margin of 14-2. On Tuesday, MHS crushed visiting Heritage, 10-0, and it was […]
Boys Basketball: Pasadena has officially caught Arcadia atop the Pacific League standings. The Bulldogs dominated Glendale, 80-49, in a Saturday night league tilt. PHS outscored GHS, 45-21, in the second half. With four games remaining, Pasadena and Arcadia are both 9-1 in league games, and they meet up on Jan. 30 at PHS. On Saturday, […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Wrestling: Walnut had a huge Saturday at the Montclair (Bob Bellot) Tournament. The Mustangs claimed seven individual titles and totaled 275 points. That was 102 points more than second-place Northview. Walnut’s Ronnie Ramirez (113), Christian Garcia (126), Aaron Contreras (132), Noah Lopez (138), Brentley Macamay (144), Joseph Contreras (165) and 215-pound […]
Girls Soccer: Northview caught West Covina for fourth place in the Valle Vista League standings on Friday. The Vikings and Bulldogs got great play from their goalies. But NHS would score in overtime to defeat WCHS, 1-0, and improved to 2-4 in VVL games. Victoria Ramirez assisted Khloe Lopez in OT for the game’s only […]
Boys Basketball: Marshall Fundamental crushed Rosemead, 73-37, in a Mission Valley League contest. Cedric Hill had a game-high 31 points. Bagdo Yetenekyan chipped in with 20 points. Noah Rios provided 10 points and 15 rebounds. Rhys Anderson led Rosemead with 20 points. Andrew Mojica chipped in with six points. Up next: The Eagles host South […]
Boys Basketball: In those rare instances that Damien loses a basketball game, Mike LeDuc’s boys never fail to respond with a win. And such was the case on Saturday. Two days after a 10-point Baseline League loss at Etiwanda, the Spartans faced Lynwood in the State Preview at Colony High School. Damien defeated Lynwood, 75-66, […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas has put itself in a very favorable position. The Saints claimed a 66-44 victory at Charter Oak. And with four league games to play, SDHS (6-0) has a two-game lead over both Northview and Diamond Ranch. At the break, San Dimas had just a one-point lead at […]
Wrestling: Ayala secured at least a share of the Palomares League championship on Thursday. The Bulldogs traveled to Alta Loma, and they pinned their way to a 60-18 victory. Unlike last year, AHS will not be sharing the league title with Bonita and Alta Loma. And this coming Tuesday, they’ll be able to secure an […]
Photo by Rachael Castell Girls Soccer: Marshall Fumdamental continues to mow down its Mission Valley League foes. On Friday, the Eagles claimed a 5-0 victory at South El Monte. In Mission Valley League games, Marshall is 8-0, and they’ve outscored their opponents by a combined margin of 38-2. Esmeralda Jaquez scored four goals, which is […]
Girls Basketball: Bonita put Friday’s Palomares League showdown with Colony away early. The Bearcats led by 18 points after the first quarter, and they cruised to a 61-22 victory over the visiting Titans. Eight different BHS players scored, and they remained just one-game back of first-place Glendora. Naomi Acuna led Bonita with 14 points. Lexi […]
