Girls Tennis: It doesn’t get much closer than this. West Covina battled Covina in a Valle Vista League girls tennis match that ended in a 9-9 tie. The Lady Bulldogs, however, would get the victory thanks to a 71-69 advantage in games. West Covina got six of their nine team points from its three singles […]
Pictured L-R: Bonita’s Jayden Montenegro (by Beth Oualline) & Ayala’s Marquis Monroe (Josh Thompson) Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor In spite of it being the league opener for both programs, the winner of Friday’s Bonita-Ayala showdown will almost certainly win a Mountain West League championship in 2023. Alta Loma and Charter Oak, the other […]
Photos by Stephen Delgado Girls Volleyball: Marshall Fundamental is heading into the CIF-SS playoffs with some momentum. The Lady Eagles met up with their visitors from Mountain View, and the winner of Wednesday’s match would secure third place in the Mission Valley League standings. And while it was anything but a smooth ride, Marshall persevered […]
Girls Volleyball: Flintridge Sacred Heart cemented its spot in second place from the Angeles League. The Tologs persevered in a five-set victory at Louisville. FSHA won by scores of 25-27, 25-23, 17-25, 26-24 and 15-11 on Wednesday evening. Mikayla Hsieh had a big night with 22 kills and 16 digs. Lindsey Du added 22 digs […]
Girls Volleyball: San Dimas made history on Wednesday evening. The Saints won their sixth-consecutive Valle Vista League championship. And for first time in what is believed to be 13 years, SDHS didn’t drop a set in league matches. San Dimas swept their host from Covina, 25-14, 25-17 and 25-16. Asa Sangalang led the way with […]
Girls Volleyball: Glendora didn’t just win its third consecutive Palomares League championship. The Tartans did so with an exclamation mark. GHS swept second-place Bonita to finish 10-0 in league matches. The Tartans won by scores of 25-20, 25-14 and 25-20. In their 10 Palomares League matches, Glendora won 30 of its 31 sets. And they […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Jake Duronslet has played football for almost the entirety of his life. In fact, 12 of his 17 years on this planet have included a football helmet and pads. Duronslet (pronounced dew-ron-slay) has only been a quarterback for three-plus seasons. In the eighth grade, he switched from running back […]
Girls Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha for this report: Their second meeting of the year ended up much like the first, with a comfortable (12-6) win for the Lady Minutemen. The story of the day was the play of No. 1 singles, Natalie Arminak, who played her best match as a Lady Minuteman to date, defeating […]
Photo by Ryan Tomey Football: Week 8 Schedule: Thursday: Citrus 4 League: Colony vs South Hills at Covina District Field Rio Hondo League: San Marino vs Poly at South Pasadena High School Friday: Angelus League: Cathedral at St. Francis Paraclete at St. Paul Loyola at Crespi Baseline League: Chino Hills at RCHS Etiwanda at Upland […]
Boys Water Polo: West Covina is trying to close out the 2023 boys water polo season on a high note. And they got a solid team effort on Monday. The Bulldogs easily dispatched of visiting Cathedral, 12-5, in a Valle Vista League contest. West Covina’s Matthew Munoz exploded for nine goals, which meant he outscored […]
Girls Volleyball: Chaminade wrapped up the Angeles League championship with a four-set victory at Flintridge Sacred Heart. The Eagles picked up the season sweep of the Tologs, thanks to Monday’s triumph by scores of 25-20, 25-20, 10-25 and 25-21. Mikayla Hsieh led the way with 14 kills and 13 digs. Lindsey Du chipped in with […]
Photos by Ryan Tomey (@the.mrphotos on Instagram) College Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Between 2020-2022, Monrovia’s Carlos Hernandez put together one of the most impressive runs among San Gabriel Valley area receivers in recent memory. In fact, during his junior season in 2021, Hernandez and his quarterback, Noah Rodriguez, seemed to star in a […]
Photos by Mario Veliz (MarioVeliz.smugmug.com & @MSVCreations_ on Twitter & Insta) Football: It wasn’t the way La Salle started on Friday night that mattered. It was very much the way the Lancers finished. Trailing throughout Friday’s Del Rey League contest at St. Genevieve, La Salle took its first and only lead of the game with […]
Girls Volleyball: FSHA takes 4th in Division 2 at the SoCal Invitational in San Diego. The Tologs went 4-2. FSHA Leaders:Piper Scherbert 29 killsGrace Savarese 23 killsMikayla Hsieh 22 kills 47 digs 12 acesLindsey Du 72 digs 14 acesAllexa Valencia 95 assist and 30 digsDay 1:La Costa Canyon 2-1 (17-25, 25-23, 15-11)Xavier Prep 2-0 (25-16, […]
Girls Athlete of the Week: The Bonita girls volleyball program had a very crucial and successful week. On Monday, the Bearcats defeated visiting Ayala, 25-14, 21-25, 25-23 and 25-14. Two days later, BHS fell behind two games to none at Claremont. But they would rally to secure a five-set victory by scores of 23-25, 15-25, […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: South Hills improved to 4-3 on Friday night after its 54-41 victory over visiting Don Lugo. There were many contributors in white and green, but Matt Moreno had a game that any running back would dream of having. Moreno, a two-sport (baseball & football) star, who will play baseball at […]
Football: League Standings Through Week Seven Games: Angelus League Standings: St. Francis (6-1, 2-0) Paraclete (6-1, 1-1) St. Paul (3-4, 1-1) Cathedral (3-4, 1-1) Loyola (2-5, 1-1) Crespi (2-5, 0-2) Baseline: Damien (8-0, 2-0) RCHS (7-0, 1-0) Upland (5-2, 0-1) Chino Hills (5-3, 1-1) Etiwanda (6-2, 0-2) Citrus 4: Los Osos (5-2, 0-0) South Hills […]
Photos by Stephen Delgado Girls Volleyball: Marshall Fundamental avoided a devastating loss on Friday. The Lady Eagles, who are tied for third in the Mission Valley League standings with just one more match to play with Mountain View, escaped El Monte with a five-set victory. The Lions are just 2-17 in 2023. But all that […]
Photos & game info from Ryan Tomey Football: Wow. If St. Francis goes on to win an outright Angelus League title in 2023, Friday night’s 28-21 victory in double overtime will have been the catalyst. This particular win was enormous for a myriad of reasons. First, the Golden Knights traveled nearly 50 miles to take […]
Game info from Randy Reams Football: It’s with zero disrespect to say that Ayala was overmatched on Friday night. The Bulldogs hosted Orange County power, San Clemente, who is ranked 17th in the state by MaxPreps to their football stadium. And the Tritons cruised to 42-13 victory. San Clemente took a 28-7 lead into the […]
