Softball: Artesia trailed Mayfield, 2-1, in the top of the fifth inning in Thursday’s CIF-SS Division 6 quarterfinal. The visiting Pioneers, however, got four runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth to pull away in a 7-3 road victory. Artesia out-hit Mayfield, 11-6, and the Pioneers will host JW North in Saturday’s […]
Softball: Kalena Lemus and Ganesha sure made it look easy in Thursday’s CIF-SS Division 7 quarterfinal round contest at Maranatha. Lemus tossed a three-hit shutout in the Giants 13-0 beatdown of the Minutemen. GHS out-hit MHS, 15-3, including a 5-0 advantage in extra-base hits. Lemus issued just one walk and struck out 13. She needed […]
Softball: Covina got off to a great start in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs. The Colts scored three runs in the top of the first inning at Northwood. The Timberwolves, however, would get two runs in the bottom of the second inning, four more in the third, and held on for […]
Softball: St. Joseph of Lakewood scored twice in the top of the first in Thursday’s quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs at Monrovia. And Eris Garcia made that stand up in a 2-0 road victory over the Wildcats. Garcia tossed a four-hit shutout, walked one and struck out six Monrovia batters. Evelyn Talavera, […]
Photo by Gwen Pointer Baseball: Tuesday’s Scores & Friday’s Quarterfinal Schedule: Division 1: Notre Dame 5, Bonita 3 Corona 6, San Dimas 5 (9 innings) Sierra Canyon 2, Cypress 1 JSerra 6, Etiwanda 1 Villa Park 2, Huntington Beach 1 Orange Lutheran 1, Harvard Westlake 0 La Mirada 3, Torrance 2 Santa Margarita 7, Millikan […]
Softball: Tuesday’s Scores & Thursday’s Quarterfinal Schedule: Division 1: Norco 8, Riverside Poly 1 Murrieta Mesa 12, Huntington Beach 11 Oaks Christian 7, Orange Lutheran 2 Pacifica Garden Grove 5, Los Alamitos 1 Thursday’s Semifinals: Murrieta Mesa at Norco Oaks Christian at Pacifica of Garden Grove Division 2: Moorpark 5, Saugus 0 JSerra 7, Canyon […]
Baseball: San Marino keeps giving the ball to Tomas Bilvado in big games. And Bilvado continues to deliver. On Tuesday, Bilvado went the distance in the Titans 7-2 victory at Alhambra in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. He surrendered two runs on seven hits. Bilvado walked one and struck out five […]
Photos of Gwen Pointer Baseball: South Hills started and finished strong in Tuesday’s 8-2 victory at Charter Oak in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. The Huskies got four runs on six hits over five innings against Chargers ace Anthony Vasquez. Vasquez walked two and fanned six. Chris Gonzalez surrendered four runs […]
Photos by Danny Callaway Baseball: Marshall Fundamental suffered a rough end to a great season. The Mission Valley League champs surrendered two runs in the sixth and seventh innings, and fell at Montebello, 5-4, in Tuesday’s CIF-SS Division 5 second-round showdown. Ethan Sparks probably deserved a better fate. Sparks went 6 1/3 innings and allowed […]
Baseball: What a heartbreaking way to end the 2023 season. Pasadena scored single runs in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings to catch Apple Valley at 4-4 in Tuesday’s CIF-SS Division 5 second-round game. But AVHS would score five times in the top of the 11th inning and claimed a 9-4 victory at […]
Softball: Covina didn’t waste any time in dispatching Linfield Christian on Tuesday. The Colts pounded out an 11-1 mercy-rule victory in six innings. Alexis Sumpter went all six and allowed just an unearned run on three hits. Sumpter didn’t issue a walk and struck out two. Danica Perez singled and drove in the only run […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Baseball: Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks finished the regular season as the No. 1 team in the final CIF-SS Division 1 poll. And the Knights backed up that ranking on Tuesday. They ended Bonita’s season, 5-3, in La Verne. Notre Dame out-hit the Bearcats, 13-5, in the second round of the […]
Baseball: Unless you’ve played the game, it’s difficult to accurately describe the intensity of playoff baseball. And there’s nothing quite like staging a late rally to save one’s season. Corona was able to leave the SGV happy after scoring two runs in the top of the sixth and one each in the seventh and ninth […]
Baseball: The defending CIF-SS Division 2 champions from Etiwanda saw its D-1 playoff run come to an end on Tuesday. JSerra ended the Eagles season, 6-1, in South Orange County. Five of the Lions nine hits were of the extra-base variety, including three home runs. And JSerra got a solid effort on the mound from […]
Softball: Loula McNamara ended Glendora’s 2023 season on Tuesday. She went the distance in a 4-2 victory at GHS in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. McNamara surrendered two runs (one earned) on four hits. She walked two and fanned a pair of Tartans. Ryan Speh had an RBI triple. Bridget Nemeth […]
Swimming: Ella Lesnever might be young, but she’s made waves since day one at Blair High School. Literally. The Vikings’ sophomore, coming off a remarkable effort for the water polo program, made her mark at this weekend’s CIF-SS Division 3 finals at Riverside City College. Lesnever won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.76. […]
Baseball: It isn’t just the fact that South Hills and Charter Oak are both SGV area programs that makes Tuesday’s showdown in the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs special. It’s just as much the knowledge that the Huskies and Chargers used to duke it out for Hacienda League supremacy as recently as 2020 that adds so […]
College Baseball: The University of La Verne officially wrapped up a SCIAC championship on Saturday. The Leopards claimed a 10-4 victory at Claremont-Mudd Scripps. It was their first conference title since 2018. Chase Pederson went 4 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on five hits to earn the win. He walked one and struck out […]
Boys Volleyball: The Upland boys volleyball program has just one more hurdle to leap. The Highlanders defeated visiting Redondo Union in four games in Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 2 semifinal. UHS won by scores of 29-27, 25-22, 21-25 and 25-18. Isaiah Vogel led the way with 18 kills and 12 digs. AJ Contreras contributed 15 kills. […]
Girls Athlete of the Week: The confidence that one garners from taking an early lead in the CIF-SS playoffs is one thing. Perhaps even more important, though, is the ability to flush any remaining anxiety and play to one’s capabilities without any fear. And that was the case for Western Christian. The Fighting Lancers got […]
