Photos by Krista Arase: Girls Basketball: After eight years atop the Prep League standings, Providence knocked Flintridge Prep off its perch in 2021-22. Fear not Wolves fans, your girls are back on top in 2022-23. And what better way to clinch and outright Prep League championship than to thump Poly, 85-26, on senior night. Flintridge […]
Girls Athlete of the Week: One way or another, the Palomares League title chase is destined to go to the wire. And the two leading contenders were clearly Claremont and Glendora. The Wolfpack and Tartans had one league loss apiece. GHS claimed a 45-41 victory at CHS, and 29 days later, the Wolfpack left GHS […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo & Josh Thompson Boys Athlete of the Week: There are moments in an athlete’s journey that can help define their legacy. And while Chris Lee’s athletic career is far from over or defined, he added a chapter this past week that made everyone proud. In the third quarter of Wednesday’s 68-39 […]
Girls Basketball: Rio Hondo Prep handed the defending Prep League champions their first home loss in league play. The Kares took a 12-point lead into the break and went on to claim a 49-42 victory at Providence. The win pulls RHP to within one-half a game behind the second-place Pioneers as they head into the […]
Girls Basketball: Bonita has played itself into contention for a shot at the Palomares League championship. On Friday, the Bearcats knocked off Claremont, 42-27, and vaulted into a two-way tie for second with the Wolfpack. With two games to play, the Bearcats trail first-place Glendora by just one game and they face the Tartans on […]
Photos by Josh Thompson of Champion Newspapers Girls Basketball: Glendora had a thoroughly enjoyable and successful Friday night. It started with a 71-14 thumping of their hosts from Colony. And then word got to GHS coach Adam Nunemaker that Bonita had knocked off Claremont. With two games to play, Glendora now had a one-game lead […]
Boys Basketball: Charter Oak showed its grit on Friday night. The Chargers rallied to force overtime and picked up a 65-59 victory at Covina. Sophomore Don Ballesta hit a 3-pointer with 30 seconds to pull COHS to within two of Covina. And JP Santoyo would score to send the game into OT. From there, COHS […]
Boys Basketball: Damien remained one-game back of first-place Etiwanda on Friday night. The Spartans picked up a 53-32 Baseline League victory at Los Osos. Xavier Clinton had a game-high 21 points. Clinton hit five 3-pointers. Nate Garcia finished with 11 points. Eli Garner chipped in with nine points and Elijah Brown had seven for the […]
Girls Water Polo: La Salle extended its current win streak to six games. The Lancers persevered in an 18-14 shootout at Chadwick. With two games to go, La Salle trails first-place Poly by one-half a game, and they face the undefeated Panthers on Monday. Grace Kachmarsky scored seven goals and Audrey Turner chipped in with […]
Girls Basketball: Thanks to Friday’s 62-30 victory and some help from Rio Hondo Prep, the Flintridge Prep girls basketball program has clinched at least a share of the 2022-23 Prep League title. The Kares handed Providence just its second setback, 49-42, in Burbank. Prep had a 38-15 lead at the half and let its star, […]
Girls Soccer: In the last two weeks alone, Marshall Fundamental junior Esmeralda Jaquez had now tallied three hat tricks. And that includes Friday’s 6-1 Mission Valley League victory at Rosemead. Jaquez scored once in the first half (Ava Hargrove assist), and scored a pair of second half goals (Corazon Adomou, Grace Mabee). Gysel Cuellas Martinez […]
Girls Basketball: Marshall Fundamental improved to 9-2 in Mission Valley League games on Friday. The Eagles easily defeated Rosemead, 47-13, as the Panthers scored just one point in the second half. Destiny Isiaso outscored Rosemead, 16-13, to lead Marshall. Maryn Goodwin chipped in with 14 points. Madelyn DeGooyer added four for the Eagles. With one […]
Boys Basketball: Marshall Fundamental picked up a 77-56 Mission Valley League victory at Rosemead on Friday. The Eagles now sit in the MVL’s No. 3 spot as we enter the final week of the regular season. Jayden Lopez had a game-high 21 points. Alonzo Acosta chipped in with 15 points and Armen Darakchyan contributed 13 […]
Boys Soccer: Maranatha is just one win from securing an outright Olympic League championship. The Minutemen cruised to a 4-0 victory over visiting Heritage Christian. And on senior night, three of the four goals were scored by 12th graders. And that included captain Jay Lee, who scored in the game’s first minute. Jacob Brantingham and […]
Boys Basketball: Pasadena is one step closer to a Pacific League championship. The Bulldogs cruised to a 71-33 victory at Burroughs. With two games to play, PHS leads second-place Crescenta Valley by one game and the Bulldogs picked up the two-game sweep over the Falcons. Fidel Cabrera led Pasadena with 15 points and hit three […]
Photos by Josh Thompson Boys Basketball: Over the last 48 hours, Chris Lee proved to his teammates and coaches that he’s a warrior. On Wednesday, Lee collided with an Alta Loma player on a loose ball that cost him eight stitches and swelling around his face and eye. GHS coach Gordon Hamlow didn’t know until […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: Northview handed San Dimas its first loss since December 28th, and in the process, snapped the Saints nine-game winning streak. The Vikings edged visiting SDHS, 56-54, and the Saints fell to 7-1 in Valle Vista League games. Northview’s Nick Santillan led all scorers with 19 points. Sam Osi hit […]
Girls Basketball: With three games to play, Flintridge Prep is inching towards regaining the title of Prep League champions. Providence blunted the Wolves eight-year run in 2021-22, and after Thursday’s 57-14 victory at Westridge, the Wolves are the only league program without a loss. Maddie Smith had a game-high 21 points. Kassidy Huie chipped in […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo. To see more of his pictures, go to (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: Glendora got off to a slow start in Wednesday’s Palomares League contest with visiting Alta Loma. But the Tartans would cruise to a 68-39 victory and improved to 6-1 in league play. With three games to play, GHS trails Colony […]
Girls Basketball: Bonita did its part in staying within reach of first-place Glendora and Claremont. The Bearcats used a 25-15 run in the second half to pull away from Ayala, 46-34, on Wednesday evening. With three games to play, the Bearcats trail GHS and CHS by one-game. And BHS faces the Wolfpack and Tartans in […]
