Boys Athlete of the Week: Damien entered the 2022-23 season needing to replace all five starters from the 2021-22 state championship team. Who would step up for Mike LeDuc’s program? If the first week is any indication, his name is Nate Garcia. The Spartans’ 6-foot-11 center led DHS to a 4-1 mark at the Sunny […]
Pictured L-R: Rylie Anderson & Hailey Schaffer Girls Athletes of the Week: Not a bad way to start the 2022-23 season. Glendora went 3-1 en route to a Silver Division title at the Villa Park Tournament. While the Tartans got solid contributions throughout their lineup, it was Rylie Anderson and Hailey Schaffer that set the […]
Girls Basketball: The fact that Glendora claimed the Silver Division Title at the Villa Park Tournament on Saturday wasn’t the most impressive feat for Adam Nunemaker’s program. It was how poorly they started and yet defeated Hillcrest, 48-40. GHS scored one first-quarter point and trailed 14-1 early in the second quarter. Nunemaker had a spirited […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle is now 3-0 in 2022-23. The Lancers easily handled Maranatha, 55-25, on Saturday. Through the first three games, LSHS has a 56-30 average margin of victory. Audrey Chen led all scorers with 17. Reese Wong had nine points, while Julianna Tan and Casey Higgins chipped in with eight points apiece in […]
Boys Basketball: Damien went 4-1 and earned fifth place at the Sunny Hills Tournament. The Spartans, who are finding their identity after the graduation of their starting five and key bench players from the 2021 state title team, finished with an impressive 51-50 victory over La Mirada. Damien outscored LMHS, 29-18, in the second half. […]
Boys Basketball: Glendora finished off the Sunny Hills Tournament 2-3 after Saturday’s 55-48 loss to Aquinas. The Falcons took a 35-21 lead into the half, and were able to held off a second-half Tartans’ surge. Benji Holt had 11 points, four rebounds and three assists. Max Hilgenfeldt also had 11 points and two assists for […]
A huge thanks to Ryan Tomey for the photos/game info & scoring plays Football: For the second time in two years, St. Francis will be playing for a CIF-SS championship next week. Unlike 2021, there won’t be a ringer like Long Beach Poly standing across from the Golden Knights. St. Francis defeated visiting Aquinas, 52-35, […]
Boys Basketball: Two days after opening the 2022-23 season with an 18-point loss to Walnut, Ayala was back at it on Friday. And the Bulldogs would pick up win No. 1, thanks to a 69-54 victory over Charter Oak. Emilio Varner led the way with 19 points and seven rebounds. Linus Lo contributed 16 points […]
Photo by Josh Thompson Football: CIF-SS Semifinal Scores & Title Game Schedule: D-1: Mater Dei 52, Los Alamitos 0 St. John Bosco 41, Mission Viejo 6 Friday’s Final: Mater Dei vs St. John Bosco at Rose Bowl at 7:30 D-2: Sierra Canyon 29, Bishop Amat 23 Inglewood 41, Chaminade 38 Sat Final: Inglewood at Sierra […]
Photos and game info from Josh Thompson Football: Often times, the road to a championship includes a potential season-ending challenge that must be conquered. And such was the case for the Diamond Bar High football program. The Brahmas were locked up in a 14-14 tie late in the second half with visiting San Dimas. The […]
Girls Soccer: Northview opened the 2022-23 season with a 2-1 victory over Nogales. The Vikings got goals from Khloe Lopez and Zoe Schultz. Daisy Navarro had three saves in goal, and Marisela Cantero blocked six shots. Up next: Northview travels to Baldwin Park on Monday at 4:45. The Braves (0-1) fell, 3-1, to El Monte, […]
Boys Basketball: Glendora evened its season record at 2-2, thanks to a 76-26 victory over Santa Fe at the Sunny Hills Tournament on Friday, And they got scoring for 12 different members of the GHS roster. Colton Gray had 15 points and seven rebounds, and Chris Lee had 15 and four boards. Elijah Regan scored […]
Boys Basketball: Damien didn’t start or finish very strong. But the Spartans did enough in quarters two and three to outlast Riverside Poly, 46-38, Friday at the Sunny Hills Tournament. Nate Garcia scored 12 of his game-high 16 points in the second half. Eli Garner and Xavier Clinton provided 11 points each for the Spartans. […]
Girls Basketball: Glendora used a 30-19, second-half surge on Friday to defeat Los Alamitos, 46-32, at the Villa Park Tournament. Hailey Schaffer had a game-high 13 points and Rylie Anderson finished with 11 points. Kayli Liew and Kassidy Beach scored nine points apiece for the Griffins. Up next: The Tartans will face Hillcrest today (Saturday) […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor The 2022 Maranatha victory tour finally got derailed on Friday night, but Rand Holdren’s Minutemen did not go down without a fight. San Gabriel defeated visiting MHS, 52-42, in the semifinal round of the CIF-SS Division 13 playoffs. Maranatha went 1-7 in 2021, and had a remarkable reversal of […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle is 2-0 after Thursday’s 55-40 victory over Oakwood. The Lancers took a 33-18 lead into the half and the outcome was never in doubt. Audrey Chen led La Salle with 19 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Casey Higgins chipped in with 11, and Aubrey Ramos, Kaden Cortes and Catherine De […]
Photos by Josh Thompson Boys Basketball: Ayala dug itself a deep first-half hole, and the Bulldogs couldn’t dig their way out in Wednesday’s 91-73 loss to Walnut. The Mustangs took a 55-38 lead into the break and never looked back. Malik Khouzam led Walnut with 25 points, five assists and five rebounds. Joby Barnes added […]
Thanks to Maranatha soccer for this report Boys Soccer: Maranatha met up Pacifica Christian in its season opener. And it’s the first showdown since the Minutemen claimed a 3-0 victory in last season’s postseason. This time around MHS defeated the Sea Wolves, 6-1. Pacifica Christian did get out to a 1-0 lead, but it would […]
Girls Hoops: Portola was able to edge Glendora, 53-51, in a Wednesday contest that saw all four quarters decided by four points or less. Rylie Anderson led GHS and scorers with 20, Hailey Schaffer added 11 and Brianna Gomez chipped in with 10 points for the Tartans. Portola’s offensive attack was paced by Kalynne Abraham […]
Boys Hoops: Orange Lutheran handed Damien its first loss in 2022-23. The Lancers used an 18-6 third-quarter run to defeat the Spartans, 63-61, on Wednesday. Zion Paleo, David Manea and Cannon Potter had 12 points apiece for Orange Lutheran. Nate Garcia led Damien with 12 points, while Lucas Arrieta had 11 and Xavier Clinton chipped […]
