Photo by Mike Mann Softball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There was every reason for the La Verne softball program to be tight. After all, they were making their first appearance in the Little League World Series on Tuesday night in Greenville, North Carolina. It was being streamed throughout the world on ESPN+. And La […]
Softball: 2022 Little League World Series August 9-15, in Greenville, North Carolina By Brian Reed-Baiotto The La Verne Little League softball program will be making history tomorrow. For the first time, the city of La Verne will be represented in the Little League World Series. And that includes boys or girls. They open first-round play […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto Ryan McCulloch made history on Saturday afternoon. The Rio Hondo Prep senior officially committed to play football for the University of California, Berkeley. McCulloch became the first in school history to earn a Power-5 Conference (ACC, Big-10, Big-12, Pac-12 & SEC) scholarship. What made this accomplishment so satisfying for both the […]
Volleyball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor The fear of death is pretty universal. But for Arcadia volleyball coach Stephen Bernabe, it became a ‘been there, done that’ mentality. Nine years ago, Bernabe was entering the prime of his life. He was 23, healthy, popular and a standout volleyball player. Bernabe’s whole world looked to be […]
A huge thanks to Josh Thompson for these photos Baseball: It’s not often that a championship game lives up to its billing. But on Sunday evening, and with thanks to both the Field Rats and the Arroyo Seco Royals, the Sunset League championship was a drama-filled instant classic. The Royals scored once in the top […]
Baseball: The Arroyo Seco Royals held a one-run lead and were 12 outs away from a Sunset League championship in the second game of a best-of-three series with the Field Rats. But the visitors got six runs in the top of the sixth inning and three more in the eighth to defeat the Royals, 11-6, […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor The Ventura County Pirates earned the Best of the West League championship on Friday night at Cal Poly Pomona. VCP defeated the Inland Valley Pirates, 6-4, in the first game of a best-of-three series. After the final out in the top of the ninth inning, IVP manager Charlie Reynoso […]
Baseball: The Arroyo Seco Royals are just one win away from a Sunset League championship. The Royals got a great effort on the mound from Kyle Noell and Tyler Mitchell in a 5-2 victory over the Field Rats. With the game tied at 1-1 in the top of the ninth, the ASR scored four runs […]
Baseball: For the second consecutive year, the Arroyo Seco Royals eliminated the Orange County Pirates from the Sunset League playoffs. On Thursday, in a win-or-go-home scenario, the Royals knocked off the top-seeded Pirates, 8-3, at Cypress College. Eric Navarrete kept ASR’s season alive with eight strong innings. Navarrete allowed a pair of runs on eight […]
Baseball: The Best of the West League began Thursday’s play with four programs hoping to earn a spot in the best-of-three championship series. The So Cal Shepherds eliminated the Arroyo Seco Sentinels, 5-3, in the morning game, and the top-seeded Ventura County Pirates claimed a 5-2 victory over the No. 2 seeded Inland Valley Pirates. […]
Baseball: The top-seeded Orange County Pirates lived up to their billing on Wednesday. The Pirates cruised to an 11-4 victory over the Arroyo Seco Royals in the Sunset League playoffs at Cypress College. Seth Bougher went six innings to earn the win, allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits. Bougher didn’t give up a […]
Baseball: The So Cal Shepherds held the top-seeded Ventura County Pirates scoreless as the game headed to the bottom of the fifth inning in Wednesday’s Best of the West League first-round playoff game. The Pirates, however, got one in the fifth and three more in the sixth to defeat the Shepherds, 4-1, at Cal Poly […]
Baseball: The Inland Valley Pirates got seven scoreless innings from Zac Czerniawski in Wednesday’s 6-2 victory over the Arroyo Seco Sentinels in the first round of the Best of the West League playoffs. Czerniawski allowed four hits, walked two and fanned six Sentinels’ batters. Antonio Andrade walked, singled and had both Seco RBIs. Jason Givens […]
Note: There aren’t complete pitching stats available for this story Baseball: Trailing by one run in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Quakes Baseball Academy scored four in the seventh and one in the eighth to defeat the Orange County Legends, 8-5, in Tuesday’s Sunset League playoff opener. Kevin Fedoruk singled, doubled and drove […]
Baseball: The So Cal Shepherds scored nine runs in final two innings to defeat the East Los Angeles Dodgers, 13-10, in a Best of the West League wild card game. Noe Novella was saddled with the loss, allowing seven runs (six earned) on five hits. Novella went three innings, issuing three walks and striking out […]
Baseball: The Arroyo Seco Royals cruised to a 12-4 victory over the Ventura County Bucs in the first round of the Sunset League playoffs. ASR scored in each of the first five innings on Tuesday, and took a 10-1 lead. Josh VerKuilen got the win, allowing one run on two hits over his five-inning outing. […]
BOTW League Pitchers of the Week: Isaiah Vazquez, Long Beach Legends: Vazquez went five innings and allowed just an unearned run on one hit. He issued three walks and struck out four. For the season, Vazquez is 0-1, with a 3.12 ERA. He struck out 24 batters in 26 innings. LBL did not make the […]
Sunset League Players of the Week: Quintt Landis, Ventura County Pirates: Landis went 8-for-15 in a week that his Pirates claimed the BOTW title. He walked twice, hit two HR’s, scored four runs and had six RBIs. This season, Landis batted .395 with 15 hits, scored nine runs and had nine RBIs. The Pirates will […]
Sunset League Players of the Week: Jared Gener, Inland Empire Bucs: Gener finished the final week of the regular season, going 8-for-14. Gener had two doubles, walked and scored twice. He drove in three runs and stole three bases. For the season, Gener led the Bucs with a batting average of .395, with 15 hits, […]
Sunset League Pitcher of the Week: Eddie Vokes, Field Rats: Vokes went six scoreless innings this past week and allowed just three hits. He issued one walk and struck out eight batters. The Field Rats finished second in the Sunset League. They open the playoffs on Wednesday against the winner of Tuesday’s wild card game […]
