Girls Basketball: Pasadena picked up its first victory of the 2021-22 season. But it didn’t come easy. The Bulldogs edged Crossroad, 64-62, in Wednesday’s thriller. PHS used an 18-8 run in the second quarter to edge the Roadrunners. Olivia Hodges and Christine Manoukian combined to score 57 of the Bulldogs’ 64 points. Hodges had a […]
Boys Basketball: Make it 10 in a row for Damien. The Spartans remained perfect to start the 2021-22 season, thanks to a 76-46 victory over Long Beach Poly in the St. John Bosco Tournament. Jimmy Oladokun tied for a game-high 17 points with Poly’s Jovani Ruff. Damien was about as balanced as it gets on […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle got yet another balanced effort on Wednesday. The Lancers improved to 8-1 after a 58-21 thumping of Wilson of Hacienda Heights. Audrey Chen had a game-high 18 points. Kaden Cortes added 15 points and Ryan Riddle contributed 14. Reese Wong chipped in with nine points. Ivy Liang’s seven points paced the […]
Girls Basketball: The Marshall Fundamental girls basketball program snapped its two-game losing streak on Wednesday. The Eagles got contributions throughout their lineup and defeated their visitors from Blair, 58-32, in a nonleague battle. Jolynn Alibar had a game-high 13 points and Kaitlan Sakuma contributed 12 points in the win. Aalijah Jones chipped in with nine […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas jumped out quickly and took a 15-point halftime lead on Monday. The Saints would defeat their rival from Bonita, 62-45, and improved to 7-1. Zaye Salgado led SDHS with 16 points. Braeden Zemetra had 11 points and Aaron Park contributed 10 in the win. Bonita’s Colton Perez […]
Boys Basketball: Glendora opened its own tournament with an 81-58 victory over Don Lugo on Monday. Luke Jacobson had a monster game with 32 points, five rebounds and two assists. Noah Smith finished with 11 points, seven assists and four boards. Braydon Wooldridge had an impressive night with nine points, six rebounds and four assists. […]
Girls Basketball: To say that Monday night’s contest between Duarte and La Salle was a mismatch would be quite the understatement. The Lancers improved to 7-1 after a 61-19 victory over the Falcons. Duarte never scored more than eight points in a quarter. Elizabth Perez led the way for the Falcons with six points. Ryan […]
Boys Basketball: Damien has a history of putting games away early. And Monday was no different. The Spartans had a 17-point lead after the first quarter, and took a 28-point advantage into the halftime break. Thanks to its 65-33 beatdown of Gahr in the first round of the St. John Bosco Tournament, the Spartans improved […]
** This photo is from last year: Boys Athlete of the Week: What a week it was for the Glendora boys basketball program, and for its star senior, Noah Smith. The Tartans won the Gary Prestesater Classic with consecutive victories over Patriot, Keppel, Paramount and Diamond Bar. GHS entered the tournament 2-3, but thanks to […]
Girls Athletes of the Week: After seven days away from competition, the La Salle girls basketball program won three of their four games this week. The Lancers defeated El Segundo on Tuesday. One day later, Hart handed La Salle its first loss of the season, 46-43. La Salle, however, closed out the week with victories […]
Photo of John Honell with his beautiful and late wife, Judy Honell Editor’s Note: John Honell has covered San Gabriel Valley area sports for decades, and now in his early 80’s, he’s just as sharp, witty and observant as he’s ever been. I am extremely grateful for his help and will allow him to cover […]
Football: Story by John Honell It was a comeback for the ages. The Northview High School football program trailed Colony by 17 points in the second half of Saturday’s CIF-State Division-4A Southern California Regional in Ontario. The Vikings rallied and defeated the Titans, 27-26, by outscoring their hosts 20-6 in the second half. The game […]
Photo by Josh Thompson Football: CIF-State Regional Scores & Next Saturday’s Title-Game Schedule: Open Division Championship: Serra of San Mateo vs Mater Dei at Saddleback College Division 1-AA Scores: North: Folsom 28, De La Salle 27 South: Cathedral Catholic 71, Orange Lutheran 62 Division 1-AA Title Game: Folsom at Cathedral Catholic Division 1-A Scores: North: […]
Boys Basketball: Glendora used a 16-point, second-half surge to win the Gary Prestesater Classic (San Dimas Tournament) on Saturday night. The Tartans defeated Diamond Bar, 64-59, and extended their win streak to four games. GHS overcame an 11-point deficit at the half. Noah Smith earned the tournament MVP. Smith had 28 points and seven assists. […]
Girls Basketball: The queens of the Prep League were up to their old tricks on Saturday. Flintridge Prep won its 67th consecutive game, and it was over just a couple minutes after the tip. The Wolves outscored Chadwick, 29-3, in the first quarter, and breezed to a 67-18 victory in the Prep League opener for […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle’s 6-1 start to the 2021-22 season is impressive enough. But the fact that this young team gets a different leading scorer almost every game shows just how versatile this program can be. On Saturday, La Salle used a 15-point advantage in the second half to pull away from Birmingham, and the […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas continued its solid start to the 2021-22 season. The Saints defeated Alta Loma, 48-42, on Saturday night to clinch the consolation championship. SDHS is now 6-1. San Dimas scored just four first-quarter points until its offense was able to find a rhythm. Ethan Chavez had a team-high […]
Photo by Miranda Saiz Football: Friday’s CIF-State Playoff Scores: Division 1-AA: North: Folsom 28, De La Salle 27 South: Cathedral Catholic 71, Orange Lutheran 62 Division 2-AA: North: Central Catholic 44, Bullard 41 South: Mater Dei Catholic 24, Helix 21 Division 3-AA: North: Vanden 56, Windsor 28 South: Aquinas 42, Newport Harbor 28 Division 4-AA: […]
Boys Basketball: After losses last week to St. Francis and Crescenta Valley, Walnut has won back-to-back games and improved to 5-2. The Mustangs jumped on Bellflower early and cruised to a 73-31 victory. Walnut took a 20-point lead into the second quarter and never looked back. Malik Khouzam actually equaled the Bucs offensive output with […]
Boys Basketball: After starting the season 1-0, Glendora lost three of their next four games. And some may have thought or hoped the reigning CIF-SS Division 3A champs were a one-hit wonder. But any program that has the tag-team of APU Hall of Famer, Cliff Hamlow, assisting his son, Gordon Hamlow, on the Tartans’ bench, […]
