Boys Basketball: Damien went out to Orange County and held Mater Dei to just 18 points in the second half. And the Spartans came home with a 55-51 victory over the Monarchs in the first round of the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs. RJ Smith led Damien with 21 points and Malik Thomas chipped in with […]
Baseball: With five games remaining in the season, Damien had just been caught atop the Baseline League standings by Chino Hills, while Los Osos and RCHS still had their eyes on the prize. Since that day, the Spartans have gone 5-0, which included Friday’s 11-6 victory over Rancho Cucamonga. Damien swept RCHS, and ended up […]
Baseball: Etiwanda closed out the 2021 baseball season by sweeping Upland in a three-game series this week. The Eagles outscored the Highlanders by a combined margin of 42-10. Dylan Goff went two scoreless innings to get the win. Goff allowed one hit, didn’t walk anyone and struck out three. Jorge Solares provided two innings of […]
Boys Basketball: Maranatha gave its legendary coach, Tim Tucker, career victory No. 500 on Friday afternoon. And it came in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 3AA playoffs. The Minutemen got 16 points from Marko Mihajilovic and 15 more from Terrance Hampton Jr. in a 67-56 victory over Price. The reason for the early […]
High School Sports: FRIDAY: Playoff Boys Basketball: Open Division: Damien at Mater Dei & Ribet Academy at Etiwanda Division 3A: Oak Hills at Glendora Division 3AA: Price at Maranatha & Downey at Covina Division 4A: West Covina at Rio Mesa Division 4AA: Arcadia at Pacifica of Garden Grove Boys Tennis CIF Title Match: Division 1: […]
Baseball: It would have been so easy for the La Salle baseball program to tuck their tails and go home after being swept by the Del Rey League champions from Bishop Amat. Amat claimed 9-3 & 10-4 victories on Monday and Wednesday, respectively. And they took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first […]
Girls Basketball: Pasadena jumped out to an early lead and the Bulldogs would cruise to a 63-46 victory over Redondo Union in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Sydney Brumfield led the way with 19 points. Brumfield scored nine of Pasadena’s 18 first-quarter points, which helped PHS get out to an early […]
Baseball: South Hills picked up the two-game, Hacienda League sweep of Wilson on Thursday. The Huskies cruised to a 12-0 victory after out-hitting the Wildcats, 10-4. Dylan Esquival got the win after three scoreless innings. Esquival allowed two hits, walked two and struck out three. Jeremiah Sibrian provided three scoreless and struck out two. Steven […]
Softball: Azusa finished its regular season with a perfect run in Montview League play. But for once, there was actually a little drama. Leading 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh, Gisselle Roacho hit a solo home run to send the game to extra innings. Nothing to worry about here, as the Aztecs scored three […]
Baseball: Maranatha needed one more victory on Thursday to claim a third consecutive Olympic League championship. And they scored eight runs in the top of the first inning to put the game away early. Maranatha pounded out a 24-4 victory at Heritage Christian. In all, 13 different Minutemen had at least one hit in the […]
Boys Tennis: By Bob Waldman: Claremont has secured its spot in Friday’s CIF-SS Division 1 title match after defeating Foothill, 13-5, in Wednesday’s semifinal round. CHS singles went a combined 7-2 to pave a forward path. No. 1 singles Brody Bohran went 3-0, including one victory via tiebreaker. Ronald Chen, who plays No.2 singles, went […]
Boys Basketball: It was a pretty rough Wednesday night for boys basketball programs that we cover. Our teams went 5-10. And between Division 1-3A, area teams went 1-9. Division 1: Chaminade 91, Bonita 65 Villa Park 74, Pasadena 52 Oak Park 64, St. Francis 56 Roosevelt 59, Los Osos 44 2A: San Marcos 89, La […]
Baseball: San Dimas extended its win streak to 10 games after Wednesday’s 5-2 victory over West Covina. Matt DesMarets went five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out five to earn the win. Brandon Holmes singled and scored for WCHS. Evan Buhac had two singles and scored a run. Jesse Chavez singled twice and […]
Softball: Glendora will head into the playoffs with a little momentum. They closed out the regular season with a 17-0 victory at Alta Loma. The game lasted six innings. Ashley Hibbard went four scoreless innings to earn the win. Hibbard allowed one hit, walked one and struck out two ALHS batters. Marissa Duarte went two […]
Baseball: Arcadia stayed perfect in Pacific League play after Wednesday’s 14-0 victory at Glendale. Gabriel Lopez, Harrison Meyers and Daniel Chavez teamed up on a five-inning no hitter. Lopez went three scoreless and hitless innings to get the win. Lopez walked four and struck out five. Harrison Meyers and Daniel Chavez went one hitless inning […]
Boys Basketball: The last time West Covina won a boys playoff game, current Bulldogs’ seniors Diego Guevara and Michael Reyes were five years of age. That was all the way back in 2008. So, Guevara and Reyes wanted to do something about it. And they did. Guevara had 23 points and four rebounds, and Reyes […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo: Boys Basketball: Glendora got out to an early lead on Wednesday night and never looked back. The Tartans led by seven after the first quarter, 12 at the half and cruised to a 52-37 victory over San Dimas in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3A playoffs. Austin Clark had […]
Baseball: Bonita did something on Wednesday that only one other program had done in all of 2021. They defeated the No. 1 ranked team in CIF-SS Division 1 and the Palomares League champions from Ayala. And they did so with a strong beginning and end. Ryan Kozma hit a two-run shot in the first inning, […]
Photos by Stephen Delgado Baseball: If you’re watching from the outside, Marshall Fundamental claiming a 3-2, Mission Valley League victory over Mountain View might not seem like much. But it means a lot to the Eagles, because had they fallen on Wednesday, Marshall Fundamental would have entered the CIF-SS playoffs on a three-game losing streak. […]
Baseball: Etiwanda got five solid innings from starter Landon Milius on Wednesday. He allowed just two runs (one earned) on five hits in the Eagles’ 12-5, Baseline League victory over Upland. Milius walked one and fanned a pair of Highlanders’ batters. The Etiwanda bats did the job as well, pounding out 18 hits, seven of […]
