Boys Athlete of the Week/ Oct 19 2025

Northview Senior Brothers, Robert & Isaiah Lucero, Have Been Named The 210 Prep Sports Boys Athletes of the Week

Boys Athletes of the Week: Northview won its sixth consecutive game on Friday. Better yet, it was a 42-7 ass kicking at San Dimas. The Lucero brothers played the starring roles in the Vikings fifth consecutive win over the Saints. Since 2021, Northview has outscored SDHS, 160-42. Robert Lucero, the NHS quarterback completed 14-of-17 for […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Oct 19 2025

League Champions Azusa, Claremont, La Salle, Los Osos, Marshall & Northview Open CIF Volleyball Playoffs on the Road

Volleyball: First-Round Playoff Schedule: Although I’m a proud 1988 Glendora High School graduate, I take even greater pride in being objective. Please allow me to back that up. And if it seems like I’m not a fan of the current CIF-SS playoff formula in all sports, your perception would be accurate. Case in point: Glendora […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 19 2025

In Spite of Securing Dominant Runs to League Titles, Etiwanda, San Dimas & Bonita Open Flag Football Playoffs on the Road

Flag Football: First Round Playoff Schedule: And the CIF-SS playoff formula continued its greatest hits in flag football. Instead of employing at least a modicum of human oversight and rewarding programs for winning league in the form of a first-round home game, the flag football postseason brackets were filled by analytics. San Dimas and Bonita […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Oct 19 2025

South Hills Rushes for 383 Yards & Six Touchdowns in Friday’s 41-21 Hacienda League Victory Over Walnut

Football: South Hills snapped a two-game losing streak and they secured Hacienda League victory No. 1 on Friday night. The Huskies ran their way to a 41-21 Homecoming victory over their visitors from Walnut. SHHS scored two TDs apiece in the first, third and fourth quarters. The South Hills ground game accounted for 383 of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Oct 18 2025

Burbidge & Pasadena Bounce Back From Burbank Loss to Secure a 27-21 Pacific League Victory Over CV at Sofi Stadium

Thanks to Pasadena High School for the photos Football: Last week, Pasadena quarterback Dutch Burbidge had what he acknowledged as his worst start of the season. That’s not saying much, because the Bulldogs junior has been outstanding all year. Burbidge is believed to be the only SGV area quarterback that had yet to toss an […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Oct 18 2025

Bonita Closes Friday’s 31-7 Sierra League Victory at Claremont on a 24-0 Run; Bearcats Have Won Five Consecutive Games

Football: Bonita enters the final two weeks of the 2025 regular season on a five-game winning streak. The Bearcats are actually 6-2 on the field, but after a 37-0 week-one victory over Diamond Ranch, BHS self-reported an ineligible player that entered the game with three minutes to play and a 37-point lead. Trailing 7-0, Tai […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Oct 18 2025

Robert Lucero Tosses Three TD Passes to His Brother Isaiah in Northview’s 42-7 Valle Vista League Trouncing of San Dimas

Photos by Robert Ketterling Football: San Dimas’ struggles against their SGV area rivals continued on Friday night. Five weeks ago, the Saints fell to Bonita for the seventh consecutive time (28-14) in the Smudge Pot rivalry game at Mt. SAC. Over that stretch, Steve Bogan is 7-0 against San Dimas’ Mark Holman, and the Bearcats […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Oct 18 2025

Rio Hondo Prep Drops 41-10 Beatdown on Previously Unbeaten Viewpoint in Gold Coast League Opener; RHP is SGV’s Only 8-0 Program

Thanks to Harry Joe for stats/game info, Tim Lunney for the photos & David Guerrero for video highlights Football: For those who cover Rio Hondo Prep football, especially a particular writer who has done so weekly over the past seven-plus years, the novelty of describing the Kares as “that little school in Arcadia” has lost […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Oct 18 2025

Alta Loma’s Maximus Fierro Tosses Four TD Passes in Alta Loma’s 33-20 Valle Vista League Victory Over Visiting Diamond Ranch

Editor’s Note: I’ll add stats to this story on Saturday night after they’ve been updated on MaxPreps. Football: For only the second time in seven years, the Alta Loma football program has secured six or more wins The Lions cruised to a 33-20 Valle Vista League victory over their visitors from Diamond Ranch. And don’t […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Oct 18 2025

Week 8 Football Scores: Rio Hondo Prep Improves to 8-0, While Damien, Charter Oak, Muir & Northview Ascend to 7-1

Photo by Robert Ketterling Football Scores: Thursday Chino Hills 33, Etiwanda 19 Damien 35, Upland 14 RCHS 41, Ayala 0 Pasadena 27, Crescenta Valley 21 Muir 63, Burroughs 0 Ontario 28, Azusa 0 Diamond Bar 41, Covina 28 Friday: South El Monte 34, Marshall 0 St. Anthony 29, La Salle 0 Maranatha 37, Arrowhead Christian […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 16 2025

Bonita Claims Second Consecutive Palomares League Championship After Wednesday’s 32-15 Victory at Claremont

Flag Football: Talk about setting a high bar for future Bonita flag football players. In just the first two years of the program’s existence, the Lady Bearcats have won back-to-back (outright) Palomares League titles. They needed and got a win at Claremont to secure their place in the school history books. BHS erased any drama […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Oct 16 2025

Rancho Cucamonga Edges Chino Hills in Five Sets to Secure No. 3 Seed Out of Baseline League

Volleyball: Rancho Cucamonga needed a victory at Chino Hills to secure the Baseline League’s No. 3 spot in the CIF-SS playoffs. The Cougars and Huskies entered the regular season finale for both programs with identical 4-5 records. RCHS battled their butts off and headed home with a five-set victory and the league’s No. 3 seed. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Oct 16 2025

San Dimas Swept Colony & Los Altos on Monday & Wednesday to Earn Share of Hacienda League Title w/Alta Loma

Volleyball: It wasn’t exactly how San Dimas wished the regular season had ended. The Saints looked destined for an outright Hacienda League championship. However, Alta Loma upended that perfect scenario. Last Thursday, SDHS led ALHS 20-10 in the fourth game, but the Lions recovered and won in five. Just 16 days prior, San Dimas had […]

By Brian Baiotto


Golf/ Oct 16 2025

La Salle Secured Camino Real League Championship Thanks to an 18-Stroke Victory Over Bishop Amat

Golf: La Salle needed just one more victory to secure an outright Camino Real League championship. And the Lancers (9-0) would have to knock off second-place Bishop Amat (8-1) for the second time this season to accomplish that feat. In spite of being shorthanded with five players, the girls from Pasadena met the challenge head […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Oct 15 2025

Mt. SAC, Citrus & Pasadena City College Ranked 6th, 17th & 19th, Respectively, in October 14 JCAB Coaches State Poll

Photo by Gwen Pointer College Football: October 14 State Poll: 1. San Mateo 2. Golden West 3. Ventura 4. Southwestern 5. Monterey Peninsula 6. Mt. San Antonio   7. Butte 8. Diablo Valley 9. Fullerton 10. El Camino 11. Saddleback 12. Cerritos 13. Sequoias 14. Modesto 15. Riverside City 16. San Francisco 17. Citrus   […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Oct 15 2025

Week 7 Football Schedule Includes Seven Thursday Games; Northview Travels to San Dimas in Valle Vista League Showdown

Photo by Gwen Pointer Football: Week 7 Schedule: Thursday Chino Hills at Etiwanda Upland at Damien RCHS at Ayala Crescenta Valley at Pasadena Burroughs at Muir Ontario at Azusa Covina vs Diamond Bar at CDF Friday: Marshall at South El Monte La Salle at St. Anthony Arrowhead Christian at Maranatha Rio Hondo Prep at Viewpoint […]

By Brian Baiotto


Water Polo/ Oct 15 2025

La Salle Claimed a 6-4 Hacienda League Victory at San Dimas; Hou & Borowitz Scored Two Goals Apiece for Lancers

Water Polo: La Salle earned its first Hacienda League win. The Lancers secured a 6-4 victory at San Dimas. The game was pretty low scoring, including just one total goal in the first half. Eldred Hou and Tanner Borowitz scored two goals apiece to lead the La Salle offense. Borowitz (10) and Eldred (5) combined […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Oct 15 2025

Marshall Sweeps Rosemead on Senior Night to Secure First 12-0 Mission Valley League Run; Taylor had Eight Kills for Eagles

Volleyball: Marshall finished its 2025 historic regular season in style. The Eagles swept their visitors from Rosemead. And that means the new Mission Valley League champs secured their first undefeated league run in program history. They won by scores of 25-14, 25-8 and 25-23. Naomi Taylor had eight kills, four aces and two blocks. Ashley […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Oct 14 2025

Claremont High School Claims Share of Palomares Championship w/Glendora After Monday’s Four-Set Victory at Ayala;

Volleyball: Just like Glendora, the Claremont volleyball program dropped the first set in Monday’s regular season finale. And just like the Tartans, the Wolfpack claimed victory in four games to share the Palomares League championship with each other. GHS’ lone two losses came at the hands of CHS, which means if they end up in […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Oct 14 2025

Glendora Earns Share of Fifth Consecutive Palomares League Title; GHS Secured Four-Set Victory at Bonita in Regular Season Finale

Volleyball: It never gets old to win a league title. On Monday, Glendora secured a share of the Palomares League championship with Claremont after its four-set victory at Bonita. The Tartans dropped the first set in the regular season finale. But they would roar back to clinch a fifth consecutive league crown. GHS won by […]

By Brian Baiotto