Baseball: The Glendora High baseball revival story of 2025 added another chapter to its book on Tuesday afternoon. As noted, the Tartans went 9-18 overall and 2-13 in Palomares League play in 2024. Fast forward one year, and after a brutal first league series sweep at the hands of the eventual champs from Ayala and […]
Baseball: Tuesday’s Second Round: D-1: Corona 11, Los Osos 2 Mira Costa 5, Arcadia 4 D-2: Etiwanda 6, Gahr 1 D-3: San Dimas 7, Colony 5 Glendora 5, Yucaipa 1 D-4: Thousand Oaks 10, Claremont 3 Ganesha 4, La Canada 1 Pacifica Oxnard 9, Monrovia 8 D-6: Pacifica Christian 5, Muir 0 Marshall 6, Cerritos […]
College Baseball: The University of La Verne saw its historic 2025 run come to an end on Saturday. And of all teams to knock them out, it was their SCIAC counterpart from Pomona-Pitzer that claimed a 2-1 season-ending win over the Leopards in 10 innings. ULV went 5-2 this season against the Sagehens, and that […]
Softball: La Salle entered Monday’s CIF-SS Division 6 showdown with Poly on a nine-game winning streak, and they had won 14 of their past 15 games. The Santa Fe League champs opened the playoffs last Thursday with a 6-1 victory over Oxford Academy. On Monday, though, Pasadena Poly scored twice in the top of the […]
Softball & Baseball Playoff Schedule: Softball: Monday’s Second Round: D-5: La Canada at Lancaster D-6: Pasadena Poly at La Salle Wednesday’s Quarterfinal Round: D-1: Chino Hills at Norco Ayala at La Mirada Etiwanda at Temescal Canyon D-6: Katella at Rio Hondo Prep Baseball: Tuesday’s Second Round: D-1: Los Osos at Corona Arcadia at Mira Costa […]
Softball: The United Christian Academy enjoyed a 7-2 lead in the fifth in Saturday’s D-8 second round showdown with their visitors from Banning. However, the next thing you know, the Broncos held an 11-8 lead as UCA picked up their bats in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Eagles would score four runs to […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: It’s completely natural for an athlete of any sport or gender to fight off nerves in a first-round playoff game. No one told that to Marshall senior Caleb Thatcher. Thatcher faced one over the minimum and tossed a one-hit shutout in the Eagles 6-0 victory over Leuzinger in the first […]
Photo by Tim Lunney Girls Athlete of the Week: Imagine a senior year in which an athlete is hitting in the .160’s, and in the first playoff game, they’re 0-for-4, including a walk, being hit by pitch and striking out. And then consider the dramatic roller coaster in watching your softball team surrender a 6-2 […]
Softball: Nadia Juarez tossed a five-hit shutout in Chino Hills’ 4-0 victory at Huntington Beach in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Juarez didn’t issue a walk and registered three strikeouts. Juarez needed 85 pitches to finish what she started. Cali Bennett, Maleah Humble, Tea Gutierrez, Zariah Billinger and Siguenza had one […]
Softball: Ayala extended its current win streak to 16 games on Saturday. And they had to work overtime to accomplish that feat. AHS edged Murrieta Mesa, 3-2, in eight innings in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. The Bulldogs trailed 1-0 into the bottom of the sixth before scoring a pair of […]
Softball: Apparently, the 10-day layoff after finishing up Baseline League play wasn’t a hinderance for Etiwanda. The Eagles got a first-round bye in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. And on Saturday, they secured a 3-1 victory over their visitors from La Habra. Alyssa Galindo went the distance, allowing one run on five hits. She didn’t […]
Photo by Tim Lunney Softball: Rio Hondo Prep scored twice in the top of the first inning, and they never trailed in Saturday’s 16-6 mercy rule victory at St. Monica in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. The Kares had a narrow 12-9 advantage in base hits in the six-inning contest. Allie […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling College Baseball: Mt. SAC is the first JC program in California to earn a spot in next week’s Final Four to decide a state champion. The Mounties earned the privilege to play for a state title in their own stadium thanks to 14-2 and 9-8 victories over Glendale on Friday, and […]
Baseball: Editor’s Note: Capistrano Valley Christian did not post their game stats on either MaxPreps or Game Changer. Monrovia earned a spot in Tuesday’s second round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs thanks to a 5-3 victory over Capistrano Valley Christian on Friday. The Wildcats scored two runs in the bottom of the first and […]
Baseball: Jake Ourique and Noah Irwin combined on a two-hit shutout in Gahr’s 10-0 victory over their visitors from La Salle in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. Ourique went six scoreless innings and allowed one run. Ourique didn’t issue a walk and registered eight strikeouts. Noah Irwin got the final three […]
Photos by Conrad Hunziker III (https://www.instagram.com/anamorph.sports.photos/) Baseball: Miguel Castillo and Conrad Hunziker III teamed up on the mound in Muir’s 3-1 victory over their visitors from Rio Hondo Prep in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. It’s the first playoff win for the Mustangs since 2019. Castillo went five innings, and he […]
Baseball: La Canada enjoyed a 6-1 lead as Downey picked up their bats in the bottom of the fifth inning on Friday. The Vikings scored twice in the fifth and seventh innings, but LCHS would hold on for a 6-5 victory in the first round of the CIF-SS D-4 playoffs. Cash Carroll went 4 2/3 […]
Baseball: Had someone told you that two of the four Palomares League programs would still be alive in the second round of the CIF-SS playoffs, the smart money would be on Ayala and Bonita. And of course, D-1 and D-2 are tougher draws. But the league’s two victors in the first round of the postseason […]
Baseball: Caleb Thatcher had the kind of postseason outing that pitchers dream about. Thatcher tossed a one-hit shutout in Marshall’s 6-0 victory over the visitors from Leuzinger in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. He faced one over the minimum (22 batters). Zach Grant led off the top of the third inning […]
Baseball: Etiwanda cruised to an 11-5 victory over Notre Dame in Friday’s first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. The Eagles led 9-1 before the Knights scored four times in the top of the sixth inning. Michael Aleman went 5 2/3 innings, and he was charged with five runs (two earned) on five hits. […]
