Thanks to Bryan Zinn for the video clip. Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Andrew Cito is a senior at Monrovia High School. For most 17-year-old boys, there isn’t a whole lot of real-life drama to worry about. They tend to focus on their grades, baseball and girls. And not always in that order. Cito, […]
Pictured L-R: Art Wilson, his sister Deborah Wills, and brother, Ed Wilson Local Sports: Dear Art Wilson, Thank you so much for all that you did to help, support and to encourage sportswriters along the way. It didn’t matter if we were ‘staff writers’ or nameless ‘stringers,’ you treated us with respect and you did […]
Thanks to Rafi Maljian for the game info/photos Girls Soccer: The only thing as exciting as playing for a CIF-SS championship for the Monrovia girls soccer program is the path they traveled to get there. The Wildcats defeated Los Altos, Costa Mesa and Ocean View in that order, and each game was decided by one […]
Photo by RT Tolentino Area Placers (Top-four qualified for State): GIRLS: 100 Pounds: Malia Manibog (San Marino, second place) Destiny Huitron (Arroyo, second) Ryleigh Hayes (Northview, fourth) Sienna Montanez (Walnut, fourth) 105: Anaya Falcon (Walnut, champion) Leah Lopez (San Marino, fourth) 110: Deandra Meza (Walnut, champion) BK Martinez (Ayala, second) 115: Samantha Rivera (Northview, second) […]
Girls Wrestling: The San Gabriel Valley area had a huge showing at Saturday’s CIF-SS Masters Meet in Palm Springs. Northview and Walnut finished first and fourth, respectively, with a combined five champions. The Vikings’ Faith Bartoszek (140) and Andrea Mateo (155) both claimed individual titles, while Samantha Rivera (115) and Mia Hooper (125) placed second. […]
Girls Soccer: No biggie. The only thing Maranatha had to accomplish in earning a spot in next week’s CIF-SS Division 7 title game was to win five consecutive playoff games. The last of which was a showdown with undefeated St. Monica (20-0) on Saturday. And Maranatha did just that, defeating the Mariners, 3-2, at MHS. […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Wrestling: CIF-SS Masters Meet: The CIF-Southern Section’s best met up on Friday in Palm Springs to earn individual spots at next weekend’s CIF State Championships in Bakersfield. The top-six officially placed, but only the top-five from the blue and gold brackets from each of the 14 weight classes will move on. […]
Girls Wrestling: One day after the boys completed their CIF-SS Masters Meet in Palm Springs, the southern section’s girls will be on the mat in just a few hours. The 14 weight classes have blue and gold brackets, and every competitor today at Palm Springs High School has the obvious hope of punching their ticket […]
Boys Basketball: CIF-SS Semifinal Round Scores: Open Division Pool Play: Harvard Westlake 64, St. John Bosco 40 Sierra Canyon 61, Centennial Corona 55 Roosevelt 80, Mater Dei 76 St. Pius 70, JSerra 58 Division 1: Notre Dame 67, Redondo Union 60 Windward 67, Damien 60 Division 2AA: Rolling Hills Prep 57, Thousand Oaks 50 St. […]
Photos by Taegan Maysami (@madeby.taeg on Instagram) Boys Basketball: For the first time in the 2023-24 playoffs, the Damien basketball program was facing a team with an even longer win streak than that of the Spartans. DHS had won eight consecutive games before Friday’s CIF-SS Division 1 semifinal round showdown with Windward. The Wildcats are […]
Photos by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Soccer: Whatever Walker Haynes is telling his players, it’s working big time. Maranatha is headed to the CIF-SS Division 6 title game on a nine-game win streak. MHS earned that privilege after its dispatching of Westminster, 5-1, on Friday. The Minutemen took a 3-0 lead into the break, and the […]
Boys Basketball: And then there was one. Nine days after the 2023-24 postseason got underway, Northview is the final 210 Prep Sports program standing. The Vikings made the 74-mile road trip to Moorpark High to battle Hillcrest Christian in the semifinal round of the CIF-SS Division 4A playoffs. NHS trailed HCHS by three points (29-26) […]
Editor’s Note: Immaculate Heart did not post their stats online Softball: La Salle picked up victory No. 1 of the 2024 season on Friday. The Lancers only needed five innings to defeat their visitors from Immaculate Heart, 12-2. Izabella Ferrari went all fiv and allowed two runs on five hits to earn the win. Ferrari […]
Softball: What a solid start to the 2024 season. South Hills went 4-0 at the Bonita Tournament, including Friday’s 2-1 victory over California in the title game. Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Huskies scored two runs, and Parker Milton did the rest. Milton went the distance, allowing one run on […]
Wrestling: Editor’s Note: The list of competitors that are either within the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone, or very near it. I apologize if your school/wrestler or kid wasn’t mentioned. For the longest time, the CIF-SS Masters Meet had one bracket for all 14 weight classes, from 106 pounds to heavyweight. And the top nine […]
Photo courtesy of the Claremont High athletics page Boys Tennis: Two days after a lopsided, 14-4 season-opening loss to Loyola, Claremont picked up win No. 1 of the 2024 season. The Wolfpack claimed a 10-8 victory over Corona Santiago. Claremont’s singles players went 7-2, and the doubles teams dropped six of their nine matches. Caleb […]
Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Over the last 20 years, there are a number of reasons why this writer has gone to great lengths to provide positive coverage of wrestlers, coaches and their programs. It all starts with their discipline, a tireless work ethic and respect. It’s almost impossible to be a thug, lazy […]
Girls Basketball: Wednesday’s Quarterfinal Round Scores: Open Division: Sierra Canyon 74, Sage Hill 52 Mater Dei 65, Orangewood Academy 48 Etiwanda 83, Bishop Montgomery 40 Ontario Christian 86, Centennial Corona 48 Division 1: Brentwood 77, Lynwood 57 Orange Lutheran 80, Oxnard 47 Corona Santiago 60, North Torrance 54 Harvard Westlake 50, Redondo Union 47 Division […]
Girls Basketball: Marshall Fundamental’s successful 2023-24 season came to an end on Wednesday evening. But not before a 20-win season, a second-place finish in the Mission Valley League, and a trip to the CIF-SS Division 4AA quarterfinal round. Canyon of Anaheim defeated the Eagles, 56-49, in Pasadena. The Comanches outscored the Eagles in the first […]
Girls Soccer: It’s been quite the season for the Monrovia girls soccer program. The Wildcats secured a first Rio Hondo League championship in 10 years. Fast forward a couple weeks, and Monrovia has earned a spot in Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 4 semifinal round. The girls in green edged Ocean View, 2-1, in Wednesday’s home match. […]
