Wrestling/ Feb 15 2024

Cale Smith’s Early-Life Battle & Victory Over Cancer Has Two-Sport GHS Athlete Ready to Face the World; Faith, Family & Friends Played Pivotal Role

Wrestling: By Brian Baiotto, Sports Editor Imagine the disappointment, frustration and even anger that a high school student-athlete might harbor when an injury causes him (or her) to miss the majority of a sport they love. And to add salt to the wound, consider that occurred during his senior year. Unfortunately, that was the case […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 15 2024

Samples & Pena Team up on Mound in Los Osos’ 15-2 Victory Over Riverside Poly; Grizzlies Pound Bears Pitching for 20 Hits

Baseball: Two games and two blowouts. More importantly, Los Osos has gotten a pair of solid outings from its pitching staff. One day after four players combined on a no-hitter in a 19-run victory, the Grizzlies defeated Riverside Poly, 15-2, at the Summit Tournament. Reagan Samples earned the win after going four innings and allowing […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 14 2024

Jameson Ferraro Went Seven Scoreless Innings & Struck Out Six in PCC’s 13-2 Victory Over West LA; Lancers Improved to 5-3

Thanks to PCC for these photos College Baseball: Former Crescenta Valley High and BYU pitcher, Jameson Ferraro, picked up his first victory at Pasadena City College. The 6-foot-3 right-hander went seven scoreless innings and allowed seven hits. Ferraro didn’t issue a walk and struck out six in PCC’s 13-2 victory over West Los Angeles College. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 14 2024

Kaden Moeller’s 3-Run HR in Top of First Inning Helps Lead Mt. SAC to a 4-2 Victory at Santa Barbara; Mounties Improved to 6-2

College Baseball: Mt. SAC scored three runs in the top of the first inning, and four Mounties pitchers made that stand up in a 4-2 victory at Santa Barbara. Alejandro Morales went the first three innings for MSAC, and he allowed one run on two hits. Morales walked four and fanned three Vaqueros batters. Justin […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 14 2024

Every Boys Basketball Playoff Score; Damien & Northview Earn Sports in Friday’s Division 1 & 4A Semifinal Round

Boys Basketball: Tuesday’s Quarterfinal Round Scores: Open Division (Pool Play): Harvard Westlake 72, Sierra Canyon 38 St. John Bosco 72, Centennial Corona 55 Roosevelt 64, St. Pius 59 JSerra 67, Mater Dei 59 Division 1: Notre Dame 63, Santa Margarita 50 Redondo Union 65, Etiwanda 58 Windward 77, Los Alamitos 75 Damien 74, St. Bernard […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 14 2024

Caleb Freeman Scores Twice in Maranatha’s 4-2 Victory Over Kaiser in Quarterfinal Round of CIF-SS Division 6 Playoffs

Boys Soccer: And they’re off to the semifinals! Maranatha continued its torrid play with a 4-2 victory over Kaiser in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. MHS trailed 1-0, and 2-1, but they would score the final three goals of the game to secure a semifinal showdown with Westminster. As mentioned, the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 14 2024

Clinton & Garcia Combine for 46 Points in Damien’s 74-46 Victory Over St. Bernard in Quarterfinal Round of CIF D-1 Playoffs

Boys Basketball: Damien looks to be playing its best basketball of the season. After winning the Baseline League outright title, Damien had a first-round bye in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Two nights later, the Spartans cruised to an 18-point victory over Crossroads. And in last night’s quarterfinal, Damien secured an impressive 74-46 triumph of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 13 2024

Cube, Humphrey, Donlin & Sharp Combine on No-Hitter; Los Osos Opens Season w/a 19-0 Victory Over Carter

Baseball: Los Osos opened the 2024 season in style and made history along the way. In the first round of the Summit Tournament, Four LOHS pitchers combined on a no-hitter in a 19-0 victory over Carter. Aidan Cube went the first four innings to earn the win. The Grizzlies got one hitless inning of relief […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Feb 13 2024

Maranatha’s Carter Shupper to Continue His Academic & Athletic Careers at University of San Diego

Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When San Gabriel Valley area sports fans hear the last name Shupper, the first person that probably comes to mind is Maranatha baseball coach, Matt Shupper. Shupper led the Minutemen to a 27-4 record in 2018, and that ended with a CIF-SS Division 3 championship. Since 2018, the baseball […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 12 2024

Saturday’s Day One Scores For 210 Prep Sports Programs; Arcadia & Bonita Win Extra-Inning Games Over Charter Oak & Crescenta Valley, Respectively

Baseball: Saturday’s Baseball Scores: Arcadia 1, Charter Oak 0 (9 innings) Bonita 5, Crescenta Valley 4 (12 innings) Marshall Fundamental 14, Maywood CES 3 San Dimas 11, Norco 1 Bishop Amat 5, Damien 2 Chino Hills 9, Covina 1 Corona 2, Ayala 0 Glendora 8, Downey 3 La Salle 6, Don Lugo 2 San Marino […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Athlete of the Week/ Feb 12 2024

San Dimas Junior, Charlene Smith, Named 210 Prep Sports Girls Athlete of the Week

Photos by Wilson Baldelomar Girls Athlete of the Week: Charlene Smith had quite a memorable week. Last Saturday, she secured her third consecutive Valle Vista League individual title in as many tries. Fast forward a week, and the San Dimas heavyweight found herself in the title match of the CIF-SS Northern Division Individuals. And unlike […]

By Brian Baiotto


Boys Athlete of the Week/ Feb 12 2024

Damien Senior, Xavier Clinton, Named 210 Prep Sports Boys Athlete of the Week

Boys Athlete of the Week: Xavier Clinton began his final postseason at Damien in style. After a first-round bye, the Spartans cruised to a 68-50 over Crossroads in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. The Spartans senior made more 3-pointers (6) than the entire Roadrunners team (4). Clinton scored a game-high 24 points. And he made […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 12 2024

Northview’s Hinojosa, Hooper & Bartoszek, San Dimas’ Smith & Arroyo’s Quintanilla Win CIF-SS Northern Division Individual Titles

Girls Wrestling: CIF-SS Northern Division Individuals: Northview left the San Dimas High School gym on Saturday with three CIF-SS Northern Division individual champions. The Vikings also finished second as a team, just 9.5 points behind first-place Hillcrest. Ysabella Hinojosa looked every bit the top seed in the 120-pound weight class. Hinojosa pinned her first four […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 11 2024

Madelyn Degooyer’s 17 Points Helps Lead Marshall Fundamental to a 51-47 Victory at Corona in Second Round of D-4AA Playoffs

Girls Basketball: Marshall Fundamental earned a spot in Wednesday’s quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 4AA playoffs. The Eagles secured a 51-47 victory at Corona on Saturday night. Marshall outscored their host in the first, second and fourth quarters. Corona used a 19-12 run in the third quarter to even the game at 35-35, but […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 11 2024

Saturday’s Scores & Wednesday’s Schedule; Etiwanda Blows Out Centennial Corona, RCHS Cruises by St. Bonaventure & Marshall Fundamental Edges Corona

Saturday’s Scores & Wednesday’s Schedule: Open Division: Etiwanda 90, Centennial Corona 38 Wednesday’s Open Division: Bishop Montgomery at Etiwanda Division 1: Oxnard 59, San Dimas 55 Division 2AA: Moreno Valley 49, Bonita 36 Buena Park 71, Los Osos 56 Ventura 52, Claremont 41 South Pasadena 48, Flintridge Prep 33 Division 4AA: Rancho Cucamonga 62, St. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 11 2024

Glendora’s Sachs, Walnut’s Montanez, Falcon, Meza & Macias, Colony’s Hernandez & Gonzalez Claim CIF Southern Division Individual Titles

CIF-SS Southern Division Individuals: Not a bad start to her career. In just three years as a wrestler, Glendora’s Sam Sachs is a three-time CIF-SS champion. The GHS junior went 5-0 with five pins. The shortest being 13 seconds, and the longest was Nordhoff’s Jayleen Garrett, who lasted 1:04 in her semifinal showdown with Sachs. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 11 2024

Bonita’s Fernandez (150), Ayala’s Chan (106), Walnut’s Camilo & Ronnie Ramirez (113 & 120), Garcia (126) & Macamay (144) Win Central Division Titles

Central Division at Yucaipa: Ayala’s Jayren Chan continues to shine in his sophomore year. After a first-round bye, Chan won the 106-pound title with four pins. Chan stuck Kayden Vasquez in the title bout. Walnut’s Camilo Ramirez pinned four consecutive opponents to earn a spot in the 113-pound final. In the title bout, Ramirez edged […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 11 2024

Etiwanda’s Jacob Bell & Evan Manzo Win 138-&-165-Pound Titles at CIF-SS Northern Division Individuals; Eagles Finish Second as a Program

Wrestling: Northern Division at Sonora HS: Etiwanda finished second as a program at the two-day CIF-SS Northern Division Individuals at Sonora High School. The Eagles were just 9.5 points back of first-place Hillcrest. Etiwanda junior Jacob Bell became a three-time CIF champ. Bell pinned his way to the 138-pound title, including a stick of Mathias […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 11 2024

Northview’s Acuna, San Marino’s Yoshitake & Uyemura, & Chino’s Samano & Vassalle Secure CIF-SS Coastal Division Individual Titles

CIF-SS Coastal Division: To view a photo gallery by RT Tolentino, click on the Facebook link here: Facebook Northview entered Saturday’s second round of the CIF-SS Coastal Division Individuals with seven wrestlers that had reached the semifinal round. When it was all said and done, it was 190-pound Sonny Acuna that secured an individual title […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 10 2024

List of Day Two Semifinal Matches; Northview (7), Walnut (7) & Etiwanda (6) Have 20 Combined Wrestlers Vying for CIF-SS Individual Titles

Photos by RT Tolentino Wrestling: Area Wrestlers w/Semifinal Matches This Morning: To view RT Tolentino’s photo gallery from the Coastal Division, click on the Facebook link here: Facebook Coastal Division at Westminster HS: 106 Pounds: Marcus Tolentino (Northview) vs Aaron Contreras (West Covina) Zachary Samano (Chino) vs Zeke Guerrero (Quartz Hills) 113: Jovanni Evangelista (Northview) […]

By Brian Baiotto