Water Polo/ Sep 10 2022

West Covina Defeats Chaffey & Bishop Diego at Friday’s Chino Hills Tournament; Munoz Scores 12 Goals for Bulldogs

Boys Water Polo: West Covina picked up a pair of victories on Friday in the Chino Hills Tournament. The Bulldogs defeated Chaffey, 18-4, and closed out the day with a 16-9 triumph of Bishop Diego. In game one, West Covina is looking to secure a 1st place trophy this weekend at the Chino Hills Tournament. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Sep 10 2022

Arcadia Beats Burroughs for First Time in Five Years; Apaches Get 26 Combined Kills From Hoon & Savage

Girls Volleyball: Arcadia hadn’t won a set against Burroughs in five years. On Friday, however, the Apaches opened Pacific League play by sweeping BHS. It was their first head-to-head victory since September 11th of 2018. AHS won by scores of 25-23, 27-25 and 25-21. Chayse Hoon led the way with 15 kills. Ashley Savage contributed […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 09 2022

Brown Rushes for 132 Yards & Three TD’s in Glendora’s 34-7 Victory Over Los Altos; Denerson Throws Two TD Passes in First GHS Win

Photos by Carlo Montalbo Football: The Glendora High School football program must have gotten tired of hearing “what’s wrong with GHS?” After all, the Tartans opened the season 0-3, and had scored just 24 total points. On Thursday, however, Glendora dominated visiting Los Altos from the jump. GHS took a 20-point lead into the half, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Sep 09 2022

Marlborough Edges Flintridge Sacred Heart in Five Games; Tologs Got 14 Kills From Nikki Garriola

Girls Volleyball: Flintridge Sacred Heart had one final tune-up before getting into league play. The Tologs would fall to visiting Marlborough in five games. The Mustangs won by scores of 20-25, 25-17, 25-20, 14-25 and 15-9. Nikki Garriola had 14 kills, 13 digs and three aces. Lindsey Du contributed digs for FSHA. Up next: The […]

By Brian Baiotto


Water Polo/ Sep 09 2022

West Covina Jumps Out to 8-0 Lead & Cruises to 21-11 Victory Over Wilson

Boys Water Polo: West Covina put Thursday’s nonleague contest with Wilson away early. The Bulldogs outscored the Wildcats, 8-0, in the first quarter, and cruised to a 21-11 victory. WCHS is now 6-2 to start the 2022 season. Zachary Elhussieny led the way with five goals, three assists and a steal. Matthew Munoz netted three […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Sep 09 2022

Glendora Sweeps Claremont in Palomares League Opener; Hailey Heflin Leads Way w/Nine Kills

Girls Volleyball: Glendora made quick work of visiting Claremont in their Palomares League opener. The Tartans swept the Wolfpack by scores of 25-15, 25-14 and 25-15. Hailey Heflin led the way with nine kills and a block. Janna Yap contributed four aces and six digs. Kendra Gonzales chipped in with five kills and six digs. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Sep 09 2022

Bonita Sweeps Alta Loma in Palomares League Opener; Bearcats Extend Win Streak to 11 Matches

Girls Volleyball: Bonita didn’t just win its 11th consecutive match on Thursday. The Bearcats also opened Palomares League play by sweeping Alta Loma. BHS claimed victory by scores of 25-18, 25-9 and 25-14. Sara Wilson had five kills and three blocks. Morgan Watkins played a big part in the win with seven kills, eight digs […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Sep 09 2022

South Pasadena Defeats Youthful Maranatha, 13-5, in Thursday’s Nonleague Match

Thanks to Maranatha coach Arthur Hsieh for this report: Girls Tennis: In their fourth consecutive away match to start the season, the Lady Minutemen suffered their third straight loss to fall to 1-3. Yet, they continued to show improvement and are heading in the right direction. Their hope is to be able to continue improving […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Sep 08 2022

Marshall Fundamental Gets Balanced Effort in Wednesday’s Mission Valley League Sweep of Arroyo

Photo by Joshua Ezieme Girls Volleyball: After Azusa swept them on Tuesday to snap a five-match win streak, Marshall Fundamental was back in Mission Valley League play on Wednesday. The Eagles swept their visitors from Arroyo. Marshall won by scores of 25-16, 25-16 and 25-9. The girls from Pasadena made only five dig errors all […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 07 2022

Monrovia-Ayala Game Preview: Bulldogs Defense Facing a Wildcats Offense That Averages 48 Points Per Game

Photo L-R: Monrovia & Ayala quarterbacks, Brian Salazar Jr, & Bryan Wilson Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor It’s only one regular season game, and it’s not even a league contest. But Friday’s showdown between Monrovia and Ayala has much of the SGV area football world talking. The Wildcats and Bulldogs are both 3-0, they’re […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Sep 07 2022

Hailey Heflin’s 19 Kills Helps Lead Glendora to Five-Game Victory Over South Hills

Girls Volleyball: Glendora had one more dress rehearsal before opening up league play on Thursday. The Tartans edged visiting South Hills by scores of 25-19, 25-21, 23-25, 24-26 and 15-12. Hailey Heflin led as usual with 19 kills and two blocks. Brooklynne Traficante chipped in with nine kills and five blocks. Gianna Perez added nine […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Sep 07 2022

San Dimas Grinds Out 5-Game Victory Over Los Altos; Coleman, Hanson & Bulick Lead Saints on Tuesday

Girls Volleyball: If San Dimas goes on a solid run in 2022, they’ll be able to look back on Tuesday as a likely diving board. The Saints lost the first and fourth games, but grinded out a five-set victory over a talented Los Altos program. SDHS won by scores of 22-25, 25-11, 25-18, 21-25 and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Sep 07 2022

Marlborough Sweeps La Salle on Tuesday Night; Lancers Drop 10th Consecutive Match

Girls Volleyball: To say it’s been a rough start to the 2022 season for La Salle would be quite an understatement. The Lancers lost their 10th consecutive match after getting swept Tuesday at Marlborough. To be fair, Shari Iwatani’s team has done nothing but win, but even the best of programs has to reboot after […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Sep 07 2022

Arcadia Rebounds From Two Games Down to Defeat Maranatha in Five; Nicole Zhen Played Huge for Apaches

Girls Volleyball: Haven’t played in a week? No practice on Monday? Down two sets to none? Yes, yes, and yes. But it was no problem for the Arcadia girls volleyball program. The Apaches would rebound and claimed victory by scores of 17-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21 and 15-6. Nicole Zhen had 15 digs and had a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Sep 07 2022

Keppel Dominates Maranatha, 14-4, in Tuesday’s Nonleague Match

Thanks to Maranatha coach Arthur Hsieh for this report: Girls Tennis: Part of Coach Arthur Hsieh’s strategy for this season is to have his young and inexperienced squad face much better teams in order to help his players get a better idea of the level of focus, competitiveness, and toughness required to really compete. Coach […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 06 2022

Week Three Football Schedule: Monrovia vs Ayala, San Dimas-Bonita & Chino Hills at Charter Oak Highlight This Weekend’s Games

Photo by Alex Veliz Football: Week Three Schedule: Thursday: Alta Loma at La Sierra Los Altos vs Glendora at Citrus College Jurupa Hills at Etiwanda Los Osos at Rim of the World Friday: Arcadia at Woodbridge Monrovia at Ayala Chino Hills at Charter Oak Covina vs Northview at Covina District Field Damien at Orange Lutheran […]

By Brian Baiotto


Water Polo/ Sep 04 2022

Matthew Munoz Scores 10 Goals in West Covina’s 14-10 Victory Over Beaumont; Bulldogs Finish Third in Gold Division at Corona Invite

Boys Water Polo: West Covina rebounded nicely from a setback on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs dropped a 13-9 decision to Xavier Prep, but shortly after that disappointment, the Bulldogs would finish the day with a 14-10 victory over Beaumont. It was good enough for third place at the Corona Invite. Matthew Munoz was unstoppable, scoring […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 04 2022

Every Week 2 Score & Updated Records; Claremont, Etiwanda & La Salle Secured its First Victory of 2022 Season

Photo by Carlo Montalbo Football: Week Two Scores: Thursday: Pasadena 22, Damien 21 Banning 14, Muir 13 Ayala 40, Leuzinger 33 La Salle 30, Bonita 22 Monrovia 58, El Rancho 26 Lawndale 36, Arcadia 7 Etiwanda 45, Rancho Verde 7 Rio Hondo Prep 28, Linfield Christian 7 Friday: Colony 35, Alta Loma 3 San Dimas […]

By Brian Baiotto


Boys Athlete of the Week/ Sep 04 2022

Monrovia High School Quarterback, Brian Salazar Jr, Named 210 Prep Sports Boys Athlete of the Week

Boys Athlete of the Week: Brian Salazar Jr. took over the reins of an offense that went 10-1 and outscored their opponents by a combined margin of 499-175 in 2021. He also replaced a guy (Noah Rodriguez) who threw for 3,258 yards and 39 TD’s. And believe it or not, the Monrovia offense has scored […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Athlete of the Week/ Sep 04 2022

Bonita High School Senior Trinitee Carroll Named 210 Prep Sports Girls Athlete of the Week

Girls Athlete of the Week: After dropping the first match of the 2022 season, the Bonita High School girls volleyball program has reeled off 10 consecutive victories. And that includes a sweep on Tuesday against their rivals from San Dimas. BHS won by scores of 25-17, 25-12 and 25-20. Carroll had seven kills, 11 digs […]

By Brian Baiotto