Photos by Yen Benton Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor After conducting interviews with both teams that night, I can vividly recall walking off the West Covina football field on March 26th of 2021. I was headed towards the parking lot on Cameron Avenue, which is located just east of the south end zone. Glendora […]
Boys Basketball: Damien is now 3-0 to start the 2023 season after Wednesday’s 61-54 victory over Villa Park at the Sunny Hills Tournament. The Spartans got out to a 27-13 lead, and they were able to withstand VPHS runs in the second and fourth quarters. Xavier Clinton had a game-high 21 points for Damien, and […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: Arlington used significant second-and-fourth-quarter surges to claim a 66-52 victory over Glendora at the Sunny Hills Tournament. The Lions outscored the Tartans, 37-19, in the second and fourth quarters. Lincoln Liggins had 18 points and Ryan Wheeler scored 15 points to pace the Arlington offense. For the third […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Boys Water Polo: Three days after securing a CIF-SS Division 4 championship, Bonita was back in the pool for the CIF State Division 3 playoffs. The Bearcats made it a drama-free afternoon by getting out to an 8-1 lead in the first quarter, and cruising to a 16-8 victory. Max Distaso […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: La Salle opened its 2023 season with a 71-45 victory over Campbell Hall. The Lancers used a 44-26 advantage in the second half to pull away from the Vikings. Audrey Chen led La Salle with 14 points. Campbell Hall’s Cristina Sepulveda led all scorers with 21 points. Casey Higgins […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: Villa Park used 30-20 second-half advantage to defeat Glendora, 56-44, in Tuesday’s Sunny Hills Tournament. For the second consecutive game, the Tartans were without two of their leaders, Chris Lee and Benji Holt, due to injury. Mal Johnson had a game-high 21 points for the Spartans. Colton Gray […]
Boys Basketball: After opening the 2023 season with a 10-point loss to La Serna on Monday, the Ayala basketball program was back at it on Tuesday. And the Bulldogs made the best of it, defeating Ontario Christian, 70-64, at the Rumble for Rosecrans Tournament. Three of the four quarters were determined by two points or […]
Boys Basketball: Damien got out early and cruised to a 78-44 victory over Arlington in Tuesday’s Rumble for Rosecrans tournament game. The Spartans led 42-18 at the break, and never got challenged. Xavier Clinton hit four 3-pointers, and he finished with 22 points. Fifteen of Eli Garner’s 21 points came from behind the 3-point line. […]
Photo by Ryan Tomey Football: All-Angelus League: MVP: Phillip Ocon, St. Francis senior MVP Offense: John Sanders, St. Francis junior MVP Defense: Scott Taylor, Loyola junior MV Lineman: Rashad Westbrooks, Loyola senior First Team Offense: John Calmette, St. Francis senior Tyler Cofre, St. Francis senior Preston Jernegan, St. Francis senior Sean Morris, Loyola sophomore Khalil […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: Glendora opened the 2023 season with an 82-48 victory over Buena Park in the first round of the Sunny Hills Tournament. The Tartans outscored the Coyotes, 37-18, in the second half to pull away. Colton Gray led the way with 22 points, 12 rebounds, seven steals and four […]
Girls Basketball: Glendora jumped out early in the season opener, and they cruised to a 66-28 victory over Kennedy at the Oxford Tournament. The Tartans had a 7-2 edge in 3-pointers, and the Fighting Irish never mounted much of a threat. Brianna Gomez (18) and Rylie Anderson (18) outscored Kennedy, 36-28, on their own. Gomez […]
Photo by Yen Benton Football: Editor’s Note: These are projections from Calpreps, whose rankings form the CIF-SS playoff pairings. Division 1: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) vs. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 31 (87%) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA) 14 (13%)] St. John […]
College Football: Mt. SAC secured a National Central Conference championship and a 10-0 regular season on Saturday afternoon in Huntington Beach. But it did not come easy. The Mounties left Surf City with a 33-21 victory at Golden West College in a battle of the state’s No. 3 and No. 7 ranked programs. MSAC led […]
Pictured L-R: PCC’s Torriq Brumfield & Justin Vergara College Football: Pasadena City College finished the regular season at 9-1 after a 30-22 victory at LA Valley College. The Lancers offense could muster just 169 yards of total offense on Saturday, but the PCC defense allowed just a 1-yard TD run by Bryan Massengal, and an […]
Pictured L-R: Chaffey’s Dereun Dortch & Jayson Cortes College Football: Chaffey College secured a 10-0 regular season record after Saturday’s 48-7 blowout of Victor Valley. The Panthers defense pitched a shutout. VVC’s only points of the game came via a 37-yard pick-six by VVC’s Elijah Smith in the second quarter. The ass-kicking stats include advantages […]
Pictured L-R: Tayvonne Miller & Kannon Katzer College Football: Citrus College closed the 2023 season on a high note. The Owls claimed a 48-34 victory over visiting Long Beach in a game that featured 864 yards of total offense. Citrus won four of their last five games. In Saturday’s win, LBCC never led, and the […]
Photos by Yen Benton Football: It’s been 11 years since the West Covina football program has earned a spot in the CIF-SS semifinals. But Mike Maggiore’s crew is headed to Palm Desert next Friday in the hopes of earning a D-10 title-game appearance. To get there, however, the Bulldogs needed to scratch and claw their […]
Photo by Susan Coulter Football: All CIF-SS Quarterfinal Round Scores: Division 1: St. John Bosco 35, San Clemente 10 Centennial Corona 63, Orange Lutheran 39 Sierra Canyon 37, Santa Margarita 20 Mater Dei 38, JSerra 0 Division 2: Murrieta Valley 53, Rancho Cucamonga 52 (2OT) Mission Viejo 39, Oaks Christian 14 Serra 38, Los Alamitos […]
South Hills Signees: Congratulations to all nine of the South Hills student-athletes for committing to continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level on Wednesday. Baseball: Paul Vazquez, Oregon State Matt Moreno, Loyola Marymount Christian Gomez, Cal Poly Pomona Volleyball: Natalie Wei, UC Riverside Girls Soccer: Emma Malana, Vanguard Destiny Saillant, University of […]
Photos by Gwen Pointer Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Who could have believed a program that entered the CIF-SS playoffs at 2-8 would find itself in the Division 8 semifinals? Apparently, the Charter Oak football team. That’s who. The Chargers secured a convincing 23-7 victory over their visitors from Covina High School. The COHS […]
