Girls Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha for this report It was opening day for the new look Lady Minutemen, who have only had four days of practice and are still getting to know each other. With five starters gone from last year’s league champion, CIF-SS D4 semi-finals squad, including the league’s top player (Stella Hsieh) and […]
Boys Water Polo: After a pair of lopsided setbacks to open the 2023 season, West Covina picked up victory No. 1 on Monday. The Bulldogs finished the first and second halves with five goals apiece and cruised to a 13-5 victory over Rowland. Matthew Munoz actually outscored Rowland, 8-5, by himself. Matthew Vasquez chipped in […]
Girls Volleyball: South Pasadena edged FSHA in five games on Monday. The Tigers won by scores of 25-17, 25-18, 15-25, 22-25 and 15-12. Mikayla Hsieh had 10 kills, 16 assists and 16 digs. Lindsey Du chipped in with 25 digs. Ally Du finished with 15 assists and 15 digs. Piper Scherbert provided nine kills for […]
Girls Athlete of the Week: After a slow start to the 2023 season, FSHA is starting to find its stride. The Tologs began the new year with a pair of losses (Temple City & Alemany). Fast forward a week, and FSHA is now 3-2. They secured a four-set victory over Providence on Monday. And two […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Boys Athlete of the Week: Bonita’s Jayden Montenegro is off to a great start to his senior season. The Bearcats two-way contributor played a huge role in road victories over Monrovia (56-21) and Ontario Christian (34-31) in weeks zero and one, respectively. On Friday night, Montenegro anchored the BHS ground game […]
Photo by Susan Coulter & stats/game info by Harry Joe Football: Rio Hondo Prep cruised to a 47-21 victory over visiting Pasadena Poly in a game that wasn’t as close as the score might indicate. With Mark Carson at the helm, the Kares have now defeated their rival for the fifth time in the last […]
Photos of Pyae May Football: West Valley started and finished strong. The Mustangs scored 15 points in the first quarter and 14 more in the fourth to hand Maranatha a 43-24 home loss. Maranatha game notes from third-year coach, Rand Holdren: We came out on fire and scored on our first two drives. First drive: […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Football: For the second consecutive week, freshman quarterback Daniel Mielke and the Bonita offense got the Bearcats out to a double-digit road lead. In the season opener, Monrovia trimmed a 15-point BHS lead to six. And on Friday, Ontario Christian erased a 31-10 deficit in the fourth quarter. But the Bearcats […]
Gane info, stats and photos courtesy of Ryan Tomey Football: The John Sanders-Preston Jernegan show took center stage for the second consecutive week. The St. Francis quarterback and tight end, respectively, had another big night in St. Francis’ 34-21 victory over visiting Mira Costa. One week after hooking up for four TD’s in a 45-point […]
Photo courtesy of Ryan Tomey Week One Scores: Thursday: Rim of the World 14, Arcadia 6 Redlands East Valley 35, Alta Loma 12 Glendora 27, Jurupa Hills 13 West Ranch 43, Maranatha 24 Friday: Rancho Cucamonga 34, Servite 31 Upland 44, Norco 7 Damien 35, Loyola 14 Muir 22, St. Pius 15 West Ranch 61, […]
Thanks to Zack Morton for the game info and photo Football: After spotting Jurupa Hills a first-quarter TD in a week-one showdown, Glendora took over from there. The Tartans headed home from Fontana on Thursday night with a 27-13 victory, and they improved to 2-0. Last year, GHS didn’t earn win No. 2 until week […]
Girls Volleyball: After consecutive losses to begin the 2023 season, the Flintridge Sacred Heart volleyball program has now won three consecutive matches. On Wednesday, the Tologs defeated Oakwood by scores of 25-13, 25-17 and 25-8. Luisa Madrigal led the way with 10 kills. Piper Scherbert added seven kills, and Lindsey Du chipped in with 11 […]
Football: Thursday: Alta Loma at Redlands East Valley Arcadia at Rim of the World Friday: Ayala at Etiwanda Bonita at Ontario Christian Charter Oak at Chino Hills Troy at Claremont South Hills at Covina Loyola at Damien Duarte at View Park Glendora at Jurupa Hills Norwalk at La Canada Xavier Prep at La Salle Don […]
Girls Volleyball: Etiwanda improved to 5-1 on Tuesday after sweeping their visitors from Colony. The Eagles won by scores of 25-13, 25-9 and 25-17. Brooke Hansen, the Baseline League’s reigning Most Valuable Player, led the way with 11 kills and 12 assists. Keira Andrews chipped in with 14 assists and six digs. Kai Harris had […]
Girls Volleyball: Flintridge Sacred Heart evened its record to 2-2 on Monday. The Tologs defeated their visitors from Providence in four games. FSHA won by scores of 24-26, 25-18, 26-24 and 25-12. Luisa Madrigal had a big night with 12 kills, 30 digs and three aces. Lindsey Du contributed four aces and 32 digs. Mikayla […]
Photo by Ryan Tomey Boys Athlete of the Week: There is something special about being the quarterback at St. Francis High School. Leading one of the SGV area’s premier programs into battle every Friday night in front of a packed house at Jim Bonds Stadium is part of that experience. The Golden Knights’ signal callers […]
Football: As a sportswriter since the year 2000, and having covered athletes/programs in the SGV, IE, OC and Long Beach areas, I have met a number of quality football coaches. Many of them have become friends. However, being a good football coach doesn’t always mean they’re great men. And it certainly doesn’t mean they sacrifice […]
Girls Athletes of the Week: If Thursday’s season opener is any indication, the Maranatha girls volleyball program is going to be fun to watch. MHS welcomed Monrovia to their gym and dropped the first two games. But Maranatha would rally for a five-set victory by scores of 16-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-22 and 15-9. There were […]
Photo by Ryan Tomey Football: Week Zero Scores: South Hills 49, Nogales 6 Northview 41, Muir 6 La Salle 42, Mary Star 14 San Marino 27, Arcadia 13 Ayala 35, Colony 28 Bonita 56, Monrovia 28 Glendora 28, Chino Hills 24 Maranatha 24, Lakeside 10 West Covina 40, Alta Loma 3 Charter Oak 24, Temecula […]
Photos by Gwen Pointer and stats from Harry Joe Football: The 242-mile roundtrip to La Jolla and back was a pleasant one for the Rio Hondo Prep football program. RHP took a 35-point lead into the break at Francis Parker, and they cruised to a 45-14 victory on Saturday night. As always, the key to […]
