Soccer/ Feb 13 2022

Skylar Atacador & Esmeralda Jaquez Score in Marshall Fundamental’s 2-0 Victory Over Windward in First Round of CIF-SS Division 5 Playoffs

Girls Soccer: Marshall Fundamental won its 13th consecutive game on Saturday. The Eagles got single goals in the first and second half and defeated Windward, 2-0, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs. Skylar Atacador gave Marshall a 1-0, first-half lead when she scored off of an assist by Esmeralda Jaquez. With […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 13 2022

San Dimas’ Esperanza Dorantes, Cameron Ortiz & Juliana Marquez Win CIF-SS Individual Titles on Saturday; Northview’s Savannah Lewis Claims 150-Pound Championhip

Girls Wrestling: 2022 CIF-SS Southern Division Individuals at SDHS: San Dimas may have finished second at Saturday’s CIF-SS Southern Division Individuals in team points and Masters qualifiers to VVL rival, Northview. But the Saints had a tournament-high three CIF-SS individual champions and eight of their wrestlers will move forward. SDHS senior Esperanza Dorantes won her […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 12 2022

Northview Boys in First Place After Day One of CIF-SS Central Division Individuals; Every Semifinal Round Match For Saturday is Listed in This Story

Photos by RT Tolentino Boys Wrestling: CIF-SS Central Division Individuals: Team Points: 1- Northview (141) 2- Fountain Valley (118) 3- Chaminade College Prep (100.5) 4- Villa Park (92.5) 5- Esperanza (89.5) 6- Bishop Amat (85) 7- Yorba Linda (83.5) 8- Corona del Mar (78.5) 9- Chino (71) 10- Sonora (66) OTHERS: 20- San Dimas (39) […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 12 2022

Northview & San Dimas Dominating at Girls CIF-SS Individuals; Every Semifinal Round Match For Saturday is Listed

Photos by Tony Gonzales Girls Wrestling: 2022 CIF-SS Girls Individual: Northview and San Dimas are currently sitting in first and second place after Friday’s first of two days at San Dimas High. All semifinal matches are listed for each weight class. Team Scores Through Day 1 of 2: 1- Northview (123.5) 2- San Dimas (88) […]

By Brian Baiotto



Basketball/ Feb 12 2022

Jermaine Rogers Scores 20 Points in Ayala’s 51-29 Victory Over Laguna Hills in the First Round of CIF-SS Division-3A Playoffs

Photos by Josh Thompson Boys Basketball: Ayala saved its best for Friday’s showdown with Laguna Hills in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3A playoffs. The Bulldogs outscored the Hawks, 24-5, in the fourth quarter, and claimed a 51-29 victory. Jermaine Rogers scored 10 of his game-high 20 points in the decisive fourth quarter. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 12 2022

Santa Monica Finishes Strong in Friday’s 66-55 Victory Over La Salle in First Round of CIF-SS Division 2A Playoffs

Boys Basketball: La Salle’s season came to an end on Friday night. The Lancers fell, 66-55, at Santa Monica in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2A playoffs. The Vikings used a nine-point, fourth-quarter advantage to pull away. Derek Peterson and Isaiah May hit three 3-pointers apiece in the loss. Peterson finished with 21 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 12 2022

Down 20 Points in Second Quarter, Damien Storms Back & Defeats Crean Lutheran, 64-59, in First Round of Open Division Playoffs

Boys Basketball: Of Damien’s 27 victories in the 2021-22 season, this had to be the most consequential and impressive. The Spartans trailed by 20 points in the second quarter at Crean Lutheran. No biggie. Mike LeDuc’s boys regrouped, outscored the Saints 39-22 in the second half, and claimed a 64-59 victory in the first round […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 12 2022

Jack Benyshek’s 32 Points Leads Simi Valley to 70-62 Victory Over Pasadena in First Round of CIF-SS Division 2AA Playoffs

Boys Basketball: Pasadena saw its season come to an end in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2AA playoffs. The Bulldogs fell, 70-62, at Simi Valley. Simi Valley’s Jack Benyshek scored 22 of his game-high 32 points in the first half. And Benyshek was 6-of-7 from the free throw line. Ryan Poole led Pasadena […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 12 2022

Thousand Oaks Ends Glendora’s Season, 59-46, in First Round of CIF-SS Division 2A Playoffs; Braydon Wooldridge Leads Way w/15 Points

Photos by Carlo Montalbo Boys Basketball: Glendora had a cold shooting night on Friday. And it was costly. The Tartans fell at Thousand Oaks, 59-46, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2A playoffs. After winning a Division 3A championship last season, GHS was moved up to D-2A. Braydon Wooldridge led Glendora with 15 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 12 2022

Eduardo Reyes Scores Two More Goals in Marshall Fundamental’s 3-1 Victory at Elsinore in CIF-SS Division 6 Playoffs

Boys Soccer: Marshall Fundamental picked up its second postseason victory this week. Two days after edging Ontario Christian in the Wild Card round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs, Marshall Fundamental was back in action on Friday. The Eagles traveled to Elsinore, and were trailing 1-0 approximately 20 minutes into the contest. But who else […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 12 2022

Armen Darakchyan Goes Off For 27 Points in Marshall Fundamental’s 61-51 Victory Over Bassett in First Round of CIF D-5AA Playoffs

Boys Basketball: Who says entering the playoffs on a two-game losing streak is a bad thing? Not the Marshall Fundamental boys basketball program. After dropping consecutive Mission Valley League games to South El Monte and Mountain View, the Eagles opened the CIF-SS Division 5AA playoffs at home against Bassett. Marshall used an eight-point, fourth-quarter advantage […]

By Brian Baiotto


Water Polo/ Feb 11 2022

Turner Scores 4 Goals & Villasenor Blocks 10 Shots in La Salle’s 9-7 Victory Over Redlands in D-5 Playoffs

Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Water Polo: Talk about your tightly-contested postseason games. La Salle hosted Redlands in Thursday’s second round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs. It was so close that two of the four quarters were decided by one goal each, and in the second (1-1) and fourth periods (2-2), the Lancers and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 11 2022

Tonight’s Boys Hoops Playoff Schedule: Damien, Ranked Fifth in State by Maxpreps, Travels to No. 10 Crean Lutheran, in Open Division

Pictured L-R: Damien’s Jimmy Oladokun & Spivey Word Boys Basketball: Wednesday’s Wild Card Score: Division 4AA: Muir 84, Mesrobian 16 Tonight’s First Round Games: Open Division: Damien at Crean Lutheran Division 1: Los Osos at Colony San Clemente at Etiwanda St. Francis at Santa Clarita Christian Division 2A: Glendora at Thousand Oaks Maranatha at Crescenta […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 11 2022

Don Lugo Defeats Charter Oak, 5-2, in First Round of CIF-SS Division 4 Playoffs; Traylor & Stover Score For Chargers

Girls Soccer: Don Lugo scored three first-half goals and cruised to a 5-2 victory over Charter Oak in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs. The Chargers got second-half goal from Madeline Traylor and Sophia Stover. Jadyn Sabatino and Mia Almodovar tallied six saves apiece. The Chargers finished with a 6-9-1 record, but […]

By Brian Baiotto


Water Polo/ Feb 10 2022

Oxnard Ends Pasadena’s Season, 22-6, in Wednesday’s First Round of CIF-SS D-4 Playoffs; Dylan Robertson Scores all 6 PHS Goals

Girls Water Polo: Dylan Robertson finished her junior season on a high note. And while Robertson would have preferred to extend the season, she did score all six PHS goals on Wednesday. The Bulldogs fell at Oxnard, 22-6, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs. Robertson ended the season with 110 goals. PHS […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 10 2022

Former South Hills, Cal State Fullerton & MLB Star, Jeremy Giambi, 47, Found Dead in Family Home on Wednesday

Baseball: This is a story I wish I never had to tell. Former South Hills High School baseball player, Jeremy Giambi, was found dead in his family’s home in Claremont. According to TMZ, law enforcement stated that Giambi took his own life on Wednesday morning. He was just 47 years of age. And while it’s […]

By Brian Baiotto


Water Polo/ Feb 10 2022

Glendora Takes Over Early in Wednesday’s 14-7 Victory at Sunny Hills in CIF-SS Division 2 Playoffs

Girls Water Polo: Glendora wasn’t messing around on Wednesday. The Tartans jumped on Sunny Hills early, and cruised to a 14-7 road victory in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. GHS led 5-1 after the first period, and had a 10-1 advantage at the break. Liz Ramirez had six goals, three steals […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 10 2022

Eduardo Reyes Scores Second-Half Goal in Marshall Fundamental’s 1-0 Victory Over Ontario Christian in CIF-SS Division 6 Wild-Card Game

Boys Soccer: Thanks to a ludicrous Mission Valley League rule about how a tiebreaker is settled, Marshall Fundamental had to play a wild-card game on Wednesday. The Eagles, however, didn’t whine like this reporter, went out and defeated visiting Ontario Christian, 1-0, in a Division 6 playoff game. As usual, Eduardo Reyes was Marshall’s offense. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 09 2022

Boys Soccer Playoff Schedule: Bonita, La Canada, Chino Hills, La Salle, Maranatha & Monrovia Open Postseason Today in Wild Card Games

Boys Soccer: Wednesday’s Wild Card Schedule: Division 4: Bonita at Bishop Amat Division 5: La Canada at Diamond Ranch Indian Springs at Chino Hills Division 6: La Salle at Environmental Charter Ontario Christian at Marshall Fundamental Bassett at Maranatha Burbank at Monrovia Friday’s First-Round Schedule: Division 1: St. Francis at San Marcos Division 3: Ayala […]

By Brian Baiotto