Soccer/ Feb 09 2022

CIF Girls Soccer Playoff Schedule: Marshall Fundamental Gets Top Seed in Division 5, Claremont, Etiwanda, SDHS & South Hills Play at Home

Pictured: The Marshall Fundamental Soccer Team Girls Soccer: Saturday’s First-Round Schedule: Division 1: Long Beach Poly at Etiwanda Edison at Claremont Alta Loma at Mater Dei Division 2: Flintridge Sacred Heart at Long Beach Wilson Rancho Cucamonga at Citrus Valley Los Osos at Downey Tesoro at South Hills Division 3: Bonita at Riverside Poly Murrieta […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Feb 09 2022

SGV Area Players, Coaches & Sportswriters Predict Sunday’s Super Bowl Winner; 21 of 29 Believe Rams Will Earn SB Rings

Football: Who: Cincinnati Bengals (10-7) at Los Angeles Rams (12-5) What: Super Bowl 56 Where: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California When: Sunday at 3:30 With Super Bowl 56 just days away, I wanted to reach out to the SGV area football world, and ask for their predictions for Sunday’s showdown between the Cincinnati Bengals and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 09 2022

Saturday’s CIF Girls Hoops Playoff Schedule: Etiwanda Hosts Windward in Open Division, Bonita, Covina, La Salle & SDHS Play at Home

Photo by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: Saturday’s First Round Schedule: Open Division: Windward at Etiwanda Division 1: Mira Costa at Bonita Division 2A: Upland at Ontario Christian Arcadia at South Pasadena Los Osos at Beaumont Division 2AA: West Covina at Woodbridge Millikan at Chino Hills Glendora at Covina Northview at Vista Murrieta Flintridge Prep at […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 09 2022

First Round of CIF-SS Boys Basketball Playoff Schedule: Damien Travels to Crean Lutheran in Open Division

Boys Basketball: Wednesday’s Wild Card: 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 Valley La Salle at Santa Monica Division 2A: Pasadena […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 08 2022

CIF Preseason Baseball Poll: Ayala No. 6 in Division 1, Maranatha Ranked Second in D-2 & Monrovia Starts Season at No. 4 in D-3

Editor’s Note: I wanted to do a softball poll as well, but CIF only has a “watchlist,” which is made up alphabetically of 16 programs in each of the seven divisions. We will post every softball “poll” that CIF releases. If you’d like to see the watchlist, go to Polls – CIF Southern Section (cifss.org) […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 07 2022

Alta Loma (5) & Bonita (4) Dominate Palomares League Finals; Owen Arbogast & Dominic Jauregui Named Lower & Upper-Weight MVP’s

Pictured L-R: Bonita’s Owen Arbogast & Ayala’s Dominic Jauregui Wrestling: Alta Loma and Bonita dominated Saturday’s Palomares League finals. The Braves had a tournament-high five champions, while the Bearcats had four. But Glendora’s Marquize Brown and Andrew Grimaldi gave the Tartans a pair of winners. And Ayala’s Jacob Kim and Dominic Jauregui represented the Bulldogs […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 06 2022

Mt. Sac Out-Hits College of the Desert, 14-8, on Saturday; Mounties Improve to 5-0 After 13-6 Victory

College Baseball: Mt. SAC won its fifth consecutive game, and their third in the last three days. The Mounties scored 10 runs in the first four innings and cruised to a 13-6 victory over College of the Desert. Over a 72-hour period, MSAC defeated San Bernardino Valley, Ohlone and COD at the David Buttles Memorial […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 06 2022

San Joaquin Delta College Defeats PCC, 14-12, in Championship Game of SoCal Challenge Tournament

College Baseball: San Joaquin Delta handed PCC its first loss of the 2022 season. The Mustangs scored nine runs in the first four innings, and held on for a 14-12 victory in the championship game of the SoCal Challenge Tournament. SJD got to PCC starter Casey Popham for nine runs on six hits and four […]

By Brian Baiotto


Boys Athlete of the Week/ Feb 06 2022

Northview Heavyweight, Anthony Troncoso, Named 210 Prep Sports Boys Athlete of the Week

Photo by RT Tolentino Boys Athlete of the Week: Anthony Troncoso had a remarkable week. On Wednesday, Troncoso and the Northview wrestling team were battling Yucaipa for the CIF-SS Division 2 Team Dual Championship. After getting out to a quick start, NHS led the Thunderbirds 25-0, but Yucaipa has clawed their way back to get […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Athlete of the Week/ Feb 06 2022

San Dimas’ 126-Pound Senior, Esperanza Dorantes, Named 210 Prep Sports Girls Athlete of the Week

Pictured L-R: Charter Oak’s Bella Arsenault, Dorantes & Northview’s Baylee Carrillo Girls Athlete of the Week: Over the past four years, Esperanza Dorantes has been one of the best and most successful athletes that has walked the halls at San Dimas High School. She’s been a star and a leader on the Lady Saints wrestling […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 06 2022

Northview Wins 11 of 14 Valle Vista League Individual Titles on Saturday; Charter Oak, San Dimas & West Covina Had 1 Champ Apiece

Photo by RT Tolentino Wrestling: Valle Vista League Individual Finals: Three days after claiming the CIF-SS Division 2 team dual championship (over Yucaipa), the Northview boys were back on the mat at the Valle Vista League Finals. To say they dominated the day would be quite the understatement. The Vikings won 11 of the 14 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 06 2022

Northview Earns 7 Individual VVL Championships; SDHS Claims 5 Titles, Including Esperanza Dorantes, Who Became First 4-Time Champ in Program History

Pictured L-R: Charter Oak’s Bella Arsenault, Dorantes & Northview’s Baylee Carrillo Girls Wrestling: It’s been a great week for the Northview girls wrestling program. On Wednesday, the Lady Vikings won the CIF-SS Division 1 championship, defeating Corona, 42-30. Three days later, Northview won seven individual Valle Vista League titles. Alexis Garza, Samantha Rivera, Leilani Lazaro, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 05 2022

Ryan Graves Goes Four Scoreless Innings & Picks Up Win; PCC Improves to 4-0 After 11-6 Victory Over Irvine Valley College

College Baseball: Ryan Graves, in just his second start since Tommy John Surgery, continues to impress. The La Canada High grad went four scoreless innings and allowed three hits. Graves got the win, walking one, and striking out a pair of Irvine Valley College batters. The Lasers got to Benny Olguin for six runs (four […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 05 2022

Smith & Jacobson Help Carry GHS to 76-68 Victory at Claremont; Tartans Finish in Second Place Tie w/Ayala in Palomares League

Photos by Carlo Montalbo & stats from Cliff Hamlow Boys Basketball: One of the area’s best 1-2 punches played their last regular season high school game together. And Noah Smith and Luke Jacobson didn’t disappoint. Smith had 22 points, three rebounds and three assists, and Jacobson provided 15 points, 18 rebounds and six assists. GHS […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 05 2022

La Salle Finishes Regular Season on 14-Game Win Streak; Lancers Get 16 Points From Ellie Chen in 44-36 Victory Over Cantwell Sacred Heart

Girls Basketball: Talking about going into the playoffs with some momentum. La Salle defeated visiting Cantwell Sacred Heart, 44-36, on Friday. The Lancers got 16 points from Ellie Chen. La Salle has now won 14 consecutive games, including an 8-0 mark in Camino Real League play. Audrey Chen had eight points, while Reese Wong and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 05 2022

Isaiah May’s 18 Points Leads La Salle to a 53-40 Victory Over Salesian in Friday’s Regular Season Finale

Boys Basketball: La Salle trailed by three points after the first quarter to visiting Salesian in Friday’s regular season finale. But the Lancers outscored the Mustangs, 43-27 the rest of the way, and claimed a 53-40 victory. La Salle finished as the Camino Real League’s third-place team. Isaiah May led the way with 18 points. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 05 2022

Damien Earns Share of First Baseline League Title Since 2014-15 Season; Oladokun Scores 23 Points in Spartans’ 72-53 Victory at RCHS

Boys Basketball: Damien closed out the regular season with its sixth consecutive victory and far more noteworthy, the Spartans won a share of their first Baseline League title since the 2014-15 campaign. The Spartans picked up a 72-53 victory at Rancho Cucamonga. Damien got a balanced effort offensively, as all five of their starters had […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 04 2022

Video of: St. Joseph Allowing Injured La Salle Player, Itzel Sosa, to Score on Senior Night; Lancers’ Guard Tore ACL & Hadn’t Played in 2021-22 Season

Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: It was Senior Night at La Salle High School. The Lancers would pick up a 52-point victory over visiting St. Joseph on Thursday. It was also La Salle’s 13th consecutive win, and the Lancers improved to 7-0 in Camino Real League games. But what happened on the first possession […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 04 2022

La Salle Picks Up 67-25 Victory Over St. Joseph on Thursday Night; Lancers Win Streak Extended to 13 Games

Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: La Salle won its 13th consecutive game on Thursday night. The Lancers defeated visiting St. Joseph, 67-25, to improve to 7-0 in Camino Real League games. There was an act of kindness on Senior Night that was leaps and bounds more important than any sporting event. St. Joseph of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 04 2022

Eduardo Reyes Scores Twice in Marshall Fundamental’s 3-2 Victory Over Mountain View; Eagles Finish 10-1-1 in Mission Valley League Games

Boys Soccer: Marshall Fundamental closed out the regular season on Thursday with a 3-2 victory over visiting Mountain View. The win improves the Eagles to 10-1-1 in MVL games. Marshall’s record matches that of Arroyo, but because of a completely ludicrous MVL rule, the Knights head to the playoffs as the league’s top seed. To […]

By Brian Baiotto