Photos by Beth Qualine Boys Basketball: There’s no nice way of saying it. Bonita limped into the CIF-SS Division 3A playoffs, having lost six of their last seven regular season games. And they had to make a 104-mile drive to face an Indio program that entered the postseason with a 24-6 record. But the Bearcats […]
Boys Basketball: St. Anthony got out to a 13-point lead in the first half of their CIF-SS Division 1 opener at Damien. The Spartans, however, would outscore the Saints, 26-8, in the third quarter, and pulled away for a 69-57 victory. If you haven’t seen Nate Garcia play in person, you should. He was the […]
College Baseball: PCC won its third consecutive game of the 2023 season on Tuesday. The Lancers started and finished strong in a 12-5 victory at Victor Valley College. PCC got two runs in the top of the first, four in the sixth and five in the ninth inning. With the Lancers leading 4-3, Patrick Garcia […]
Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There is no sport at the high school level that takes more dedication, determination and discipline to survive and persevere quite like wrestling. And that is certainly not a knock on physically and mentally taxing sports like swimming, water polo, long distance running and so on. But after an […]
Softball: Editor’s Note: Unlike baseball, CIF didn’t rank the teams 1-10, they put the best programs in each division in alphabetical order since this is a preseason poll. Bonita, who claimed the CIF-SS Division 3 title, and returns most of its stars, is not listed. CIF-SS Preseason Softball Poll: Division 1 Beaumont Camarillo Gahr Huntington […]
Baseball: CIF-SS Preseason Baseball Poll Division 1 1 JSerra Catholic 2 Huntington Beach 3 Orange Lutheran 4 Harvard-Westlake 5 Notre Dame/SO 6 Villa Park 7 Etiwanda 8T Cypress 8T Santa Margarita 10 Corona Others: Los Alamitos, Foothill, La Mirada, Sierra Canyon Division 2 1 Gahr 2 Vista Murrieta 3 South Hills 4 Norco 5 Aquinas […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: If you don’t go to Bonita High School or wrestle in the Palomares League, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Tristan Fernandez. And that’s because Fernandez is a quiet and humble kid, who also happens to be an ass-kicker for Coach Rob Froh and the Bonita wrestling program. […]
Girls Athlete of the Week: Rio Hondo Prep’s Sophia Tarampi had a solid last week of the regular season. The Kares defeated Poly, 54-48, in a Tuesday Prep League showdown. Tarampi finished with 22 points and four rebounds. She made eight of her 13 field goal attempts. And that included a 6-of-8 performance from three-point […]
Boys Basketball: Tuesday’s Wild Card D-4AA: Muir at Eisenhower Wednesday’s First Round: D-1: Etiwanda bye (plays Friday) vs Oak Park-St. Francis winner St. Anthony at Damien D-2AA: RCHS at Saugus D-2A: Palm Desert at Glendora AGBU at Pasadena Arcadia at Shalhevet Silverado at Walnut Ayala at Sonora El Dorado at Diamond Bar D-3AA: San Marino […]
Girls Basketball: Thursday’s First Round: D-2AA: Summit at La Salle Covina at Canyon Country Chino Hills at San Dimas Troy at Bonita D-2A: Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks at Northview Aliso Niguel at Claremont Glendora (first-round bye) plays Saturday vs Riverside Poly-Oak Hills winner on Thursday D-3AA: Victor Valley at Los Osos Arcadia at Pioneer […]
Boys & Girls Wrestling: Etiwanda Wrestling at Baseline League Finals Etiwanda Boys: Eight league champions, 11 finalists, & 12 qualify for CIF-SS Individuals at Brea Olinda HS 106: Julian Santana 1st Place 113: Ryan Khan 1st Place 120: Martin Bocanegra (RCHS), Andrew Garcia (E) second place 126: Jacob Bell 1st Place 132: Gabe Balingit 1st […]
Girls Wrestling: Palomares League Finals: Girls will compete this weekend at Corona High School at the CIF-SS Individuals Team Results: Alta Loma: 5 qualifiers, 1 alternate, 2 champions Ayala: 4q, no alternates, 2c Bonita: 9q, 1a, 1c Claremont: 10q, 1a, 3c Colony: 9q, 1a, 4c Glendora: 3q, 2a, 2c Lower-Weight MVP: BK Martinez, Ayala Upper-Weight […]
Wrestling: Palomares League Finals: Top three placers qualify for this weekend’s CIF-SS Individuals at Yucaipa High School. Lower-Weight MVP: Bonita’s (145) Tristan Fernandez Upper-Weight MVP: Glendora’s (170) Marquize Brown Team Results: Alta Loma: 12 qualifiers, 1 alternate, 2 champions Ayala: 8q, 2a, 4c Bonita: 9q, 4a, 5c Claremont: 3q, 1a, 2c Colony: 6q, 4a, no […]
Girls Soccer: CIF-SS First-Round Schedule: Monday’s Wild Card: Division 5: Covina at JW North D-6: CAMS at Pasadena D-7: Azusa at Hawthorne Wednesday’s First Round Schedule: D-2: South Torrance at Etiwanda Saugus at Claremont Sunny Hills at Flintridge Prep Downey at Alta Loma El Segundo at San Dimas D-3: Bonita at Bishop Amat Chino Hills […]
Boys Soccer: CIF-SS First-Round Schedule: Tuesday’s Wild Card: Division 3: Valencia at Pasadena St. Francis at Fontana D-5: Monrovia at Colony Fillmore at La Canada Charter Oak at Valley Christian Cate at Diamond Bar D-7: San Jacinto Valley at Gladstone Thursday’s Division 3: Long Beach Cabrillo at Claremont Chino Hills at Los Alamitos El Dorado […]
Wrestling: Mission Valley League Finals: Marshall Fundamental had three individual champions at the Mission Valley League finals. Toby Lee (120 pounds), Andrew Quijada (138) and Abe Moreno (152) all earned titles. The Eagles had three runners up, including Allegra Venable (121), Chris Murillo (126) and 220-pound Kenneth Torres. Siwon Shin (182), Isaac Benivedez (132), Andrew […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: La Salle finished the 2022-23 regular season with a 56-35 nonleague victory over Rolling Hills Prep. Etiwanda’s 26 wins is most among any 210 Prep Sports girls program, while La Salle and Flintridge Prep are just one-game back of the Eagles with 25 regular season victories. The Lancers had […]
Photos by Wilson Baldelomar Girls Wrestling: Editor’s Note: If I’m able to secure photos, I will update this story. Valle Vista League Finals: Northview and San Dimas ruled the roost at Friday’s Valle Vista League finals. The Vikings are sending all 14 of its wrestlers to next week’s CIF-SS individuals. Northview had a league-high seven […]
Boys Basketball: Wilson gave Walnut everything it could handle in Friday’s Hacienda League finale. The Mustangs, however, held on for a 74-68 victory, and finished as co-league champs with Diamond Bar. Joby Barnes led the way with 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Malik Khouzam contributed 21 points, six assists and four steals. Adrian […]
Girls Basketball: Marshall Fundamental closed out the regular season with a 51-18 victory at South El Monte. The win boosted the Eagles Mission Valley League record to 8-2. And that was good for second place. Jolynn Aibar hit three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 16 points. Destiny Ihiaso chipped in with 11 points. Six of […]
