Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor It seems that many sports fans go no further than wins and losses when determining a great coach. Perhaps it’s the leader of a team that has the most talent and makes the deepest playoff run. If you’re able to delve a tad deeper, though, the best coach can […]
High School Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Former President Ronald Reagan had a famous quote about the United States Marine Corps that seems fitting when thinking about legendary Northview High School wrestling coach David Ochoa. Reagan said, “Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world, but the […]
Wrestling: Pictured L-R: Williams winning a state championship in 2007, and Williams with his wrestlers as coach at Benedictine College in Kansas. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor In 2007, a San Gabriel Valley contingency saw five of its wrestlers medal at the CIF State Championships in Bakersfield. San Dimas’ Angel Garcia was third at 119 […]
Water Polo: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When Ellie Travisano walked onto the GHS campus for the first time, expectations were incredibly high. And they came from both the girls water polo program and Travisano herself. From day one, Travisano has been a captain and a leading contributor for a team that hadn’t made the […]
Pictured L-R: The Salgado family & Al’s drawing, which includes Derek Jeter, Babe Ruth, Ken Griffey Jr., Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Nolan Ryan, Jose Cruz, Barry Bonds and Jackie Robinson By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Al Salgado is a talented, creative and versatile man. The 1985 Edgewood High graduate went on to play baseball at […]
College Baseball: Pictured L-R: Abel pitching for Cal Baptist, Abel w/wife Jennifer & daughter Joy. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Abel Galvan wasn’t necessarily a superstar baseball player, but the 50-year old Workman High School graduate is without question a Hall of Fame person. And that’s not a slight at his efforts or success on […]
College Basketball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Omari Moore has been on quite a journey during his young life. Moore began his prep basketball career at Pasadena High School. He spent his sophomore and junior years at St. Francis, and then returned home to PHS for a memorable senior year. During that 2017-18 season, the […]
Pictured L-R: Dustin O’Hara outside of GHS & O’Hara with his parents & friends. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Dustin O’Hara stepped onto Glendora High School soil one last time on Sunday evening. The GHS Superfan is moving this week with his family some 2,371 miles away to Hickory, North Carolina. Thankfully, O’Hara and his […]
High School Sports: Drawing by: Al Salgado By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor With all the ugliness it seems we’re forced to endure on a daily basis, whether that be the local or national news, the toxicity of the current political discourse or a myriad of other sad or depressing stories online, something very special happened […]
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor I met Nick Field back in 2006 and it was during the darkest moment of his young life. While covering a summer baseball playoff tournament for a local newspaper, a man working the event suggested a story topic that would end up being one of the most rewarding and heartbreaking […]
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Lou Farrar, one of the winningest high school football coaches in the history of California died on Sunday at the age of 73. The Charter Oak legend didn’t lose his battle with cancer as many say after a loved one passes away from this heinous affliction. It’s actually quite the […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Over the past 40 years alone, the San Gabriel Valley has showcased a who’s who of talented, dedicated and highly successful and influential football coaches. Bonita High School coach Steve Bogan won four CIF-Southern Section titles at South Hills. Don Lugo’s Greg Gano claimed four championships for Los Altos. […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor It doesn’t seem real. The San Gabriel Valley has lost a giant. And it happened many decades too soon. Jim Bonds, who spent the last 20 years of his life leading the St. Francis football program, passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 51. Bonds was diagnosed with […]
Football: ** Thanks to Ryan Tomey for these photos of the late Jim Bonds & Ted Corcoran & Corcoran talking to St. Francis players. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Nearly nine days after his passing, St. Francis announced on Friday that they’re going to stay in-house in replacing the late-great Jim Bonds. The Golden Knights’ […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor It would be difficult to find an SGV area program that made a bigger turnaround in 2020 than Rancho Cucamonga. One year after going 7-20 overall, and 3-12 in Baseline League games, the Cougars claimed nine victories in their first 12 games. And it wasn’t like RC rolled out […]
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor While PCC’s athletic programs aren’t necessarily known for being a consistent powerhouse, its Sports Information Director, Robert Lewis, is known for his 25 years of excellence. Lewis, 51, is seen by those at the school and within the community college circles as the gold standard for his tireless work, […]
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Numbers alone can’t fully measure the worth of a player or coach. But numbers alone made Pat McGee the Pasadena area’s best (high school or college) coach over the 2016-17 sports calendar season. And while McGee had much more of an impact than just wins and losses, we’ll keep […]
College Sports: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor If Tony Barbone was judged solely on his success as a baseball coach at Azusa High School, APU and Concordia, it would be considered a very impressive life. If you looked at the quantity and quality of his family, friends and colleagues, one might be envious. But it’s […]
Father’s Day: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Cliff Hamlow’s decency is rooted and buoyed by his faith in God. And it always has. For almost seven decades now, Hamlow’s impact on thousands of young lives has been that of teaching responsibility and accountability through tough love. His former athletes rave about a man who had […]
Baseball: Pictured L-R: Skip and son Michael at Yankee Stadium, & Skip w/wife, Cinda. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Skip Claprood couldn’t have been more mistaken. When this reporter asked the Citrus College Hall of Famer to describe his baseball career, the 74-year old legend said he was “a dime a dozen.” To be fair, […]
