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, […]
Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor In the early 2000’s, this writer was working for a newspaper in the San Gabriel Valley as a freelancer, and for the most part, football, baseball, basketball and girls volleyball were the most sought after assignments by almost everyone. When my boss (at the time) asked me to cover […]
College Football: Needless to say, it’s been a rough two weeks at St. Francis with the passing of head football coach Jim Bonds. He was just 51. But forward steps are being made by all, and that’s exactly what Bonds would have demanded of them. Two days ago, the La Canada school announced the program […]
What a way to start his senior season. Northview quarterback James Jimenez dominated throughout Thursday’s opener against visiting El Rancho. Jimenez was 15 of 20 passing for 302 yards and three touchdowns. All three scores were to the Thompson brothers. Jimenez also led the Vikings in rushing, with 106 yards and one score on the […]
Girls Volleyball: Monrovia won its second consecutive match after starting the season 0-2. After a five-set thriller over South Hills, the Wildcats swept Bishop Conaty-Loretto in the Lakewood Tournament. Monrovia earned the victory via scores of 25-16, 25-12 and 25-16. Alyssa Corrazelli led the offense with eight kills. Jessica Mitchell added 27 assists and Juliana […]
To say the No. 1 ranked team in the (CIF-SS) preseason Division 9 poll got out fast in their season opener would be an understatement. Bonita scored all 42 of their points in the first half. Sean Jastrab threw for four scores and 220 yards in just the first two quarters. The Bearcats earned a […]
Khalil Ali began his senior year with a bang. The South Hills quarterback accounted for all four Huskies’ TD’s in the 28-12, season-opening victory over Eisenhower. All four were through the air. Ali hit Jordan Sanchez for three TD’s and Thonye Charles for the fourth and final score, which came in the third quarter. In […]
Maranatha didn’t throw the ball much in Friday’s season opener against Crean Lutheran in Irvine. But that was because they didn’t need to. The Minutemen scored 28 points in the first quarter and never looked back. MHS took down Crean Lutheran, 34-17, in week zero of the 2019 season at Portola High School. Zakarri Black […]
Damien couldn’t have scripted a better or more effective start against their highly ranked visitors from Glendora in Friday’s’ 2019 season opener. The Spartans went 15 plays on the game’s opening drive, ate up nearly nine minutes of clock and went up 7-0 when Jordan Barton hit Justin Ponce for a 3-yard TD pass. And […]
Accomplishment(s): The Tologs sophomore star led the way in a pair of victories to open the 2019 season. FSHA began the week with a sweep of St. Lucy’s and ended it with a four set victory over Arcadia. In the season opener, DeJardin had 11 kills and seven aces. Two days later, she finished with […]
Jimenez got off to a scorching start to begin his senior year at Northview. The Vikings QB took over in Thursday’s season opener against visiting El Rancho. Northview defeated the Dons, 31-23, thanks to their leader. He accounted for 408 total yards and was part of four scores. Jimenez went 15 of 20 for 302 […]
The consensus among those who coached, played alongside or competed against Darius Mason is that the Pasadena High School star is ready to play Division 1 basketball at the collegiate level right now.
Lewallen, 47, is a 1990 Glendora High School graduate and he was a key member of the Tartans’ lone football championship in 1989.
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.
Even for the most talented of athletes, there is typically a slight learning curve or minor adjustments that one makes while transitioning from high school to college baseball.
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.
After a year or so wait, and thousands of hours of work, former Muir star Hunter Woods has signed on the dotted line to compete at Elon University in North Carolina.
Forty-seven days ago, Bonita lost a one-run contest to Ayala and were 1-1 in Palomares League play.
