Baseball: Make it eight wins in a row for Maranatha. And their fourth in a row in Olympic League play. Mikey Ebner went five strong innings and allowed just one run in Maranatha’s 9-1 victory at Whittier Christian. Ebner scattered five hits, walked one and struck out eight. Eric Morrison was saddled with the loss, […]
Softball: Iliana Cardenas went the distance in Azusa’s Montview League opener on Tuesday. Cardenas allowed two runs on seven hits in the 6-2 victory over Nogales. She walked three and struck out eight Nobles’ batters to earn the win. Micah Ibarra walked, singled twice and scored for Nogales. Diana Ocegueda tripled and scored and Jamie […]
Softball: Arcadia got a strong effort in the circle from Tiara Westbrook and the Apaches defeated San Dimas, 4-2, on Monday. The victory extended the Apaches’ win streak to six games. Westbrook went the distance and allowed two runs (one earned) on nine hits. She didn’t walk anyone and fanned five. Noelle Estephan singled twice […]
Baseball: The only thing better than opening league play with a victory is to get that win on the road. And that’s exactly what Rancho Cucamonga did on Monday. The Cougars got a solid outing from two pitchers and defeated Los Osos, 5-2, in the Baseline League opener. Jacob Billings went six innings and allowed […]
Baseball: Everything looked great for Glendora on Monday afternoon. The Tartans struck for five runs in the bottom of the first inning against their visitors from La Mirada. But Benjamin Kim’s bat and Aaron Rubio’s arm would lead the Matadores to a 13-5 victory at GHS. Braydon Wooldridge was stuck with the loss. Wooldridge allowed […]
Softball: Covina edged Garey 7-6 on Monday in a game that featured a combined 28 hits. Oddly enough, the slugfest ended on a double-steal. Natalie Contreras got the loss for Garey after 6 2/3 innings of work. She surrendered seven runs (five earned) on 13 hits. Contreras didn’t walk anyone and struck out five. Maya […]
Baseball: Damien pounded out 17 hits in Monday’s 13-4, Baseline League opening victory over Etiwanda. Dylan Alanis was credited with the win, going 3 2/3 innings and allowing two runs on six hits. He walked three and struck out five Etiwanda batters. Armando Briseno walked twice, singled and scored. Jack Holman walked and had an […]
Pictured L-R: Damien’s Malik Thomas & Glendora’s Johnnie Valdez High School Sports: This past Friday was the first weekend without football since high school athletics were reinstated on March 19. Going forward, baseball, softball, soccer and basketball league races will heat up significantly. And speaking of basketball, Damien senior guard Malik Thomas shot his way […]
Editors Note: League records supersede overall records, because it’s the way in which a program qualifies for the playoffs, as well as their seeding. These records are from each team’s MaxPreps page. Baseball Records Through April 25: Baseline League: Rancho Cucamonga (11-3) Chino Hills (8-3) Upland (8-4) Los Osos (6-3) Damien (6-4) Etiwanda (6-5) Del […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: On Tuesday, La Canada entered its showdown at Monrovia with a 4-0 overall record, and 2-0 mark in Rio Hondo League play. The Spartans, since there was no full season in 2020, are still the defending league champions from 2019. Coleman Mitchell, though, wanted to do something about that. And […]
Girls Athlete of the Week: Sofia Gonzalez is off to a terrific start to her senior season. On Tuesday, Sofia had 22 points, 16 rebounds, four steals and two assists in a 58-54 victory over South Pasadena in the 2021 season opener. One night later, the Wolves’ guard went off for 24 points, five rebounds, […]
Boys Basketball: La Salle improved to 2-0 in Camino Real League play Friday night with an 87-48 victory over Cantwell Sacred Heart. Naeem Lewis had a big night with 18 points, six assists and three steals. Gabriel Guerrero contributed 13 points, four assists and four steals. The Lancers took a 53-22 lead into the half […]
Baseball: Pasadena trailed by four runs after one inning on Saturday. But the Bulldogs got nine runs in the top of the fifth inning and went on to defeat Marshall Fundamental, 12-4. It’s the Eagles first loss of 2021. Travis Delgado went the first four innings and allowed just an unearned run on three hits. […]
Boys Basketball: It’s a big deal when someone becomes the all-time leading scorer of their high school basketball program. But when it’s at a school and for a program like Damien, it’s a massive accomplishment. And that’s exactly what Malik Thomas did on Saturday. Thomas scored 17 points and led the Spartans to a 76-42 […]
Baseball: It seems like everything is going right for the Ayala baseball program. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 1 in the most recent CIF-SS Division 1 poll and after Friday’s 6-3 victory over Bonita, Ayala finds itself on a seven-game win streak, and that includes a 5-0 mark in Palomares League play. It also seems […]
Baseball: Glendora needed to snap its four-game skid in the worst way on Friday. Three of the four losses came in Palomares League games and they found themselves ahead of just last-place Colony in the league standings. It took two extra innings, but GHS defeated Alta Loma, 9-1, after scoring eight runs in the top […]
Pictured L-R: Steven Escarcega, Nathan Thompson, Chantz Powers, Jack Zinn & Matthew Delgado Baseball: Monrovia won its sixth consecutive game on Friday afternoon. The Wildcats got five scoreless innings from Chantz Powers and went on to defeat Temple City, 2-0, in a Rio Hondo League showdown. Powers allowed three hits, didn’t walk a batter and […]
Thanks to Carlo Montalbo for the photos: Basketball: Glendora didn’t start Friday’s Palomares League opener at Bonita too strong. But they sure finished it that way. GHS went on a 20-12 run and escaped with a 63-57 victory over a tough and well-coached Bonita program. Austin Clark led the way with 21 points, five steals […]
Boys Basketball: Damien bounced back quickly from its first loss in 2021. Three days after a four-point setback to Etiwanda, the Spartans got out early and cruised by Upland, 75-39, in a Baseline League road game. The Spartans outscored the Highlanders, 65-21, in the second and third quarters combined. Malik Thomas led Damien with 17 […]
Pictured L-R: Cam Andrews, Daniel Ruiz, Mikey Ebner & Dylan Zdunek Baseball: Daniel Ruiz extended Maranatha’s seven-game win streak on Friday night and did so with a little panache. Ruiz threw a no-hitter and the Minutemen defeated Heritage Christian, 4-1, in Olympic League play. Ruiz surrendered an unearned run, walked four and struck out four […]
