Football/ Mar 18 2021

210 Prep Sports Football Schedules; After 15 Months Without a Game, SGV Area Programs Kick Off This Weekend

Editors Note: These schedules are based on each school’s MaxPreps page. If there are any mistakes, please send corrections to [email protected]. This site is run by one person, so for the time being, these 25 football programs are what we cover. In time, and after getting advertising revenue, I hope to get help and expand […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Mar 18 2021

Maranatha Opens 2021 Season With 3-1 Victory at Ontario Christian; George Peterson Scores Once, Assists on Another in Victory

** Thanks to the Maranatha boys soccer program for sending in this report.  Maranatha kicked off the much anticipated 2021 season on the road against the Knights of Ontario Christian on Tuesday. The match was a gritty duel, with both teams eager to get on the pitch and compete. The Minutemen did not disappoint the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Mar 01 2021

Former Pasadena High Stars, Bryce Hamilton & Darius Brown II, Continue to Excel at UNLV & CSUN, Respectively

Pictured L-R: UNLV’s Bryce Hamilton & Cal State Northridge’s Darius Brown II. College Basketball: Bryce Hamilton and Darius Brown II made up one of the SGV area’s best 1-2 punches in recent memory. In 2016-17 and 2017-18 alone, the Pasadena High School stars led the Bulldogs to a combined overall record of 52-15, which included […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 25 2021

Northview Represented by 8 Wrestlers in Collegiate Postseason; Three Vikings Qualified From Vanguard & Emmanuel College Has Two

College Wrestling: The chances of even an abbreviated high school wrestling season seems like a longshot. But eight former Northview competitors will represent the program in the collegiate wrestling postseason. Cal Poly SLO’s Trevor Tinker (197-pounds) and Cal State Bakersfield’s Eddie Flores (125) will compete at the Pac-12 finals in Corvallis, Oregon. Tinker (2020 grad) […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 23 2021

Michelle Gardner Endures Loss of Husband & Job in Same Week; Former Bulletin Sports Writer Covers ASU for Arizona Republic

Pictured L-R: Gardner & CBS (Phoenix) sports anchor, Tresa Tudrick, & her view from the pressbox. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor In our latest ‘where are they now’ story, we focus on a very tough lady and sports writer named Michelle Gardner. In January of 2018, Gardner lost her job after 16 years of service […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 23 2021

Former Northview Ace Ryan Humphreys Improves to 2-0; Westmont Lefty Goes Distance in 10-1 Victory Over San Diego Christian

College Baseball: Ryan Humphreys, the 2019 Northview High School ace, is off to a great start to his sophomore season. The Westmont College lefty closed out a four-game sweep of San Diego Christian over the weekend. Humphreys allowed just one run over the seven-inning, 10-1 victory. He surrendered just one hit, walked five and fanned […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Feb 22 2021

Former Maranatha Star, Devyn Netz, Picks up First College Win on Sunday; U of Arizona Defeats Southern Utah, 10-1, to Remain Unbeaten

One of the San Gabriel Valley’s most versatile and dominant softball players in recent memory got her first college victory on Sunday. Devyn Netz, who starred at Maranatha for three years before moving to Tucson, got the ball against visiting Southern Utah. The Thunderbirds got one first-inning run off the University of Arizona freshman, but […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 18 2021

Charter Oak Senior Chris Ceballos Commits to Westmont; Chargers’ Multi-Threat Weapon Grows into Respected Leader

By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor If there was ever a kid that gave everything he had from the moment he woke up in the morning to the second his head hit the pillow at night, it’s Charter Oak senior Chris Ceballos. Ceballos makes a diligent effort daily to better himself as a player, person and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 16 2021

Glendora Senior Carson Collett Commits to APU; Tartans’ Catcher Excels on Baseball Field & in Classroom

By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor It’s been a challenging past 12 months for the entire world. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on everyone’s physical and mental health, their jobs and finances, and in so many other ways. For local high school student-athletes, the pandemic upended almost the entire 2020 spring season, and so far there hasn’t […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 15 2021

San Marino’s Koa Ruiz Peaking in Time For Masters & State; Titans’ 126-Pound Sophomore Just Won His Second Straight CIF Title

Wrestling: Pictured: Keanu Tom & younger brother, Koa Ruiz, through the years. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor San Marino’s Koa Ruiz was born to be a wrestler. The Titans’ sophomore began his career at age 5 and his big brother, Keanu Tom, was a star at Los Alamitos High School. You could say this sport […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 14 2021

South Hills Baseball Coach Darren Murphy is Taking Father’s Life Lessons Forward; John Murphy Played Huge Role in Son’s Life & Career

By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There’s nothing more reassuring for a young baseball player than to see his father in the stands. And for nearly half a century, that’s exactly what South Hills baseball coach Darren Murphy got from his dad. It meant everything. Sadly, for the first time in his playing or coaching career, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 07 2021

SGV Area Umpire/Referee, Brad Claude, Talks About 40 Years on the Field, Interactions w/Fans & Coaches, Sports After a Pandemic

Pictured: South Hills baseball coach Darren Murphy having an impassioned discussion with umpire, Brad Claude. Thanks to Brad for the photo. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When stories are written about high school or college sports, the topic is almost always about a particular program, player or coach. And rightfully so. But what is rarely […]

By Brian Baiotto


Super Bowl 55/ Feb 04 2021

SGV Coaches & Players Make Predictions for Super Bowl; Brady Hoping to Win 7th Title, Mahomes Leads Defending Champs

NFL: With Sunday’s Super Bowl just three days away, we reached out to San Gabriel Valley area football coaches and players to get their input. While putting this together, I fully expected the defending champs to be the overwhelming choice. But because of the long and brilliant career of Tom Brady, and by a 10-8 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Feb 04 2021

Monrovia Slugger Nathan Thompson Commits to Cal State San Bernardino; Wildcats’ Senior is one of SGV’s Most Versatile Players

Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto With all the uncertainty in high school sports, let alone life during this pandemic, a Monrovia High School senior did something that even COVID-19 couldn’t stop. Nathan Thompson, one of the area’s premier hitters, committed to play baseball for Cal State San Bernardino in 2022. In 2018, Thompson played freshman ball, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 04 2021

Greep Cousins Announce College Choices; Glendora’s JT is Headed to Utah as Long Snapper, Tessa Will Compete in Cycling at Lindsey Wilson

High School Sports: It was a solid day at Glendora High School for the Greep family on Wednesday afternoon. JT Greep, the Tartans long-snapper, signed his letter of intent to play football at the University of Utah. Greep also played on the defensive line last year for a GHS program that made a run to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football,Top Stories/ Feb 04 2021

St. Francis Captain Tanner Tomko Commits to Play Football at the University of San Diego

Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There are many high school football players in the San Gabriel Valley that work their butts off from the first practice of their freshman season to the moment he see’s triple zeros on the scoreboard, which signifies the end of that prep career some four years later. But it […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 03 2021

Kaitlyn Chen’s Remarkable Career at Flintridge Prep Enters Final Chapter; 3-Time League MVP Has Set Nearly Every School Record

Girls Basketball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor At first glance, Flintridge Prep senior Kaitlyn Chen isn’t going to strike fear in an opponent. She isn’t the biggest, fastest or most athletic player in the San Gabriel Valley. Over her four years at the La Canada school, however, Chen has compiled a resume on and off […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 03 2021

Former Pasadena High School & PCC Catcher Adrian DePasquale Gets Into Dream School at UCLA

Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor We need all the good news we can get these days. And this is not only great news, it also makes his family, friends, coaches, former teammates and this writer thrilled for 2018 Pasadena High School graduate, Adrian DePasquale. DePasquale played catcher for three years at PHS and for […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Feb 03 2021

Rio Hondo Prep’s Clarisse Rosales Commits to La Sierra University; Kares Finish Season No. 3 in CIF D-6 Poll, 1st in Prep League

Softball: On top of the many reasons that the Coronavirus broke the hearts of so many spring sport athletes, especially seniors, was the fact that some programs were off to a quick start and had the potential for a great season. And that was the case for Rio Hondo Prep and its four-year starting pitcher, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 03 2021

Glendora Honors Kerry Welsh & Kirsten Lindner as Girls Scholar Athlete & Female Athlete of the Year

High School Sports: Pictured L-R: Kerry Welsh & Kirsten Lindner By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When judged on their individual athletic prowess alone, Kerry Welsh and Kirsten Lindner are impressive young ladies. Welsh played soccer all four years for the Tartans and Lindner was a mainstay for the GHS water polo and golf programs. But […]

By Brian Baiotto