Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

Preston Howey Goes From JV Shortstop to SGV Area’s Win Leader in One Year; Arcadia Junior is 9-0, With 0.47 ERA

Preston Howey made a very wise decision as he contemplated his junior year at Arcadia High School.

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

La Salle’s Jeff Daley Transfers to Dream School; After One Year at TCU, Former Lancers’ Pitcher off to Vanderbilt

Former La Salle pitcher Jeff Daley holds himself to academic standards that are almost unattainable for most student-athletes.

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Aug 19 2019

Maranatha Star Devyn Netz to Play Senior Year for Ironwood Ridge High School in Tucson

It was a sad day for Maranatha High School when Dawson Netz left the Pasadena campus for the final time in late May.

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

Pasadena Poly’s Franco Alonso is Prepared to Start Career at Cornell; Panthers’ 2-Sport Star to Play Baseball for Big Red

In the last four years, you could easily make an argument that Cameron McFarlane and Franco Alonso were the two most complete and dominant athletes that strode across the Pasadena Poly campus.

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Aug 19 2019

La Salle’s CJ Rettig Commits to Play Volleyball for William Penn University in Iowa

La Salle’s CJ Rettig, a three-sport athlete, will compete for William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa, for the Statesmen.

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

Rio Hondo Prep’s Jake Lang Named CIF-SS Division 6 Player of the Year; Kares’ JT Parker is Coach of the Year

When you earn a championship, accolades start to roll your way and Rio Hondo Prep certainly deserves theirs.

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Aug 19 2019

Azusa’s Jillian Walker Perseveres Through Numerous Tragedies; Aztecs’ Star Senior Earns Spot at Illinois College

But this hard working, talented and giving young lady has suffered more heartbreak than most do in an entire lifetime.

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Aug 19 2019

FSHA Senior Amanda Ramirez Named Sunshine League MVP; Louisville Sophomore Grace Luderer Earns Most Valuable Pitcher Award

In 2019, Flintridge Sacred Heart escaped the previous two years in the league basement to earn a Sunshine League championship.

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

Rio Hondo Prep Overcomes Early 4-Run Deficit; Kares Rally, Hold Off Costa Mesa, 9-7, to Claim D-6 Championship on Saturday

When Rio Hondo Prep took the field at UC Riverside on Saturday evening in the CIF-SS Division 6 title game, Pasadena area baseball programs had already gone 0-3 in championship games earlier in the day.

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

Marshall Fundamental on Historic Run in 2019; Alex Nava, Thomas Arnst, Alex Chew, Travis Delgado, Sam Karp All Playing Big Roles

​When Marshall takes the near eight-mile bus ride to Rosemead on Tuesday in the CIF-SS Division 7 semifinals, the Eagles go in with some serious momentum.​

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

Ryan Humphreys, Matt Diaz Have Led Northview into CIF D-3 Quarterfinals; Senior Duo Excelling on Mound, at Plate For Vikings

When people think of San Gabriel Valley (area) baseball powers, names like South Hills, Arcadia, Bishop Amat, San Dimas, Glendora and others come to mind.

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Aug 19 2019

FSHA Seniors Amanda Ramirez, Amesie Noll, Julia Powers & Karrie Nishiyama Lead Tologs From League Basement to Penthouse

One year after finishing dead last in the Mission League, the Flintridge Sacred Heart softball program claimed the Sunshine League championship in 2019.

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

Arcadia Two-Sport Star Chris Wilson Does Nothing But Win; Apaches’ Football, Baseball Player the Ultimate Competitor, Teammate

Just after the 2017 football season had ended, more than 15 players from skilled positions left La Salle for what they believed were greener pastures.

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

Jacob Moreno, Gordon Cooper, Paul Sanchez Leading Charter Oak into Playoffs; Chargers’ Seniors Set Example For Younger Teammates

As Charter Oak hosts Glendora today in a CIF-SS Division 2 wild-card game, the Chargers are as battle-tested as anyone.

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

San Dimas Claims Valle Vista League Championship With Tuesday’s 5-2 Victory Over Northview

San Dimas wrapped up another Valle Vista League championship on Tuesday. This time, however, they weren’t going to share it like they did in 2018 with Northview. The Saints rode the arms of Dylan O’Leary and Zach Jacobs to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Vikings to claim the title. Ryan Humphreys got the loss […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

Arcadia Wins First Pacific League Championship Since 2011; Apaches Ride Arms of Preston Howey, Dustin Allen in 6-4 Victory at CV

How sweet it must feel for the Arcadia baseball program. They waited eight long years to be able to call themselves champions of the Pacific League. And they dethroned Crescenta Valley on the Falcons home field in the process.

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Aug 19 2019

Virginia Nemeth (3), Ashley Waite (2) Combine For 5 Home Runs, 10 RBIs; GHS Hammers Alta Loma, 11-3, in Palomares League

Glendora picked a great time of the year to have its bats catch fire. The Tartans have defeated Bonita, Claremont and Alta Loma in that order, and have moved into sole possession of second place in the Palomares League with just two games to go. The exclamation mark of the last three league victories came […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Aug 19 2019

Former Northview Wrestling Star Caleb Flores Hired to Lead Vanguard Program After 39-Year Absence From Competition

By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor: If there was one guy from the San Gabriel Valley wrestling community that had the mettle to resume a college wrestling program that hadn’t been competing since the early 1980’s, you couldn’t do better than hiring Caleb Flores. The 2006 Northview High School grad and four-time state placer accepted the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

The Art Mazmanian I Knew; Legendary Mt. SAC Baseball Coach Dies at 91

By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When news broke Friday that longtime Mount San Antonio College baseball coach Art Mazmanian had passed away, it evoked many, many memories. And most were good between my college coach and me. Looking back, 99-percent of any squabbles we had were my fault. I wasn’t mature enough to realize he […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

Chavez, Ward, Magallanez Team up on Mound Thursday; South Hills Edges Charter Oak, 2-1, to Earn Hacienda League Championship

The South Hills-Charter Oak battle to capture the 2019 Hacienda League baseball championship was as competitive or more than any SGV-area race this season. Consider this: South Hills edged Charter Oak, 2-1, in Thursday’s title game. The Huskies earned the Hacienda League championship by one game, thanks to a game they won by one run. […]

By Brian Baiotto