Pictured: La Salle quarterback, Richie Munoz. Football: After all the buildup and excitement of having a 2021 spring football season at the last minute, La Salle came out week one and dropped a 41-19 decision to St. Genevieve at home. It’s been said that true character, though, is accurately measured by the way in which […]
Burroughs got three runs in the top of the first inning on Saturday. But Monrovia bounced back with four in the bottom half of the inning and defeated the Indians, 7-3, to improve to 3-0. Gunnar Nichols got the loss after surrendering four runs in just two innings of work. Coleman Mitchell walked, was hit-by-pitch, […]
Week Two Football Scores: St. Francis 48, Garces Memorial 42 Muir 32, Crescenta Valley 14 Ayala 27, Bonita 0 Glendora 33, West Covina 7 Northview 27, Covina 0 San Dimas 24, Claremont 6 Paraclete 52, Monrovia 13 La Salle 33, Mary Star of the Sea 27 Maranatha 20, Whittier Christian 19 Damien 37, Aquinas 27 […]
Pictured L-R: Gabriel Rico & Chris Ceballos Baseball: Chris Ceballos (five innings) and Isaiah Alvarez (two innings) mowed down the Alta Loma lineup in Charter Oak’s 13-0 victory on Saturday morning. And he couldn’t have been much more efficient. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out five Braves. Ceballos threw just 50 pitches, with […]
Pictured L-R: Abraham Zapata & Luke Mariscal Baseball: Etiwanda has a knack for wearing an opposing pitching staff down and striking late. The Eagles did it again on Saturday. Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Etiwanda jumped on Nathan Valdivia for five runs, and went on to claim a 7-3 victory. Valdivia […]
Football: Rio Hondo Prep had no control of the impact that COVID-19 would have on everyone. And that included the number of games it would get to play in the spring of 2021. But when given the chance to exorcise its frustrations and to control its own destiny on the field, they more than made […]
Pictured L-R: Cam Andrews & Isaac Ton Baseball: Maranatha won its third consecutive game on Friday. The Minutemen had three pitchers (Patrick DeMarco, Jackson Hisey & Davis Cornwell) combine on a two-hit shutout. Maranatha claimed a 12-0, five-inning, mercy-rule victory. DeMarco went the first two innings, allowing one run and striking out two. Hisey went […]
It’s been said that true character is the way in which one deals with his/her failures and not their success. Northview was fresh off a frustrating loss at Crescenta Valley on Wednesday. But the Vikings bounced back on Friday with an 11-7 victory over Santa Fe. Luke Bauer went the first four innings to get […]
Damien cruised to its third consecutive win to open the 2021 basketball season. The Spartans took over early in Friday’s showdown with Western Christian and claimed a 92-45 victory. Damien now has wins over Glendora, Sierra Vista and Western Christian by a combined scored of 234-121. RJ Smith led the Spartans offense with 20 points. […]
Glendora got good balance offensively on Friday night and cruised to a 33-7 victory at West Covina. Noah Acuna rushed for a game-high 120 yards and scored on runs of 3, 1 and 27 yards, respectively. Braydon Brus, on his 17th birthday, scored a 1-yard TD run and then a 25-yard pick-six to give the […]
In a battle of two young ladies just beginning their high school careers, West Covina freshman Erica Lopez came out on top. Lopez went the distance in the Bulldogs 8-1 victory over Monrovia. She allowed just one run on four hits and fanned a pair. Evelyn Talavera went 2-for-3, and scored a run. Abby Perez […]
Apparently the Ayala High School baseball program missed the memo that said it would take a while to get an offense clicking on all cylinders after being out of action for more than a year. With Thursday’s 13-3 beatdown of Downey, the Bulldogs are now 2-0, and have outscored their opponents by a combined margin […]
South Hills baseball coach Darren Murphy finally got a chance to sit back and relax a little bit. In the Huskies first two games, they defeated Charter Oak, 3-2, in nine innings, and four days later, they claimed a 4-3 victory over Chino Hills. Thankfully, on Thursday, South Hills would cruise to a 7-0 victory […]
In spite of all of the uncertainties, the Damien High School basketball program remains one of the San Gabriel Valley’s most reliable and elite programs. For now, the Spartans have to play outside, and so far, so good. On Tuesday, Damien knocked off Glendora, 54-31. And two days later, the Spartans thumped Sierra Vista, 88-45, […]
Boys & Girls Swimming: Thanks to the West Covina swim program for sending in this report: WCHS girls varsity defeated Edgewood, 91-40. Alexis Cruz, Kassidy Ly, Genesis Moradel and Salma Valle started the meet off strong winning the 200 medley relay. Kassidy Ly took first place in the 200 I.M and the 100 breaststroke. Alexis […]
There were a number of reasons the Marshall Fundamental boys soccer program wanted to get back on the field in the worst way. It begins with an unpleasant end to their remarkable state playoff run last year, and then, the Eagles had to wait two extra days to kick off the 2021 season, because Rosemead […]
Pasadena quarterback Dante Coronel and his offense are on fire. Two weeks into the 2021, five-game football season, and the Bulldogs are 2-0. After a 42-26 beatdown of Burbank last week, PHS got the season sweep of the Burbank schools by hammering Burroughs, 48-7, at the Rose Bowl on Thursday. Daylon Beasley had a pair […]
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor While it seems that everyone else is showing a little rust after a shortened preseason and the kickoff to an abbreviated schedule some seven months later than usual. But don’t tell that to the Ayala High School football team. Two weeks in, and the Bulldogs are 2-0, having outscored Temescal […]
After a season-opening loss to La Habra, Maranatha has bounced back with two convincing victories. The Minutemen have outscored their last two opponents (Excelsior Charter & Upland) by a combined margin of 31-9. On Wednesday night, MHS cruised to an 8-2 victory over the Highlanders. Daniel Ruiz picked up the win for the Minutemen. Ruiz […]
San Dimas scored runs in each of the first six innings on Wednesday and cruised to a 13-3 victory over Santa Fe. Matt Romero picked up the win. Romero went 3 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on four hits. He walked three and fanned a pair of Chiefs’ batters. Alex Ramos provided 2 1/3 […]
