Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Collin Hayes may weigh just 132 pounds. But the Northview senior is one tough dude. He’s been dealing with a torn meniscus in his right knee, as he put it, ‘for quite a while,’ but it took a turn for the worse just as his senior wrestling season was […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Jacob Alvarez didn’t see his name in the headlines, but don’t think for a second that he didn’t do his part and then some in Charter Oak’s success. Until his senior year, Alvarez was brought off the bench to either pinch-run or pinch-hit, but his duties also included holding […]
Baseball: Pictured L-R: Jake Brown, Jayden Lopez & Michael Woodward By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor The steep upward trajectory since Tony Garcia-Bautista took over the reins of the Rancho Cucamonga High School baseball program continued its ascension recently. And it isn’t just on the field that impresses. Last year alone, among the eight seniors, five […]
Pictured L-R: Maggiore with director of football operations, Jeff Platt & son, Nate Maggiore. Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor He’s back! And just in time. Mike Maggiore, who guided West Covina to CIF-SS championships in 2004, 2010 and 2011 announced Thursday afternoon that he’s going to return as head coach of the Bulldogs when […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Along with a solid start (6-2) to the 2020 baseball season for the South Hills program, the Huskies also featured a pair of senior right handers that looked to be one of the better 1-2 punches in the San Gabriel Valley. Ryan Wentz (3-0) and Ray Northey (2-1) combined […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Tommy Castillo is the kind of kid you can’t help but root for. Castillo spent the first two years of his prep career at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, which is wedged just on the other side of the 110 Freeway from Dodger Stadium. While attending Cathedral, he […]
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There are a number of genuinely good people who either made or currently make a living covering local high school and college sports. Perhaps none was as generous, loyal and accommodating as Louis Brewster. Brewster, who was the longtime sports editor of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin died on Monday. […]
College Baseball: Pictured L-R: Tyler Frazier and Omar Veloz By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor By all objective measures, the year 2020 has been a nightmare for the world. There won’t be a single person in athletics that would dare compare their situation to the sickness and both lives and jobs lost thanks to COVID-19. But […]
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 […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor To say there was an inordinate amount of pressure on Sean Jastrab as he took over the reigns of the Bonita offense would be a massive understatement. The Bearcats junior replaced a Bonita legend in quarterback JP Andrade, who now plays for Ohio State. In 2018, Andrade capped off […]
Baseball: Pictured L-R: Brandon Ramey pitching to Franco Alonso, Zach Jacobs getting ready to face a batter, & PCC pitching coach/Legends Tournament Director, Nico Calderaro. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor The idea of running an indoor baseball league had percolated in his brain for over a year. Nico Calderaro, a member of the PCC baseball […]
Girls Basketball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Even by Flintridge Prep standards, Sofia Gonzalez is a remarkably impressive and accomplished young lady. Gonzalez stepped into the role as the sixth-man (or woman) during her freshman year and she’s never looked back. During her three-year run at the La Canada school, the Rebels have won 73 […]
Softball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor You couldn’t blame Miranda Robson or her teammates at Los Osos if they’d never heard of singer Vanessa Williams. But it seems a No. 1 hit single that she released more than a decade before any of the 2020 Grizzlies had even been born called ‘Save the Best for […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Mark Daley’s senior season at La Salle was a rough one. He injured his hamstring in December, and later in that same month, reinjured it again. Daley played in the first contest of the 2020 season at Crescenta Valley, and on the sixth pitch of the game, he hit […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor As the 2020 baseball season neared, Arcadia senior Justin Rios was expected to be the No. 3 pitcher for the reigning Pacific League champions. Fellow seniors Preston Howey (13-1, 0.75 ERA) and Chris Wilson (10-1, 0.99 ERA) were coming off a remarkable 2019 season. And they were arguably the […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Luke Heiberg’s high school baseball career was much like a roller coaster. He had dramatic up and down moments. But unlike a roller coaster, Heiberg finished on top (of his game). Heiberg began his prep career at La Salle, and despite starting his freshman campaign on the JV team, […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Before Adonis Harrison took over the reins of his alma mater in 2018, the Muir baseball program was irrelevant. It might sound mean, but it’s the nicest and most politically correct way of saying it. Harrison, though, came in and his impact was felt instantly, and it earned the […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto Justin Gutierrez was ‘heart broken’ when COVID-19 cut his high school baseball career short. And it wasn’t just because he wanted to finish out the final two-thirds of his senior season. It was also because in 2020, Gutierrez had gone from PO (pitcher only) to the second best hitter in the […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There were a number of players and programs in the San Gabriel Valley that members of the media looked forward to covering during the 2020 baseball season. For this writer, Maranatha’s Brock Vradenburg was on a very short list, because of his ability to change the complexion of a […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Eli Paton finished his high school career at Maranatha on a high note. But it didn’t start off that way. Paton transferred to the Pasadena school after his sophomore season at Loyola. And after sitting out the first eight games of 2019, Paton struggled mightily. Heading into mid-April of […]
