Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor 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. Marshall and Rosemead have played twice this year in Mission Valley League play. And the Eagles were victorious on both occasions. In fact, […]
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There isn’t a scintilla of hyperbole in saying that Thomas Arnst left the Marshall Fundamental baseball program much better off than when he found it four years ago. And before going any further, Arnst would want you to know that his teammates and coaches had just as much to do […]
Football: Pictured L-R: Cade Marshman, AJ Salgado & Matt Gonzales By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There are a lot of reasons why the Glendora football program is 5-0 in 2019 and ranked No. 1 in the CIF-SS Division 5 poll for the last five weeks. The Tartans are well coached and they have much of […]
Football/Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor If you watched Glendora High School football over the past two years, the first four names you probably heard were Cade Marshman, Jacob Gonzalez, Xzavier Ford and AJ Salgado. Each of the four were studs and massive contributors for Coach Brandon Rohrer. In just two years, Rohrer’s program has […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor In 2019, Rio Hondo Prep has faced 10 football teams and each of its opponents knew exactly what the Kares were going to do. RHP has literally run over its competition and is 10-0. They won their first outright Prep League championship since 2015, knocking off the three-time champs […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Rio Hondo Prep three-sport athlete Alex Vazquez didn’t see his name in the headlines very often. Evan Foor, Jack Van Cleve, Jake Lang, Jonathan Guerrero and others got the lion’s share of the credit for the success of the Kares’ athletic programs by those of us in the media. […]
Football/Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Jack Van Cleve is a winner. The last time he got to play a full baseball season (2019), the Rio Hondo Prep right-hander got the save in the CIF-SS Division 6 title-game victory over Costa Mesa, 9-7. Van Cleve went two scoreless innings at UC Riverside to close out […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Bonita’s AJ Moreno and Trevor Caton played instrumental roles in the success of both Steve Bogan’s football program and Ryan Marcos’ baseball team. Moreno and Caton also did well in the classroom, are regarded as very solid young men and they are best friends. The Bearcats’ duo played football […]
High School Sports: Photo credit to LaVerneOnline.com By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When Eric Podley announced his intentions to retire this past week, the overwhelming reaction was that of appreciation for his 40 years of meaningful service in education, which included roles as a social studies teacher, football coach, athletic director and assistant principal. And […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Amongst the thousands of seniors throughout the state of California who had to endure a massive gut punch when the 2020 baseball season was officially canceled, San Dimas’ Liam Rocha and Blake Johnson had every reason in the world to be angry. And before getting into their stories, it […]
High School Sports: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor N’Jiaye Bonwell and D’Andre Smith recently stopped by campus to pick up their cap and gown. This coming Tuesday, the Saints duo will also receive a diploma that will recognize their four years of excellence in the classroom. But what they didn’t know when collecting their graduation […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor At first glance, one might wonder two things about 18-year old Zach Jacobs. Does he live in Huntington or Newport Beach, and is he a surfer or skateboarding enthusiast? In reality, this innocent looking kid is a baby-faced assassin on a pitcher’s mound. But it sure didn’t start out […]
Football/Baseball: Pictured L-R: Bulick w/football coach, Mark Holman, & Ryan with his mom, Shannon Bulick. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Don’t let his lean frame and boyish face fool you, because incoming senior and San Dimas quarterback Ryan Bulick has the arm and athleticism to take over a game. He plays for a Saints offense […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor San Dimas senior Nick Cuda was one of the San Gabriel Valley’s most elite and versatile football players in 2019. Cuda was the featured back in the Saints’ high-powered ground game, which averaged 360 yards per game. But he also made his presence felt at cornerback, as well as […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There are a number of athletes in the San Gabriel Valley that fit the definition of ‘elite’ and ‘game changer.’ But no player did more to help a program win games in more ways than did Glendora senior Cade Marshman. The two-way starter (receiver-defensive back) also returned punts and […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor It seems that many sports fans go no further than wins and losses when determining a great coach. Perhaps it’s the leader of a team that has the most talent and makes the deepest playoff run. If you’re able to delve a tad deeper, though, the best coach can […]
High School Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Former President Ronald Reagan had a famous quote about the United States Marine Corps that seems fitting when thinking about legendary Northview High School wrestling coach David Ochoa. Reagan said, “Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world, but the […]
Wrestling: Pictured L-R: Williams winning a state championship in 2007, and Williams with his wrestlers as coach at Benedictine College in Kansas. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor In 2007, a San Gabriel Valley contingency saw five of its wrestlers medal at the CIF State Championships in Bakersfield. San Dimas’ Angel Garcia was third at 119 […]
Water Polo: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When Ellie Travisano walked onto the GHS campus for the first time, expectations were incredibly high. And they came from both the girls water polo program and Travisano herself. From day one, Travisano has been a captain and a leading contributor for a team that hadn’t made the […]
Pictured L-R: The Salgado family & Al’s drawing, which includes Derek Jeter, Babe Ruth, Ken Griffey Jr., Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Nolan Ryan, Jose Cruz, Barry Bonds and Jackie Robinson By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Al Salgado is a talented, creative and versatile man. The 1985 Edgewood High graduate went on to play baseball at […]
