Softball/ Apr 20 2024

Bonita Hands Ayala its First Palomares League Loss of 2024; BHS Scores Seven Times in Sixth to Claim 7-0 Victory Behind Kaitlyn Maaske

Photos by Beth Oualline Softball: Ayala will win another Palomares League championship. But Bonita will enter the playoffs on a high note. After a pair of Palomares League losses to the reigning champions, the Bearcats finally got over on the Bulldogs. BHS scored seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to claim a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 20 2024

King & Regan Combine on Four-Hit Shutout & Strike Out Seven in SDHS’ 5-0 Victory Over Northview; Saints Secure Second Consecutive VVL Title

Baseball: In 2022, Northview ended the longtime San Dimas reign atop the Valle Vista League standings. Perhaps it was fitting that the Saints swept the Vikings this week to secure a second consecutive VVL championship. SDHS defeated NHS, 16-2, on Wednesday, and 5-0 on Friday. With two games to play, San Dimas has a three-game […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 20 2024

Jack Rudometkin Tosses Two-Hit Shutout & Strikes Out Eight in Bonita’s 2-0 Palomares League Victory at Claremont

Baseball: There’s a reason Bonita’s closing in on a third consecutive Palomares League championship. And it’s called pitching. The Bearcats just completed a three-game sweep of Claremont by scores of 2-1, 13-1 and 2-0. BHS got a complete-game effort from Camden Farina on Monday, and six innings from Jayden Rodriguez-Bernal on Wednesday. Fast forward to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Apr 19 2024

Charlotte Baum Hits Grand Slam & Drives in Five in Etiwanda’s 14-4 Six-Inning Baseline League Victory Over First Place Upland

Editor’s Note: For some reason, Upland doesn’t post their roster on MaxPreps, Scorebook live or the school’s official sports site so I could only list names that I could find. Softball: Twenty-seven days ago, Upland handed Etiwanda its first loss (4-1) in Baseline League play. Fast forward to Thursday, and the Eagles got payback in […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Apr 19 2024

Maranatha Sends Senior Malachi Dharmaratne off in Style; Minutemen Dominate CAMS, 16-2, in 2024 Season Finale

Photo of Malachi Dharmaratne courtesy of Amanda Lin Boys Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report: Playing their third match in three days, and after two intense, hard-fought losses, the Minutemen came into today’s match physically and mentally fatigued. But one mantra continued to echo throughout the team, “Win this for Malachi.” Today was […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 19 2024

Bishop Amat Secures Ninth Consecutive Del Rey League Title After Thursday’s 5-4 Victory Over La Salle in Eight Innings

Baseball: The Bishop Amat Del Rey League victory tour will march into 2025. At the beginning of the week, Amat held a three-game lead over second-place La Salle in the win column. But after victories of 6-2 on Tuesday, and 5-4 in eight innings on Thursday, it’s all about the boys from La Puente. Amat […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 19 2024

Felix Goes Six Scoreless in Walnut’s 4-0 Victory at South Hills; WHS & SHHS Tied Atop Hacienda League Standings w/One Week to Play

Baseball: Walnut showed its heart and mettle on Thursday. Two days after a disappointing 3-2 loss to visiting South Hills, the Mustangs struck back. WHS secured a 4-0 victory at SHHS. With one week to go in the 2024 regular season, South Hills and Walnut are tied atop the Hacienda League standings with identical 7-1 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 19 2024

San Marino Catches South Pasadena Atop Rio Hondo League Standings After Thursday’s 5-3 Road Victory

Baseball: Three days after a 6-5 home loss to South Pasadena, San Marino answered back. The Titans edged their host, 5-3, on Thursday. With two games to play in the 2024 regular season, the Titans and Tigers are tied at 7-3 in the Rio Hondo League penthouse. San Marino has two advantages, though. SMHS won […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 19 2024

Kyle Calzadiaz Went Seven Strong & Struck Out Nine in Mt. SAC’s 12-2 Victory Over LA Harbor; Mounties Have SCC-Best Seven-Game Win Streak

College Baseball: With four games to play, and thanks to a Mt. SAC win, and a Long Beach loss, the Mounties are now just one-game back of the second-place Vikings in the South Coast Conference standings. On Thursday, MSAC hammered LA Harbor, 12-2, and the Mounties seven-game current win streak is an SCC best. They […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 19 2024

Ferraro Goes Eight-Plus & Griffith Gets PCC Out of Ninth-Inning Jam in Lancers’ 2-1 SCC Victory at No. 1 in State Cerritos

Pictured: Thomas Villanueva, Evan Nahra & Jameson Ferraro College Baseball: No biggie. With their postseason hopes on the line, Pasadena City College entered the final week of their South Coast Conference schedule in a two-way tie for fourth place with El Camino. To make the task even steeper, the Lancers were set to face the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Apr 18 2024

New Roads Dashed Maranatha’s Hopes of Competing in CIF-SS Postseason After Wednesday’s 12-6 Victory Over Minutemen

Photo of Hayden Geeting courtesy of Amanda Lin Boys Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report: With their hopes for qualifying for the playoffs riding on this match, Maranatha knew what they had to do. It wasn’t impossible. The plan on how to get it done was in place; but to do it, they […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

San Dimas Clinches at Least a Share of VVL Title After 16-2 Victory at Northview; SDHS Out-Hit NHS, 21-4, on Wednesday

Baseball: The San Dimas victory tour continued on Wednesday at Northview High School. SDHS claimed a 16-2 Valle Vista League victory in five innings. The Saints out-hit the Vikings, 21-4, and they had a 7-1 advantage in extra-base hits. Through the first seven Valle Vista League games, SDHS has outscored its opponents by a combined […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

Reese Kim Goes 5 2/3, Allows Unearned Run & Strikes Out Eight in Pasadena’s 4-2 Victory at Hoover; PHS Completes Two-Game Pacific League Sweep of Tornados

Baseball: Pasadena earned its first two-game Pacific League sweep of the 2024 season. After a 2-0 victory on Tuesday, the Bulldogs defeated the Tornados, 4-2, on Wednesday. Adrian Oseguera went the first 1 1/3 innings, and he allowed one run on two hits. Reese Kim did the heavy lifting, going 5 2/3 and he surrendered […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 18 2024

Upland Rallies For Single Runs in Sixth, Seventh & Eighth Innings to Edge Chino Hills, 3-2, in Baseline League Thriller

Baseball: If you saw the Baseline League standings, you might write off Upland as a bottom tier program in 2024. But that would be both inaccurate and unfair. In fact, the Highlanders are just nine runs from being 8-3 instead of 3-8 in league games. And they’re a very young team. After falling 2-1 at […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

Damien Scores Twice in the Third & Nathan Ries & Troy Lopez Made That Stand up in Spartans 2-1 Baseline League Victory at Rancho Cucamonga

Baseball: Damien continues its quest for a Baseline League championship. The Spartans edged Rancho Cucamonga, 2-1, on Wednesday, and they remain one-half a game back of Los Osos with four to play. Nathan Ries went six innings to earn the win. Ries surrendered one unearned run on two hits. He walked one and struck out […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

Bonita Scored 10 Runs in First Inning Before Claremont Recorded an Out & Cruised to a 13-1 Palomares League Victory Over Wolfpack

Photos by Beth Oualline Baseball: Bonita didn’t waste any time in putting Claremont away early. Literally. The Bearcats scored 10 runs in the bottom of the first inning before the Wolfpack got a single out. And they would cruise to a 13-1 victory. With four games to play in the regular season, BHS remains two […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

Declan Bowers Goes Distance, Allowing One Run on Six Hits in Covina’s 6-1 Valle Vista League Victory Over Charter Oak

Photos by Gwen Pointer Baseball: Covina got an outstanding effort from Declan Bowers on Wednesday. He went the distance in a 6-1 Valle Vista League victory over Charter Oak. Bowers scattered six hits, didn’t issue a walk and struck out a pair of COHS batters. Bowers needed just 76 pitches to finish what he started […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

Los Osos Jumps Out Early & Cruises to a 12-2 Baseline League Victory Over Etiwanda; LOHS Leads Damien by One-Half Game w/Four to Play

Baseball: Los Osos kept its half-game lead over Damien atop the Baseline League standings on Wednesday. The Grizzlies scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning, and they cruised to a 12-2 victory over Etiwanda. In the first two games of this three-game series, LOHS has outscored EHS, 28-3. Michael Aleman was charged […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 17 2024

Kaleb Derosier Tosses a Two-Hit Shutout & Strikes Out Nine in Pasadena’s 2-0 Pacific League Victory Over Hoover

Baseball: Kaleb Derosier put Pasadena on his back in Tuesday’s 2-0 Pacific League victory over Hoover. Derosier tossed a two-hit shutout, walked one and struck out nine HHS batters. Derosier struck out seven separate Tornados at least once, and he got Alex Weimar three times. At the plate, Derosier had a sac fly in the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 17 2024

Miguel Castillo Goes Distance, Allowing Unearned Run & Two Hits in Muir’s 3-1 Pacific League Victory at Glendale

Photos by Conrad Hunziker III Editor’s Note: a full photo gallery by Mr. Hunziker will be posted on Wednesday afternoon. Baseball: Muir secured Pacific League win No. 3 on Tuesday. The Mustangs rode the arm of Miguel Castillo to a 3-1 victory at Glendale. Castillo went the distance and allowed one unearned run on two […]

By Brian Baiotto