Boys Athlete of the Week: It wasn’t the start Rancho Cucamonga had hoped for. The Cougars fell to 0-2 after losses to Murrieta Valley (35-19) and Orange Lutheran (45-14). Keep in mind, though, MVHS is ranked 81st in the state (MaxPreps) and O-Lu is 17th. Since week one, however, RCHS has won its last three […]
Photo by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Boys Athlete of the Week: Northview has gotten off to a great and balanced start to the 2024 season. The Vikings are 3-0 and they’ve outscored Durango, South Hills and Glendora by a combined margin of 102-10. NHS hadn’t allowed a single point on defense until GHS scored […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Boys & Girls Athletes of the Week: For the first time in this site’s five-year history, the boys’ and girls’ athletes of the week compete for the same high school. Even more rare, they play the same position, and they just happen to be a couple. Bonita High School quarterbacks Travis […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Kwame Parrish didn’t get a start at the varsity level until the first game of his senior year. In fact, Parrish spent time on the Covina High School JV football team last year during his junior campaign. Don’t tell that to the Cal High football program. Because in his first […]
Photos courtesy of Josh Thompson/Chino Valley Champion (@championnewpapers_JoshT on Instagram) Boys Athlete of the Week: What a remarkable postseason it was for Azusa freshman, Matt Huizar. Two weeks ago, the Aztecs wrapped up their first CIF-SS (D-8) championship since 1983. Huizar went 7-for-15 in CIF-SS victories over Santa Rosa Academy (10-0), ACE (15-1), Santa Clarita […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Gabriel Lopez had almost zero room for error on Friday. The Arcadia High School lefty was facing the No. 1 seed and the eighth-ranked team in the state (MaxPreps) in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. The AHS senior would go the distance to defeat Westlake, 2-1, […]
Boys Athletes of the Week: What a way to open the CIF-SS playoffs for a couple of local pitchers. Maranatha (22-6) secured a 4-0 victory over visiting Royal on Thursday at Brookside Park. Zach Strickland threw a no-hitter and had an RBI triple to get the Minutemen on the board. Strickland improved to 9-0, issued […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Charter Oak needed a win in the worst way possible. The Chargers opened the week with an overall record of 2-9-1, and they were 0-2 in Valle Vista League games. They sat in the VVL cellar with Northview. COHS junior Zack Escalera decided to do something about it. On Wednesday, […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Xavier Clinton began his final postseason at Damien in style. After a first-round bye, the Spartans cruised to a 68-50 over Crossroads in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. The Spartans senior made more 3-pointers (6) than the entire Roadrunners team (4). Clinton scored a game-high 24 points. And he made […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Talk about saving your best for last. With two games to play in the regular season, Pasadena was tied for first in the Pacific League standings with Arcadia. The Apaches handed the Bulldogs their only loss (56-54 on Jan 4) in league play, and they met up Tuesday night at […]
Photo by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Athlete of the Week: The Maranatha boys soccer program and senior forward George Peterson had both a successful and prolific week. The Minutemen secured a pair of Olympic League victories. And they did so by a combined margin of 14-2. On Tuesday, MHS crushed visiting Heritage, 10-0, and it was […]
Photo by Robert Ketterling Boys Athlete of the Week: San Dimas opened Valle Vista League play this past week in style. The Saints went 3-0, and they stand alone atop the VVL standings. Two of the three wins came on the road. On Monday, SDHS claimed a 74-59 victory over Diamond Ranch. Two days later, […]
Photo provided by Jovan Jester Boys Athlete of the Week: What a start to the 2023-24 season its been for the Pasadena basketball program and their senior guard, Jovan Jester. The Bulldogs won the season-opening Rose City Classic in which Jester was named the tournament’s MVP. PHS went to Las Vegas for the Tarkanian Classic, […]
Photo by Beth Oualline Boys Athlete of the Week: Quite simply, Marquis Monroe was the difference in Ayala’s 29-26 victory over their visitors from Bonita. It’s not politically correct to say, but the win likely secures the Bulldogs hopes of regaining the Mountain West League championship. Ayala still has Charter Oak and Alta Loma left, […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: South Hills improved to 4-3 on Friday night after its 54-41 victory over visiting Don Lugo. There were many contributors in white and green, but Matt Moreno had a game that any running back would dream of having. Moreno, a two-sport (baseball & football) star, who will play baseball at […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: After starting the season 0-2, the Arcadia football program has found its stride. The Apaches have consecutive victories over Brea Olinda, Nordhoff and Morningside by a combined margin of 166-44. More importantly, Arcadia’s fourth straight win was a 59-14 beatdown of visiting Burbank in the Pacific League opener for both […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Boys Athlete of the Week: While most area programs have played six games, the Monrovia football team has just four games under their belt. That’s due to a game canceled by Palm Springs after the heavy rain that saturated the desert and an early-season bye week for the Wildcats. MHS has […]
Pictured L-R: Carter Shupper, Miles O’Malley & Luke McNulty Boys Athlete of the Week: Maranatha went into Friday’s showdown with undefeated Western Christian knowing the Lancers would objectively be their toughest remaining regular season opponent on their schedule. It would be an experience, win or lose, that would help prepare the Minutemen for what they […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: There are a number of athletes responsible for Glendora starting the 2023 season at 4-0. And that long list includes the offensive line, running backs, receivers, defense and special teams. But one could make the argument that no one has played a bigger role in their success as has Eric […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Covina is off to a 3-0 start for the first time in recent memory. Through week two, the Colts have wins over California (42-0), South Hills (40-14), and Diamond Bar (42-32). CHS handed the Brahmas their first loss of 2023. The only thing better than being 3-0 has to be […]
