Boys Athlete of the Week: If you don’t go to Bonita High School or wrestle in the Palomares League, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Tristan Fernandez. And that’s because Fernandez is a quiet and humble kid, who also happens to be an ass-kicker for Coach Rob Froh and the Bonita wrestling program. […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo & Josh Thompson Boys Athlete of the Week: There are moments in an athlete’s journey that can help define their legacy. And while Chris Lee’s athletic career is far from over or defined, he added a chapter this past week that made everyone proud. In the third quarter of Wednesday’s 68-39 […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: If Maranatha holds on and claims the Olympic League championship, the Minutemen will certainly look back on this past week as a defining moment on their title run. MHS went 3-0 in Olympic League games, including wins over Heritage Christian, Village Christian and Valley Christian, respectively. And no one played […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Walnut point guard, Malik Khouzam, is one tough and talented dude. Just over three weeks ago, the Mustangs’ senior lost his sister in a tragic car accident. And while his heart is heavy, Khouzam is honoring his sister by working tirelessly on and off the basketball court, including the classroom. […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: In back-to-back Saturday’s, the Diamond Bar basketball program has won the San Dimas and Glendora tournaments, respectively. The Brahmas edged Villa Park, 43-42 a week ago today at SDHS. And last night, DBHS had another one-point victory, as they perseverd in a 55-54 nailbiter to Bishop Amat. They say great […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: San Dimas began its own Gary Prestesater Classic on Monday with a 69-64 loss to Villa Park. It’s the same VPHS team that finished second after Saturday’s 43-42 setback to Diamond Bar in the tournament title game. The Saints, though, would brush it off, and won four consecutive games to […]
Male Athletes of the Week: Adam Urena and Ike Udengwu III finished off their JC football careers on a high note. And while Mt. SAC fell short on Saturday night in the first round of the playoffs, Udengwu was the game’s most dominant athlete. Ike Udengwu III brought his Mounties back from a 32-17 second-half […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Damien entered the 2022-23 season needing to replace all five starters from the 2021-22 state championship team. Who would step up for Mike LeDuc’s program? If the first week is any indication, his name is Nate Garcia. The Spartans’ 6-foot-11 center led DHS to a 4-1 mark at the Sunny […]
Photo by Josh Thompson Boys Athlete of the Week: At the beginning of this past week, San Dimas was just two wins away from earning the school its first-ever CIF-SS (Division 5) boys water polo championship. The first roadblock was a semifinal round showdown at Buena Park. The Saints cruised to a 10-4 victory on […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Nathan Giles did a little of everything in Saturday’s 29-26 victory over Hart in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 7 playoffs. The Claremont quarterback scored on TD runs of 35 and 62 yards in the second quarter to give the Wolfpack a 22-7 lead over Hart at the […]
Photos by Gwen Pointer Boys Athlete of the Week: Jake Denerson accomplished something on Friday night that both shocked and impressed the SGV area football world, and that included those in attendance at Covina District Field. After riding the pine for three quarters, GHS coach Brandon Rohrer called Denerson’s number in the hopes of shaking […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Boys Athlete of the Week: After starting the 2022 season 0-2, the La Salle football program has now won five of their last seven games. And that includes Friday’s 42-28 victory over visiting St. Genevieve, in a game that wasn’t nearly as close as the score might indicate. The Lancers had […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Since dropping its week-zero, 2022 season-opener, Pasadena has been on a roll. The Bulldogs are currently riding a six-game win streak after Friday’s 48-14 victory over Burroughs. And if their high level of play continues, PHS will likely face Muir for the Pacific League championship on October 26th. Pasadena quarterback […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: It was both a trying and successful week for Bonita High School wide receiver-defensive back, Kevork Markossian, or Georgie, as most people call him. According to CalPreps, Bonita was projected to fall to the reigning CIF-SS D-10 champions from Northview by their score of 40-19. It was the third week […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Boys Athlete of the Week: On Friday night, David Mysza had the best statistical game of his high school career. The La Salle quarterback and his boys made a 242-mile roundtrip bus ride to and from Bakersfield. The Lancers got back to their Pasadena campus around midnight, but you won’t hear […]
Photo by David Thomas Boys Athlete of the Week: In year two of the Rand Holdren regime, the Maranatha football program has already tripled their win total from a 1-7 season in 2021. With a 3-0-1 mark, the Minutemen are off to their best start since 2017. There are a number of reasons for the […]
Photo by Gus Vargas Boys Athlete of the Week: There wasn’t a program in the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone that had a more definitive victory over a solid opponent like Ayala. The Bulldogs welcomed Monrovia to their field in a battle of 3-and-0 programs, and the Wildcats offense entered Friday’s contest with a scoring […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Brian Salazar Jr. took over the reins of an offense that went 10-1 and outscored their opponents by a combined margin of 499-175 in 2021. He also replaced a guy (Noah Rodriguez) who threw for 3,258 yards and 39 TD’s. And believe it or not, the Monrovia offense has scored […]
Photos by Gwen Pointer (Munoz) & Ryan Tomey (Jacobs) Boys Athletes of the Week: What a ‘week one’ it was for Charter Oak’s Richie Munoz and St. Francis’ Jack Jacobs. Richie Munoz, in his first start since transferring from La Salle, led COHS to a 38-24 victory over the defending CIF-SS Division 10 champs from […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Nathan Noguez-Estrada is off to a great start to his senior season. The Azusa High School quarterback exploded in Saturday’s 51-6, season-opening victory over Mountain View. Noguez-Estrada threw for five scores and rushed for another. Noguez-Estrada hit Jimmy Romo on 60-and-40-yard TD passes in the first six minutes, and the […]
