Boys Athlete of the Week: The Etiwanda bats have played a huge role in earning a spot in Tuesday’s CIF-SS Division 2 semifinal at Palos Verdes. The Eagles have pounded out a combined 30 runs in playoff victories over Temecula Valley, Warren and Pacifica. But no one has put EHS in this position more than […]
Pictured L-R: Kasen Khansarinia (San Dimas) & Garrett Patterson (Bonita) Boys Athletes of the Week: Kasen Khansarinia and Garrett Patterson played starring roles in a pair of CIF-SS Division 1 playoff games. San Dimas claimed a 3-2 victory at Arcadia in 11 innings, and Bonita defeated visiting Damien, 6-1, on Friday. Garrett Patterson ended Damien’s […]
Thanks to Jeffery Griffith for the photos: Boys Athlete of the Week: The last time Pasadena beat Arcadia in a Pacific League baseball game, Joe Bacon was in the third grade. In fact, the Bulldogs hadn’t defeated AHS since April 8th of 2014. Arcadia has won at least a share of the last three Pacific League […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Last season, GHS lost six of their last seven Palomares League games and missed out on the playoffs. Fast forward to 2022, and Glendora finds itself in a first-place tie with Bonita. The Tartans have already won two more league games than in 2021, and they still have a trifecta […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Whatever Gio Ortega does, he does it really well. Whether it’s in the classroom, on a field, or as a young man, he represents Rio Hondo Prep and his family in the best way possible. It just happens to be baseball season. Ortega had a really solid week in a […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: It can only go downhill from here. But seriously, what a way to begin a high school career. Brady Ebel, a freshman at Etiwanda High School, threw a no-hitter in his first ever start. The Eagles defeated Ramona, 7-0, on Wednesday. Etiwanda had dropped a pair of low-scoring, one run […]
Photo by Gwen Pointer Boys Athlete of the Week: San Dimas got off to a 2-0 start in Valle Vista League play this past week. The Saints defeated Charter Oak, 2-0, on Wednesday. And 48 hours later, SDHS picked up a 12-2, mercy-rule victory in six innings. San Dimas had plenty of contributors, but it […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Kaleb Smith couldn’t have asked for a better way to end his high school career. The Damien senior led the Spartans in scoring in the CIF State Division 1 semifinal and championship rounds. Smith had a team-high 16 points in Tuesday’s 58-53 victory over visiting Crean Lutheran. It was the […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Arcadia boys volleyball coach Stephen Bernabe couldn’t have asked for a better week in his first year leading the Apaches’ boys program. AHS went 9-0, including wins over South Pasadena, Temple City and Maranatha. And then on Saturday, the Apaches won the Los Altos Tournament’s Gold Division by going 6-0. […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Boys Athlete of the Week: Northview senior Adrian Limon ended his high school career on a high note. Five weeks ago, the Vikings’ 120 pounder helped lead the program to a CIF-SS Division 2 team dual championship. The next week, Limon won his fourth consecutive Valle Vista League individual title. Limon would […]
Photos by Michael Watkins Boys Athlete of the Week: Max Blessinger is back in So Cal to restart his baseball career, and what a first few weeks it has been. Blessinger, who played a major role in Maranatha going 27-4 and winning a CIF-SS Division 3 championship in June of 2018, went to Dallas Baptist […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: To say Marshall Fundamental forward Eduardo Reyes has put the Eagles’ offense on his back would be quite the understatement. In the last four games alone, Reyes has seven goals. In this week’s playoffs, he scored the only goal of the game in the D-6 opening round victory over Ontario […]
Photo by RT Tolentino Boys Athlete of the Week: Anthony Troncoso had a remarkable week. On Wednesday, Troncoso and the Northview wrestling team were battling Yucaipa for the CIF-SS Division 2 Team Dual Championship. After getting out to a quick start, NHS led the Thunderbirds 25-0, but Yucaipa has clawed their way back to get […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Deacon Tolliver was named the Glendora Tournament’s MVP after Los Osos defeated the Tartans, 44-38, on Saturday night. The Grizzlies improved to 10-3, thanks to Glendora Tournament wins over Bishop Amat, San Dimas, Diamond Bar and GHS. Tolliver totaled 58 points in the four games. On Tuesday, he had 22 […]
** This photo is from last year: Boys Athlete of the Week: What a week it was for the Glendora boys basketball program, and for its star senior, Noah Smith. The Tartans won the Gary Prestesater Classic with consecutive victories over Patriot, Keppel, Paramount and Diamond Bar. GHS entered the tournament 2-3, but thanks to […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: Damien guard Spivey Word is off to a great start to his senior year. Word and his teammates went 5-0 this week, and that was good enough to claim the Sunny Hills Tournament championship. In all, Word scored 87 points. Word opened the season with 21 points in the Spartans […]
Athletes of the Week: Having chemistry with teammates is invaluable in any sport, and perhaps none greater than football. PCC quarterback Kade Wentz and receiver Wheeler Smith have been the best of friends for nearly their entire lives. And before suiting up for the Lancers, Wentz and Smith played together at San Marino High School. On […]
Photo by Ryan Tomey Boys Athlete of the Week: Max Garrison had yet another huge night. The St. Francis senior finished with 262 yards rushing on 25 carries and four TD’s. Garrison played a starring role in the Golden Knights’ 44-32 victory at Crespi. The win, coupled by St. Paul’s 1-point victory at Loyola, means […]
Boys Athlete of the Week: When Bonita and Ayala met up on Friday in Chino Hills, both programs knew the winner of that night would clinch at least a share of the Mountain West League championship. And there was one guy that did more than anyone else to make sure his program won, and his […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Boys Athlete of the Week: Heading into Friday’s Del Rey League showdown with Mary Star, La Salle had an overall record of 0-6, and the Lancers were 0-2 in league. And through the first six games of the 2021 season, La Salle senior Angelo Godoy had rushed for 164 yards and […]
