Football/ Sep 01 2023

Jayden Montenegro Scores Three TD’s in Bonita’s 44-0 Beatdown of La Salle; Bearcats Senior Has 7 TD’s in Last Two Games

Photos by Beth Oualline & Taegan Maysami (@madeby.taeg on Instagram) Football: Thursday’s nonleague showdown between La Salle and their host from Bonita was a mismatch from the start. The Lancers are down a few players and the Bearcats have arguably their deepest team in at least five years. Jayden Montenegro continued to find the end […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 31 2023

Week Two Schedule Includes Eight Thursday Night Games; Covina-Diamond Bar & Villa Park at Upland Highlights Tonight’s Action

Football: Editor’s Note: This schedule came directly from the MaxPreps page of each program Week Two Schedule: Thursday: Villa Park (2-0) at Upland (2-0) La Salle (1-1) at Bonita (2-0) Covina (2-0) vs Diamond Bar (2-0) at Covina District Field Pasadena (0-2) at Roosevelt of Los Angeles (0-2) Muir (1-1) at Banning (2-0) St. Pius […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 27 2023

Ontario Christian Storms Back Late, But Manny Franco’s 40-Yard, Walk-Off Field Goal Secures 34-31 Road Victory for Bonita

Photos by Beth Oualline Football: For the second consecutive week, freshman quarterback Daniel Mielke and the Bonita offense got the Bearcats out to a double-digit road lead. In the season opener, Monrovia trimmed a 15-point BHS lead to six. And on Friday, Ontario Christian erased a 31-10 deficit in the fourth quarter. But the Bearcats […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 26 2023

Week One Scores: Bonita, Damien, Etiwanda, Glendora, La Canada, RCHS, San Marino, St. Francis & Upland Improve to 2-0

Photo courtesy of Ryan Tomey Week One Scores: Thursday: Rim of the World 14, Arcadia 6 Redlands East Valley 35, Alta Loma 12 Glendora 27, Jurupa Hills 13 West Ranch 43, Maranatha 24 Friday: Rancho Cucamonga 34, Servite 31 Upland 44, Norco 7 Damien 35, Loyola 14 Muir 22, St. Pius 15 West Ranch 61, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 26 2023

Glendora Improves to 2-0 After Thursday’s 27-13 Victory at Jurupa Hills; Najarro Throws for 201 Yards & 2 TD’s

Thanks to Zack Morton for the game info and photo Football: After spotting Jurupa Hills a first-quarter TD in a week-one showdown, Glendora took over from there. The Tartans headed home from Fontana on Thursday night with a 27-13 victory, and they improved to 2-0. Last year, GHS didn’t earn win No. 2 until week […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 23 2023

Ayala at Etiwanda, Damien vs Loyola Highlights Week One Football Schedule

Football: Thursday: Alta Loma at Redlands East Valley Arcadia at Rim of the World Friday: Ayala at Etiwanda Bonita at Ontario Christian Charter Oak at Chino Hills Troy at Claremont South Hills at Covina Loyola at Damien Duarte at View Park Glendora at Jurupa Hills Norwalk at La Canada Xavier Prep at La Salle Don […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 21 2023

United States Marine Corps Honored RHP Football Coach Mark Carson on Friday; Kares’ Leader Recognized for Living Out USMC Values

Football: As a sportswriter since the year 2000, and having covered athletes/programs in the SGV, IE, OC and Long Beach areas, I have met a number of quality football coaches. Many of them have become friends. However, being a good football coach doesn’t always mean they’re great men. And it certainly doesn’t mean they sacrifice […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 20 2023

Football Scores: 210 Prep Sports Programs go 18-10 in Week Zero Games

Photo by Ryan Tomey Football: Week Zero Scores: South Hills 49, Nogales 6 Northview 41, Muir 6 La Salle 42, Mary Star 14 San Marino 27, Arcadia 13 Ayala 35, Colony 28 Bonita 56, Monrovia 28 Glendora 28, Chino Hills 24 Maranatha 24, Lakeside 10 West Covina 40, Alta Loma 3 Charter Oak 24, Temecula […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 20 2023

RHP Cruises to a 45-14 Victory at Francis Parker; Nate Curtis Had 82 Yards Rushing & Receiving in Saturday’s Win

Photos by Gwen Pointer and stats from Harry Joe Football: The 242-mile roundtrip to La Jolla and back was a pleasant one for the Rio Hondo Prep football program. RHP took a 35-point lead into the break at Francis Parker, and they cruised to a 45-14 victory on Saturday night. As always, the key to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 20 2023

Maranatha Opened 2023 Season w/a 24-10 Victory at Lakeside; MHS Defense Held Lancers Scoreless in Second Half

Football: The Maranatha football program got out to an early lead in Lake Elsinore, and they went on to claim a 24-10 victory at Lakeside High School in the 2023 season opener for both programs. MHS began the contest with a 60-yard TD pass from Luke McNulty to Jahmel Reeves, and the Minutemen never trailed. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 20 2023

Sanders Tosses 5 TD Passes & Runs for Another in St. Francis’ 58-13 Victory Over West Ranch; Jernegan Catches 4 TD Passes

Photos, game plays and stats by Ryan Tomey Football: Welcome to the big time, John Sanders. In his first game at the helm of the St. Francis offense, the Golden Knights junior led the program to a 58-13 beatdown of visiting West Ranch. It had to feel good to pay the Wildcats back for last […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 19 2023

Najarro Tosses 3 TD Passes & Scores on a 1-Yard Run w/18 Seconds to Play in Glendora’s 28-24 Victory at Chino Hills

Thanks to Zack Morton for the scoring and stat info, & to Rod Tilton for the video clip. Photos by Carlo Montalbo (i4Pix Photography (smugmug.com) and Taegan Maysami (Madeby.Taeg) on Instagram Later in the day, I’m expecting to add a photo gallery from Carlo Montalbo Football: Trailing 24-21 with 18 seconds to play at Chino […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 19 2023

Marquis Monroe Rushes for 211 Yards & Three TD’s in Ayala’s 35-28 Season Opening Win Over Colony

Photos by Josh Thompson & Roman Shelter, & game notes/stats courtesy of Randy Reams. Football: Ayala didn’t do itself any favors by the way they started the first and third quarters in Friday’s season opener. Thankfully for the Bulldogs, however, they finished both halves strong and edged visiting Colony, 35-28, in a back-and-forth thriller. AHS […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 19 2023

Mielke Throws for 312 Yards in Bonita Debut & Parra Scores Three TD’s, as Bearcats Claim 56-21 Victory at Monrovia

Photos by Beth Oualline Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Had you seen the looks on the faces of Bonita co-head coaches Steve Bogan and Bo Beatty as they crossed the south end zone at the half, one might have thought the Bearcats were losing. After jumping out to a 21-6 lead at Monrovia, and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 19 2023

Zachary Lifton Throws for 292 Yards & Four TD’s in La Salle’s 42-14, Season Opening Victory Over Mary Star

Photos by Mario Veliz Football: In 2022, it took La Salle three weeks to not only pick up their first victory, but also to surpass 40 total points offensively. Fast forward to week zero of 2023, and the Lancers are 1-0 after Thursday’s 42-14 victory over their visitors from Mary Star of the Sea. Zachary […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 18 2023

Tauvao & Barraza Combine for 221 Yards Rushing & 6 TD’s in Northview’s 41-6, Season Opening Victory Over Muir

Thanks to Shaun Kelley for game info and stats Photos by RT Tolentino (@RT_Tolentino on Instagram) Football: Northview made a loud and impressive statement in Thursday’s 2023 season opener. The Vikings dominated throughout in a 41-6 victory over visiting Muir. NHS took a 34-6 lead into the break and never looked back. Northview had an […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 16 2023

Week Zero Football Schedule; Northview Hosts Muir & Bonita Travels to Monrovia on Thursday & Friday, Respectively

Football: Week Zero Schedule: Thursday: South Hills at Nogales Muir vs Northview at Covina District Field Friday: Alta Loma at West Covina Arcadia at San Marino Colony at Ayala Bonita at Monrovia Temecula Valley at Charter Oak Glendora at Chino Hills Diamond Ranch at Claremont California at Covina Damien at Yorba Linda Glendale at Duarte […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 06 2023

Bonita’s Noah Mikhail as Impressive in Classroom as on Football Field; Bearcats’ Junior Begins 2023 Season w/34 D-1 Offers

Photos courtesy of Taegan Maysami (Madeby.Taeg on Instagram) and Beth Oualline Pictured L-R: Bo Beatty, Karim Mikhail, Noah Mikhail, Steve Bogan & Craig Schuster Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor If there was ever a song title that best fit Bonita’s Noah Mikhail, it would have to be ‘Life’s been good to me so far’ […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Jul 31 2023

2023 Junior College Football Schedule; Mt. SAC & Citrus Meet up on September 23rd in Glendora

College Football: 2023 Schedule: Chaffey: 9/2: Chaffey at LA Valley 9/9: LA Pierce at Chaffey 9/16: Chaffey at Santa Monica 9/23: Chaffey at LA Southwest 9/30: PCC at Chaffey 10/14: West LA at Chaffey * 10/21: Chaffey at Desert * 10/28: San Mateo at Chaffey * 11//4: Santa Ana at Chaffey * 11/11: Victor Valley […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Jul 28 2023

San Bernardino High Grad, Jasmine Ray, Becomes America’s First Female College Head Football Coach After Taking Over CCC’s Program in Redlands

College Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor If there was ever a person resilient and tough enough to take on this herculean challenge, it would be Jasmine Ray. In just over a month, Community Christian College in Redlands opens its 2023 season in Idaho. And Ray will become (what is believed to be) America’s first […]

By Brian Baiotto