Football/ Sep 24 2022

Citrus Valley Defeats Short-Handed Ayala, 28-7, Thanks to Stellar Special Teams Play & Run Defense; Bulldogs Fall to 5-1

Thanks to Josh Thomson for the photos, and Randy Reams for the game info/stats Football: It’s hard to get an offense going when you’re missing a starting quarterback and his center. And it doesn’t help when an opponent blocks a field goal, a punt and scores a TD on special teams. But that’s what happened […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 24 2022

James Arellanes Throws for 256 Yards & Two TD’s in Northview’s 35-6 Victory Over Sunny Hills; Vikings Improve to 5-1

Story & Video by Shaun Kelly, and photos from RT Tolentino Football: Don’t look now, but the defending CIF-SS 10 champions are quietly 5-1 in 2022. And dating back to last year’s postseason run, the Vikings have won 10 of their past 12 games. On Friday, NHS cruised to a 35-6 victory over visiting Sunny […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 24 2022

Glendora Puts Diamond Ranch Away Early in Friday’s 49-14 Victory; Solis & Ferm Have Big Games for Tartans

Thanks to Zack Morton for the game info/stats and photo Pictured L-R: Robert Solis & Kyle Ferm Football: Glendora jumped on Diamond Ranch for 28 first-quarter points and cruised to a 49-14 victory. And it all started with a Brady Baeza blocked punt on defense. Owen Freking picked it up and ran it back 5 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 23 2022

Armando Carbajal Combines for 5 TD’s in Rio Hondo Prep’s 53-20 Victory at Savanna; Kares Improve to 5-0 in 2022

Thanks to Harry Joe for the game info/stats, & to Susan Coulter & Clarissa Johnson for the photos Football: If someone were to tell you that Rio Hondo Prep had just a 396-336 advantage over Savanna in total offense, it would be logical to conclude that it was a competitive game. But RHP was in […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 23 2022

Bonita Edges Claremont, 31-28, in a Thursday Night Thriller; Parra, Markossian, Cadam & Spina Scored TD’s for Bearcats

Pictured L-R: Ryder Cadam, Noah Mikhail & Georgie Markossian Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor If you’re a diehard, old-school football fan, Claremont High School was the place to be on Thursday night. Both programs took, lost and regained leads. The Bearcats and Wolfpack each picked off passes and left their collective heart and soul […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 23 2022

Duronslet, Rangel, Yeargin & Rachal Lead Covina to 31-12 Victory Over Sierra Vista; Colts Improve to 2-3

Thanks to Shaun Kelly for the game info/stats Football: After beginning the 2022 season with three consecutive losses, the Covina High School football program has won their last two games. On Thursday, Sierra Vista’s Eric Terrazes scored on a 2-yard rushing TD in the first quarter, and Alexis Alonso rumbled into the end zone from […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 21 2022

Week 5 Schedule: SDHS-Monrovia, Bishop Amat at Damien, RCHS-Vista Murrieta & Bonita vs Claremont Highlight Local Action

Pictured L-R: Bonita’s Daniel Andrade & Claremont’s Caden Campuzano Week Five Schedule: Football: Thursday: Bonita (3-2) at Claremont (2-1) Covina (1-3) vs Sierra Vista (4-1) at Covina District Field Rio Hondo Prep (4-0) at Savanna (0-4) Friday: Atla Loma (3-2) at Los Osos (2-3) Arcadia (0-4) at Nordhoff (0-5) Citrus Valley (3-1) at Ayala (5-0) […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 18 2022

Every Week Four Score & Updated League Standings; Ayala, Azusa, Charter Oak, Maranatha & Rio Hondo Prep Remain Undefeated

Photo by Ryan Tomey Week Four Scores: Football: Thursday: Maranatha 41, Western Christian 24 Northview 42, California 7 Valencia 28, West Covina 27 Friday: Claremont 24, Alta Loma 7 Ayala 20, Chino Hills 19 Bonita 28, Los Osos 27 Covina 41, Bell Gardens 0 La Serna 7, Damien 0 Etiwanda 18, Glendora 14 La Canada […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 18 2022

Richie Munoz Throws Six TD Passes in Charter Oak’s 55-7 Victory Over South Hills; Chargers off to Best Start Since 2017

Photos by Gwen Pointer Football: The 2022 victory tour continued on Saturday for the Charter Oak football program. The Chargers dropped the hammer in a 55-7 beatdown of South Hills at Covina District Field. It’s the first time COHS has opened the season 4-0 since 2017. Charter Oak has outscored Northview, Glendora, Chino Hills and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 18 2022

O’Malley Rushes for 279 Yards & 2 TD’s, & Martin Threw 1 TD Pass & Ran for 2 More in Maranatha’s 41-24 Victory at Western Christian

Football: How would Maranatha respond six days after a disappointing tie to Bishop Montgomery? The Minutemen went out to Upland on Thursday night, and earned an impressive and important 41-24 road victory. MHS fell behind Western Christian, 8-7, in the second quarter, but the Minutemen answered back immediately and never trailed again. Not even the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 18 2022

Brandon Cole & Caden Campuzano Lead Claremont to 24-7 Victory at Alta Loma; Wolfpack D Holds Braves Scoreless in Second Half

Football: The 2022 season might be just three games in for the Claremont High School football program, but the Wolfpack are already showing their mettle. As most know, CHS had a week-zero bye and then Norte Vista canceled the first scheduled game, because of COVID-19 related issues for the Braves. On September 2nd, the Wolfpack […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 17 2022

McCulloch Has 2 Rushing & 1 Receiving TD in RHP’s 35-6 Victory Over Poly; Kares’ Seniors Wrap Up 4-Game, Career Sweep of Panthers

Thanks to Harry Joe for game info/stats, & Susan Coulter for the photos  Football: Rio Hondo Prep’s current senior class just wrapped up a four-game career sweep of their rivals from Pasadena Poly. On Friday, the Kares cruised by the Panthers, 35-6, at South Pasadena High School. And from multiple sources, RHP coach Mark Carson […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 17 2022

Etiwanda Wins Third Consecutive Game; Eagles Edge Glendora, 18-14, on Friday Night

Football: After starting the 2022 season 0-2, the Etiwanda High School football program finds itself on a three-game win streak. The Eagles edged visiting Glendora, 18-14, on Friday night. Justin Ludovico booted a 25-yard field goal to give EHS a 3-0 lead in the first quarter. Jaeden Toki caught a 20-yard TD pass from Demaricus […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 17 2022

Andrade’s Late TD Pass to Mikhail Lifts Bonita to 28-27 Victory Over Los Osos; Parra Had Pick-Six & Two Rushing TD’s for Bearcats

There are links to photo galleries by both Eric Podley & Robert Ketterling towards the bottom of this story Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Just 28 days ago, the Bonita High School football program walked off the field in its season opener having dropped a 36-35 decision to visiting Monrovia in overtime. In that […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 17 2022

Ayala Escapes w/20-19 Victory After CHHS’ Late 2-Point Attempt Falls Incomplete; AHS Wins 5th Consecutive Battle for the Bone Game

Thanks to Josh Thompson for the photos, Mark Sanchez for the video clips, & Randy Reams for the stats & game info Football: For the fifth consecutive year, the Ayala football program has defeated Chino Hills in the Battle for the Bone rivalry game. But it didn’t come easy, and there was plenty of drama. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 17 2022

Jack Jacobs Throws Five TD Passes in St. Francis’ 41-0 Victory Over Muir; Golden Knights D Forces Four Turnovers

Thanks to Ryan Tomey for photos, stats & scoring plays Football: St. Francis will head into its bye week on a high note. The Golden Knights, who were 1-3 and surrendered an average of 53 points per game, shut out visiting Muir, 41-0, in a nonleague showdown of neighboring schools. Jack Jacobs had a huge […]

By Brian Baiotto


Water Polo/ Sep 16 2022

Munoz & Encarnacion Lead West Covina to 26-6 Thumping of Monrovia; Bulldogs Improve to 10-3

Boys Water Polo: West Covina didn’t waste any time in putting away Thursday’s nonleague contest with visiting Monrovia. The Bulldogs had an 11-goal lead at the half and cruised to a 26-6 victory over the Wildcats. Andrew Encarnacion and Matthew Munoz led WCHS with seven goals and two assists apiece. Zachary Elhusseiny had six goals […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 14 2022

Week Four Schedule Includes Colony-Pasadena, Ayala at Chino Hills, Damien vs La Serna & RCHS-JSerra

Football: Week 4 Schedule: Thursday: Maranatha (2-0-1) at Western Christian (3-1) California (2-2) vs Northview (3-1) at Covina District Field West Covina  (2-2) at Valencia of Placentia (0-4) Friday: Claremont (1-1) at Alta Loma (3-1) Ayala (4-0) at Chino Hills (3-1) Los Osos (2-2) at Bonita (2-2) Bell Gardens (2-2) at Covina (0-3) Damien (1-3) […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 11 2022

Mt. SAC Defense Allows Just 155 Yards of Total Offense in Saturday’s 13-6 Victory Over Saddleback

Photos by Gus Vargas College Football: One week after scoring 69 points in the 2022 season opener, the Mt. SAC offense could manage just 13 points. But that was more than enough, as the Mounties defeated visiting Saddleback, 13-7, on Saturday night. Just six seconds into the second quarter, Diego Esqueda got MSAC on the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 11 2022

Spina & Mikhail Combine for 199 Yards Rushing in Bonita’s 21-13 Victory Over SDHS; Bearcats Win Fourth Consecutive Smudge Pot Game

Photos by Eric Podley Football: From the Bonita perspective, there couldn’t have been a better way to bounce back from a disappointing week-two loss at La Salle than to beat San Dimas in the annual Smudge Pot rivalry game. Trailing by six points at the half, the Bearcats outscored the Saints, 14-0, in Saturday’s 21-13 […]

By Brian Baiotto