Volleyball/ Sep 01 2022

Abigail Garibay Returns From Injury on Wednesday & Leads Marshall Fundamental to a Sweep of Hoover

Girls Volleyball: Marshall Fundamental got one final tuneup before opening Mission Valley League play. And the Eagles made the most of it. Marshall won by scores of 25-11, 25-8 and 25-15. The victory extended the Eagles win streak to four games, and over that stretch, Marshall has won 12 of the 13 sets they’ve played. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 31 2022

Week 2 Includes Eight Thursday Games; PHS-Damien, Monrovia-El Rancho, Northview-South Hills & Alta Loma at Colony Highlight List

Photo by Gwen Pointer Football: Week Two Schedule: Thursday: Leuzinger (0-1) at Ayala (2-0) Etiwanda (0-2) at Rancho Verde (0-2) Banning (1-1) at Muir (0-2) Linfield Christian (1-1) at Rio Hondo Prep (1-0) Pasadena (1-1) at Damien (1-1) Los Osos (1-0) at La Serna (1-1) Bonita (1-1) at La Salle (0-2) Monrovia (2-0) at El […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 30 2022

Claremont Welcomes Tustin on Friday Night to Open 2022 Season; Experience on Both Sides of Ball Has Wolfpack Optimistic

Pictured L-R: Claremont quarterback Nathan Giles, and running back/defensive back, Caden Campuzano Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor On Friday night, there will be no one more ready to drop their shoulder into an opponent quite like Claremont. The Wolfpack had a week-zero bye, and were scheduled to face off with Norte Vista last Friday. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 29 2022

Week One Scores, Team Records, Points For & Against, & Week Two Schedule; Muir Has Yet to Score in 2022

Photo by Josh Thompson Football: Week One Scores: Thursday: Charter Oak 38, Northview 24 Lakewood 16, San Dimas 7 Village Christian 30, La Salle 20 Friday: Pasadena 35, Glendora 10 Alta Loma 34, Don Lugo 20 Los Osos 41, Redlands East Valley 6 South Hills 16, Covina 14 Ayala 28, Etiwanda 7 Rancho Cucamonga 13, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 28 2022

Noah Gonzales Hits Messiah Luter on 13-Yard TD w/3 Minutes to go, Lifting South Hills to a 16-14 Victory Over Covina

Photos by Gwen Pointer Football: Don’t look now, but the South Hills football program is making a dramatic 180-degree turn for the better. Heading into its season opener in week zero, the Huskies hadn’t won a football game for 1,034 days. SHHS would end that streak with a 21-7 victory last Friday at Diamond Ranch. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 28 2022

Bonita’s Daniel Andrade Throws Four TD Passes on Saturday; Bearcats Pick Up 38-6 Victory Over Mater Academy in Las Vegas

Photo by Alyssa Cruz Football: Eight days after a gut-punching 36-35 loss to visiting Monrovia in OT, the Bearcats were back on the field. Bonita made a 244-mile drive to the Mater Academy in East Las Vegas. And if having 50-plus teenagers in Vegas on a Friday night isn’t challenging enough, the Bearcats had a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 27 2022

Dominic Alloway Shines Three Days After Death of Cousin, Adrian Alloway; Ayala Senior Catches Two TD Passes in 28-7 Victory Over Etiwanda

Photos by Josh Thompson & game info/stats by Randy Reams Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor In America, we get caught up placing too much importance on an athletic event. And then there are stories like that of Ayala senior Dominic Alloway that puts sports in its proper perspective. On Tuesday, Alloway called his cousin, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 27 2022

Ryan McCulloch Rushes for 178 Yards & Two TD’s in Rio Hondo Prep’s 29-6 Victory Over El Monte in 2022 Season Opener

Photos by Susan Coulter & game info & stats by Harry Joe Football: A few weeks before the 2022 season kicked off, this reporter met up with RHP coach Mark Carson, and his two-way star, Ryan McCulloch, at the Arcadia school. Both Carson and McCulloch acknowledged the loss of several key players that graduated in […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 27 2022

St. Francis Edges Mira Costa, 52-48, in a Friday Night Shootout; Jack Jacobs Throws for 390 Yards & 5 TD’s

Photos & game info and stats from Ryan Tomey Football: As difficult as it might seem to believe, it’s true. In the first two games of the 2022 season, St. Francis has allowed 109 points in road games at West Ranch and Mira Costa. And yet the Golden Knights are now 1-1. On Friday, St. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 27 2022

Pasadena Cruises to 35-10 Victory Over Glendora; Bulldogs Get Two Rushing TD’s From Williams & Wijay Threw for Two Scores

Photos by Carlo Montalbo & game info from Zack Morton Football: Glendora’s offensive woes continued on Friday night. One week after scoring just seven points in a 13-7 loss to Chino Hills, the Tartans met up with Pasadena High School at Citrus College. The Bulldogs got out to a 35-3 lead, and would claim a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 27 2022

Michael Martin Throws 2 TD Passes & Rushes for 2 More in Maranatha’s 42-6 Thumping of Beverly Hills

Photo by Jacon Yun Football: After the first game of the 2022 season, the Maranatha football program has already matched its win total of a year ago. The Minutemen got out to an early 28-0, first-quarter lead, and cruised to a 42-6 victory over their visitors from Beverly Hills. Michael Martin, the MHS quarterback, tossed […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 26 2022

Richie Munoz Throws for 370 Yards & 5 TD’s in Charter Oak Debut; Chargers Open 2022 Season w/a 38-24 Victory Over Northview

Photos by Gwen Pointer Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Welcome to Charter Oak High School, Richie. In his first start since transferring from La Salle, Richie Munoz threw for 370 yards and five scores. The Chargers’ senior would have had six TDs, but in the third quarter, there was a dropped pass in the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Water Polo/ Aug 26 2022

Matthew Munoz Scores Six Goals in West Covina’s 14-8 Victory at Ontario High School

Boys Water Polo: For the second consecutive match, West Covina found itself in a high-scoring shootout. On Tuesday, the Bulldogs fell, 14-12, at Saddleback. Fast forward two days, and WCHS would claim a 14-8 victory at Ontario High School. West Covina led 9-3 at the half and the outcome was never in doubt. Matthew Munoz […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 24 2022

Week One Football Schedule; Charter Oak, Claremont, Covina, Maranatha & Rio Hondo Prep Play First Game of 2022

Photo of St. Francis quarterback Jack Jacobs by Ryan Tomey Football: Week One Schedule: Thursday: Charter Oak vs Northview at Covina District Field La Salle at Village Christian San Dimas at Lakewood Friday: Don Lugo at Alta Loma Arcadia at Monrovia Etiwanda at Ayala Diamond Ranch at Chino Hills Pasadena at Glendora Norte Vista at […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 22 2022

South Hills Wins First Football Game in 1,034 Days; Huskies’ Defense Leads Way in 21-7 Victory at Diamond Ranch

Pictured L-R: Daniel Astorga and Gary San Angelo Football: The losing streak is over. South Hills earned a 21-7 victory at Diamond Ranch on Friday night. It was the Huskies first win since defeating West Covina (42-13) back on October 18th of 2019. South Hills took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 21 2022

Nathan Noguez-Estrada Throws 5 TD Passes & Rushes for Another in Azusa’s 51-6 Beatdown of Mountain View

Football: Azusa didn’t waste any time getting started in Saturday’s 2022 season opener. AHS quarterback Nathan Noguez-Estrada hit Jimmy Romo on 60-and-40-yard TD passes in the first six minutes and Mountain View couldn’t keep up. Azusa claimed a 51-6 victory thanks to five passing TD’s and one rushing score from Noguez-Estrada. Mountain View actually pulled […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 21 2022

Monroe Rushes for 202 Yards & One TD, & Wilson Tosses 2 TD Passes in Ayala’s 28-14, Season Opening Victory at Torrey Pines

Photos by Gus Vargas & stats/game info from Randy Reams Football: What a way to open the season. The Ayala High School football program got to spend Thursday night in San Diego. And the next evening, the Bulldogs defeated Torrey Pines, 28-14, in a week zero showdown with the Falcons. AHS took a 21-0 lead […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 20 2022

Anthony Luna Throws for 273 Yards & 3 TD’s in Western’s 42-0 Victory at Chino; Pioneers ‘D’ Holds Cowboys to 2 First Downs

Photos by Josh Thompson Football: To say that Western High School ruined Chino’s season and home opener would be quite the understatement. The boys from Anaheim thumped the Cowboys, 42-0, and held the Chino offense to just two first downs all night. Anthony Luna completed 27-of-39 for 273 yards. Luna tossed three TD passes and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 20 2022

Monrovia Outlasts Bonita, 36-35, in Overtime; Late Special Teams Miscues Costly for Bearcats in Season Opener

Photos by Robert Ketterling Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When they get into the rigors of league play and the postseason, Monrovia and Bonita will both benefit from having met up in week zero of the 2022 football season. It was a back-and-forth thriller in which both programs left everything they had on the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 19 2022

Chino Hills Defense Controls Glendora Throughout Thursday’s 13-7 Victory; Vasquez Tosses TD’s to Bateman & Boss

Photo of Cameron Bateman by Josh Thompson of Champion Newspapers Football: Thursday’s season opener between visiting Chino Hills and Glendora was not a thing of beauty. But all that matters is ‘scoreboard.’ And the Huskies opened their season 1-0, thanks to a 13-7 victory over the Tartans at Citrus College. Chino Hills led 13-0 at […]

By Brian Baiotto