Football/ Apr 10 2021

Bryan Wilson Calmly Leads Ayala to 35-0 Victory Over GHS; Bulldogs Freshman QB Throws for 200 Yards & 2 Scores

Photos by Gustavo Vargas & Josh Thompson Football: In a game that was likely to be determined by the Ayala and Glendora running backs, a freshman quarterback took over and stole the show. The Tartans’ Braydon Brus and Noah Acuna, and the Bulldogs’ Elijah Crockett and Jacob Badawi, have bled both their opponents and the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Apr 10 2021

Jacob Buccola Rushes for 4 TD’s; San Dimas Improves to 4-0 After 35-0 Beatdown of Northview

Football: It might not be the 10-game season that everyone was hoping for. But there is still a lot of excitement around the San Dimas football program, especially for a special group of seniors. The Saints dominated visiting Northview, 35-0, to improve to 4-0, in the 2021 spring football season. So far, San Dimas has […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Apr 09 2021

Mekhi Fox, Pasadena, Cruise to 47-20 Victory Over Crescenta Valley; Bulldogs One Win From Pacific League Title

Football: Don’t look now, but Pasadena is just a win over Muir next week from clinching a Pacific League championship. The Bulldogs claimed their fourth victory in a row Thursday by defeating Crescenta Valley, 47-20, at Glendale High School. Mekhi Fox and Ahmad Jolly had first-quarter scores to give PHS a 14-7 lead. Fox scored […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Apr 09 2021

Glendora’s Matt Gonzales & Ayala’s Jacob Badawi Put Lifelong Friendship Over Rivalry; Tartans-Bulldogs Meet up Friday Night

Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Glendora’s Matt Gonzales and Ayala’s Jacob Badawi have so much in common. They are both seniors, 18 years of age, and they star for their school’s football and baseball programs. Badawi is the leadoff hitter and outfielder for the Bulldogs baseball program, while Gonzales hits first and plays shortstop […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Apr 05 2021

Week 3 Scores, This Week’s Schedule & 2021 Team Records

Football: Week Three Scores: Muir 50, Burroughs 0 Pasadena 29, Arcadia 7 Ayala 35, Charter Oak 14 Bonita 42, Alta Loma 28 Glendora 33, Colony 7 Loyola 41, St. Francis 14 La Salle 47, Salesian 29 San Dimas 42, Los Altos 6 Diamond Ranch 27, Northview 0 West Covina 21, South Hills 7 Claremont 49, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Apr 04 2021

Richie Munoz Throws for 339 Yards & Six TD’s on Saturday; La Salle Earns 47-29 Victory Over Salesian

Football: Last year, and at first glance, La Salle freshman Richie Munoz looked more like a linebacker than a quarterback. The same guy who didn’t look the part, though, threw for 30 touchdown passes and led the Lancers to a 6-5 season, What made that special was the fact that one year prior, La Salle […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Apr 03 2021

Badawi Scores 4 Combined TD’s & Rushes for 136 Yards; Ayala Improves to 3-0 After 35-14 Victory Over Charter Oak

Pictured: Jacob Badawi scores one of his four TD’s on Friday. (Gustavo Vargas photo) Football: Jacob Badawi is a multi-threat athlete. He’s currently a leading contributor in the success of both the Ayala baseball and football programs at the same time. On Friday night, Badawi’s sole focus was on football and the visiting Charter Oak […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Apr 03 2021

Chang, Hall & Requena Score Rushing TD’s; West Covina Defeats South Hills, 21-7, in Kings of Cameron Showdown

Football: West Covina hadn’t claimed a Kings of Cameron rivalry victory over South Hills since 2016. That was three-time CIF champion Mike Maggiore’s last year leading the Bulldogs. Fast forward to 2021, Maggiore is back, and so is the crown. The Bulldogs’ defense held the Huskies offense in check all night and West Covina earned […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Apr 03 2021

Braydon Brus & Noah Acuna Combine for 160 Rushing Yards, 3 TD’s; Glendora Cruises to 33-7 Victory at Colony

Football: The stage is set. Glendora did its part Friday to set up an enormous showdown next week at Ayala in a battle of unbeatens. The Tartans went out to Ontario and dominated Colony, 33-7. GHS scored the game’s first 33 points before Colony got a 68-yard TD pass from Will Yates to Antoine Jones […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Apr 02 2021

Bulick Throws 3 TD Passes & Coleman Rushes for 3 Scores; San Dimas Dominates Los Altos, 42-6, on Thursday

Football: Ryan Bulick is both an athletic and confident quarterback. And when he gets the chance to throw the ball, he proves it out, just like he did on Thursday night. Bulick threw three TD passes and San Dimas cruised to a 42-6 victory over visiting Los Altos. Bulick hit freshman Decker DeGraaf on TD […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Apr 02 2021

Van Cleve’s Late TD Run, McCulloch’s 2-Point Conversion & Blocked FG Attempt Saves Day; Rio Hondo Prep Edges Poly, 8-7, at Rose Bowl

Football: What a finish to an unprecedented year and season. Rio Hondo Prep saw some late-game dramatics go their way, and the Kares defeated rival, Pasadena Poly, 8-7, at the Rose Bowl. Trailing 7-0 with just over two minutes to play, RHP quarterback Jack Van Cleve snuck in from one yard out. Instead of playing […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Apr 02 2021

Claremont Boys & Girls Tennis Teams Claim 6-0, Palomares League Victories Over Etiwanda

Boys & Girls Tennis: Claremont shut out both the Etiwanda boys and girls tennis teams on Wednesday. With a pandemic still affecting the sporting world, for the time being, each of the three singles players and doubles teams play two sets as opposed to three in normal times. The Wolfpack boys and girls cruised to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Mar 29 2021

Max Garrison Rushes for 279 Yards & Scores 4 TD’s; St. Francis Rallies Back in 48-42 Victory Over Garces Memorial in Bakersfield

Pictured: Max Garrison from the Damien game, taken by Ryan Tomey Football: The 111-mile ride home on Saturday night was either going to be awesome or brutal. It turned out to be the former. St. Francis headed out to Bakersfield for a 5 p.m. kickoff at Garces Memorial High School. The Rams were 1-0 after […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Mar 27 2021

Richie Munoz Throws for 3 Touchdowns in La Salle’s 33-27 Victory at Mary Star; Marcus Powe Leads Lancers’ Defense With 18 Tackles

Pictured: La Salle quarterback, Richie Munoz. Football: After all the buildup and excitement of having a 2021 spring football season at the last minute, La Salle came out week one and dropped a 41-19 decision to St. Genevieve at home. It’s been said that true character, though, is accurately measured by the way in which […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Mar 27 2021

Week Two Football Scores, Next Week’s Schedule; Ayala, Glendora, Maranatha, Pasadena & San Dimas all 2-0

Week Two Football Scores: St. Francis 48, Garces Memorial 42 Muir 32, Crescenta Valley 14 Ayala 27, Bonita 0 Glendora 33, West Covina 7 Northview 27, Covina 0 San Dimas 24, Claremont 6 Paraclete 52, Monrovia 13 La Salle 33, Mary Star of the Sea 27 Maranatha 20, Whittier Christian 19 Damien 37, Aquinas 27 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Mar 27 2021

Gio Ortega Scores 4 Touchdowns in Rio Hondo Prep’s 48-8 Beatdown of Viewpoint; Kares Out-Rush Patriots, 220-26

Football: Rio Hondo Prep had no control of the impact that COVID-19 would have on everyone. And that included the number of games it would get to play in the spring of 2021. But when given the chance to exorcise its frustrations and to control its own destiny on the field, they more than made […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Mar 27 2021

Noah Acuna (3) & Braydon Brus (2) Combine for 5 TD’s in Glendora’s 33-7 Victory at West Covina

Glendora got good balance offensively on Friday night and cruised to a 33-7 victory at West Covina. Noah Acuna rushed for a game-high 120 yards and scored on runs of 3, 1 and 27 yards, respectively. Braydon Brus, on his 17th birthday, scored a 1-yard TD run and then a 25-yard pick-six to give the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Mar 26 2021

Pasadena Cruises Again; Bulldogs Dismantle Burroughs, 48-7, Thursday at the Rose Bowl

Pasadena quarterback Dante Coronel and his offense are on fire. Two weeks into the 2021, five-game football season, and the Bulldogs are 2-0. After a 42-26 beatdown of Burbank last week, PHS got the season sweep of the Burbank schools by hammering Burroughs, 48-7, at the Rose Bowl on Thursday. Daylon Beasley had a pair […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Mar 26 2021

Elijah Crockett Rushes for 155 Yards & 3 TD’s; Ayala Controls Throughout Thursday’s 27-0 Victory at Bonita

By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor While it seems that everyone else is showing a little rust after a shortened preseason and the kickoff to an abbreviated schedule some seven months later than usual. But don’t tell that to the Ayala High School football team. Two weeks in, and the Bulldogs are 2-0, having outscored Temescal […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Mar 21 2021

Football Scores & Week 2 Schedule; Pasadena, Claremont, Monrovia, Ayala & San Dimas Pick Up Convincing Victories

Week 1 Scores: Ayala 38, Temescal Canyon 14 Glendora 20, Diamond Ranch 13 Damien 23, St. Francis 19 Pasadena 42, Burbank 26 Chaffey 30, West Covina 13 Claremont 28, Chino Hills 0 San Dimas 49, Garden Grove 7 Monrovia 42, Northview 14 Santa Ana 35, Covina 0 La Serna 48, Muir 7 South Pasadena 36, […]

By Brian Baiotto