Photos by Beth Oualline Boys Water Polo: What a historic week it has been for the Bonita High School boys water polo program. Seven days after claiming a CIF-SS Division 4 championship, the Bearcats secured its first CIF Southern California Division 3 title. And the Bearcats dominated throughout the playoffs. On Saturday afternoon, BHS defeated […]
Photos by Josh Thompson Boys Water Polo This Bonita High School boys water polo program is not messing around. After claiming a CIF-SS Division 4 championship one week ago, the Bearcats will play for a CIF State Division 3 So Cal Regional title today at Mt. SAC. The Bearcats dismantled Ayala, 17-2, on Friday. And […]
Boys Basketball: Damien is off to a 4-0 start to the 2023-24 season. And the Spartans have been nothing short of dominant. In wins over Sunny Hills, Arlington, Villa Park and Canyon by a combined margin of 280-166, Damien is 4-0 at the Sunny Hills Tournament. After a day off on Thursday, the Spartans cruised […]
Photos by Susan Coulter and game info from Harry Joe Football: The SGV area’s leader in wins, Rio Hondo Prep, added a 12th victory to its 2023 resume on Friday night. The Kares made the 57-mile drive from Arcadia to Moreno Valley, and they headed home with a 31-14 victory in the semifinal round of […]
Thanks to Shaun Kelley for game info Football: What happens when a program in the CIF-SS Division 8 semifinal round gets held to 30 net yards rushing? They better hope their quarterback has a big night. And a big night it was for Charter Oak sophomore, Corin Berry. Berry completed 15-of-18 for 220 yards. He […]
Football: Division 1: St. John Bosco 43, Centennial Corona 42 Mater Dei 42, Sierra Canyon 14 D-2: Mission Viejo 31, Murrieta Valley 21 Servite 28, Serra 20 D-3: St. Bonaventure 20, San Juan Hills 13 Warren 36, Chaminade 35 D-4: Corona del Mar 28, Yorba Linda 14 La Serna 52, Culver City 31 D-5: Newbury […]
Photos by Yen Benton Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor After conducting interviews with both teams that night, I can vividly recall walking off the West Covina football field on March 26th of 2021. I was headed towards the parking lot on Cameron Avenue, which is located just east of the south end zone. Glendora […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Boys Water Polo: Three days after securing a CIF-SS Division 4 championship, Bonita was back in the pool for the CIF State Division 3 playoffs. The Bearcats made it a drama-free afternoon by getting out to an 8-1 lead in the first quarter, and cruising to a 16-8 victory. Max Distaso […]
Photo by Ryan Tomey Football: All-Angelus League: MVP: Phillip Ocon, St. Francis senior MVP Offense: John Sanders, St. Francis junior MVP Defense: Scott Taylor, Loyola junior MV Lineman: Rashad Westbrooks, Loyola senior First Team Offense: John Calmette, St. Francis senior Tyler Cofre, St. Francis senior Preston Jernegan, St. Francis senior Sean Morris, Loyola sophomore Khalil […]
Photo by Yen Benton Football: Editor’s Note: These are projections from Calpreps, whose rankings form the CIF-SS playoff pairings. Division 1: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) vs. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA) at TBA, 7:00pm [projection and percent chances to win: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 31 (87%) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA) 14 (13%)] St. John […]
College Football: Mt. SAC secured a National Central Conference championship and a 10-0 regular season on Saturday afternoon in Huntington Beach. But it did not come easy. The Mounties left Surf City with a 33-21 victory at Golden West College in a battle of the state’s No. 3 and No. 7 ranked programs. MSAC led […]
Pictured L-R: PCC’s Torriq Brumfield & Justin Vergara College Football: Pasadena City College finished the regular season at 9-1 after a 30-22 victory at LA Valley College. The Lancers offense could muster just 169 yards of total offense on Saturday, but the PCC defense allowed just a 1-yard TD run by Bryan Massengal, and an […]
Pictured L-R: Chaffey’s Dereun Dortch & Jayson Cortes College Football: Chaffey College secured a 10-0 regular season record after Saturday’s 48-7 blowout of Victor Valley. The Panthers defense pitched a shutout. VVC’s only points of the game came via a 37-yard pick-six by VVC’s Elijah Smith in the second quarter. The ass-kicking stats include advantages […]
Pictured L-R: Tayvonne Miller & Kannon Katzer College Football: Citrus College closed the 2023 season on a high note. The Owls claimed a 48-34 victory over visiting Long Beach in a game that featured 864 yards of total offense. Citrus won four of their last five games. In Saturday’s win, LBCC never led, and the […]
Photos by Yen Benton Football: It’s been 11 years since the West Covina football program has earned a spot in the CIF-SS semifinals. But Mike Maggiore’s crew is headed to Palm Desert next Friday in the hopes of earning a D-10 title-game appearance. To get there, however, the Bulldogs needed to scratch and claw their […]
Photo by Susan Coulter Football: All CIF-SS Quarterfinal Round Scores: Division 1: St. John Bosco 35, San Clemente 10 Centennial Corona 63, Orange Lutheran 39 Sierra Canyon 37, Santa Margarita 20 Mater Dei 38, JSerra 0 Division 2: Murrieta Valley 53, Rancho Cucamonga 52 (2OT) Mission Viejo 39, Oaks Christian 14 Serra 38, Los Alamitos […]
Photos by Gwen Pointer Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Who could have believed a program that entered the CIF-SS playoffs at 2-8 would find itself in the Division 8 semifinals? Apparently, the Charter Oak football team. That’s who. The Chargers secured a convincing 23-7 victory over their visitors from Covina High School. The COHS […]
Photos by Susan Coulter & Clarissa Johnson, & game info from Harry Joe Football: With Friday’s 22-13 victory at Orange High School in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 9 playoffs, Rio Hondo Prep now leads the entire San Gabriel Valley with 11 wins in 2023. The Panthers got out to a 7-0 lead […]
Football: CIF-SS Quarterfinal Round Scores: Division 2: Murrieta Valley 53, Rancho Cucamonga 52 (2OT) Division 5: Thousand Oaks 19, Bonita 13 Division 7: Mayfair 45, Chino 21 Muir 14, Agoura 7 Division 8: Charter Oak 23, Covina 7 Division 9: Kaiser 50, Los Osos 49 Rio Hondo Prep 22, Orange 13 Division 10: West Covina […]
Photos by Josh Thompson & Beth Oualline Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor If Friday’s CIF-SS Division 8 quarterfinal round game between Covina and their hosts from Charter Oak was played on paper, the Colts would have a decided edge. And one might think they’d cruise to victory. At first glance, CHS has nine wins […]
