Football/ Nov 11 2022

Jason Nwaka Leads Covina into D-10 Quarterfinal vs BP; Colts Senior Has Become a Leader & Contributes on Both Sides of Ball

Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Considering how poorly the 2022 football season began, the fact that Covina is currently riding a four-game win streak into the CIF-SS Division 10 quarterfinals was anything but a lock. The Colts were under new management and started the year with consecutive losses to South Hills, Diamond Bar and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Water Polo/ Nov 10 2022

San Dimas Earns Way Into Saturday’s CIF-SS D-5 Finals After Wednesday’s 10-4 Victory Over Buena Park

Boys Water Polo: San Dimas is one win away from claiming a CIF-SS Division 5 championship. The Saints picked up a 10-4 road victory at Buena Park on Wednesday to earn a spot in Saturday’s final against Don Lugo. SDHS already has two wins against the Conquistadores in 2022. The Saints had a balanced offensive […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 08 2022

CalPreps Makes Week Two Playoff Predictions, & They Project That 210 Prep Sports Programs Will Go 6-3

Football: Week 2 of CIF-SS Playoffs: CalPreps, which projected the exact 9-13 record for 210 Prep Sports programs in the first round, is now predicting that our area football teams go 6-3 this week in the quarterfinal round. Eight of the nine games have a spread of four points or less. This week, they have […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 07 2022

Nathan Giles Scores Three Rushing TD’s & Zack Leeper Has Another Dramatic Pick-Six in Claremont’s 29-26 Victory Over Hart

Football: In spite of being 7-2 and winning the outright San Antonio League championship, the Claremont football program had to make a 65-mile drive to battle Hart at Valencia High School. But instead of whining about having to travel to face a fourth-place team from the Foothill League, the Wolfpack focused on the task at […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 06 2022

Rangel & Duronslet Combine to Score Five TD’s in Covina’s 35-23 Victory at Cantwell Sacred Heart in D-10 Opener

Football: Covina sure picked a good time to find their rhythm offensively. Four weeks ago, in their final nonleague contest, Claremont put a 43-23 beatdown on the Colts. Covina, though, would pick up consecutive victories over Pomona (41-21), Rowland (47-0) and Chino (49-27) to secure a Sierra League championship. In Friday’s first round of the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 06 2022

St. Francis Cruises to 48-20 Victory at Silverado in D-5 Opener; Turner Rushes for 3 TD’s & Jacobs Tosses TD’s to Merlos & McCullough

Football: Maybe a first-round road game was just the kick in the (butt) that St. Francis needed. After failing to clinch an outright championship last week at Loyola, SFHS had to settle for a three-way share of the Angelus League title. And the 1-point loss cost them about 74 miles. The Golden Knights traveled to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 06 2022

Ike Udengwu Throws For 326 Yards & Four TD’s in Mt. SAC’s 31-10 Victory Over Visiting Palomar

College Football: Mt. SAC is closing out the 2022 regular season in dominant fashion. After suffering their only loss of the season two weeks ago at Riverside City College (in OT), the Mounties have victories over Chaffey and Palomar by a combined margin of 69-16. Last night, MSAC cruised, 31-10, to improve to 8-1 overall, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Water Polo/ Nov 06 2022

Duenas Scores 5 Goals, as San Dimas Defeats Oxnard, 13-6, in D-5 Quarterfinal; Gonzalez Shuts Down Yellowjackets Offense

Boys Water Polo: San Dimas had a long day on Saturday. But it was worth every second. The Saints took a 90-mile trip to Oxnard in the CIF-SS Division 5 quarterfinal round. SDHS trailed by one goal after the first period. San Dimas, however, would out-score Oxnard, 12-4, the rest of the way. Anthony Duenas […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 06 2022

Maranatha Defeats Santa Rosa Academy, 41-22, in First Round of D-13 Playoffs; Martin Throws 2 TD’s & Rushes for Another

Football: Right about now, the Santa Rosa Academy football program can’t be too fond of Maranatha. In a span of three weeks, the Minutemen defeated the Rangers to win the Cottonwood League championship, and on Friday night, MHS ended SRA’s season with a 41-22 victory in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 13 playoffs. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 06 2022

Glendora Rallies Late in D-7 Playoffs, But Mayfair Defeats Tartans, 35-28, in Overtime

Photos by Carlo Montalbo i4Pix Photography (smugmug.com) and stats/game info by Zack Morton: Football: Glendora’s 2022 season came to an end in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 7 playoffs. But the Tartans went down swinging. Trailing 28-21 and with 24 seconds to play, GHS quarterback Eric Najarro found Decker DeGraaf on a 13-yard […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 06 2022

Citrus Outlasts Glendale, 42-21, to Claim First Conference Title in 16 Years; Urena Throws 3 TD’s & Guerrero Rushes for 2 Scores

Photos by Gustavo Vargas Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Saturday afternoon’s showdown between Citrus and Glendale was exactly what a conference championship game should look like. Both sides landed punches, did some trash talking and fought until it said 0:00 on the scoreboard. Citrus scored the game’s final 21 points in the fourth quarter […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 05 2022

Yorba Linda Scores Game’s First 24 Points & Defeats Charter Oak, 31-21, in D-3 Opener; Munoz Throws 3 TD Passes for COHS

Football: Having wandered around both sidelines at Friday’s D-3 showdown between Charter Oak and Yorba Linda, the unanimous opinion was that two 10-0 programs shouldn’t have any business meeting up for at least another couple of weeks. But neither school had any say, and both programs focused only on the things that were in their […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 05 2022

Norwalk’s Late TD & 2-Point Conversion Enough to Edge Rio Hondo Prep, 28-27, in First Round of CIF D-10 Playoffs

Game info from Harry Joe Football: While Muir (4-6) and La Salle (5-5) had home games in Friday’s first round of the CIF-SS Division 10 playoffs, Rio Hondo Prep (8-1) had to travel to Norwalk (9-1). And the Kares, who have 125 students on campus, gave the Vikings (2,025 enrollment) everything they could handle. In […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Nov 05 2022

Unseeded Maranatha Defeats No. 5 Redlands East Valley, 11-7, in 2nd Round of D-4 Playoffs; Lady Minutemen Face Paloma Valley on Monday

Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report Girls Tennis: When the 2022 season started, the Lady Minutemen set a few goals for themselves knowing they would be a stretch. But at least it was something to aim for. Among them were to finish in the top 3 in the Olympic League in order to make […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 05 2022

Ayala, COHS, GHS, Monrovia, Northview & PHS Fall in 1st Round of Playoffs; Covina, Etiwanda, Maranatha, RCHS, St. Francis, & SDHS Win

Photo by Gus Vargas CIF-SS Playoff Scores: 210 Prep Sports Programs Went 8-13 Thursday: D-3: El Modena 15, Pasadena 14 D-3: Corona del Mar 30, Ayala 23 Friday: D-2: Rancho Cucamonga 14, Oaks Christian 10 D-3: Yorba Linda 31, Charter Oak 21 D-3: Upland 23, Tesoro 22 D-5: St. Francis 48, Silverado 20 D-5: Etiwanda […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 04 2022

Top-Seeded CDM Ends Ayala’s Season w/30-23 Victory in D-3 Opener; Bulldogs Finish Successful Year at 8-3

Photos by Gus Vargas, & game info/stats from Randy Reams Football: Ayala’s season came to an end on Thursday night in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs. But the Bulldogs gave top-seeded Corona del Mar all they had before falling short, 30-23, at Newport Harbor High School. AHS had a 6-0 lead […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 04 2022

Friday’s Featured Playoff Game: Charter Oak Opens CIF-SS Division 3 Play at Yorba Linda in Battle of 10-0 Programs

Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Why the bleep is a 10-0 program having to travel in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs? Better yet, why would two 10-0 teams meet in the first round? There could be no logical answer to either question. But Charter Oak will indeed make the 23-mile […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Nov 04 2022

Maranatha Opens CIF D-4 Playoffs w/11-7 Victory Over Quartz Hill; Lady Minutemen to Face Redlands East Valley on Friday

Girls Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report Edges Quartz Hill, 11-7, in Tense 1st Rd. of CIF-SS Playoffs In a match that was intense throughout, the young Lady Minutemen were baptized into the tension and excitement of playoff tennis. It was their singles lineup that opened up strong, with Stella Hsieh, Natalie Arminak, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Water Polo/ Nov 03 2022

Anthony Duenas & Killian Pressley Score 4 Goals Apiece in San Dimas’ 20-3 Victory Over Palm Springs in CIF D-5 Opener

Thanks to Jack Nance for stats/info/photo Boys Water Polo: For all intents and purposes, San Dimas put Tuesday’s CIF-SS Division 5 playoff opener away in the first period. The Saints led 7-0 after eight minutes of play and cruised to a 20-3 victory over their visitors from Palm Springs. Anthony Duenas and Killian Pressley led […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 02 2022

Shupper, O’Malley & Martin Spearhead Maranatha’s Title Run; Minutemen Are Undefeated After 1-7 Season in 2021

Pictured L=R: Michael Martin, Miles O’Malley & Carter Shupper Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor In just two years, Maranatha coach Rand Holdren, his staff and their players have made one of the area’s most dramatic reversals of fortune in recent memory. And while stats don’t tell the whole story, without them, one couldn’t fully […]

By Brian Baiotto