Water Polo/ Nov 09 2024

LOHS Edges Temple City, 10-9, in Quarterfinal Round of CIF D-3 Playoffs; Shirley & Hale Led Way for Grizzlies

Boys Water Polo: Thanks to LOHS water polo for this report: After Last Week’s 8-6 victory over Upland in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs, The Grizzlies earned a spot in next week’s semifinal after a thrilling 11-10 triumph over Temple City. Thomas Shirley had a team-high four goals for LOHS. Caden […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Nov 09 2024

Marshall Fundamental Advances to CIF D-5 Quarterfinal Round After Friday’s 12-6 Victory Over MVL Competitor, Rosemead

Girls Tennis: Marshall Fundamental earned a spot in next week’s quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs. Two days after an 11-7 win over Tustin in the first round, the girls from Pasadena secured a 12-6 victory over fellow Mission Valley League competitor, Rosemead, on Friday. Marshall’s singles went 9-0 to lead the way. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 09 2024

Simon Zwick & Austin Coronado Combined for 283 Rushing Yards & Four TDs in Glendora’s 31-7 CIF D-6 Playoff Victory at Agoura

Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) & game inf0/stats by Zack Morton Football: What a difference a week makes. Last Friday, Glendora was on the wrong end of a 38-14 Sierra League contest with Charter Oak in the 2024 regular season finale. The Tartans were clearly able to turn the page, because they dominated […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 09 2024

RHP Hands Unbeaten Ramona a 35-0 Road Beatdown in D-7 Opener; Nate Curtis & Noah Penunuri Combine for Five TDs

Photos by Tim Lunney & game info from Harry Joe Football: Rio Hondo Prep, the defending CIF-SS Division 9 champs went 8-1 in the 2024 regular season. The Kares only setback was a week-five (28-21) road loss at Torrance. On Friday, RHP opened the D-7 playoffs in Riverside against the defending CIF (D-11) and CIF […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 09 2024

Lippert Tosses a Pair of TDs in Bonita’s 35-20 D-3 Playoff Victory at Cathedral; Bearcats Lost Mikhail to Injury in Third Quarter

Photos by Beth Oualline & scoring plays from Darren Baumunk Football: Two of the 30 football programs from the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone finished the regular season unscathed. In previous years, that would earn you a first-round home game against another league’s No. 3 or No. 4 team. Northview and Bonita both entered the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 09 2024

Bonita, Chino, Duarte, Glendora, Muir, PHS, RHP, SDHS, San Marino & St. Francis Win First Round Games, While Baseline League Went 0-4

Football: CIF-SS First-Round Playoff Scores: Division 2: Murrieta Valley 49, Rancho Cucamonga 42 San Clemente 42, Damien 7 Division 3: Bonita 35, Cathedral 20 Cajon 52, Chino Hills 22 Division 4: Apple Valley 35, Charter Oak 6 Long Beach Poly 28, Northview 19 Division 6: Muir 22, Schurr 19 St. Francis 50, Calabasas 22 Northwood […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 07 2024

Marko Luera Makes 45th Consecutive Start for GHS Offensive Line on Friday; Tartans Senior is a Leader on & off Football Field

Photo by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Football: Marko Luera is going to put his fingers into the turf on Friday night for the 45th consecutive time as a member of the Glendora High School offensive line. In the last four years, no one has more starts than Luera. And no one could. You see, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Nov 07 2024

Marshall Fundamental Claims 11-7 Victory Over Tustin in First Round of CIF-SS Division 5 Playoffs

Girls Tennis: Marshall Fundamental has earned a spot in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs. The Eagles defeated Tustin, 11-7, on Wednesday. Marshall’s No. 1 & No. 2 singles players, Hannah Hagiwara and Diana Kasabian, went 6-0. Hagiwara had wins of 6-1, 6-0 and a default. And Kasabian won by scores of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Nov 07 2024

Mia Su Wins All Three Singles Matches, But Rosemead Defeats Maranatha, 11-7, in First Round of D-5 Playoffs

Photo of Mia Su courtesy of Amanda Lin. Girls Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report: The learning curve for the Lady Minutemen this season has had to be quick and steep, with over half of its players being new to the sport of tennis. With less than a week of practices before their […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 06 2024

Undefeated Mt. SAC Remains No. 1 in California, While Pasadena City College Jumps to No. 16 in Tuesday’s CCCSIA State Poll

Pictured L-R: Mt. SAC running back, Devin Miles, & PCC quarterback, Kaden Taylor College Football: November 4, 2024 JCAB & CCCSIA State Polls: JCAB: 1-Mt. SAC 2-Riverside 3-San Mateo 4-Golden West 5-Butte 6-San Diego Mesa 7-Modesto 8-Fresno 9-El Camino 10-American River 11-Ventura 12-Canyons 13-Sequoias 14-Bakersfield 15-Fullerton 16-Foothill 17-Saddleback 18-Long Beach 19-Mt. San Jacinto 20-Diablo Valley […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 05 2024

Damien’s Gates (3) & Williams (1) & Rancho Cucamonga’s Wimbush (3) & Alloway (3) Receive Post-Fight Suspensions

Football: When the CIF-SS playoffs get underway this week, Damien and Rancho Cucamonga will be without a pair of key players. For the few that haven’t heard, the end of Friday’s Baseline League showdown between Damien and their hosts from Rancho Cucamonga was exciting, consequential and unfortunately, it turned ugly. Trailing 34-31, and with just […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 04 2024

CIF-SS Playoff Pairings Released & 10-0 Bonita & Northview Travel to Cathedral & LB Poly, Respectively, in First Round Games

Pictured L-R: Northview’s Keanu Tauvao (by Gwen Pointer) & Bonita’s Noah Mikhail (by Beth Oualline) Football: Of the 30 football programs this site covers, 21 were awarded spots in Friday’s first round of the CIF-SS playoffs. For the time being, it appears that we are stuck with the current postseason format, which is solely based […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 03 2024

Julian Viramontes Tosses Three TD Passes in Chaffey’s 55-0 American-Metro Conference Victory Over Compton

Football: To say Compton struggled in Saturday night’s American-Metro Conference game at Chaffey would be a massive understatement. The Tartars were able to manage just one first down in a 55-0 loss in Rancho Cucamonga. Chaffey had a 270-13 advantage in total offense. Julian Viramontes completed 9 of 12 for 98 yards. Viramontes connected with […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 03 2024

Mt. SAC Pounds Orange Coast College, 62-3, in Saturday’s National Central Conference Contest; Mounties Improved to 8-0

Football: There was zero chance that Orange Coast College was going to give their visitors from Mt. SAC a challenge. The Pirates have just one win in 2024, and the Mounties are the No. 1 program in California. And the score represented the stark difference in talent. MSAC scored 48 points before OCC booted a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 03 2024

Jake Denerson Tosses Two TD Passes & Runs for Another in Citrus’ 38-10 National-Central Conference Victory at ELAC

Football: It had been 41 days since the Citrus College football program had won a game on the field. Technically, an October 19th forfeit victory over SBVC counts as a win. But on the field, the Owls had fallen to Mt. SAC (41-20), Golden West (45-7) and Cerritos (33-24) by a combined margin of 119-51 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 03 2024

Chino Outlasts Covina, 28-21, in Hacienda League Title Showdown; Barroso Tossed TD Pass & Ran for Another

Photos and game info from Josh Thompson (Chino Valley Champion) Football: Covina had won five consecutive games as it entered its week-10 showdown with Chino. Last season, the Cowboys claimed a 13-point victory over the Colts to secure an outright Sierra League championship. And on Friday, Chino earned a share of the Hacienda League title […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 03 2024

Charter Oak Bounces Back Strongly & Drops a 38-14 Beatdown on Glendora; Corin Berry Tossed 3 TD Passes & Ran for Another

Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) & game info from Zack Morton Football: Charter Oak took a 49-21 thumping last week in their own stadium. The Chargers knew it almost certainly ended any chances of a Sierra League title. So, how would COHS respond to a disappointing week-nine loss to Bonita? Well, they answered […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 03 2024

Anthony Gonzales Rushes for 325 Yards & Four TDs in South Hills’ 38-21 Hacienda League Victory at Los Altos

Football: With a loss at Los Altos in Friday’s regular season finale, South Hills would have dropped the final three games on its schedule for the sixth consecutive year. The Huskies entered week-10 having lost a pair of Hacienda League games to Chino (21-14) and Covina (40-35). For the record, those two close losses came […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 03 2024

Bonita’s 33-6 Victory at Colony Secured First Unbeaten Run Since 1999 & First League Title in 12 Years; Lippert Tossed 2 TD Passes to Robinson

Photos Beth Oualline Football: The Bonita football program wrote itself into the school’s record book on Friday night. The Bearcats cruised to a 33-6 victory at Colony. BHS scored the game’s first 33 points before Elijah Ybanez rumbled in from two yards out. The win secured an outright Sierra League championship. It’s the program’s first […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Nov 02 2024

Most Wins & Points Scored & Least Allowed Through Week-10: Bonita & Northview Finish 2024 Regular Season at 10-0

Photo by Gwen Pointer Football: Most Wins: Bonita (10-0) Northview (10-0) Duarte (9-1) Rio Hondo Prep (8-1) Covina (8-2) La Canada (8-2) Charter Oak (8-2) Monrovia (8-2) Muir (8-2) San Dimas (8-2) Damien (8-2) Chino Hills (7-3) Los Osos (7-3) RCHS (6-4) Glendora (6-4) Alta Loma (5-5) South Hills (5-5) San Marino (5-5) Upland (4-6) […]

By Brian Baiotto