They knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Glendora had to replace a number of star players in key positions that helped lead the program to back-to-back CIF-SS semifinal appearances. And while this Tartans squad is forging its own identity, the results remain the same. GHS opened the first of five road games with a […]
Football: Ayala set the tone early and never looked back in Thursday’s season opener. The Bulldogs put together a first-possession scoring drive that consisted of 17 plays and ate up nearly 11 minutes of clock to open the floodgates. Ayala would cruise to a 38-14 victory over Temescal Canyon, and the Bulldogs defense didn’t allow […]
Editors Note: These schedules are based on each school’s MaxPreps page. If there are any mistakes, please send corrections to [email protected]. This site is run by one person, so for the time being, these 25 football programs are what we cover. In time, and after getting advertising revenue, I hope to get help and expand […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There are many high school football players in the San Gabriel Valley that work their butts off from the first practice of their freshman season to the moment he see’s triple zeros on the scoreboard, which signifies the end of that prep career some four years later. But it […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Over the past three years, an argument could be made that no SGV area football player did more in more ways to help his team win games than St. Francis running back Kevin Armstead. He rushed for 3,143 career yards and 39 touchdowns. And keep in mind, Armstead missed […]
Pictured L-R: Maggiore with director of football operations, Jeff Platt & son, Nate Maggiore. Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor He’s back! And just in time. Mike Maggiore, who guided West Covina to CIF-SS championships in 2004, 2010 and 2011 announced Thursday afternoon that he’s going to return as head coach of the Bulldogs when […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor To say there was an inordinate amount of pressure on Sean Jastrab as he took over the reigns of the Bonita offense would be a massive understatement. The Bearcats junior replaced a Bonita legend in quarterback JP Andrade, who now plays for Ohio State. In 2018, Andrade capped off […]
Football: Pictured L-R: Cade Marshman, AJ Salgado & Matt Gonzales By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There are a lot of reasons why the Glendora football program is 5-0 in 2019 and ranked No. 1 in the CIF-SS Division 5 poll for the last five weeks. The Tartans are well coached and they have much of […]
Football/Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor If you watched Glendora High School football over the past two years, the first four names you probably heard were Cade Marshman, Jacob Gonzalez, Xzavier Ford and AJ Salgado. Each of the four were studs and massive contributors for Coach Brandon Rohrer. In just two years, Rohrer’s program has […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor In 2019, Rio Hondo Prep has faced 10 football teams and each of its opponents knew exactly what the Kares were going to do. RHP has literally run over its competition and is 10-0. They won their first outright Prep League championship since 2015, knocking off the three-time champs […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Rio Hondo Prep three-sport athlete Alex Vazquez didn’t see his name in the headlines very often. Evan Foor, Jack Van Cleve, Jake Lang, Jonathan Guerrero and others got the lion’s share of the credit for the success of the Kares’ athletic programs by those of us in the media. […]
Football/Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Jack Van Cleve is a winner. The last time he got to play a full baseball season (2019), the Rio Hondo Prep right-hander got the save in the CIF-SS Division 6 title-game victory over Costa Mesa, 9-7. Van Cleve went two scoreless innings at UC Riverside to close out […]
Football/Baseball: Pictured L-R: Bulick w/football coach, Mark Holman, & Ryan with his mom, Shannon Bulick. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Don’t let his lean frame and boyish face fool you, because incoming senior and San Dimas quarterback Ryan Bulick has the arm and athleticism to take over a game. He plays for a Saints offense […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor San Dimas senior Nick Cuda was one of the San Gabriel Valley’s most elite and versatile football players in 2019. Cuda was the featured back in the Saints’ high-powered ground game, which averaged 360 yards per game. But he also made his presence felt at cornerback, as well as […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There are a number of athletes in the San Gabriel Valley that fit the definition of ‘elite’ and ‘game changer.’ But no player did more to help a program win games in more ways than did Glendora senior Cade Marshman. The two-way starter (receiver-defensive back) also returned punts and […]
Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor It seems that many sports fans go no further than wins and losses when determining a great coach. Perhaps it’s the leader of a team that has the most talent and makes the deepest playoff run. If you’re able to delve a tad deeper, though, the best coach can […]
Pictured L-R: Dustin O’Hara outside of GHS & O’Hara with his parents & friends. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Dustin O’Hara stepped onto Glendora High School soil one last time on Sunday evening. The GHS Superfan is moving this week with his family some 2,371 miles away to Hickory, North Carolina. Thankfully, O’Hara and his […]
High School Sports: Drawing by: Al Salgado By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor With all the ugliness it seems we’re forced to endure on a daily basis, whether that be the local or national news, the toxicity of the current political discourse or a myriad of other sad or depressing stories online, something very special happened […]
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor I met Nick Field back in 2006 and it was during the darkest moment of his young life. While covering a summer baseball playoff tournament for a local newspaper, a man working the event suggested a story topic that would end up being one of the most rewarding and heartbreaking […]
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Lou Farrar, one of the winningest high school football coaches in the history of California died on Sunday at the age of 73. The Charter Oak legend didn’t lose his battle with cancer as many say after a loved one passes away from this heinous affliction. It’s actually quite the […]
