Girls Flag Football/ Dec 18 2024

All-Baseline League: Upland Freshman Leah Davis Named Most Valuable Player After 2,271 Yards of Total Offense & 39 TDs

Flag Football: All-Baseline League: MVP: Upland freshman, Leah Davis Leah Davis Stats: Passing: 22-of-40 for 229 yards, 3 TDs & 0 INTs Rushing: 67 carries for 698 yards & 6 TDs Receiving: 92 receptions for 1,344 yards & 30 TDs Defensively: 88 tackles & 6 interceptions First-Team: Hayley Medina, Upland senior Amaya Contreras, Upland junior […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Nov 01 2024

All-Ambassador League: Western Christian’s Galdamez & Estrada & Linfield Christian’s Shaffer Named MVP, Offensive & Defensive Players of Year

Flag Football: All-Ambassador League: Player of the Year – Grace Galdamez (Sr.)- Western Christian Offensive Player of the Year (Fr.)- Maliyah Estrada – Western Christian Defensive Player of the Year – Ava Shaffer (Sr.) – Linfield Christian Sportsmanship Award – United Christian Academy Coach of the Year – Chris Estrada 1st-Team All-League Cass Serna (Sr.) […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 29 2024

Los Altos’ Simental, SHHS’ Ramos & SDHS’ Sandmark Named Hacienda League’s MVP, Offensive & Defensive Player of Year

Hacienda League Standings: Los Altos (18-5, 10-2) South Hills (22-8, 9-3) San Dimas (13-7, 8-4) Alta Loma 1-12, 0-9) Colony (1-19, 0-9)

By Brian Baiotto



Girls Flag Football/ Oct 27 2024

San Dimas Advances to Quarterfinal Round of CIF-SS Division 3 Playoffs After Saturday’s 19-6 Victory Over Highland

Flag Football: For the second consecutive playoff game, the San Dimas flag football program scored 19 points. And for the second consecutive time, the Saints walked off the field as the winner. On Tuesday, SDHS opened the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs with a 19-13 victory at Westminster. Fast forward four days, and San Dimas controlled […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 27 2024

Huntington Beach Ends Western Christian’s Record Season w/a 29-21 Victory in CIF D-1 Playoffs; Estrada Tossed Three TD Passes

Flag Football: Western Christian saw its remarkable inaugural season come to an end on Saturday. The Lancers fell, 29-21, at Huntington Beach, in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Western Christian’s 24 wins is tops among any SGV area program. The Oilers took a 22-7 lead into the break, and they outlasted the Lancers in Surf […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 24 2024

Etiwanda Survives Showdown w/Chino, 13-12, in First Round of the CIF D-3 Playoffs; Eagles Only had Five Offensive Possessions

Flag Football: Imagine only getting five possessions in a CIF-SS Division 3 playoff game and still winning. That’s exactly what Etiwanda did on Tuesday evening. The Eagles held on for a 13-12 victory over their visitors from Chino. But it wasn’t easy. Chino scored with 30 seconds to play, and they went for the two-point […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 23 2024

ML King Ends Ayala’s Season After Tuesday’s 20-12 Victory in First Round of D-3 Playoffs; Harris Tossed Two TD Passes for Bulldogs

Thanks to Randy Reams for these game notes Flag Football: Ayala’s inaugural flag football season came to an end on Tuesday evening. The Bulldogs fell, 20-12, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs at ML King in Riverside. Although it ended earlier than they would have liked, AHS had a remarkable first […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 23 2024

Schlim’s 1-Yard TD Pass to Garcia w/2 Seconds to Play Led SDHS to a 19-13 Victory at Westminster in First Round of D-3 Playoffs

Flag Football: San Dimas didn’t just win their first CIF-SS Division 3 playoff game in school history. The Saints did it in the most dramatic way possible. With the game tied at 13-13, and with two seconds to play, SDHS snapped the ball to Audrey Schlim. Schlim found Lacy Garcia on a 1-yard TD pass […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 19 2024

Western Christian Travels to Huntington Beach in D-1, While Bonita, Etiwanda & San Marino are Seeded in Divisions 2, 3 & 5, Respectively

Photo by Josh Thompson Flag Football: CIF-SS released the following seeding information, and just below that is the playoff schedule for the first round. PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 INAUGURAL CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION-FORD GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: LOS ALAMITOS, CA – CIF Southern Section-Ford Playoff pairings for the fall sport of girls’ flag football were announced at […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 17 2024

Western Christian Edged Linfield Christian, 20-19, to Secure Ambassador League Title; Estrada Tossed TD Passes 98, 99 & 100

Flag Football: Western Christian secured a first Ambassador League championship in its inaugural season. But it didn’t come easily or without drama. The Lancers scored on their first two drives to take a 13-0 lead. To their credit, Linfield Christian battled back and nearly knocked off WCHS. Trailing 20-13, the Lions scored with 4:40 to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 16 2024

Maliyah Estrada Passes for 506 Yards & 10 TDs in Tuesday’s 32-0 & 37-3 Ambassador League Victories Over Aquinas

Flag Football: Western Christian claimed season victories No. 22 and 23 on Tuesday night. The Lancers defeated Aquinas, 32-0 and 33-7, in a pair of Ambassador League games. With one game to play, WCHS holds a one-game lead over second-place Linfield Christian, and the Lancers and Lions meet up tonight in Ontario. Game One Notes: […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 16 2024

Bonita Secures Area’s Only Undefeated Regular Season w/a 13-6 Victory at Ayala in OT; Beatty Tossed TD Passes to Sweeney & McKinney

Photos by Josh Thompson (Chino Valley Champion) Flag Football: Ayala did everything it could to ruin Bonita’s perfect inaugural season when the girls in green visited Chino Hills on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs got on the board first. Brooklee Harris found Delilah Reynaga on a 30-yard TD pass. And AHS looked to take that 6-0 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 15 2024

GHS Closes Out Inaugural Regular Season w/an 18-0 Palomares League Victory Over Claremont; Tartans Went 5-2 in Final Seven Games

Flag Football: Glendora finished the inaugural 2024 flag football season on a high note. The Tartans shut out Claremont, 18-0, on Monday evening at Louie Pompei Memorial Park in Glendora. GHS led 6-0 at the break and put the game away in the second half. They finished having won five of their final seven games. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 11 2024

Bonita’s Long TD Pass From Beatty to Navarro Secures 20-19 Victory Over Claremont & a Palomares League Championship

Photo courtesy of @ZL.Shots on Instagram Pictured L-R: Kayla Heinlein, Simone Washington, Victoria Johnson, Angelique Diaz & Breanna Sandmark Flag Football: Claremont was just minutes away from handing Bonita, the SGV’s lone unbeaten program, its first loss of the 2024 regular season. With just one game to play next week, the Bearcats had the opportunity […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 10 2024

Bonita Outlasts SDHS, 19-14, in First Smudge Crown Rivalry Game; Beatty Tossed Three TD Passes for Undefeated Bearcats

Photos by Beth Oualline Flag Football: There’s only one thing better than remaining unbeaten. And that’s having to defeat your rival to stay that way. Bonita, the SGV area’s lone undefeated flag football program, welcomed their visitors from San Dimas on Wednesday evening. It was played in front of approximately 1,000 onlookers and several Los […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 10 2024

Western Christian Secured its 20th Win of the Season; Lancers Defeated Etiwanda, 27-6, in Wednesday’s Nonleague Showdown

Flag Football: Western Christian became the area’s first 20-win program. The Lancers (20-3) cruised to a 27-6 nonleague victory over Etiwanda. Maliyah Estrada completed 18 of her 24 pass attempts for 204 yards. Estrada tossed three TD’s and one interception. Bailey Osborne led the Lancers with eight receptions for 118 yards and one receiving TD. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 10 2024

Glendora Claims a 13-6 Nonleague Victory at West Covina; Phan, Husung & Casas Led Tartans ‘D’ in Shutting Out Bulldogs in Second Half

Photos by Joshua Joyce Flag Football: Glendora looked like they might be shut out for the third consecutive game. The Tartans recently dropped Palomares League games to Bonita (7-0) and Ayala (8-0), and they trailed 6-0 at West Covina at the half. Whatever it was that Coach Greg Bidoli said at the half seemed to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 08 2024

Western Christian Improves to 19-3 After Monday’s 26-18 Nonleague Victory at Colony; Kyla Johnson Tossed Two TD Passes

Flag Football: Facing a Colony program with just one win in 2024 (1-16 at kickoff), Western Christian was able to get a number of its athletes some legit playing time on Monday. Kyla Johnson got the start over her fellow freshman, Maliyah Estrada, and she completed 15-of-26 for 161 yards in a 26-18 victory in […]

By Brian Baiotto


Girls Flag Football/ Oct 08 2024

Ayala Claimed an 8-0 Palomares League Victory Over Glendora in Defensive Struggle; Becerra Tosses 40-Yard TD Pass to Gonzalez

Flag Football: Ayala has likely secured the Palomares League’s No. 2 spot after Monday’s 8-0 victory over Glendora. With one league game to play, AHS (3-2) would need undefeated Bonita (4-0) to drop Palomares games to visiting Claremont on Thursday, and at Ayala next Tuesday to share the league crown with the Bearcats. In the […]

By Brian Baiotto