Baseball/ Apr 19 2024

Ferraro Goes Eight-Plus & Griffith Gets PCC Out of Ninth-Inning Jam in Lancers’ 2-1 SCC Victory at No. 1 in State Cerritos

Pictured: Thomas Villanueva, Evan Nahra & Jameson Ferraro College Baseball: No biggie. With their postseason hopes on the line, Pasadena City College entered the final week of their South Coast Conference schedule in a two-way tie for fourth place with El Camino. To make the task even steeper, the Lancers were set to face the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Apr 18 2024

New Roads Dashed Maranatha’s Hopes of Competing in CIF-SS Postseason After Wednesday’s 12-6 Victory Over Minutemen

Photo of Hayden Geeting courtesy of Amanda Lin Boys Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report: With their hopes for qualifying for the playoffs riding on this match, Maranatha knew what they had to do. It wasn’t impossible. The plan on how to get it done was in place; but to do it, they […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

San Dimas Clinches at Least a Share of VVL Title After 16-2 Victory at Northview; SDHS Out-Hit NHS, 21-4, on Wednesday

Baseball: The San Dimas victory tour continued on Wednesday at Northview High School. SDHS claimed a 16-2 Valle Vista League victory in five innings. The Saints out-hit the Vikings, 21-4, and they had a 7-1 advantage in extra-base hits. Through the first seven Valle Vista League games, SDHS has outscored its opponents by a combined […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

Reese Kim Goes 5 2/3, Allows Unearned Run & Strikes Out Eight in Pasadena’s 4-2 Victory at Hoover; PHS Completes Two-Game Pacific League Sweep of Tornados

Baseball: Pasadena earned its first two-game Pacific League sweep of the 2024 season. After a 2-0 victory on Tuesday, the Bulldogs defeated the Tornados, 4-2, on Wednesday. Adrian Oseguera went the first 1 1/3 innings, and he allowed one run on two hits. Reese Kim did the heavy lifting, going 5 2/3 and he surrendered […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

Damien Scores Twice in the Third & Nathan Ries & Troy Lopez Made That Stand up in Spartans 2-1 Baseline League Victory at Rancho Cucamonga

Baseball: Damien continues its quest for a Baseline League championship. The Spartans edged Rancho Cucamonga, 2-1, on Wednesday, and they remain one-half a game back of Los Osos with four to play. Nathan Ries went six innings to earn the win. Ries surrendered one unearned run on two hits. He walked one and struck out […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

Bonita Scored 10 Runs in First Inning Before Claremont Recorded an Out & Cruised to a 13-1 Palomares League Victory Over Wolfpack

Photos by Beth Oualline Baseball: Bonita didn’t waste any time in putting Claremont away early. Literally. The Bearcats scored 10 runs in the bottom of the first inning before the Wolfpack got a single out. And they would cruise to a 13-1 victory. With four games to play in the regular season, BHS remains two […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

Declan Bowers Goes Distance, Allowing One Run on Six Hits in Covina’s 6-1 Valle Vista League Victory Over Charter Oak

Photos by Gwen Pointer Baseball: Covina got an outstanding effort from Declan Bowers on Wednesday. He went the distance in a 6-1 Valle Vista League victory over Charter Oak. Bowers scattered six hits, didn’t issue a walk and struck out a pair of COHS batters. Bowers needed just 76 pitches to finish what he started […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 18 2024

Los Osos Jumps Out Early & Cruises to a 12-2 Baseline League Victory Over Etiwanda; LOHS Leads Damien by One-Half Game w/Four to Play

Baseball: Los Osos kept its half-game lead over Damien atop the Baseline League standings on Wednesday. The Grizzlies scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning, and they cruised to a 12-2 victory over Etiwanda. In the first two games of this three-game series, LOHS has outscored EHS, 28-3. Michael Aleman was charged […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 17 2024

Kaleb Derosier Tosses a Two-Hit Shutout & Strikes Out Nine in Pasadena’s 2-0 Pacific League Victory Over Hoover

Baseball: Kaleb Derosier put Pasadena on his back in Tuesday’s 2-0 Pacific League victory over Hoover. Derosier tossed a two-hit shutout, walked one and struck out nine HHS batters. Derosier struck out seven separate Tornados at least once, and he got Alex Weimar three times. At the plate, Derosier had a sac fly in the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 17 2024

Miguel Castillo Goes Distance, Allowing Unearned Run & Two Hits in Muir’s 3-1 Pacific League Victory at Glendale

Photos by Conrad Hunziker III Editor’s Note: a full photo gallery by Mr. Hunziker will be posted on Wednesday afternoon. Baseball: Muir secured Pacific League win No. 3 on Tuesday. The Mustangs rode the arm of Miguel Castillo to a 3-1 victory at Glendale. Castillo went the distance and allowed one unearned run on two […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 17 2024

Blake Hagerty Goes Seven Scoreless, Allows Two Hits & Strikes Out Eight in Mt. SAC’s 8-0 SCC Victory at LA Harbor

College Baseball: Mt. SAC has won six consecutive games and 10 of their last 11. The Mounties easily dispatched of their hosts from LA Harbor, 8-0, on Tuesday. The South Coast Conference’s cellar dwellers had more errors (7) than they did hits (5). Blake Hagerty went seven scoreless innings to earn the win. Hagerty allowed […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Apr 17 2024

Duarte Edges Young Maranatha Squad, 10-8, But Minutemen Making Forward Strides as 2024 Season Winds Down

Photo of Willem Klop courtesy of Amanda Lin. Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report: Boys Tennis: When Maranatha and Duarte met last season, much of the Falcons’ team were underclassmen, while most of the Minutemen were upperclassmen. MHS won 14-4. A year later, most of the Falcons are now upperclassmen and have improved and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 17 2024

Claremont Cruises to a 16-2 Palomares League Victory Over Bonita; Wolfpack Singles & Doubles Won 8 of 9 Matches Apiece

Boys Tennis: Claremont is one step closer to a potential outright Palomares League championship. On Tuesday, the Wolfpack secured a dominating 16-2 victory over Bonita. The CHS singles and doubles teams both went 8-1 in their nine matches. Caleb Settles, the No. 1 singles player for Claremont, went 3-0 by scores of 6-0, 6-1 and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 17 2024

Los Osos Pounds Etiwanda Pitching for 17 Hits in Tuesday’s 16-1 Baseline League Victory; LOHS Leads Damien by 1/2 a Game w/Five to Play

Baseball: Mother Nature forced Etiwanda and Los Osos to wait until Tuesday for the first of their three-game Baseline League series. And for all intents and purposes, the Grizzlies put the game away in the first inning. LOHS scored eight runs in the top of the first inning, and they cruised to a 16-1 victory […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 17 2024

Manzo’s Two-Run Two-Out Single in Sixth Leads South Hills to a 3-2 Victory at Walnut; SHHS Lead WHS in Battle of Hacienda League Unbeatens

Baseball: South Hills took a big step towards another Hacienda League championship on Tuesday. The Huskies edged their host from Walnut, 2-1, in a game that featured two 6-0 programs. Trailing 2-1 in the top of the sixth inning, sophomore Matt Manzo had a clutch two-run two-out single to score Christian Gomez and Noah Malone. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 16 2024

Arcadia, Azusa, Chino Hills, Crescenta Valley, La Salle, Maranatha & San Dimas All Ranked in Monday’s CIF-SS Poll

Baseball: April 15th CIF-SS Poll: Division 1: 1. Corona 2. Lutheran/Orange 3. Harvard-Westlake 4. Santa Margarita 5. Huntington Beach 6. La Mirada 7. JSerra Catholic 8. Mater Dei 9. San Dimas 10. Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks Others: Bishop Amat, Bonita, Gahr, South Hills, Vista Murrieta, West Ranch Division 2: 1. Westlake 2. Arlington 3. Paloma Valley […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 16 2024

Andrew Carter Threw Five Scoreless & Hitless Innings & Struck Out Eight in Damien’s 8-0 Baseline League Victory Over Rancho Cucamonga

Baseball: Damien bounced back nicely from Friday’s nine-inning loss to Los Osos. The Spartans got a great effort from Andrew Carter in Monday’s 8-0 Baseline League victory over their visitors from Rancho Cucamonga. Carter went five scoreless and hitless innings. He issued one walk and struck out eight RCHS batters. Gage Wiese provided two scoreless […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 16 2024

Bonita’s Farina Wins 2-1 Pitchers’ Duel Against Claremont’s Plotkin; Villa & Vazquez Provided RBI Singles in Sixth & Seventh Innings, Respectively

Baseball: Bonita did what league champions do. They hung around long enough and found a way to grind out a victory. And such was the case for the Bearcats baseball program in its 2-1 Palomares League victory at Claremont. They missed a couple of opportunities to move runners over, but the bottom line is ‘scoreboard.’ […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 15 2024

Baseball League Scenarios; Arcadia, Bonita, Damien, Flintridge Prep, La Salle, LOHS, Maranatha, Marshall, SDHS, San Marino & South Hills in Contention

Photo by Gwen Pointer: Editor’s Note: This story revolves around teams within the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone that have a realistic shot at winning a league championship over the next two weeks. Baseball: One of the area’s best and most compelling leagues is easily the Baseline League. With a pair of three-game series that […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Apr 14 2024

Maaske, Reyes & Lee Combine to Shut Down Colony Bats; Bearcats Enter Final Two Weeks of Regular Season After 10-0 Victory Over Titans

Softball: Bonita ended week nine of the 2024 softball season with a 10-0 victory at Colony. Kaitlyn Maaske went five scoreless innings to earn the win. Maaske allowed one hit and got 10 of her 15 outs via strikeout. Serenity Reyes and Skyler Lee provided one scoreless inning apiece, and Reyes actually struck out the […]

By Brian Baiotto