Baseball/ Apr 26 2022

Joey Frey Goes Six Scoreless Innings & Strikes Out 13 in Loyola’s 7-0 Victory at Alemany

Baseball: Loyola has all but wrapped up fourth place in the Mission League after Monday’s 7-0 victory at Alemany. With two games remaining, the Cubs are just one-half game behind third-place Crespi. And if St. Francis is able to win one of their two remaining games with the Celts, Loyola could finish as high as […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 26 2022

Etiwanda Wins Baseline League Championship After 16-1 Victory at Upland; Freshman Brady Ebel Improves to 5-0 w/a 0.23 ERA

Baseball: Etiwanda won its fifth Baseline League title since 2015. The Eagles hammered their host from Upland, 16-1, on Monday. And with two games to go, and Damien’s 8-1 victory over second-place Rancho Cucamonga, Etiwanda now enjoys a two-game lead over both the Cougars and Spartans. On top of that, the Eagles claimed two-game-to-one Baseline […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 25 2022

With Three Games Remaining in SCC Play This Week, Mt. SAC Enters w/a One-Game Lead Over El Camino & LBCC

College Baseball: After sweeping Compton this past week, Mt. SAC enters the final three games of the regular season with a one-game lead over LBCC and El Camino atop the SCC Standings. The Mounties thumped the Tartars by a combined margin of 51-10. They will face off with El Camino on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 25 2022

Standings & Final Week Schedule; Arcadia, Etiwanda, Marshall Fundamental, Monrovia & Northview Nearing Outright League Titles

Photo by Gwen Pointer: Baseball: SGV area baseball programs will finish off their regular season schedules this week. And there is still plenty of drama ahead. Etiwanda holds a one-game lead over Rancho Cucamonga in the Baseline League title chase after winning two of three this past week with the Cougars. The Eagles have a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 25 2022

Maranatha Defeats La Quinta, 11-6, on Saturday; Minutemen Went 3-1 in Central Coast Classic Tournament Play

Baseball: Maranatha closed out Central Coast Classic Tournament play on Saturday with a record of 3-1. The Minutemen defeated La Quinta, 11-6. Garret McGuigan went four innings to earn the win. McGuigan allowed two runs on five hits. He walked one and fanned three. Jayvin Baxa walked, singled twice, scored and had two RBIs. Dylan […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 23 2022

Monrovia Nearing Second Consecutive Rio Hondo League Title; Wildcats Blew Out San Marino, 12-2, on Friday

Baseball: Monrovia is just one win away from claiming a second consecutive Rio Hondo League championship. The Wildcats defeated San Marino, 12-2, on Friday. Donovan Lorenzini went five scoreless innings to earn the win. Lorenzini allowed two hits, walked one and fanned four San Marino batters. Brendan Long singled twice and scored for the Titans. Jay […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 23 2022

Anthony Vasquez Throws No-Hitter & Strikes Out 17 in Charter Oak’s 6-0 Victory at Diamond Ranch

Photos by Gwen Pointer Baseball: Nooooooooooooooooooo! Charter Oak’s Anthony Vasquez was just two outs away from tossing a perfect game on Friday. A seventh-inning error, by a COHS infielder, however, cost Vasquez a shot at perfection. But the Chargers’ junior shook off any frustation and settled for a no-hitter in a 6-0 Valle Vista League […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 23 2022

Ian Hoffstetter Allows Unearned Run on One Hit & Strikes Out Three in Arcadia’s 7-1 Victory Over PHS

Baseball: Arcadia answered Tuesday’s first loss to Pasadena with a 7-1 victory on Friday. Ian Hoffstetter went six innings and allowed just an unearned run on one hit to earn the win. Hoffstetter walked two and fanned three PHS batters. Gabriel Lopez closed the door with a scoreless seventh inning of relief. Lopez allowed one […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Apr 23 2022

Arcadia Finishes Regular Season w/Five Set Victory Over Crescenta Valley; Apaches & Falcons Tie for Second in Pacific League

Boys Volleyball: Just over a month ago, Arcadia got swept at Crescenta Valley, which dropped the Apaches to third place in the Pacific League. Fast forward to Friday, and Arcadia answered back with a five-set, regular-season ending victory over the visiting Falcons. CV took leads of 1-0 and 2-1, but the Apaches responded and claimed […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 22 2022

Max Brunngraber Allows Unearned Run & Strikes Out 10 in Flintridge Prep’s 3-1 Prep League Victory at Chadwick

Baseball: Flintridge Prep rode the arm and bat of Max Brunngraber in a 3-1 victory at Chadwick. The Prep League champions improved to 9-2 in league games. Nathaniel Castro went the distance and surrendered three runs (two earned) on five hits. He walked three and fanned four Wolves’ batters. Brunngraber walked and had a two-run […]

By Brian Baiotto


Golf/ Apr 22 2022

Glendora Remains Undefeated in Palomares League Matches After Thursday’s 7-Stroke Victory Over Ayala

Boys Golf: Glendora needed and got a balanced effort on Thursday. The Tartans edged visiting Ayala, 215-222, at the Glendora Country Club. Andrew Gahshan led GHS with a team-low score of 41. Other Glendora scores included Keefe Pantayatiwong (42), Casey Gerber (42), Ashtin Mount (44), Will Browne (46), and Carter Gauthier, who shot a 47. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 22 2022

Bonita Secures Palomares League’s No. 1 Seed; Garrett Patterson Throws 4-Hit Shutout & Strikes out 11 in 7-0 Victory at Colony

Baseball: Garrett Patterson put Bonita on his back in Thursday’s 7-0 victory at Colony. The Bearcats win, coupled with an Ayala loss at Glendora, allowed BHS to secure the Palomares League’s No. 1 spot in the CIF-SS playoffs. With two games remaining, Bonita leads second-place Ayala by two games, and the Bearcats went 3-0 this […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 22 2022

GHS Snaps 10-Game Losing Streak to Ayala; Tartans Defeat Bulldogs, 7-2, Behind Wooldridge’s Arm & Bat

Baseball: Braydon Wooldridge had one last shot at beating Ayala on Thursday. The Bulldogs entered the contest having won 10 consecutive games against the Tartans. Wooldridge, though, put the Tartans on his back in a 7-1, Palomares League victory. He went six innings and allowed a pair of unearned runs on four hits. Wooldridge walked […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 21 2022

Evan Avitia Goes Five Scoreless Innings & Fans Five in Charter Oak’s 6-2 Victory Over Diamond Ranch

Photos by Gwen Pointer Baseball: Charter Oak won its fifth consecutive Valle Vista League game on Wednesday. Evan Avitia went five scoreless innings to earn the win. Avitia allowed three hits, walked one and struck out five Diamond Ranch batters. Gabriel Granados had an RBI single. Rene Smith walked, singled and scored. Giovanni Guerrero and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Apr 21 2022

Arcadia Sweeps PHS on Wednesday; Apaches Close Out Regular Season on Friday vs Crescenta Valley

Boys Volleyball: Arcadia wrapped up third place in the Pacific League weeks ago. But the Apaches aren’t content with the league’s third seed. After sweeping Pasadena by scores of 25-12, 25-20 and 25-17 on Wednesday, Arcadia has one game remaining before it gets its CIF-SS playoff pairing. On Friday, the Apaches will host second-place Crescenta Valley, and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 20 2022

Ethan Nunez Hits Grand Slam in Ayala’s 8-4 Victory Over Visiting Glendora; Andres Pasillas Went Six Innings to Earn Win

Photos by Josh Thompson Baseball: To say that Ayala has had Glendora’s number of late would be quite an understatement. After Tuesday’s 8-4 victory over the visiting Tartans, the Bulldogs extended their head-to-head win streak to 10 games. The last time GHS defeated AHS dates all the way back to March 16th of 2018. But […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 20 2022

Tyler Holley’s Two-Run, Walk-Off HR Leads Bonita to 5-3 Victory Over Colony; Justin Santiago Went Distance & Struck Out 11

Baseball: What makes baseball different and some would argue better than the two other ‘major’ sports (football & basketball), is that anybody can beat anyone, regardless of an apparent talent or statistical mismatch. And such is the case for Colony High School. The Titans are 1-11 in Palomares League play, and yet their lone win […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 20 2022

Pasadena Defeats Arcadia For First Time in Eight Years; Joe Bacon Goes Distance in Tuesday’s 8-1 Victory

Baseball: Pasadena picked up their first victory over Arcadia since April 8th of 2014. The Bulldogs got six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and went on to defeat the Apaches, 8-1, on Tuesday. Joe Bacon went the distance to earn the win. Bacon allowed one run on four hits. He walked two […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 20 2022

Flintridge Prep Secures Prep League Championship; Wolves Defeat Chadwick, 7-2, on Tuesday

Baseball: Flintridge Prep secured at least a share of the Prep League championship on Tuesday. The Wolves defeated visiting Chadwick, 7-2. With two league games remaining, Flintridge Prep has a two-game lead over second-place Poly. The Wolves, however, picked up the three-game season sweep over the Panthers. And that means there is no scenario in […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 19 2022

With Two Weeks Remaining, PCC & Mt. SAC Sit Atop South Coast Conference Standings; Lancers & Mounties Back in Action Today

College Baseball: With just two weeks to go, the South Coast Conference appears to be heading for a dramatic end to the 2022 regular season. PCC and Mt. SAC sit atop the conference standings with identical 14-4 records. But there are two other programs on their heels. Long Beach and El Camino are just one-game […]

By Brian Baiotto