Baseball/ Apr 23 2024

Farina & Reeve Combine to Strike Out 14 in Bonita’s 3-2 Victory at Glendora; Bearcats Secure Palomares League Championship

Photos by Cyara Vasquez Baseball: Bonita won its third consecutive Palomares League championship on Monday. But Glendora made them work for it. Trailing 2-0 in the top of the fourth inning, the Bearcats got RBI singles from Cody White and Andrew Sanchez, and they scored on a throwing error to take a 3-2 lead. Camden […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 21 2024

Final Week Standings & Schedules for Chaffey, Citrus, Mt. SAC & PCC; Panthers Already Secured IEAC Championship

College Baseball: Conference Standings & Final Week Schedules for Chaffey, Citrus, Mt. SAC & PCC: Inland Empire Athletic Conference Standings: Chaffey (26-11, 20-2) Mt. San Jacinto (28-10, 17-5) Desert (19-18, 15-8) Cerro Coso (17-21, 10-12 SBVC (15-22, 10-12) Victor Valley (7-27, 10-12) Barstow (4-35, 2-21) Chaffey’s Schedule: 4/22: PCC at Chaffey 4/23: Barstow at Chaffey […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 21 2024

Final Week Standings & Schedule: Maranatha & SDHS Have Secured Titles, While Arcadia, Bonita, Damien, LOHS, San Marino & South Hills in Contention

Photo by Beth Oualline Editor’s Note: I put the schedule of 210 Prep Sports programs that still have a chance at a title. Baseball: League Standings w/One Week to Play: Baseline League Standings: Damien (14-9-1, 9-2-1) Los Osos (16-8, 9-3) Chino Hills (14-7-2, 6-5-1) Etiwanda (9-15, 5-7) Upland (13-11, 3-9) RCHS (11-14, 3-9) Final Week […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 21 2024

Andrew Walters Hits Three-Run HR in Mt. SAC’s 12-5 Victory at LA Harbor; Mounties Have SCC-Best Eight-Game Win Streak

College Baseball: Mt. SAC continued its hot streak on Saturday. The Mounties scored nine runs in the top of the first inning, and they went on to defeat their host from LA Harbor, 12-5, on Saturday afternoon. The Mounties and Seahawks had 13 hits apiece. Mt. SAC has now won an SCC-best nine consecutive games, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 21 2024

Former PHS Pitchers Bacon & Griffith Team up in PCC’s 4-3 SCC Victory Over Cerritos; Lancers are First to Win Series vs State’s No. 1 Program

College Baseball: As the second to final week of the 2024 regular season got underway, Cerritos College was in cruise control. The No. 1 ranked program in the state had South Coast Conference series sweeps over LA Harbor, El Camino and Mt. SAC. The Falcons also secured 2-1 SCC series wins over Rio Hondo and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 20 2024

Lucas Favretto’s Arm & Bat of Jordan Viramontes Key in St. Francis’ 4-3 Nine-Inning Mission League Victory at Crespi

Baseball: St. Francis avoided a three-game Mission League sweep on Friday. But they had to work overtime to accomplish that feat. The Golden Knights edged Crespi, 4-3, in nine innings. Diego Velasquez got the loss after allowing one run on two hits over two innings. Velasquez walked one and fanned three St. Francis batters. Jordan […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 20 2024

Marshall Fundamental Falls at Arroyo, 3-2, in Nine Innings; Eagles Will Enter Playoffs as Mission Valley League’s No. 3 Seed

Baseball: Marshall Fundamental will have to settle for third place in the Mission Valley League. The Eagles needed wins over Arroyo, El Monte and Mountain View, and they had to count on some assistance from South El Monte to defeat Arroyo next week if the boys from Pasadena were to secure the MVL’s No. 2 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 20 2024

Conrad Hunziker IV Went Distance, Allowing Two Unearned Runs & Striking Out Four in Muir’s 9-2 Pacific League Victory Over Glendale

Photos by Conrad Hunziker III Baseball: Muir secured its second two-game Pacific League sweep of the 2024 season. The Mustangs never trailed in Friday’s 9-2 victory over Glendale. MHS out-hit GHS, 8-4. Conrad Hunziker IV went the distance and allowed a pair of unearned runs on four hits. Hunziker issued three walks and struck out […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 20 2024

Jack Rudometkin Tosses Two-Hit Shutout & Strikes Out Eight in Bonita’s 2-0 Palomares League Victory at Claremont

Baseball: There’s a reason Bonita’s closing in on a third consecutive Palomares League championship. And it’s called pitching. The Bearcats just completed a three-game sweep of Claremont by scores of 2-1, 13-1 and 2-0. BHS got a complete-game effort from Camden Farina on Monday, and six innings from Jayden Rodriguez-Bernal on Wednesday. Fast forward to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Apr 19 2024

Maranatha Sends Senior Malachi Dharmaratne off in Style; Minutemen Dominate CAMS, 16-2, in 2024 Season Finale

Photo of Malachi Dharmaratne courtesy of Amanda Lin Boys Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report: Playing their third match in three days, and after two intense, hard-fought losses, the Minutemen came into today’s match physically and mentally fatigued. But one mantra continued to echo throughout the team, “Win this for Malachi.” Today was […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 19 2024

Bishop Amat Secures Ninth Consecutive Del Rey League Title After Thursday’s 5-4 Victory Over La Salle in Eight Innings

Baseball: The Bishop Amat Del Rey League victory tour will march into 2025. At the beginning of the week, Amat held a three-game lead over second-place La Salle in the win column. But after victories of 6-2 on Tuesday, and 5-4 in eight innings on Thursday, it’s all about the boys from La Puente. Amat […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 19 2024

Felix Goes Six Scoreless in Walnut’s 4-0 Victory at South Hills; WHS & SHHS Tied Atop Hacienda League Standings w/One Week to Play

Baseball: Walnut showed its heart and mettle on Thursday. Two days after a disappointing 3-2 loss to visiting South Hills, the Mustangs struck back. WHS secured a 4-0 victory at SHHS. With one week to go in the 2024 regular season, South Hills and Walnut are tied atop the Hacienda League standings with identical 7-1 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 19 2024

San Marino Catches South Pasadena Atop Rio Hondo League Standings After Thursday’s 5-3 Road Victory

Baseball: Three days after a 6-5 home loss to South Pasadena, San Marino answered back. The Titans edged their host, 5-3, on Thursday. With two games to play in the 2024 regular season, the Titans and Tigers are tied at 7-3 in the Rio Hondo League penthouse. San Marino has two advantages, though. SMHS won […]

By Brian Baiotto


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