Softball: Arcadia got a strong effort in the circle from Tiara Westbrook and the Apaches defeated San Dimas, 4-2, on Monday. The victory extended the Apaches’ win streak to six games. Westbrook went the distance and allowed two runs (one earned) on nine hits. She didn’t walk anyone and fanned five. Noelle Estephan singled twice […]
Softball: Covina edged Garey 7-6 on Monday in a game that featured a combined 28 hits. Oddly enough, the slugfest ended on a double-steal. Natalie Contreras got the loss for Garey after 6 2/3 innings of work. She surrendered seven runs (five earned) on 13 hits. Contreras didn’t walk anyone and struck out five. Maya […]
Softball: Glendora got four runs in the first inning and narrowly held on, 7-6, at winless Alta Loma. Samantha Meyndert went six innings for the Braves and allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits. She didn’t walk a batter and struck out five. GHS got four more off of Emily Boen on four hits […]
Softball: Arcadia got tested, but the Apaches remain unbeaten in Pacific League competition after Tuesday’s 4-2 victory over Burroughs. Tiari Westbrook went the distance for the win. Westbrook surrendered two runs (one earned) on six hits. She walked one and struck out one batter. Olivia Kam went 3-for-4 and scored and Isabella Scazzola had an […]
CIF-SS Softball Poll, April 19: Division 1: 1- Los Alamitos 2- Norco 3- Pacifica 4- Esperanza 5- South Torrance 6- Roosevelt 7- Huntington Beach 8- Valley View 9- Marina 10- Santa Margarita Division 2: 1- Villa Park 2- Upland 3- Beaumont 4- Oaks Christian 5- Westlake 6- Torrance 7- Downey 8- Camarillo 9- Diamond Ranch […]
Softball: Every Covina batter that got an official at-bat on Tuesday had at least one hit in the Colts 11-5 victory over Sierra Vista. Jordan Cervantes went the first 5 1/3 innings in the circle to earn the win. Cervantes allowed five runs on six hits. She walked six and struck out four. Monica Gutierrez […]
Softball: Azusa got one run in the top of the sixth inning and two more in the eighth to defeat Northview, 4-2, on Tuesday. Ariel Fierro got the loss for Northview. Fierro went all eight innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on nine hits. She walked two and struck out four. Gwendalyn Rivas walked, […]
Baseball: Rio Hondo Prep had to feel a tad fortunate to win a game in which they tallied just three hits and committed five errors. But that’s exactly what happened on Tuesday. It helps when you have an ace like Jack Van Cleve. Van Cleve went 6 2/3 innings and none of the three runs […]
Softball: Ashley Hibbard went 6 1/3 scoreless innings in the circle to lead Glendora to a 4-0 victory over Claremont in a Palomares League contest. Hibbard scattered four hits, walked one and struck out six Wolfpack batters. Haley Ganino closed out the shutout with 2/3 of an inning of relief. Bridget Nemeth singled and drove […]
Pictured L-R: Ben Staub & Daniel Ruiz Baseball: Daniel Ruiz was a one-man headache for Valley Christian. The Maranatha pitcher went the distance, allowing just one run on three hits. He walked one and struck out eight in the 5-1, Olympic League victory on Tuesday. At the plate, Ruiz had an RBI double and he […]
Softball: Glendora got out early and cruised to an 8-1 victory. The Tartans got one run in the first and five more in the second inning. Marissa Duarte was credited with the win for GHS. She went three innings, allowing one run on six hits. Bridget Nemeth and Ashley Hibbard provided two scoreless innings of […]
Softball: After eight days off, Glendora finally got to dust off their bats. And after going scoreless in the bottom of the first and second innings, GHS got 10 combined runs in the third and fourth to cruise to a 10-1 victory over Colony. Ashley Hibbard got the win in the circle. Hibbard allowed one […]
Baseball: Monrovia bounced back from its first loss of 2021 with a 9-0 victory over Pasadena. Coleman Mitchell got the win after six scoreless innings. Coleman surrendered three hits, didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight. Justin Brooks Evan Croad and Desi Lopez each singled and accounted for the Pasadena offense. Jaxon Bacon got […]
Pictured L-R: Abraham Zapata & Luke Mariscal Baseball: Etiwanda has a knack for wearing an opposing pitching staff down and striking late. The Eagles did it again on Saturday. Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Etiwanda jumped on Nathan Valdivia for five runs, and went on to claim a 7-3 victory. Valdivia […]
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Hailey Yoshida has accomplished so much in her high school career. And yet she just turned 15. Yoshida (and her teammates) led Westridge to the CIF-SS Division 7 title game for the first time in school history. The Tigers won postseason games over Coastal Christian, Vasquez, Whitney and Mayfield, before […]
Softball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor You couldn’t blame Miranda Robson or her teammates at Los Osos if they’d never heard of singer Vanessa Williams. But it seems a No. 1 hit single that she released more than a decade before any of the 2020 Grizzlies had even been born called ‘Save the Best for […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When Marshall takes the near eight-mile bus ride to Rosemead on Tuesday in the CIF-SS Division 7 semifinals, the Eagles go in with some serious momentum. Marshall and Rosemead have played twice this year in Mission Valley League play. And the Eagles were victorious on both occasions. In fact, […]
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There isn’t a scintilla of hyperbole in saying that Thomas Arnst left the Marshall Fundamental baseball program much better off than when he found it four years ago. And before going any further, Arnst would want you to know that his teammates and coaches had just as much to do […]
Water Polo: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When Ellie Travisano walked onto the GHS campus for the first time, expectations were incredibly high. And they came from both the girls water polo program and Travisano herself. From day one, Travisano has been a captain and a leading contributor for a team that hadn’t made the […]
It was a sad day for Maranatha High School when Dawson Netz left the Pasadena campus for the final time in late May.