Softball/ Apr 22 2021

Arcadia Remains Unbeaten in Pacific League Play After 4-2 Victory Over Burroughs

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 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Apr 21 2021

CIF-SS Softball Poll: Upland Ranked No. 2 in Division 2, West Covina is Eighth in D-5

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 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Apr 21 2021

Covina Pounds Sierra Vista Pitching in Tuesday’s 11-5 Victory; Colts Out-Hit Dons, 14-6

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 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Apr 21 2021

Azusa Outlasts Northview, 4-2, in 8 Innings; Canizales Earns Win for Aztecs

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, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Apr 18 2021

Hibbard Goes 6 1/3 Scoreless Innings, Strikes Out 6; GHS Shuts Out Claremont, 4-0, in Palomares League Showdown

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 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Apr 11 2021

Haley Ganino & Ashley Hibbard’s Bats Lead Glendora to an 8-1 Victory Over San Dimas

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 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Apr 08 2021

Hibbard & Ganino’s Arms & Bats Lead Glendora to 10-1 Victory Over Colony

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 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Feb 02 2021

Westridge Freshman Hailey Yoshida Ends Dream Season as Prep League’s Most Valuable Pitcher

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 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball,Top Stories/ Feb 01 2021

Miranda Robson Finishes Prep Career on High Note; Los Osos Senior Dominates With Arm & Bat in Turnaround Season for Grizzlies

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 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Aug 19 2019

Maranatha Star Devyn Netz to Play Senior Year for Ironwood Ridge High School in Tucson

It was a sad day for Maranatha High School when Dawson Netz left the Pasadena campus for the final time in late May.

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Aug 19 2019

Azusa’s Jillian Walker Perseveres Through Numerous Tragedies; Aztecs’ Star Senior Earns Spot at Illinois College

But this hard working, talented and giving young lady has suffered more heartbreak than most do in an entire lifetime.

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Aug 19 2019

FSHA Senior Amanda Ramirez Named Sunshine League MVP; Louisville Sophomore Grace Luderer Earns Most Valuable Pitcher Award

In 2019, Flintridge Sacred Heart escaped the previous two years in the league basement to earn a Sunshine League championship.

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Aug 19 2019

FSHA Seniors Amanda Ramirez, Amesie Noll, Julia Powers & Karrie Nishiyama Lead Tologs From League Basement to Penthouse

One year after finishing dead last in the Mission League, the Flintridge Sacred Heart softball program claimed the Sunshine League championship in 2019.

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Aug 19 2019

Virginia Nemeth (3), Ashley Waite (2) Combine For 5 Home Runs, 10 RBIs; GHS Hammers Alta Loma, 11-3, in Palomares League

Glendora picked a great time of the year to have its bats catch fire. The Tartans have defeated Bonita, Claremont and Alta Loma in that order, and have moved into sole possession of second place in the Palomares League with just two games to go. The exclamation mark of the last three league victories came […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Aug 19 2019

Westridge Freshman Hailey Yoshida Ends Dream Season as Prep League’s Most Valuable Pitcher

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 […]

By Brian Baiotto