Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

The Art Mazmanian I Knew; Legendary Mt. SAC Baseball Coach Dies at 91

By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When news broke Friday that longtime Mount San Antonio College baseball coach Art Mazmanian had passed away, it evoked many, many memories. And most were good between my college coach and me. Looking back, 99-percent of any squabbles we had were my fault. I wasn’t mature enough to realize he […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Aug 19 2019

Chavez, Ward, Magallanez Team up on Mound Thursday; South Hills Edges Charter Oak, 2-1, to Earn Hacienda League Championship

The South Hills-Charter Oak battle to capture the 2019 Hacienda League baseball championship was as competitive or more than any SGV-area race this season. Consider this: South Hills edged Charter Oak, 2-1, in Thursday’s title game. The Huskies earned the Hacienda League championship by one game, thanks to a game they won by one run. […]

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