Baseball/ May 03 2023

Featured Playoff Game of the Week: Bonita & Arcadia Face Off Today in First Round of CIF-SS Division 1 Playoffs

Baseball: It would be difficult to find a more intriguing first round playoff game that pitted two SGV power programs quite like Bonita vs Arcadia. Both Ryan Marcos and Nick Lemas lead programs that vie for a league championship year in and year out. Of the 16 CIF-SS Division 1 games, the only other league […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 03 2023

Crescenta Valley, Glendora, Marshall Fundamental, San Dimas & South Hills Make Final CIF-SS Baseball Poll

Pictured:  Seniors from the 2023 South Hills program Baseball: Division 1: 1- Notre Dame/SO 2- Santa Margarita 3- Huntington Beach 4- JSerra Catholic 5- Cypress 6- Harvard Westlake 7- La Mirada 8- Corona 9- San Dimas 10- Pacifica/Garden Grove Division 2: 1- Aquinas 2- South Hills 3- Gahr 4- Mater Dei 5- Crespi 6- Vista […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 03 2023

Ayala, Azusa, Covina, Etiwanda, Flintridge Prep, Maranatha, Monrovia & Rancho Cucamonga Make Final CIF-SS Softball Poll

Pictured L-R: Ayala’s Taelor Walker & Tehya Banks Softball: Division 1: 1- Norco 2- Los Alamitos 3- Huntington Beach 4- Orange Lutheran 5- Murrieta Mesa 6- Oaks Christian 7- La Mirada 8- Esperanza 9- Riverside Poly 10- Pacifica Garden Grove Division 2: 1- Moorpark 2- Rio Mesa 3- JW North 4- Ayala 5- Marina 6- […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 03 2023

Pacifica Defeats Visiting Bonita, 4-1, in a CIF-SS Division 1 Wild Card Game; Serenity Reyes Singled & Doubled for Bearcats

Softball: After winning the school’s first softball championship in 2022, Bonita was bumped by CIF-SS from Division 3 to D-1. And in the first round of the Division 1 wild card round, Pacifica ended the Bearcats season with a 4-1 victory. Brooklyn Shroyer got the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits. Shroyer […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 03 2023

Grace Brethren Pounds Out 16 Hits in Tuesday’s 9-2 Victory Over Alverno Heights Academy in CIF D-5 Wild Card Game

Softball: The final softball game at Alverno Heights Academy is now in the history books. Grace Brethren handed the Jaguars a 9-2 loss in a CIF-SS Division 5 wild card game. The Lancers got three runs in the top of the first inning and four more in the sixth to pull away. Rosy Salazar went […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 03 2023

Madilyn Hernandez Hit 2 HR’s & Joie Economides Doubled Twice & Homered in South Hills’ 6-3 Victory Over Centennial in D-1 Wild Card Game

Softball: Editor’s Note: Centennial didn’t post their game stats on either Game Changer or MaxPreps. In spite of being 22-2-1, South Hills had to play a CIF-SS Division 1 wild card game on Tuesday. In the bottom of the fifth inning, and with the game tied at 1-1, the Huskies scored four times and pulled […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 02 2023

JC Baseball Playoff Preview: Chaffey College, The IEAC Champs, Host Fullerton This Weekend in Best of Three Series

College Baseball: Chaffey College busted their butts all year for what’s about to happen on Friday. And that’s hosting a first-round playoff series. The Panthers (21-3) ran away with the Inland Empire Athletic Conference by five games over second-place Mt. San Jacinto (16-8). They outscored their opponents, 234-104, in conference games, and since March 3rd, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Golf/ May 01 2023

VVL Finals: West Covina’s Amezcua Earns MVP & SDHS’ Distelrath & Moris Finish Second & Third, Respecively

Boys Golf: Thanks to Scott Higuera for this report: San Dimas dominated the field of 16, but West Covina’s Noah Amezcua (JR) takes the top spot and league MVP in the 36-hole Valle Vista League finals. Amezcua shot rounds of 78 and 79. Braden Distelrath (San Dimas senior) and Ryan Moris (San Dimas sophomore) secured […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Apr 29 2023

Final Softball Standings: Arcadia, Ayala, Chino Hills, Duarte, FSHA & South Hills All Secure League Championships

Softball: Editor’s Note: These records come directly from the MaxPreps page of each program. Baseline League: Chino Hills (17-8, 7-1) Etiwanda (13-9-1, 6-2) RCHS (19-5-1, 4-4) LOHS (9-13, 1-6) Upland (6-13, 1-6) Camino Real: Paraclete (19-1, 11-0) Alverno (9-7, 8-4) St. Joseph (12-15, 7-5) La Salle (2-13, 2-10) Serra (4-12, 1-11) Hacienda: South Hills (21-2-1, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 29 2023

Final Standings: Arcadia, Ayala, Bonita, Etiwanda, Flintridge Prep, Maranatha, Marshall Fundamental, SDHS, San Marino & South Hills Win League Titles

Baseball: Editor’s Note: These records come directly from the MaxPreps page of each program. Final Regular Season Records: Baseline League: Etiwanda (18-7, 13-2) Damien (19-7-2, 12-3) RCHS (12-13, 6-9) Upland (11-12, 6-9) Los Osos (9-15, 5-10) Chino Hills (8-16, 3-12) Del Rey: Bishop Amat (21-4-1, 12-0) La Salle (18-10, 7-5) Serra (12-13, 7-5) Paraclete (10-15, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 29 2023

Batres Goes Distance, Allowing One Earned Run & Fanning Eight in Northview’s 10-2 VVL Tiebreaker Victory Over WCHS

Baseball: While the 2023 Valle Vista League finished out its regular season on Thursday, third place had yet to be determined. Northview and West Covina split their two-game series this week, and that set up Friday’s tiebreaker. NHS got two in the first, five in the second and cruised to a 10-2 victory over the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 29 2023

Etiwanda’s 7-1 Victory at Damien Secured Three-Game Sweep & Second Consecutive Baseline League Championship

Photos by Donna Sobiesiak Baseball: Etiwanda opened the 2023 season as the defending Baseline League and CIF-Southern Section Division 2 champions. As the final week began, however, and with three games remaining, the Eagles found themselves two back of first-place Damien. EHS claimed victories of 11-3, and 6-5, on Monday and Wednesday, respectively, and that […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 29 2023

Zach Strickland, AJ Beltre & AJ Campana Combine on One-Hit Shutout & Strike Out 11 in Maranatha’s 7-0 Victory Over Serra

Baseball: Maranatha closed out its 2023 regular season by dominating Serra, 7-0, on Friday. Zach Strickland, AJ Beltre and AJ Campana combined on a one-hit shutout. Strickland went three, allowed one hit, walked two and struck out five. Beltre also provided three innings, issued one walk and fanned five Serra batters. And Campana didn’t allow […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 29 2023

South Hills Secures Sixth Hacienda League Title in Seven Years; Huskies Pound Rowland, 14-0, in Regular Season Finale

Baseball: It’s official. South Hills clinched its sixth Hacienda League championship in the last seven years. The Huskies crushed Rowland, 14-0, on Friday, as they out-hit the Raiders, 10-2. Daniel Camou went three scoreless and hitless innings to earn the win. Camou issued one walk and struck out six. Anthony Gaona allowed one hit over […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 29 2023

PCC Sweeps Compton After Friday’s 6-5 Victory; Lancers Secure Second Place in SCC & Await Playoff Opponent

College Baseball: Pasadena City College needed to win its last six games to secure the No. 2 seed out of the South Coast Conference. And on Friday, they can say, mission accomplished. Jakob Guardado went the distance in the Lancers’ 6-5 victory over Compton. Guardado surrendered three earned runs on eight hits. He issued one […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 29 2023

Arcadia Blows Out CV, 11-2, to Claim Pacific League Title; Apaches Extend Current Win Streak Over Falcons to Eight Games

Baseball: The Pacific League championship remains in the control of Arcadia High School. At the start of the week, Crescenta Valley needed just one of two with the Apaches to recapture the league crown. But after a 5-4 victory on Tuesday, and an 11-2 thumping on Friday, AHS remains in the league penthouse. Arcadia extended […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 28 2023

San Dimas Rallies Late for a 4-3 Victory at Charter Oak & an Outright Valle Vista League Championship

Baseball: San Dimas earned the outright 2023 Valle Vista League championship thanks to a pair of 4-3 drama-filled victories over Charter Oak. In Thursday’s win, SDHS scored three times in the top of the sixth and got one more in the seventh to edge the Chargers. Athen Malone went six for COHS and allowed three […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 28 2023

Alcon & Curley Combine for Nine RBIs in Northview’s 15-2 Valle Vista League Victory Over West Covina

Baseball: In its regular season finale on Thursday, Northview crushed West Covina, 15-2, in six innings. The Vikings out-hit the Bulldogs, 12-7, on senior day. NHS got 11 runs (five earned) on seven hits over 3 2/3 innings off Kenneth Lyles. Lyles walked four and fanned two. Aiden Trejo surrendered four runs on five hits […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 28 2023

Patterson Goes Five Scoreless & Strikes Out Four in Bonita’s 11-0 Victory at Colony; Bearcats Claim Share of Palomares Title

Baseball: Garrett Patterson was going to make sure that Bonita left Ontario with nothing less than a share of the Palomares League championship. Patterson went five scoreless innings in the Bearcats 11-0 victory over the Titans. He allowed one hit, didn’t issue a walk and struck out four. Tristan Rambaud got the final six outs. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Apr 28 2023

Ayala Clinches Share of Palomares Title After Scoring Runs in Seventh & Eighth Innings & Defeating Glendora, 3-2, on Thursday

Baseball: Ayala certainly earned their share of the Palomares League championship this week. The Bulldogs swept Glendora, and Bonita claimed the other half by sweeping Colony. On Thursday, AHS got single runs in the top of the seventh and eighth innings to edge Glendora, 3-2. Michael Moses pitched his butt off, allowing an unearned run […]

By Brian Baiotto