Baseball: The Inland Valley Pirates didn’t take their first lead of the game until the top of the 10th inning. They scored two in the eighth, one in the ninth and four runs in the top of the 10th to claim a 9-5 victory over the Long Beach Legends in a Best of the West […]
Baseball: Talk about finishing what you started. The Alaska Goldpanners scored four runs in the bottom of the first and ninth innings to defeat Ventura County, 8-6, on Friday. And they did so in dramatic fashion. Trailing 6-4, and with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Rafael Flores hit a walk-off grand slam. […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor: Etiwanda entered the 2022 season just one year removed from having won 12 games and finishing fifth in the Baseline League. The Eagles’ pitching staff returned junior Dylan Goff (3-3) and seniors Alfredo Capacete (3-4) and Garrett Mnich (3-1), who combined to go 9-8, with a 4.42 ERA over 89 […]
Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There were signs early on that Don Furnald was going to be successful at Etiwanda, and that his Eagles would never go down without a fight. In Furnald’s first season at the Rancho Cucamonga school, the rookie coach nearly pulled off a miracle. With two weeks to play in the […]
Photos by Taegan Maysami Softball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor In 2022, the Bonita softball program literally had its best year ever. They won a record 28 games. The Bearcats claimed their first outright league (Palomares) championship in nine years. And most noteworthy, Bonita won its first CIF-SS (Division 3) softball title in school history. […]
Photos by Taegan Maysami Softball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor If you want to get the job done right, sometimes you have to do it yourself. And that’s exactly what Darren Baumunk did. Baumunk, who shares Bonita’s co-athletic director duties with Michelle Okayama, has been at the La Verne school for 17 years. Coach B […]
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Photos by Al Salgado: Baseball: There was a popular TV show in the 1980’s in which the lead character would always say, “I love it when a plan comes together.” And it seemed this week that everything was falling in line, and that Etiwanda was primed to win the CIF State Division 2 Southern California […]
Photo by Al Salgado: Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor What more could a 14-year-old baseball player ask for than to be on the mound in a CIF State Division 2 championship game? It might be a daunting task for most, but Etiwanda freshman Brady Ebel is as calm as they come. The Baseline League […]
Photos by Al Salgado Baseball: Considering they trailed 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning of Thursday’s CIF State Division 2 semifinal, the chances of claiming a mercy-rule victory an inning later was almost incomprehensible. But that’s exactly what Etiwanda accomplished. The Eagles got six runs in the fifth and sixth innings to defeat […]
Photos by Taegan Maysami: Softball: The greatest season in Bonita High School history came to an end on Thursday. Torrance defeated the Bearcats, 3-2, in the CIF State Division 2 semifinal round. Ryan Orange held BHS to just three hits. In the top of the sixth inning, and trailing 2-0, Audrey Garza walked and Camryn […]
Photo by Josh Thompson Baseball: CIF State Southern California First-Round Scores: Division 1: JSerra 5, Granite Hills 2 Notre Dame 10, Chatsworth 2 Huntington Beach 5, La Costa Canyon 1 Villa Park 6, Stockdale 2 Division 2: Etiwanda 6, Maranatha 1 Birmingham 8, Righetti 4 Rancho Bernardo 2, Torrance 1 Torrey Pines 1, Palos Verdes […]
Photo by Taegan Maysami Softball: CIF State Southern California First-Round Scores: Division 1: Roosevelt had a bye Camarillo 4, El Camino Real 3 Mission Viejo 13, Gahr 2 Oaks Christian 5, San Marcos 0 Division 2: Torrance 15, Cathedral Catholic 10 Bonita 5, Rancho Buena Vista 2 Tesoro 2, South Hills 1 Mater Dei Catholic […]
Photos by Taegan Maysami Softball: Eleven days after winning the school’s first CIF-SS (Division 3) softball championship, Bonita hosted Rancho Buena Vista in the first round of the CIF State Division 2 playoffs. And after a 5-2 victory, the Bearcats have now won 11 consecutive games. The Longhorns got single unearned runs in the first […]
Photos by Josh Thompson Baseball: Ten days after defeating Torrance in the CIF-SS Division 2 title game at Cal State Fullerton, Etiwanda hosted Maranatha in the first round of the CIF State Division 2 playoffs. The Eagles started Mason Schultz, and he lasted 2/3 of an inning, allowing one run on four walks. Yahir Ramirez […]
Baseball: CIF State First-Round Schedule: Games are Tuesday, Thursday & the So Cal Regional Finals are on Saturday: All games, according to the CIF State website, have a 4 pm start time Division 1: Granite Hills at JSerra Notre Dame at Chatsworth Huntington Beach at La Costa Canyon Villa Park at Stockdale Division 2: Maranatha […]
Softball: CIF State First-Round Schedule: Games are Tuesday, Thursday & the So Cal Regional Finals are on Saturday: Division 1: Top-seeded Roosevelt has a first-round bye Camarillo at El Camino Real Mission Viejo at Gahr San Marcos at Oaks Christian Division 2: Cathedral Catholic at Torrance Rancho Buena Vista at Bonita Tesoro at South Hills […]
Baseball: All-Hacienda League: Most Valuable Player: Andres Mitat, South Hill senior First Team: Matt Lorenzano, South Hills senior Andrew Ramirez, South Hills senior Jeremiah Sibrian, South Hills senior Paul Vazquez, South Hills sophomore David Castillo, Los Altos senior Jacob Rodriguez, Los Altos junior Andy Jimenez, Los Altos junior Kyle Calzadiaz, Walnut senior Cesar Chavez, Walnut […]
Baseball: All-Rio Hondo League: Most Valuable Pitcher: Andrew Primucci, Monrovia Most Valuable Player: Eric Taylor, Temple City First Team: Donovan Lorenzini, Monrovia Michael Castelli, Monrovia Shane Petersen, Monrovia Ryan Oliva, Monrovia Jack Zinn, Monrovia Jaykob Duhamel, Temple City Ethan Praslia, Temple City Adam Geller, La Canada Ryan Kiessling, La Canada Devin Robinson, South Pasadena Cayden […]
Baseball: All-Mission Valley League: Most Valuable Player: Travis Delgado, Marshall Fundamental First Team: Conrad Hunziker, Marshall Fundamental Jacob Hernandez, Marshall Fundamental Wes Pendleton, Marshall Fundamental Nick Chew, Marshall Fundamental Julian Barajas, Arroyo Carlos Salcedo, Arroyo Richard Inostros, Arroyo Mike Valenzuela, Arroyo Joseph Enriquez, Arroyo Elias Diosdado, Gabrielino Ryan Lee, Gabrielino Angel Alcantar, Mountain View Julio […]
