Softball/ May 25 2022

Diamond Ranch Freshman, Izel Avalos, Named Valle Vista League’s MVP; First, Second & Honorable Mention List Inside

Photo credit: Diamond Ranch High Athletics Facebook Page Softball: All-Valle Vista League: Most Valuable Player: Izel Avalos, Diamond Ranch freshman First Team: Amber Rodriguez, Northview Brittney Rivas, Northview Ariel Fierro, Northview Gracie Strycula, San Dimas Kelsey Barrett, San Dimas Jersey Cabana, San Dimas Adrianna Urias, West Covina Kennedy Griego, Covina Maya Venegas, Covina Alexis Sumpter, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 25 2022

Northview’s Dean Curley Named Valle Vista League’s MVP; Batres, Barragan, Frey & Cruz Earn First-Team Spots

Photos by Gwen Pointer Baseball: All-Valle Vista League: Most Valuable Player: Dean Curley, Northview Junior First Team: Sal Batres, Northview Ivan Barragan, Northview Diego Frey, Northview Isaiah Cruz, Northview Ayden Garcia, San Dimas Matt Romero, San Dimas Landon White, San Dimas Evan Avitia, Charter Oak Anthony Vasquez, Charter Oak Chris Gonzalez, Charter Oak Ryan Perez, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 25 2022

RHP’s Tatiana Foor Named Prep League’s Most Valuable Pitcher; Grace Pollock, Madison Metz & Elle Curtis Earn First-Team Honors

Softball: All-Prep League: Most Valuable Pitcher: Tatiana Foor, Rio Hondo Prep Most Valuable Player: Karlie Dawson, Chadwick First Team: Grace Pollock, Rio Hondo Prep Madison Metz, Rio Hondo Prep Tatiana Foor, Rio Hondo Prep Elle Curtis, Rio Hondo Prep Soleil Ybarra, Westridge Delailah Lopez, Providence Breanna Pelaez, Providence Olyvia Rutter, Providence Jamie Pernecky, Mayfield Maddie […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ May 24 2022

Monrovia’s Gunnar Keeling & Marvin Fong Named CIF-SS Division 6 Player & Coach of the Year

Boys Volleyball: Winning championships has its privileges. And that’s the case for the Monrovia boys volleyball program. After a 5-5 run, and a third-place finish in Rio Hondo League matches, the Wildcats found their stride and made history. Monrovia went 8-0 in the 2022 postseason, which included CIF-SS Division 6, and CIF State Division 4 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 24 2022

Flintridge Prep’s Nick Gonzalez Named Prep League’s Most Valuable Player

Baseball: All-Prep League: MVP: Nick Gonzalez, Flintridge Prep senior First Team: Gio Ortega, Rio Hondo Prep senior Ryan McCulloch, Rio Hondo Prep junior Max Brunngraber, Flintridge Prep junior Spencer Seid, Flintridge Prep senior JR Kully, Flintridge Prep junior Connor Cafferty, Providence junior Adam Arther, Poly junior Jason Mayo, Poly senior Mike Zbyszewski, Chadwick senior Second […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 24 2022

Etiwanda Freshman Brady Ebel Named Baseline League’s MVP; Roellig, Goff, Briseno & McEvoy Earn First-Team Spots

Baseball: All-Baseline League: Most Valuable Player: Brady Ebel, Etiwanda freshman First Team: Dylan Goff, Etiwanda junior Austen Roellig, Etiwanda junior Tyler McEvoy, Etiwanda junior Armando Briseno, Etiwanda senior Ryan Mullan, Damien senior Seth Sumner, Damien senior Tyler Daley, Damien junior Tate Shimao, RCHS senior Jacob McCombs, RCHS junior Dakota Gray, RCHS senior Jeremy Giesegh, Upland […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ May 24 2022

One Week After Being Swept in CIF D-3 Final, Upland Pays Royal Back in Five-Set Road Thriller to Claim CIF State D-2 Title

Boys Volleyball: Talk about your ultimate payback. And it only took a week to accomplish. The Upland High School volleyball program entered the CIF-SS Division 3 title match versus Royal having not lost in almost two months. To their credit, Royal, also named the Highlanders, swept UHS on May 14th at Long Beach City College. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ May 23 2022

Monrovia Rallies From 2-1 Deficit to Defeat Mar Vista in Five Games to Claim CIF State Division 4 Championship

Boys Volleyball: Wow! What a way to end the 2022 season. Monrovia, in just their fourth year as a program, clinched CIF-SS Division 6 & CIF State Division 4 championships in 2022. And consider this…the Wildcats finished 5-5 in Rio Hondo League matches, which was good for third place. After state playoff sweeps over Los […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 23 2022

Arcadia’s Ian Hofstetter Named Pacific League Pitcher of Year, & Burroughs’ Nick Forrest & Arcadia’s Daniel Chavez Share co-MVP Honor

Baseball: All-Pacific League: Pitcher of the Year: Ian Hoffstetter, Arcadia HS Co-Players of the Year: Daniel Chavez, Arcadia, & Nick Forrest, Burroughs Co-Coaches of the Year: Marcus Whithorne, Glendale, & Matt Magallon, Burroughs First Team: Milan Bugarin, Glendale Makhi Clark, Muir Alex Dolan, Arcadia Jack Esguerra, Arcadia Jameson Ferraro, CV Mason Medina, Burroughs Daniel Neria, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 23 2022

Bonita Pitcher, Brooklyn Shroyer, Named Palomares League’s MVP

Pictured L-R: Brooklyn & Bryce Shroyer Softball: All-Palomares League: MVP: Brooklyn Shroyer, Bonita junior First Team: Karson Zavala, Ayala junior Madison Zaro, Ayala senior Mckenzy Becerra, Ayala freshman Samantha Meyndert, Alta Loma senior Madyson Clark, Claremont senior Abby Moran, Claremont junior Annabelle Duenas, Colony senior Bridget Nemeth, Glendora junior Makenna Coleman, Glendora junior Ashley Hibbard, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 23 2022

Glendora’s Braydon Wooldridge Named Palomares League’s MVP

Baseball: All-Palomares League: Most Valuable Player: Braydon Wooldridge, Glendora senior First Team: Ian Wolski, Alta Loma senior Seth Reker, Alta Loma junior Dakodah Kinsley, Alta Loma senior Ethan Nunez, Ayala junior Ty Borgogno, Ayala senior Vinny Hudson, Ayala sophomore Andres Pasillas, Ayala senior Marcus Galvan, Ayala junior Adian Lopez, Bonita junior Luke Mistone, Bonita senior […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 22 2022

Dylan Goff Allows Unearned Run & Strikes Out 9 in Etiwanda’s 6-1 Victory Over Torrance to Win CIF D-2 Title

Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Two days before he took the mound against Torrance in the CIF-SS Division 2 title game at Cal State Fullerton, Dylan Goff’s teammates exuded their utmost confidence in the Etiwanda junior. They told this reporter that Goff throws a lot of strikes, that he’s a great competitor, and they […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 21 2022

Shroyer Tosses Five-Hit Shutout in Bonita’s 6-0 Victory Over Tesoro; Bearcats Secure First CIF-SS Softball Championship in School History

UPDATED: To view Taegan Maysami’s 84-pic photo gallery, click on the Facebook link here: Facebook Softball: You know expectations are incredibly high when your ace tosses a five-hit shutout to clinch the first CIF-SS softball championship in school history, and reporters want to know why she only had one strikeout. But such was the case […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ May 20 2022

Monrovia Sweeps Saddleback in Rematch of Last Week’s D-6 Final; Wildcats to Host Mar Vista in Saturday’s CIF State So Cal D-4 Regional Final

Note: Thanks to Coach Fong for this photo of the Monrovia boys volleyball team. This picture was from last week’s CIF-SS Division 6 championship-match victory over the same Saddleback program they beat tonight (Thursday) in the CIF State Division 4 playoffs. Boys Volleyball: Five days after defeating Saddleback in four games in the CIF-SS Division […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ May 20 2022

Upland Sweeps Westview in Thursday’s CIF State Division 2 Match; Highlanders Get Second Shot at Royal in So Cal Regional Final

Boys Volleyball: Five days after losing in the CIF-SS Division 3 finals, Upland has bounced back and earned its spot in the CIF State Division 2 So Cal Regional Final. On Thursday, The Highlanders swept visiting Westview of San Diego by scores of 25-13, 25-13 and 25-20. Jordan Lucas has 13 kills and seven digs, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 20 2022

Etiwanda Meets Up w/Torrance on Saturday Night at CSUF to Decide CIF D-2 Title; Eagles Have Won Seven Consecutive Games

Baseball: If you’re a high school baseball player, you dream about moments like this. First of all, Etiwanda has the opportunity to claim a second CIF-SS championship in the last five years. And to add a little extra excitement, the Eagles will battle Torrance in Saturday’s late game at Cal State Fullerton. The first pitch […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ May 19 2022

Bonita Faces Tesoro in Friday’s CIF D-3 Championship; Bearcats Have Shot at Winning First Softball Title in School History

Softball: No biggie. Since the last time Bonita made an appearance in the CIF-SS title game, the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump have come and gone. The Bearcats fell in the 1979 championship game, but 43 years later, Bonita is primed and ready to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 18 2022

Etiwanda Scores Five Runs in Top of 11th to Defeat Palos Verdes, 5-0; Ebel & Ramirez Combine on 11-Inning Shutout in D-2 Semifinal

Baseball: What are the chances a baseball program could be held scoreless for 10 consecutive innings in a CIF-SS Division 2 semifinal round game and still win? If you’re Etiwanda, apparently, they’re pretty good. Brady Ebel and Yahir Ramirez teamed up to shut out Palos Verdes, and the Eagles scored five runs in the top […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ May 18 2022

All 14 CIF-SS Semifinal Round Playoff Scores; Etiwanda Earns 5-0 Victory in 11 Innings at Palos Verdes

Baseball: CIF-SS Semifinal Round Scores: Division 1: Notre Dame 2, Huntington Beach 0 JSerra 4, Villa Park 1 Division 2: Etiwanda 5, Palos Verdes 0 (11 innings) Torrance 2, Maranatha 1 Division 3: La Quinta 8, La Sierra 5 Oaks Christian 3, Newport Harbor 2 Division 4: Fullerton 6, Aquinas 4 Tesoro 6, El Modena […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ May 18 2022

Upland Sweeps Scripps Ranch in First Round of CIF State Division 2 Playoffs; Jordan Lucas Had 11 Kills & 11 Digs

Boys Volleyball: Heading into last weekend’s CIF-SS Division 3 finals against Royal, the Upland High School boys volleyball program hadn’t lost a match in 47 days. Unfortunately for the Highlanders, Royal picked up the three-game sweep at Long Beach City College. Thanks to their deep playoff run, however, UHS earned a spot in the CIF-State […]

By Brian Baiotto