Baseball: Pasadena leapt Glendale in the Pacific League standings on Tuesday. The Bulldogs cruised to an 11-1, mercy-rule victory in six innings. Joe Bacon went the distance, allowing one run on four hits. He walked two and fanned a pair of Glendale batters. Jesse Molina singled and scored, and Frankie Malagon singled and drove in […]
Softball: Pasadena exploded for 13 fifth-inning runs and defeated Muir, 16-1, in a mercy-rule victory. Jazmin Jaquez went all five innings to earn the win. She surrendered one run on four hits, walked three and fanned three Muir batters. Jaquez also did her part at the plate. The Bulldogs freshman singled twice and scored two […]
Boys Volleyball: Arcadia all but secured third place in the Pacific League. The Apaches swept Burbank by scores of 25-11, 25-18, and 25-20. Varunkarhik Baskaran had six blocks, two kills and four digs in Tuesday’s win. Maison Chang contributed four kills, two blocks and an ace. Kevin Nakaishi chipped in with 10 digs and Caleb […]
Photos by Josh Thompson Softball: Bonita took a huge step towards an outright Palomares League championship. The Bearcats picked up a 4-2 victory at Ayala, and Alta Loma thumped Glendora, 11-2. The results of both games give the Bearcats a two-game lead with four to play. After surrendering two first-inning runs, Bonita junior Brooklyn Shroyer […]
Thanks to Maranatha Tennis for this report: Boys Tennis: In yet another nail-biter in a season full of them, Maranatha followed their pattern of getting an early lead before letting their opponents rally late. It is a habit that the Minutemen will need to correct swiftly as the playoffs approach. There isn’t much leeway in […]
Baseball Upland made things even more interesting in the Baseline League title chase. After its 2-0 victory over Rancho Cucamonga on Monday, the top four teams in league are separated by just one game. Two Highlanders’ pitchers combined to silence the Cougars bats in a 2-0 victory. Joe O’Regan earned the win, going five scoreless […]
Baseball: The stingiest pitching staff in the Baseline Lague was at it again on Monday. In their first seven games, Damien has allowed a league-low 17 runs. And after a 1-2 start in league play, the Spartans are now in second place (4-3), and just one-game back of both RCHS and Etiwanda. This time, it […]
Baseball: Three starts in his high school career and Brady Ebel is 3-0. Ebel went six innings, allowing just an unearned run on two hits. He walked one and struck out four in Etiwanda’s 10-1 victory over Chino Hills. The Eagles out-hit the Huskies, 11-2, in the first of three Baseline League games this week […]
College Baseball: Mt. SAC picked up its third consecutive victory on Saturday, and the Mounties have gone 14-1 over their last 15 games. After starting SCC play on a strong note, ELAC has gone into the tank, which includes six consecutive conference losses. Mt. Sac and PCC sit atop the SCC standings, while LBCC and […]
Photos by Michael Watkins College Baseball: PCC picked up season victory No. 27 on Saturday, and the Lancers extended their current win streak to 10 games. In a contest that featured 36 combined hits, the Lancers outlasted Rio Hondo College, 10-8. PCC remained in a first-place tie with Mt. SAC, as the Mounties swept ELAC. […]
Baseball: Ayala got one last nonleague tune up before it finishes out Palomares League play. And the Bulldogs made the most of it. Three Ayala pitchers combined to surrender just an unearned run on three hits in Saturday’s 4-1 victory over Ocean View. Jake Lemoine went two innings and allowed an unearned run on one […]
Baseball: Bonita went toe-to-toe with Mater Dei on Saturday night. And throughout 11 innings, and despite dropping a 3-2 decision, the Bearcats gained some valuable regular-season experience against the Monarchs. Bonita got two runs in the top of the third inning, and took a 2-0 lead. Mater Dei, though, held the Bearcats scoreless for the […]
Baseball: The schedule will say that Flintridge Prep dropped a 2-0 decision at Monrovia on Saturday. And that is accurate. But the Wolves are better preparing themselves for the playoffs by competing against programs of Monrovia’s caliber. Max Brunngraber went the distance for the Wolves and got the loss. Brunngraber allowed just two sixth-inning runs, […]
Softball: In a battle of programs going in diametrically opposite directions, first-place Rio Hondo Prep dismantled last-place Poly, 16-0, on Friday. The win allows the Kares to hold its one-game lead over second-place Providence. RHP has won nine consecutive games, while the Panthers have dropped eight straight. Tatiana Foor and Elle Curtis combined on a […]
Baseball: Talk about a mismatch. The defending Mission Valley League champions faced off with winless El Monte on Friday. Marshall Fundamental pounded the Lions, 20-0, in five innings. The Eagles out-hit their visitors, 16-1. Nomar Perez got the loss after allowing 12 runs (nine earned) on 10 hits. Perez went three innings, walked two and […]
Baseball: Two of the best programs in the SGV met up on Friday night at Brookside Park. And it was Maranatha that claimed a 6-5, nine-inning victory over visiting Charter Oak. Anthony Vasquez allowed three runs on four hits for the Chargers. Vasquez went four innings, walked three and struck out five MHS batters. Evan […]
Baseball: After dropping the first two Baseline League games of a three-game series to Etiwanda, and by a combined margin of 31-2, Los Osos showed its character by salvaging a 7-5 road victory in game three. The Grizzlies scored six fourth-inning runs and got an insurance run in the seventh. Wade Duncan went 5 2/3 […]
Photos by Michael Watkins College Baseball: Pasadena City College won its ninth consecutive game on Thursday. The Lancers edged their visitors from Rio Hondo College, 2-1, in a South Coast Conference pitcher’s duel. PCC held its share of the SCC’s top spot with Mt. SAC, as both programs claimed victories. PCC’s Ryan Graves went four […]
Baseball: For the second time in a week, a Flintridge Prep pitcher has thrown a no-hitter. Last Thursday, Max Brunngraber accomplished that feat at Alhambra, and today, Spencer Seid no-hit Providence in a five-inning, 11-0 victory over the Pioneers. The Wolves answered back emphatically after the last-place Pioneers handed Flintridge Prep their first Prep League […]
Baseball: The Palomares League baseball chase is both entertaining and competitive. On Thursday, Ayala fell behind 5-0 in the top of the first inning, but the Bulldogs scored single runs in the bottom of the seventh and ninth innings to claim a 6-5 victory over Alta Loma. As mentioned, the Braves got five first-inning run […]
