Baseball/ Apr 01 2022

Max Brunngraber Throws No-Hitter & Strikes Out 10; Flintridge Prep Picks Up 3-0 Victory at Alhambra After 13 Days Off

Baseball: Flintridge Prep took the field for the first time in nearly two weeks. And apparently Max Brunngraber didn’t have a speck of rust from the time off. Brunngraber was just one walk and a hit batter away from throwing a perfect game on Thursday. But settling for a no-hitter isn’t too shabby either. Brunngraber […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 31 2022

Guardado Pitches Six Scoreless, Strikes Out Seven & Goes 3-for-5 at Plate & Scores Twice in PCC’s 7-2 Victory at Compton

Pictured L-R: Max Blessinger & Jakob Guardado College Baseball: One of the reasons that PCC has had so much success in 2022 is that throughout the season, a number of Lancers have played a starring role in victories. And on Wednesday, it was Jakob Guardado. Guardado went six scoreless innings and allowed just one hit […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 31 2022

Marshall Fundamental Picks Up MVL Victory No. 4 After 4-3 Victory Over South El Monte

Photos by Stephen Delgado Baseball: Marshall Fundamental improved to 4-1 in Mission Valley League play with a 4-3 victory over South El Monte. Conrad Hunziker went four innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits. He walked two and struck out four. Wes Pendleton provided three scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 31 2022

Maranatha Pounds Heritage Christian Pitching; Minutemen Improve to 5-1 in Olympic League After 13-0 Victory in Five Innings

Baseball: Maranatha did what good teams are supposed to do. And that’s to easily defeat inferior opponents. MHS claimed a 13-0 victory over last-place Heritage Christian in five innings. The Minutemen remain atop the Olympic League standings by one-game and one and one-half games over Valley Christian and Village Christian, respectively. In his first career […]

By Brian Baiotto


Tennis/ Mar 31 2022

Maranatha Cruises to 12-6 Victory Over Village Christian

Thanks to Maranatha tennis for this report Boys Tennis: Different league, same schools. As original members of the modern Olympic League, there was a period where Maranatha and Village Christian dominated the league in boys tennis. In 2012, the league title came down to the final match of the season between MHS and VCHS. That […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 31 2022

Hoffstetter Goes 7 1/3 Scoreless & Wong Singles Home Huerta in 8th Inning to Lead Arcadia to 1-0 Victory at Burroughs

Baseball: For the second time in the last two Pacific League games, the Burroughs’ bats have been put on silent. On Friday, Pasadena claimed a 3-0 victory in eight innings. Fast forward to Wednesday night, and Arcadia’s Ian Hoffstetter and Gabriel Lopez teamed up on the mound in a 1-0 victory at Burroughs. And it […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 31 2022

Ayden Garcia’s Three-Run Triple Sparks San Dimas in 6-2 Valle Vista League Victory at West Covina

Baseball: San Dimas got back to their winning ways on Wednesday. After being swept by Northview last week, the Saints picked up a 6-2, Valle Vista League victory at West Covina. Evan Buhac went two scoreless innings and allowed one hit for the Bulldogs. Edwin Segovia was stuck with the loss after surrendering five runs […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 31 2022

Pasadena Shuts Out Hoover, 11-0, in Five Innings; Bacon Strikes Out 8 & Goldman & Skett Hit Solo HR’s

Baseball: After starting Pacific League play 0-5, Pasadena has now won two consecutive games. The Bulldogs claimed an 11-0, five-inning, mercy-rule victory over visiting Hoover. Joe Bacon went the distance and allowed just two hits. Bacon didn’t issue a walk and struck out eight Hoover batters. Alejandro Concepcion went 2-for-2 to account for the Tornados […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 31 2022

Etiwanda Opens Baseline League Play w/3-2 Victory Over Damien; Dylan Goff Goes Distance & Strikes Out Seven

Baseball: Etiwanda opened Baseline League action with an important 3-2 victory over their visitors from Damien. Dylan Goff went the distance and allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits. Goff walked one and struck out seven. He finished off the Spartans with 95 pitches. Nathan Hellein and Justin Dunn singled and had one RBI […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 30 2022

Salgado Brothers Tearing Up Opposing Pitching; AJ is a Freshman at Cal State LA & Jordan a Sophomore at Rio Hondo College

College Baseball: I’m not sure what Pam and Al Salgado are feeding their kids. But whatever it is, it’s really paying off in a big way. AJ and Jordan Salgado both played baseball at Glendora High School. Jordan graduated in 2018, and his little brother was just two years behind. AJ, a freshman at Cal […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 30 2022

Seven Errors Cost St. Francis 14 Unearned Runs; Notre Dame Picks Up 14-5, Mission League Victory Over Golden Knights

Baseball: Things looked good early on. St. Francis had a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning of Tuesday’s Mission League showdown at first-place Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks. The Knights, however, got seven runs in both the fourth and fifth innings, and cruised to a 14-5 victory. Seven St. Francis errors cost them 14 unearned […]

By Brian Baiotto


Volleyball/ Mar 30 2022

Village Christian Defeats Maranatha in Four Games; Minutemen Fall to 0-2 in Olympic League Play

Boys Volleyball: Maranatha dropped its second consecutive Olympic League match on Tuesday. Village Christian defeated the Minutemen by scores of 25-12, 25-21, 16-25 and 25-22. Alec Smith led the way for Maranatha with 11 kills. Lucas da Costa had seven kills and five aces. Up next: The Minutemen will host Whittier Christian on Thursday. Quotable: […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 30 2022

Joey Frey Goes Five Innings, Allowing One Run & Striking Out Five; Cubs Defeat Crespi, 7-4, in Tuesday’s Mission League Contest

Baseball: No biggie. After Loyola’s 7-4 victory over Crespi on Tuesday, the Cubs have already doubled their Mission League win total of a year ago. Joey Frey got the win after five innings and allowing just one run on five hits. Frey walked one and struck out five Crespi batters. Henry Boylston got the last […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 29 2022

Baseball: Covina, Flintridge Prep, Los Osos, Maranatha, Northview & South Hills Ranked in Monday’s CIF-SS Poll

CIF-SS Poll, March 28, 2022 Baseball: Division 1: 1- Orange Lutheran 2- Harvard Westlake 3- Yucaipa 4- Servite 5- Santa Margarita 6- Villa Park 7- Cypress 8- Huntington Beach 9- Corona 10- Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks Division 2: 1- Sierra Canyon 2- South Hills 3- Torrance 4- Arlington 5- Norco 6- Vista Murrieta 7- […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Mar 29 2022

CIF-SS Softball Poll: Bonita, Duarte, Glendora, Rancho Cucamonga & South Hills Make The List

CIF-SS Poll, March 28, 2022: Softball: Division 1: 1- Villa Park 2- Beaumont 3- Oaks Christian 4- Roosevelt 5- Westlake 6- Pacifica Garden Grove 7- South Torrance 8- Camarillo 9- Norco 10- Huntington Beach Division 2: 1- Centennial Corona 2- Mission Viejo 3- Yucaipa 4- El Segundo 5- Torrance 6- South Hills 7- Glendora 8- […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 28 2022

PCC Finishes Week 3-0, Including an 11-6 Victory at Palomar; Blessinger, Tello, Luevano & Scannell Combine for 10 RBIs

Photo by Michael Watkins College Baseball: PCC spent the week outside of South Coast Conference play. But the Lancers continued their hot play of late. PCC has won four consecutive games and seven of their last eight. On Tuesday and Thursday, they claimed a pair of victories over Victor Valley by a combined margin of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 27 2022

Mt. SAC Picks Up Three-Game SCC Sweep of Cerritos; First-Place Mounties Scored Three Times in Eighth to Claim 8-5 Road Victory

College Baseball: Mt. SAC won its ninth consecutive game on Saturday. The Mounties got three runs in the top of the eighth inning to pick up an 8-5 victory at Cerritos. They also extended their South Coast Conference win streak to seven games, including series sweeps of Rio Hondo and Cerritos. And MSAC currently sits […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 27 2022

Bonita Splits Saturday’s Doubleheader w/Chino; Justin Santiago Throws 1-Hit Shutout & Strikes Out 11 in Game 2

Baseball: Talk about a tale of two games. In the first of Saturday’s doubleheader, Bonita committed six errors and dropped an 8-3 decision to Chino. But the Bearcats ended the day with a split, thanks to Justin Santiago’s effort on the mound. Game One: Chino got to Colton Perez for seven runs (five earned) on […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 27 2022

Marshall Fundamental Defeats Pasadena, 12-5, on Saturday; Travis Delgado Goes Distance & Strikes Out Six

Photos by Stephen Delgado Baseball: Coming off Friday’s 3-0 victory over previously unbeaten (in league) Burroughs in eight innings, Pasadena was back at it on Saturday. The Bulldogs defense committed six errors and Marshall Fundamental claimed a 12-5, nonleague victory. Travis Delgado went the distance to earn the win. Delgado allowed five runs (three earned) […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 27 2022

The Bats of Gilkeson, Moses, Baeza & Kiesendahl Lead Glendora to 12-5 Victory Over Murrieta Mesa

Photos by Carlo Montalbo Baseball: Sometimes a good (butt) whipping can wake a quality program up. It was 11 days ago that Glendora suffered a 9-1 beatdown at the hands of visiting Ayala. It was the Tartans second consecutive Palomares League loss, they were out-hit 12-2, and committed a game-high four errors. The look of disappointment […]

By Brian Baiotto