Softball: Azusa got tested for one of the first times in 2021. And while it was closer than they would have liked, the Aztecs defeated Indio, 5-4, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. Iliana Cardenas went five innings to earn the win. Cardenas was charged with three runs (two earned) on […]
Baseball: Alec Beck looked like a savvy veteran on the mound Thursday afternoon. The Damien senior went 6 1/3 scoreless innings to lead the Spartans to a 2-0 victory over South Hills in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Beck’s defense helped him out by turning three double plays. Beck scattered four […]
Softball: Rio Hondo Prep opened the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs on a very high note. RHP, behind its star pitcher, Tatiana Foor, cruised to an 8-0 victory over Nogales. Foor went the distance, scattering three hits and striking out eight Nobles batters. Foor needed just 83 pitches to finish what she started. Leading 1-0, the […]
Baseball: Nothing comes easy in the CIF-SS Division 1 baseball playoffs. And the difficulty multiplies when you’re down 5-1 in the fifth inning. But Arcadia rallied for five fifth-inning runs and got another in the sixth to defeat Dana Hills, 7-5, on Wednesday. The Apaches’ ace, Casey Spencer, did not have his best stuff Wednesday, […]
Final Baseball Poll: Division 1: 1- JSerra 2- Harvard-Westlake 3- Orange Lutheran 4- Ayala 5- Huntington Beach 6- Bishop Amat 7- ML King 8- Damien 9- Yucaipa 10- Cypress Division 2: 1- Thousand Oaks 2- Sierra Canyon 3- Villa Park 4- Ocean View 5- Los Alamitos 6- Corona del Mar 7- Quartz Hill 8- San […]
Final 2021 Softball Poll: Division 1: 1- Norco 2- Huntington Beach 3- Pacifica 4- Esperanza 5- Roosevelt 6- Crescenta Valley 7- Chino Hills 8- La Mirada 9- Los Alamitos 10- South Torrance Division 2: 1- Camarillo 2- Villa Park 3- Westlake 4- Upland 5- Oaks Christian 6- Beaumont 7- Downey 8- Rio Mesa 9- Riverside […]
Baseball: Division 5 Wild Card (Tuesday) Bishop Diego at Claremont Rio Hondo Prep at Crean Lutheran Division 1 (Wednesday): Dana Hills at Arcadia Division 1 (Thursday): South Hills at Damien Crescenta Valley at Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) Beckman at Ayala Division 2 (Friday): Dos Pueblos at Maranatha Santa Fe at San Dimas Bonita at La […]
Baseball: By Eric Owens: The only thing better than going undefeated in Pacific League play, is having to sweep Crescenta Valley to accomplish that feat. Three days after clinching the league championship (7-5), Arcadia shut out the Falcons, 8-0, at Stengel Field. It’s the Apaches first unscathed Pacific League run in 11 years. Chico State […]
Pictured L-R: Mateo Galvez & Desi Lopez Baseball: Pasadena ended its 2021 season on a high note. The Bulldogs picked up a two-game, Pacific League sweep of rival Muir, and did so by a combined margin of 20-6. And to put the exclamation mark on the sweep, PHS senior Desi Lopez threw a five-inning no-hitter […]
Wild Card Games on Tuesday: Division 2: San Clemente at Diamond Bar Division 3: Paloma Valley at Bonita Mira Costa at Chaffey Village Christian at Charter Oak Fist Round Games on Thursday: Division 1: Santa Margarita at Ayala Santiago Corona at Chino Hills Orange Lutheran at California Royal at Crescenta Valey Division 2: San Dimas […]
Thank you to Leanne Galindo for the photos Baseball: Northview needed two victories over Covina this week to share second place in the Valle Vista League. And they got it. On Wednesday, Sal Batres silenced the Colts in a 2-0 victory. Two days later, the Vikings’ bats erupted in a 14-4, six-inning victory on senior […]
Baseball: San Dimas closed out Valle Vista League a perfect 10-0. The Saints rode Matt Romero’s arm to a 4-0 victory at West Covina. Romero went five scoreless innings, allowing one hit, walking two and striking out a pair of WCHS batters. Kasen Khansarinia and Paul Vasquez delivered one scoreless inning of relief apiece in […]
Photos by Kim Urban Collett Baseball: There was no doubt that Dan Henley’s players were going to send him off a winner on Friday afternoon. With former coaches and players dating back to the 1980’s on hand to pay tribute to Henley’s more than two decades at the helm, the Tartans finished the 2021 season […]
Baseball: Two days after Bonita snapped Ayala’s 16-game win streak, the Palomares League champs roughed up the Bearcats, 11-0, in the regular season finale. Ayala out-hit Bonita, 13-3. Thomas Cerecedes dominated throughout, going six scoreless innings and allowing three hits to earn the win. He didn’t walk anyone and struck out three Bearcats’ batters. Jeremy […]
Baseball: Monrovia didn’t just close out the regular season and their outright Rio Hondo League title with a two-game sweep of Temple City, they dropped the wood on the Rams. Two days after a 10-0 home victory, the Wildcats secured a 13-0 win at Temple City in five innings. Chantz Powers got the win after […]
Story by Harry Joe: Softball: Friday was senior day at Rio Hondo. Kares senior, Kaitlynn Key, made the best of it by going 2-for-3 and collecting 2 of the team’s 6 hits as the Kares finished the regular season by beating Garey 1-0. But the day belonged to junior pitcher, Tatiana Foor, who delivered a […]
Editors Note: We were only able to access Los Osos’ stats online, so unfortunately we can’t report about anything from the Chino Hills side. Baseball: To secure the Baseline League’s No. 3 seed, Los Osos needed a victory over second-place Chino Hills on Friday, and for Damien to beat RCHS. And they got both. LOHS […]
Baseball: Flintridge Prep officially wrapped up the Prep League championship on Friday. And they weren’t messing around. The Wolves claimed a 12-2, five-inning victory at Rio Hondo Prep. Prep needed Friday’s win to finish the regular season one-game ahead of Pasadena Poly. Max Brunngraber went four innings and allowed one run on five hits. Spencer […]
Baseball: With five games remaining in the season, Damien had just been caught atop the Baseline League standings by Chino Hills, while Los Osos and RCHS still had their eyes on the prize. Since that day, the Spartans have gone 5-0, which included Friday’s 11-6 victory over Rancho Cucamonga. Damien swept RCHS, and ended up […]
Baseball: Etiwanda closed out the 2021 baseball season by sweeping Upland in a three-game series this week. The Eagles outscored the Highlanders by a combined margin of 42-10. Dylan Goff went two scoreless innings to get the win. Goff allowed one hit, didn’t walk anyone and struck out three. Jorge Solares provided two innings of […]
