Baseball/ Mar 31 2021

Cerecedes Goes Five Scoreless Innings, Matthews Drives in 3 Runs; Ayala Defeats Cypress, 8-2, to Stay Unbeaten

Pictured: Thomas Cerecedes delivers a pitch on Tuesday Baseball: The Ayala victory tour continued on Tuesday at Cypress. Not to jinx the Bulldogs, but they haven’t dropped a baseball game since May 7 of 2019. Ayala got three runs in both the second and fourth innings and cruised to an 8-2 victory over the Centurions. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 31 2021

Villegas Goes Six Scoreless Innings, Baltazar & Curley Drive in 3 Runs Apiece; Northview Cruises to 12-0 Victory Over Excelsior Charter

Baseball: Northview did something Tuesday afternoon that good teams do. They dominate programs they’re supposed to. The Vikings got six scoreless innings on the mound from Kiki Villegas, and defeated Excelsior Charter, 12-0. Villegas allowed just one hit, walked two and struck out three batters. Ken Rodriguez went a scoreless seventh inning in relief. Brandon […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 30 2021

Casey Spencer Goes 5 Strong Innings, Allowing 1 Run & Fanning 8; Arcadia Defeats Cypress, 7-2, on Monday

Baseball: Arcadia won its fourth game in five tries thanks to a solid outing on the mound from Casey Spencer and some timely hitting in the fourth inning. The Apaches wore down Cypress for a 7-2 victory on Monday night. Spencer went the first five innings and allowed just  one run on two hits. He […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 30 2021

Anthony Vasquez, Diego Ortiz & Chris Sanchez Combine on 1-Hit Shutout; Charter Oak Defeats Nogales, 7-0, on Monday

Baseball: Three Charter Oak pitchers combined on a 1-hit shutout on Monday afternoon. The Chargers defeated visiting Nogales, 7-0, scoring each of their seven runs in the bottom of the third inning. Anthony Vasquez went the first three innings, allowing one hit, walking five and striking out three. Diego Ortiz and Chris Sanchez both contributed […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 30 2021

Jon Hernandez Walk-Off Base Hit Leads South Hills to 5-4 Victory Over La Mirada

Baseball: It’s always a great thing to beat a program the caliber of La Mirada. And to do so in walk-off fashion is even more special. South Hills got a game-winning base hit from Jon “Rooster” Hernandez and the Huskies earned a 5-4 victory on Monday. Sterling Patick went the first 6 2/3 innings, but […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 30 2021

Dean Curley Hits 2 Home Runs, Including Grand Slam & 7 RBIs; Northview Destroys Ontario Pitching in 24-1 Victory

Baseball: Ontario pitcher Luis Munoz has seen better days. Munoz surrendered nine runs, five walks and two hits without getting an out to start the game on Monday. Northview would get at least four runs apiece off the next three Jaguars pitchers in the 24-1 beatdown. Dean Curley had a monster game for the Vikings. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Mar 30 2021

Jolee Rodriguez Homers Twice, Including Grand Slam & Drives in 6 Runs; Covina Pounds Nogales, 23-5

Covina earned its first win of the season on Monday, and they did so with their bats. All 11 Colts who got an official at-bat had at least one base hit, and they finished with 24, including four home runs and five doubles. Covina handed Nogales a 23-5 beatdown in six innings. Micah Ibarra got […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 29 2021

Ayala Earns 11-6 Victory in Slugfest With Corona; Badawi, Borgogno & Delgadillo Combine for 8 RBIs

** Thanks to Tara Masucci for the photos Baseball: Ayala remained unbeaten in 2021 after persevering its way through a slugfest at Corona. The Bulldogs earned an 11-7 victory on Monday afternoon in a game that featured a combined 18 runs and 23 hits, 11 of which were of the extra-base variety. Ayala actually trailed […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 28 2021

DesMarets & Romero Team up on Mound, Young & Rice Hit 2-Run Home Runs Apiece in San Dimas’ 7-3 Victory Over Crescenta Valley

Baseball: San Dimas picked up a quality 7-3 victory on Saturday night, defeating SGV power, Crescenta Valley, and standout pitcher, Noah Maddox. Matt DesMarets picked up his second win of the year for the Saints. He went the first four innings, allowing three runs on three hits, walking one and fanning a pair of Falcons’ […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 28 2021

Escobar’s Left Arm, Bats of Brown, Lopez & Billings Lead Rancho Cucamonga to 11-0 Victory Over South Pasadena

Baseball: You don’t want to face the Rancho Cucamonga baseball program the game after a loss. Last week, after a 4-1 loss at Glendora, the Cougars bounced back and hammered La Quinta, 9-0. Three days ago, RCHS was on the wrong end of a one-run contest to Roosevelt, and the Cougars took their frustrations out […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 27 2021

Glendora Sweeps California, 5-0 & 8-2, on Saturday; JJ Nolan & Donovann Jackson Earn Victories on Mound

Baseball: Ever since a season-opening loss one week ago today, Glendora has won four consecutive games, including two on Saturday. The Tartans claimed victories of 5-0 and 8-2 over visiting California. Game One: GHS took an early five-run lead Saturday morning in game one and never looked back. Christian Melendez got the loss for California. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 27 2021

Steven Escarcega Strikes Out 11 in Five Innings; Monrovia Improves to 3-0 After 7-4 Victory Over Burroughs

Burroughs got three runs in the top of the first inning on Saturday. But Monrovia bounced back with four in the bottom half of the inning and defeated the Indians, 7-3, to improve to 3-0. Gunnar Nichols got the loss after surrendering four runs in just two innings of work. Coleman Mitchell walked, was hit-by-pitch, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 27 2021

Chris Ceballos & Isaiah Alvarez Team up on 2-Hit Shutout; Charter Oak Jumps on Alta Loma Early in 13-0 Victory

Pictured L-R: Gabriel Rico & Chris Ceballos Baseball: Chris Ceballos (five innings) and Isaiah Alvarez (two innings) mowed down the Alta Loma lineup in Charter Oak’s 13-0 victory on Saturday morning. And he couldn’t have been much more efficient. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out five Braves. Ceballos threw just 50 pitches, with […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 27 2021

Etiwanda Grinds Out 7-3 Victory Over Colony; Eagles Improve to 4-0 After Scoring Five Runs in Bottom of Sixth Inning

Pictured L-R: Abraham Zapata & Luke Mariscal Baseball: Etiwanda has a knack for wearing an opposing pitching staff down and striking late. The Eagles did it again on Saturday. Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Etiwanda jumped on Nathan Valdivia for five runs, and went on to claim a 7-3 victory. Valdivia […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 27 2021

Patrick DeMarco, Jackson Hisey & Davis Cornwell Combine on 2-Hitter; Maranatha Pounds Out 12-0 Victory Over Buena Park

Pictured L-R: Cam Andrews & Isaac Ton Baseball: Maranatha won its third consecutive game on Friday. The Minutemen had three pitchers (Patrick DeMarco, Jackson Hisey & Davis Cornwell) combine on a two-hit shutout. Maranatha claimed a 12-0, five-inning, mercy-rule victory. DeMarco went the first two innings, allowing one run and striking out two. Hisey went […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 27 2021

Andrew Baltazar Doubles, Hits Grand Slam, Drives in 5 Runs; Northview Defeats Santa Fe, 11-7, on Friday

It’s been said that true character is the way in which one deals with his/her failures and not their success. Northview was fresh off a frustrating loss at Crescenta Valley on Wednesday. But the Vikings bounced back on Friday with an 11-7 victory over Santa Fe. Luke Bauer went the first four innings to get […]

By Brian Baiotto


Softball/ Mar 26 2021

Erica Lopez Wins Battle of Freshman Pitchers; West Covina Defeats Monrovia, 8-1, Improving to 2-0

In a battle of two young ladies just beginning their high school careers, West Covina freshman Erica Lopez came out on top. Lopez went the distance in the Bulldogs 8-1 victory over Monrovia. She allowed just one run on four hits and fanned a pair. Evelyn Talavera went 2-for-3, and scored a run. Abby Perez […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 26 2021

Ayala Pummels Downey Pitching for 15 Hits; Bulldogs Claim 13-3 Victory on Thursday

Apparently the Ayala High School baseball program missed the memo that said it would take a while to get an offense clicking on all cylinders after being out of action for more than a year. With Thursday’s 13-3 beatdown of Downey, the Bulldogs are now 2-0, and have outscored their opponents by a combined margin […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 26 2021

Matthew Lorenzano Goes 5 Scoreless Innings, Strikes Out 3; South Hills Defeats Cypress, 7-0, on Thursday

South Hills baseball coach Darren Murphy finally got a chance to sit back and relax a little bit. In the Huskies first two games, they defeated Charter Oak, 3-2, in nine innings, and four days later, they claimed a 4-3 victory over Chino Hills. Thankfully, on Thursday, South Hills would cruise to a 7-0 victory […]

By Brian Baiotto


Baseball/ Mar 25 2021

Daniel Ruiz Goes 5 Strong Innings on Mound & Cam Andrews Singled, Doubles & Drives in 4 Runs in Maranatha’s 8-2 Victory Over Upland

After a season-opening loss to La Habra, Maranatha has bounced back with two convincing victories. The Minutemen have outscored their last two opponents (Excelsior Charter & Upland) by a combined margin of 31-9. On Wednesday night, MHS cruised to an 8-2 victory over the Highlanders. Daniel Ruiz picked up the win for the Minutemen. Ruiz […]

By Brian Baiotto