Top Stories/ Jun 03 2021

NBC Los Angeles Does Beautiful Tribute to Kerry Welsh on Wednesday’s 11 P.M. News

NBC Los Angeles reporter Hetty Chang visited Kerry’s parents and boyfriend in Glendora on Wednesday, and put together a beautiful two-minute tribute to the late-great and 2020 Glendora High School graduate. Just a warning ahead of time, grab a tissue. Her father seems like such a good man and to see the pain on his […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Jun 01 2021

Kerry Welsh, The 2020 GHS Girls Scholar Athlete of the Year, Was Killed in a Car Crash on Saturday Night

It doesn’t get any worse than this. Kerry Welsh, who earned the title of Glendora High School’s 2020 Girls Scholar-Athlete of the Year, was killed on Saturday night in a car crash. It’s been reported that Welsh was going to pick up her little sister from a birthday party and a driver ran through a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 31 2021

This Week’s Playoff Schedule For All Sports; Damien Travels to Centennial in Monday’s Open Division Showdown

Playoff Schedule for May 31-June 5: Monday’s Boys Hoops: Open Division: Damien (69) at Corona Centennial (81) Tuesday’s Boys Hoops: Open Division: St. John Bosco at Etiwanda Division 3A: Glendora at Palm Desert Division 3AA: Maranatha at Riverside King & Covina at Valley Christian Division 4AA: Arcadia at Wiseburn-Da Vinci Tuesday’s Baseball: Division 5 Wild […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 30 2021

San Dimas Swimmer & VVL MVP, Carolyn Kao, Sets Two School Records at CIF Division 3 Finals

Thanks to the San Dimas swim program for this report: Girls Swimming: The 2021 season may have come to an end on Saturday for the San Dimas girls program, but not before a solid showing at the CIF-SS Division 3 finals. And none better than freshman, Carolyn Kao. Kao placed 8th in the 200 IM […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 28 2021

Friday & Saturday’s Baseball, Boys/Girls Playoff Hoops, Girls Soccer, Boys Tennis & Wrestling Schedule

High School Sports: FRIDAY: Playoff Boys Basketball: Open Division: Damien at Mater Dei & Ribet Academy at Etiwanda Division 3A: Oak Hills at Glendora Division 3AA: Price at Maranatha & Downey at Covina Division 4A: West Covina at Rio Mesa Division 4AA: Arcadia at Pacifica of Garden Grove Boys Tennis CIF Title Match: Division 1: […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 27 2021

210 Prep Sports Boys Basketball Programs Went 5-10 in Wednesday’s First Round of the CIF-SS Playoffs

Boys Basketball: It was a pretty rough Wednesday night for boys basketball programs that we cover. Our teams went 5-10. And between Division 1-3A, area teams went 1-9. Division 1: Chaminade 91, Bonita 65 Villa Park 74, Pasadena 52 Oak Park 64, St. Francis 56 Roosevelt 59, Los Osos 44 2A: San Marcos 89, La […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 25 2021

Arcadia Wins First CIF-SS Badminton Title; Apaches Knock Off Defending 8-Time Champs From Diamond Bar

Thanks to Arcadia for sending in this report: Badminton: Just a few shorts months ago, the pandemic put most high school sports in serious jeopardy of having another season canceled. From almost no season at all, to CIF Champs. The Arcadia High School Badminton team won its first CIF Championship today. The Apaches beat Diamond […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 19 2021

Weekly Notes & Recap, April 12-17; Spring Football Season Ends, Baseball & Basketball Take Center Stage

The featured photo is by Mario Veliz from the La Salle-St. Anthony game on Friday. High School Sports: There is so much going on all at once that it’s reasonable to be unaware of all the SGV area sports news. But we wanted to go over some of the more noteworthy events over the past […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 13 2021

Jacobson, Smith & Clark Combine for 54 Points; GHS Defeats Oak Hills, 74-56, Extend Win Streak to 7 Games

Boys Basketball: After an 0-2 start to the 2021 season, GHS has now won seven consecutive games. Glendora took a 13-point lead into the second quarter and claimed a 74-56 victory over Oak Hills. And the Tartans got a balanced effort. Luke Jacobson had 19 points, 13 rebounds and two assists. Noah Smith added 19 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 12 2021

Notes & Recaps of the Week, April 5-10; PHS, Ayala, San Dimas Football & Damien Hoops Stay Unbeaten

Editors Note: I wanted to launch an end-of-week column that highlights some of the news and notes over the past seven days. It will focus on programs, athletes, schools and coaches in the coverage zone, but every now and then, it will stretch outside of the area. News and Notes: CJ Bellamy (pictured above), the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Mar 26 2021

West Covina’s Boys & Girls Swim Teams Defeat Edgewood

Boys & Girls Swimming: Thanks to the West Covina swim program for sending in this report: WCHS girls varsity defeated Edgewood, 91-40. Alexis Cruz, Kassidy Ly, Genesis Moradel and Salma Valle started the meet off strong winning the 200 medley relay. Kassidy Ly took first place in the 200 I.M and the 100 breaststroke. Alexis […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Mar 20 2021

Nick Valdez Singled, Doubled, Homered & Drove in Four Runs to Lead Loyola to an 11-7, Nine-Inning Victory at Lakewood

If Friday’s season opener is any indication, Loyola has reason to be optimistic about its chances in 2021. After five innings of play, Lakewood led the visiting Cubs, 5-2 But Loyola rallied for two runs in the top of the sixth, three in the seventh and four more in the decisive ninth inning. That production […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 23 2021

Michelle Gardner Endures Loss of Husband & Job in Same Week; Former Bulletin Sports Writer Covers ASU for Arizona Republic

Pictured L-R: Gardner & CBS (Phoenix) sports anchor, Tresa Tudrick, & her view from the pressbox. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor In our latest ‘where are they now’ story, we focus on a very tough lady and sports writer named Michelle Gardner. In January of 2018, Gardner lost her job after 16 years of service […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 07 2021

SGV Area Umpire/Referee, Brad Claude, Talks About 40 Years on the Field, Interactions w/Fans & Coaches, Sports After a Pandemic

Pictured: South Hills baseball coach Darren Murphy having an impassioned discussion with umpire, Brad Claude. Thanks to Brad for the photo. By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When stories are written about high school or college sports, the topic is almost always about a particular program, player or coach. And rightfully so. But what is rarely […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 04 2021

Greep Cousins Announce College Choices; Glendora’s JT is Headed to Utah as Long Snapper, Tessa Will Compete in Cycling at Lindsey Wilson

High School Sports: It was a solid day at Glendora High School for the Greep family on Wednesday afternoon. JT Greep, the Tartans long-snapper, signed his letter of intent to play football at the University of Utah. Greep also played on the defensive line last year for a GHS program that made a run to […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football,Top Stories/ Feb 04 2021

St. Francis Captain Tanner Tomko Commits to Play Football at the University of San Diego

Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There are many high school football players in the San Gabriel Valley that work their butts off from the first practice of their freshman season to the moment he see’s triple zeros on the scoreboard, which signifies the end of that prep career some four years later. But it […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 03 2021

Former Pasadena High School & PCC Catcher Adrian DePasquale Gets Into Dream School at UCLA

Baseball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor We need all the good news we can get these days. And this is not only great news, it also makes his family, friends, coaches, former teammates and this writer thrilled for 2018 Pasadena High School graduate, Adrian DePasquale. DePasquale played catcher for three years at PHS and for […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 03 2021

Glendora Honors Kerry Welsh & Kirsten Lindner as Girls Scholar Athlete & Female Athlete of the Year

High School Sports: Pictured L-R: Kerry Welsh & Kirsten Lindner By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When judged on their individual athletic prowess alone, Kerry Welsh and Kirsten Lindner are impressive young ladies. Welsh played soccer all four years for the Tartans and Lindner was a mainstay for the GHS water polo and golf programs. But […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 03 2021

Mother’s Day Special: Kimberly Green’s Contributions to Son (Hunter Woods), Family, Friends & Muir High School is Boundless

Editors Note: This site is going to honor an SGV area mom and dad on Mother’s & Father’s Day, who went above and beyond for their children, school and community. Pictured: Hunter Woods & Mom, Kimberly Green, then & now. Mother’s Day: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There are thousands of great moms in the San […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Feb 03 2021

Jerry Lewallen Takes Over Athletic Director Duties at Glendora; Rod Tilton Promoted From A.D. to Assistant Principal

By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Jerry Lewallen was officially named Glendora’s new athletic director at a school board meeting on Monday night. Lewallen, 47, is a 1990 Glendora High School graduate and he was a key member of the Tartans’ lone football championship in 1989. He served as head football coach from 2012-2017, going 43-25 […]

By Brian Baiotto