Boys Basketball: CIF-SS First-Round Schedule: Wednesday: Division 1: Village Christian at Etiwanda Walnut at Rancho Verde Damien has a first-round bye & on Friday, they will host the winner of Rancho Christian-Crossroads game Rancho Cucamonga at Anaheim Canyon Division 2AA: Maranatha at Crespi Diamond Bar at Oak Park Division 2A: Palos Verdes at Pasadena San […]
Boys Basketball: A famous pro wrestler used to say, “to be the man, you’ve got to beat the man.” And for years, ‘the man’ in the Baseline League has been the Etiwanda Eagles. But on Thursday night, Damien won an outright Baseline League championship by defeating Etiwanda, 61-49, in a game they controlled throughout. The […]
Photos by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Soccer: Maranatha waited 19 long days for this opportunity. The Minutemen were on the wrong end of a 2-0 game at Whittier Christian back on January the 12th. Fast forward nearly three weeks, and MHS handed the Heralds a 2-1 loss. It was only their second setback of the season, […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: Some may have wondered if last week’s loss at Diamond Ranch would put any doubt in the minds of the San Dimas basketball program. SDHS had a one-game lead in the Valle Vista League standings with two games to be played this week. On Monday, the Saints cruised to […]
Boys Basketball: Sports can be unpredictable at times. Take Rancho Cucamonga for example. The Cougars hosted Damien on Tuesday, and they entered the game on a four-game Baseline League win streak, including a 60-58 upset of Etiwanda six days prior in Rancho Cucamonga. Two weeks ago, in their first showdown at Damien, the Spartans edged […]
Photos by Alyssa Cruz Boys Basketball: Bonita got the definition of a team win on Monday night. The Bearcats saw all 13 players that entered the game score in an 83-43 victory at Claremont. The winless Wolfpack (in league) actually scored 19 points in the first quarter. But BHS would outscore them, 56-24, the rest […]
Girls Basketball: Flintridge Prep officially wrapped up its second consecutive Prep League championship on Monday evening. The Wolves cruised to a 56-33 victory over Providence. Flintridge Prep also extended their current win streak to 21 games. Maddie Smith had quite a memorable night. The Wolves sophomore scored 19 points to surpass the 1,000-point club, and […]
Boys Basketball: San Dimas cruised to a 78-54 victory over visiting West Covina. The Saints are now just two wins from an outright Valle Vista League championship. They head into the final week with a one-game lead over Diamond Ranch, and two-games up on Northview and Covina. Levi Sinclair scored a game-high 19 points. Logan […]
Photos by Seth Petit Boys Soccer: Pasadena took over sole possession of first place in the Pacific League. The Bulldogs got single goals in the first and second halves to defeat Glendale, 2-1, on Friday. Tobias Gonzalez and Martinez Cortes scored for the visitors from PHS. With wins over Arcadia on Tuesday and Muir on […]
Boys Basketball: Damien got a two-fer on Wednesday night. The Spartans dominated Chino Hills, 85-53, in a Baseline League contest. And RCHS edged Etiwanda, 60-58, which means EHS and DHS are tied atop the Baseline League standings. Nate Garcia scored a game-high 24 points. Eli Garner chipped in with 15. Joaquin Tovera led Chino Hills […]
Girls Basketball: Marshall Fundamental is on pace to secure the No. 2 seed out of the Mission Valley League. The Eagles crushed South El Monte, 55-10, on Wednesday. With three games to play, second-place Marshall has a one-game lead over third-place Rosemead, and a one and one-half game advantage over Arroyo. Marshall led 45-7 at […]
Boys Soccer: With three games to play, Pasadena controls its own destiny. On Tuesday, the Bulldogs scored a pair of second-half goals to edge Burbank, 2-1, in a Pacific League contest. Tobias Gonzalez and Fabian Reyes scored goals to set up a massive game on Friday. Pasadena (9-0-2) will host Glendale (10-1) in a game […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle snapped its three-game Del Rey League losing streak on Tuesday. The Lancers edged their visitors from St. Paul, 48-44. It’s La Salle’s third victory over the Lady Swordsmen in 2023-24. St. Paul went on an 18-8 run in the fourth period to close the gap to four points. Audrey Chen hit […]
Boys Basketball: Open Division Watchlist (alphabetical order): Centennial Corona Damien Etiwanda Harvard-Westlake JSerra Mater Dei Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks Roosevelt Sierra Canyon St. John Bosco St. Pius X – St. Matthias Academy West Ranch Windward Division 1: 1. Notre Dame/ Sherman Oaks 2. Mater Dei 3. Sierra Canyon 4. Roosevelt 5. Harvard Westlake 6. St. John […]
Girls Basketball: Open Division Watchlist (alphabetical order): Bishop Montgomery Brentwood Centennial/Corona Etiwanda Mater Dei Moreno Valley Ontario Christian Orangewood Academy Sage Hill Sierra Canyon St. Anthony Windward Division 1: 1. Sierra Canyon 2. Etiwanda 3. Ontario Christian 4. Sage Hill 5. Mater Dei 6. Bishop Montgomery 7. Brentwood 8. Centennial/Corona 9. Windward 10. Orangewood Academy […]
College Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Wherever Drew Merrill plays, his teams do nothing but win football games. Merrill played in the defensive backfield for two years at Ayala High School, and he spent the last two seasons making history at Citrus College. Over that stretch, the Bulldogs and Owls went a combined 35-4. […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Wrestling: Walnut had a huge Saturday at the Montclair (Bob Bellot) Tournament. The Mustangs claimed seven individual titles and totaled 275 points. That was 102 points more than second-place Northview. Walnut’s Ronnie Ramirez (113), Christian Garcia (126), Aaron Contreras (132), Noah Lopez (138), Brentley Macamay (144), Joseph Contreras (165) and 215-pound […]
Boys Basketball: In those rare instances that Damien loses a basketball game, Mike LeDuc’s boys never fail to respond with a win. And such was the case on Saturday. Two days after a 10-point Baseline League loss at Etiwanda, the Spartans faced Lynwood in the State Preview at Colony High School. Damien defeated Lynwood, 75-66, […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas has put itself in a very favorable position. The Saints claimed a 66-44 victory at Charter Oak. And with four league games to play, SDHS (6-0) has a two-game lead over both Northview and Diamond Ranch. At the break, San Dimas had just a one-point lead at […]
Girls Basketball: Glendora remained unbeaten in Palomares League play on Friday. The Tartans cruised to a 60-25 victory over Ayala at Walnut High School. Brianna Gomez hit four 3-pointers, and she had a game-high 20 points. Rylie Anderson chipped in with 11 points and Reagan Herrmann finished with 10. Rachel Chen led Ayala with 13 […]
