Top Stories/ May 23 2023

Arcadia’s Ian Hoffstetter Named Pacific League Pitcher of Year; Pasadena’s Joe Bacon & Fernando Palencia Earn Co-MVP Honors

Pictured L-R: Arcadia’s Ian Hoffstetter & Fernando Palencia, & PHS’ Joe Bacon Baseball:   2023 Pacific League Standings: Arcadia (20-5, 13-1) CV (20-7, 12-2) Pasadena (13-11, 8-6) Burroughs (12-12, 8-6) Burbank (13-10, 7-7) Glendale (12-15, 6-8) Muir (7-14, 2-12) Hoover (4-21, 0-14)

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 21 2023

All Seven CIF-SS Title Game Scores; Ganesha Improved to 16-0 After Saturday’s 5-0 Victory Over Ontario in D-7 Final

Softball: Championship Round Scores: Division 1: Pacifica 15, Norco 9 Division 2: Great Oak 8, Grand Terrace 0 Division 3: Capistrano Valley 6, Santiago 1 Division 4: Foothill 5, Fullerton 3 Division 5: Liberty 5, Irvine 2 Division 6: JW North 2, Village Christian 0 Division 7: Ganesha 5, Ontario 0

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 15 2023

San Marino Welcomes Hesperia Christian in CIF D-6 Semifinal; Tomas Bilvado Gets Ball in Tuesday’s Pitcher’s Duel w/the Patriots

Baseball: Two of the hottest teams meet up Tuesday at San Marino High School in the semifinal round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. Hesperia Christian (10) and San Marino (7) have combined to win 17 consecutive games. The Titans haven’t lost since April 15th (Warren, 6-1), and it’s been nearly two months since dropping […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 12 2023

Thursday’s CIF Quarterfinal Scores & Saturday’s Semifinal Schedule; Ganesha Still Undefeated After 13-0 Victory at Maranatha

Softball: Thursday’s Scores & Saturday’s Schedule: Division 1: (Semifinal Round): Norco 8, Murrieta Mesa 1 Pacifica 6, Oaks Christian 3 Final: (Next Fri or Sat): Norco vs Pacifica Division 2: Moorpark 6, JSerra 3 Great Oak 3, California 0 Tesoro 2, Vista Murrieta 1 Grand Terrace 7, Whittier Christian 6 Saturday: Moorpark at Great Oak […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 12 2023

Ganesha Heads into CIF D-7 Semifinal Round Unbeaten After Thursday’s 13-0 Thumping Over Maranatha; Giants Pound Out 15 Hits

Softball: Kalena Lemus and Ganesha sure made it look easy in Thursday’s CIF-SS Division 7 quarterfinal round contest at Maranatha. Lemus tossed a three-hit shutout in the Giants 13-0 beatdown of the Minutemen. GHS out-hit MHS, 15-3, including a 5-0 advantage in extra-base hits. Lemus issued just one walk and struck out 13. She needed […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 08 2023

Blair’s Ella Lesnever Wins 50-Yard Freestyle at CIF D-3 Finals & Qualifies for State; Vikings’ Sophomore Placed Second in 100 Freestyle

Swimming: Ella Lesnever might be young, but she’s made waves since day one at Blair High School. Literally. The Vikings’ sophomore, coming off a remarkable effort for the water polo program, made her mark at this weekend’s CIF-SS Division 3 finals at Riverside City College. Lesnever won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.76. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 07 2023

Upland Earns Spot in Next Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 2 Championship After Defeating Redondo Union in Four Games

Boys Volleyball: The Upland boys volleyball program has just one more hurdle to leap. The Highlanders defeated visiting Redondo Union in four games in Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 2 semifinal. UHS won by scores of 29-27, 25-22, 21-25 and 25-18. Isaiah Vogel led the way with 18 kills and 12 digs. AJ Contreras contributed 15 kills. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 04 2023

Le Lycee Too Much for Maranatha; Lions Defeat Minutemen, 12-6, in First Round of CIF-SS Division 3 Playoffs

Boys Tennis: Thanks to Maranatha for this report: The big irony that Maranatha’s boys tennis team has been working under this season is that after losing five of their top players from last season (all singles players and two of their top doubles players), they moved up a division to CIF-SS Division 3 (a division […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 02 2023

JC Baseball Playoff Preview: PCC Travels to No. 7 Glendale in This Weekend’s Best-of-Three So Cal Regional Series

Pictured L-R: Jakob Guardado & Coleman Mitchell College Baseball: PCC heads into Friday’s So Cal Regional against Glendale Community College as the clear underdog. And the Lancers would have it no other way. GCC, the No. 7 seed and Western State (South) Conference champions, will host No. 18 PCC, in a best-of-three series. The Vaqueros […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ May 02 2023

CIF Playoff Schedule: Palomares (Bonita) & Pacific League (Arcadia) Champs Meet in Wednesday’s D-1 Opener at AHS

Pictured L-R: Bonita & Arcadia aces, Justin Santiago & Ian Hoffstetter Baseball: Editor’s Note: There are baseball playoff games on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and have been signified as such. WEDNESDAY’S Wild Card Games: Division 2: Northview at Citrus Valley Monrovia at Great Oak Division 6: Rialto at Western Christian Wednesday’s Division 1 First Round […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 30 2023

Kai Vogel & AJ Contreras Combine for 37 Kills in Upland’s Four-Set Victory at Los Alamitos; UHS Faces O-Lu in D-2 Quarterfinal

Boys Volleyball: The Upland victory tour continued on Saturday night. The Highlanders earned a spot in next week’s CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinal round. UHS defeated their host from Los Alamitos, 25-18, 15-25, 25-21 and 26-24. Kai Vogel and AJ Contreras led the Upland attack. Vogel had a team-high 19 kills to go with a pair […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 29 2023

CIF-SS Area Softball Playoff Schedule: South Hills-Corona Centennial & Bonita-Pacifica Meet in Tuesday’s Division 1 Wild Card Round

Softball: Tuesday’s Wild Card Round: Division 1: Corona Centennial at South Hills Villa Park at Chino Hills Bonita at Pacifica of Garden Grove Division 3: Hemet at Diamond Bar Crescenta Valley at Kennedy Rancho Cucamonga at Culver City Beckman at La Canada Division 5: Grace Brethren at Alverno Heights Academy Covina at Barstow Division 6: […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 29 2023

Los Osos Scored Three Runs in Top of Sixth & Defeated Chino Hills, 4-2, on Friday; Grizzlies Won Baseline League Series, 2-1

Baseball: Los Osos finished out its 2023 season with a Baseline League series victory over Chino Hills. The Grizzlies scored three runs in the top of the sixth to earn a 4-2 victory. LOHS fell, 1-0, in eight innings in the series opener on Monday. But they bounced back with wins of 11-3 and 4-2, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 29 2023

Charlie Ream Tosses Two-Hit Shutout in Pasadena’s 7-0 Victory Over Muir; Bulldogs Finish Third in Pacific League

Photos by Conrad Hunziker III Baseball: Pasadena moved into third place after picking up a pair of 7-0 victories over rival Muir this week. On Friday, Charlie Ream tossed a two-hit shutout. Ream walked one and struck out five Mustangs. He needed 89 pitches to finish what he started, and 59 went for strikes. Owen […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 28 2023

Coleman Mitchell Goes 7 2/3 & Allows Two Earned Runs in PCC’s 9-4 Victory Over Compton; Lancers One Game Back of First w/One to Play

College Baseball: As the 2023 regular season wraps up today, PCC could find itself anywhere between first and third place by day’s end. The Lancers currently sit alone in second, and trail first-place El Camino by one game. Meanwhile, ELAC and LBCC are just one-back of PCC in the conference’s No. 3 spot. If PCC […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 26 2023

Tony Macon’s RBI Single in Bottom of 8th Leads West Covina to a 3-2 Valle Vista League Victory Over Northview

Baseball: West Covina edged visiting Northview, 3-2, in eight innings. Kiki Villegas got the loss despite going 7 1/3 innings and allowing just two runs on seven hits. He issued one walk and fanned 10 WCHS batters. In the top of the eighth inning, Grant Mori singled. He was moved to second on a Michael […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 23 2023

Maranatha Edges Charter Oak, 9-7, in a Saturday Slugfest; Minutemen & Chargers Combine for 21 Hits

Photos by Gwen Pointer Baseball: Maranatha and Charter Oak, two of the SGV area’s premier programs, met up on Saturday in a nonleague contest. The Minutemen scored seven runs in the top of the fifth inning and held on for a 9-7 victory. Bryan Richman got the win after going two scoreless innings, allowing one […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 22 2023

Diamond Bar Takes Advantage of Three Bases Loaded Walks in First Inning & Edges South Hills, 3-2, in Friday’s Hacienda League Contest

Baseball: It wasn’t that South Hills lost a Hacienda League game on Friday that is newsworthy. After all, the Huskies still hold a one-game lead over second-place Walnut, and they face last-place Rowland next week in a two-game set to close out the 2023 season. Moreover, South Hills already secured a sweep of the Mustangs […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 22 2023

Bryant Soriano Goes Distance, Allowing One Run & Struck Out Five in Muir’s 7-1 Pacific League Victory Over Hoover

Baseball: Muir picked up the two-game Pacific League sweep of Hoover on Friday. The Mustangs rode the arm of Bryant Soriano to a 7-1 victory. Soriano went the distance and allowed one run on two hits. He issued two walks and fanned five. Fernando Gallegos had an RBI single. Bryan Olmedo singled and scored for […]

By Brian Baiotto


Top Stories/ Apr 21 2023

Matt Yarc Allows 1 Run & Strikes Out 8 Over 6 2/3 in Ayala’s 9-1 Victory at Claremont; AHS Enters Final Week Atop Palomares w/Bonita

Baseball: After claiming 7-5, 8-7 and 10-9 Palomares League victories in its last three games, Ayala decided they needed a break from the drama. So Matt Yarc went out and shut down the Claremont bats. Yarc went 6 2/3 innings and allowed one run on two hits in an 9-1 victory at Claremont. Yarc walked […]

By Brian Baiotto