Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas’ historic 2024-25 season came to an end on Tuesday. The Saints fell, 60-57, in the first round of the CIF State Division 3 playoffs at Mira Mesa. Three days prior, SDHS competed in its first CIF-SS title game in 26 years. In spite of being 166 spots […]
Wrestling: Of the 28 wrestlers from 210 Prep Sports programs, six placed at last weekend’s CIF State Championships in Bakersfield. However, 18 competitors headed back to the San Gabriel Valley with a respectable .500 or better record inside the Mechanics Bank Arena. Additionally, there were three impressive young women who competed on their sport’s brightest […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling & Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Boys Basketball: San Dimas finished the CIF-SS section of their 2024-25 season on Saturday morning. And the Saints made their deepest postseason run since 1999. SDHS beat every legitimate D-3A program they ran into, including Calvary Chapel Santa Ana, Esperanza, Providence and Norte Vista to […]
Wrestling: What better way to finish off a perfect senior season than becoming the first state champion in school history. That’s exactly what Glendora High School’s Samantha Sachs accomplished on Saturday night. Sachs, the No. 1 seed, pinned No. 2 seeded Ruby Julien-Newsom in just 64 seconds inside a packed Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield. […]
Wrestling: In a few hours, three wrestlers from 210 Prep Sports programs will be vying for state championships. One year after a loss in the state title bout, Glendora’s Samantha Sachs is back and more dominant than ever. Sachs cruised to an 18-3 tech fall victory over Clayton Valley’s Savannah Talmadge in the 130-pound semifinal. […]
Wrestling: And then there was 10. The 25-athlete contingency from 210 Prep Sports programs is now 10. Eight are female wrestlers. And three are just one win Saturday from competing for a CIF State championship. Glendora’s Samantha Sachs (130), Northview’s Delarie Juarez (145) and San Dimas’ Charlene Smith (235) have earned spots in their respective […]
Wrestling: The odds of placing at the CIF State Championships after losing a first-round match on Thursday are about as remote as finding an honest politician. But such is the case for West Covina sophomore, Julie Cimarusti. Cimarusti lost a 1-0 decision to Poway’s Xiomara Gallego in Thursday’s first match. She had to watch her […]
Wrestling: Just yesterday, 25 competitors (14 girls & 11 boys) from 210 Prep Sports programs began their quest to win a CIF State Championship inside the Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield. Fast forward one day, and that list has been narrowed to three. All three are girls and two of the three are No. 1 […]
Wrestling: Championship Quarterfinal Round Matches for 210 Prep Sports Athletes: Boys: 106 Pounds: No. 8 Elijah Butler (Northview) vs No. 1 Samuel Sanchez (Esperanza) 150: No. 7 Jacob Bell (Etiwanda) vs No. 2 Ivan Arias (Buchanan) Girls: 130: No. 1 Samantha Sachs (Glendora) vs No. 8 Piper Pike (St. Helena) 130: Marci Cueva (Northview) vs […]
Boys Wrestling: After day of the CIF State Championships in Bakersfield, only two of the 11 competitors from 210 Prep Sports programs remain in the championship bracket. Northview’s Elijah Butler and Etiwanda’s Jacob Bell are a first (quarterfinal round) win on Friday from an automatic podium spot. Butler (106 pounds) pinned San Pedro’s Lorenzo Reyes […]
Editor’s Note: I asked a couple times for programs to send me photos of their girls during Thursday’s session, but I didn’t have as much luck as I’d have liked. So, if you have photos from Thursday’s action, feel free to send to Brian@210PrepSports.com and I’ll post them. Girls Wrestling: Of the 14 girls competing […]
Photo by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas has earned its first CIF-SS title game appearance since Gary Prestesater led the program to a championship in 1999. The Saints will take on Aquinas on Saturday morning at 11:15 at the Toyota Center in Ontario. Don’t let the Falcons 16-16 record fool you. AHS scheduled a […]
Girls Basketball: If Etiwanda is to win a CIF Southern Section Open Division title, they’re going to have to go through the best. Literally. EHS (25-4) is set to battle the nation’s top-ranked program from Ontario Christian. The tip is set for Saturday night at 8:30 at the Toyota Center in Ontario. The Knights (28-1) […]
Boys Wrestling: Eleven wrestlers from 210 Prep Sports programs persevered through their CIF-SS Masters brackets to earn a spot at next weekend’s CIF State Championships in Bakersfield. There are six placers in both the Blue and Gold Divisions of the 14 weight classes. However, only the top five punched their automatic tickets to enter the […]
Pictured L-R: West Covina’s Julie Cimarusti & Glendora’s Samantha Sachs Wrestling: Sending out congratulations to all 25 athletes from 210 Prep Sports programs that qualified for next weekend’s CIF-SS State Championships. And to those who came close. Wrestling is arguably the most grueling of any high school sport, and that includes physically and mentally. In […]
Soccer: As great as Corazon Adomou has been for the Marshall Fundamental girls’ soccer program, and she has been terrific, another hero stepped up on Saturday. With the Lady Eagles leading 2-1, and just a few seconds remaining in the CIF-SS Division 7 semifinal, Rim of the World was awarded a penalty shot. Marshall goalie, […]
Girls Wrestling: CIF-SS Masters Meet Northview dominated at Friday’s CIF-SS Masters Meet at La Habra High School. The Vikings secured eight individual spots at next week’s CIF State Championships at the Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield. To punch a ticket to Bakersfield, one needed to finish in the top four of their respective (Blue or […]
Photo by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: Friday’s CIF-SS Semifinal Round Playoff Scores: Open Division (Pool Play): Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks 68, Harvard Westlake 51 Santa Margarita 68, La Mirada 61 Roosevelt 65, Sierra Canyon 64 St. John Bosco 69, Heritage Christian 39 D-1: Los Alamitos 82, Crean Lutheran 57 Santa Barbara at Mira Costa […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling: Boys Basketball: With the exception of those inside the San Dimas locker room, Friday’s CIF-SS Division 3A semifinal showdown began the way many thought it would. The high-scoring visitors from Norte Vista got out to an early 10-0 lead at SDHS. Jeremy Ketterling called a timeout, gave his boys some reassurance, […]
Girls Soccer: Corazon Adomou has put the Marshall Fundamental soccer program on her back. It started with her leading the Eagles to an unbeaten run (10-0-3) to a Mission Valley League championship. Two weeks later, and Adomou scored twice in Tuesday’s 2-0 victory over Riverside Prep in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 7 […]
