Photos by Pyae Phyo May Boys Soccer: CIF-SS Division 6 Player of the Year: George Peterson, Maranatha senior Coach of the Year: Walker Haynes, Maranatha All-CIF Division 6: Jaden Harriman (senior), Arcadia forward Jaime Melendrez (senior), Bellflower midfielder Jaxon Tonley (senior), Beverly Hills goalie Gabriel Garcia (senior), Costa Mesa midfielder Nelson Amador (senior), El Monte […]
Photos courtesy of USU College Basketball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor The hard work and perseverance of Darius Brown II has earned the former PHS point guard a spot in rarified air. DBII became one of the area’s only basketball players to lead two different programs to consecutive appearances at the NCAA Tournament. Brown, a […]
Boys Basketball: Damien’s highly successful 2023-24 season came to an end on Saturday night in Bellflower. But the No. 12 seeded Spartans didn’t go down without a fight. St. John Bosco, the No. 1 seed, however, would edge DHS, 63-59, in the CIF State Division 1 Southern California Regional semifinal. The game was so close […]
Photos by Pyae Phyo May Boys Soccer: After a 5-2 setback to Kaiser on December 27th, the Maranatha boys soccer program had a record of 3-4-2. And had someone suggested that MHS would go on to become the most accomplished program in school history this season, you might have wondered if they had been hanging […]
Boys Basketball: Damien earned its spot in the CIF State Division 1 Southern California Regional Semifinal on Saturday. The Spartans defeated Redondo Union, 74-54, on Thursday night in La Verne. Damien used a 22-8 run in the second quarter and took a 42-24 lead into the break. Nate Garcia had a game-high 22 points. Xavier […]
Boys Soccer: Maranatha has now gone 46 days without a loss. The Minutemen, fresh off securing the first CIF-SS Division 6 championship in program history, hosted Woodlake in Tuesday’s first round of the CIF State Division 5 playoffs. George Peterson scored in the first half to give MHS a 1-0 lead. He got a rebound […]
Boys Basketball: After falling 11 nights ago in the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinal to Windward, Damien opened CIF State Division 1 play in San Diego. And the No. 12 seeded Spartans controlled throughout in a 69-44 victory at No. 5 St. Augustine. Damien led by 19 at the break, and they enjoyed a 59-31 lead […]
Photos from Mitzi Yamashita and Pyle Phyo May Boys Soccer: Winning a first CIF championship is an incredible feat. But to do so in overtime makes it even a little more exciting. Maranatha did that on Saturday night. The Minutemen edged Wilson, 2-1 in OT, to claim a CIF-SS Division title. George Peterson got MHS […]
Photos by RT Tolentino To view his photo gallery of day/night three, click on the Facebook link here: Facebook Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Four area athletes drove back to the San Gabriel Valley as State Champions. Northview’s Faith Bartoszek (140) as well as Walnut’s Anaya Falcon (105), Deandra Meza (110) and Ronnie Ramirez […]
State Placers Before Championship Matches: Girls: 1st/2nd: Anaya Falcon (Walnut, 105) 1st/2nd: Deandra Meza (Walnut, 110) 1st/2nd: Sam Sachs (Glendora, 125) 1st/2nd: Faith Bartoszek (Northview, 140) 3rd: Jasmine Macias (Walnut, 130) 5th: Renice Gonzalez (Colony, 135) 6th: BK Martinez (Ayala, 110) 6th: Samantha Rivera (Northview, 115) 8th: Eliana Garcia (Walnut, 120) Boys: 1st/2nd: Ronnie Ramirez […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Editor’s Note: There is a link to a 20-pic photo gallery towards the bottom of the story. Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor The dream of winning a CIF State Championship in 2024 is still a real possibility for six athletes within the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone. Four are girls, […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Fifteen competitors from within the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone (or just outside) remained in the championship portion of their bracket at day one of the three-day CIF State Championships in Bakersfield. And that includes six boys and nine girls. Zachary Samano (106, Chino), Ronnie […]
Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor One of the Palomares League’s most decorated wrestlers is making a third and final trip to the CIF State Championships this week in Bakersfield. In spite of being just 110 pounds, this Ayala High School student-athlete is very much a ‘Bulldog’ and a badass, and she is someone who […]
Girls Wrestling: The San Gabriel Valley area had a huge showing at Saturday’s CIF-SS Masters Meet in Palm Springs. Northview and Walnut finished first and fourth, respectively, with a combined five champions. The Vikings’ Faith Bartoszek (140) and Andrea Mateo (155) both claimed individual titles, while Samantha Rivera (115) and Mia Hooper (125) placed second. […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Wrestling: CIF-SS Masters Meet: The CIF-Southern Section’s best met up on Friday in Palm Springs to earn individual spots at next weekend’s CIF State Championships in Bakersfield. The top-six officially placed, but only the top-five from the blue and gold brackets from each of the 14 weight classes will move on. […]
Girls Wrestling: One day after the boys completed their CIF-SS Masters Meet in Palm Springs, the southern section’s girls will be on the mat in just a few hours. The 14 weight classes have blue and gold brackets, and every competitor today at Palm Springs High School has the obvious hope of punching their ticket […]
Boys Basketball: CIF-SS Semifinal Round Scores: Open Division Pool Play: Harvard Westlake 64, St. John Bosco 40 Sierra Canyon 61, Centennial Corona 55 Roosevelt 80, Mater Dei 76 St. Pius 70, JSerra 58 Division 1: Notre Dame 67, Redondo Union 60 Windward 67, Damien 60 Division 2AA: Rolling Hills Prep 57, Thousand Oaks 50 St. […]
Photos by Taegan Maysami (@madeby.taeg on Instagram) Boys Basketball: For the first time in the 2023-24 playoffs, the Damien basketball program was facing a team with an even longer win streak than that of the Spartans. DHS had won eight consecutive games before Friday’s CIF-SS Division 1 semifinal round showdown with Windward. The Wildcats are […]
Photos by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Soccer: Whatever Walker Haynes is telling his players, it’s working big time. Maranatha is headed to the CIF-SS Division 6 title game on a nine-game win streak. MHS earned that privilege after its dispatching of Westminster, 5-1, on Friday. The Minutemen took a 3-0 lead into the break, and the […]
Boys Basketball: And then there was one. Nine days after the 2023-24 postseason got underway, Northview is the final 210 Prep Sports program standing. The Vikings made the 74-mile road trip to Moorpark High to battle Hillcrest Christian in the semifinal round of the CIF-SS Division 4A playoffs. NHS trailed HCHS by three points (29-26) […]
