Boys Basketball: Damien improved to 2-0 at the Riverside Kiwanis Tournament. On Monday, the Spartans crushed Notre Dame by 60 points (97-37). And on Tuesday, DHS secured an 83-63 victory over Orange Vista. Damien led 56-28 at the half, and the final score appears far closer than it really was. Eli Garner had a game-high […]
Boys Basketball: Ayala continued to cruise at the San Gabriel High Turkey Feast Tournament. The Bulldogs controlled throughout their 65-49 victory over Keppel in Wednesday’s semifinal round. Jeremy Serrano hit three 3’s and finished with a game-high 23 points. Josiah Yang chipped in with 12 points. Zach Canellopoulos finished with 10 points, including a pair […]
Boys Basketball: San Dimas improved to 2-1 after Tuesday’s 72-45 victory over Charter Oak. The Saints outscored the Chargers, 62-33, after three quarters of play. SDHS had a 9-2 advantage in 3-pointers made. Luke Chavez had a game-high 16 points. Jeremiah Garzon chipped in with 14 points. Nathan Yearout hit three 3’s and he finished […]
Boys Basketball: Ayala earned a spot in the San Gabriel Thanksgiving Feast Tournament. The Bulldogs secured that spot after Tuesday’s 69-54 victory over Buckley. AHS took a 42-27 lead into the break, and the outcome was never in doubt. Jeremy Serrano hit three 3-pointers, and he finished with a team-high 17 points. Zach Canellopoulos contributed […]
Boys Basketball: After dropping their season opener to Tustin, the Ayala boys’ basketball program has won three in a row. The Bulldogs have secured three consecutive victories over Nogales (72-33), Northwood (79-55) and Rowland (62-53). The third of which was a first-round game at the San Gabriel High School Thanksgiving Feast Tournament. Jeremy Serrano had […]
Photos by Jim McCormack Boys Basketball: After four consecutive wins to start the 2024-25 season, Damien fell to La Mirada, 53-46, in the championship game of the Sunny Hills Tournament. The Spartans got off to an unusually slow start. The Matadores led 18-5 after eight minutes. But DHS would go on a 20-7 second-quarter run, […]
Photo by Angeline Sabillon-Cifuentes Boys Soccer: The Marshall Fundamental soccer program scored two first-half goals on Wednesday at La Canada. The Spartans scored a second-half goal, and both programs had to settle for a 2-2 tie. Giovanni Retana had an unassisted goal for the Eagles. Justin Lopez-Perez scored off an assist from Retana. Angel Capistran […]
Boys Basketball: Damien is off to a great start in the 2024-25 season. The Spartans have now defeated Troy (80-41), Ontario Christian (68-39) and Villa Park (70-42) at the Sunny Hills Tournament by a combined margin of 218-122. DHS had a 38-19 lead at the half. Nate Garcia had a game-high 21 points. Jayden Avina […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Boys Basketball: Glendora edged Portola of Irvine, 54-49, in the second round of the Sunny Hills Tournament. GHS used a 32-25 advantage in the second half to claim victory. Tanner Grable had a big night on Tuesday with 14 points, 14 rebounds and a pair of assists. Colton […]
Boys Basketball: Damien blew out its second consecutive opponent to open the 2024-25 season. On Monday, the Spartans cruised to an 80-41 victory over Troy at the Sunny Hills Tournament. One night later, DHS raced past Ontario Christian, 68-39, after taking a 32-15 lead into the break. Nate Garcia had a game-high 23 points for […]
Boys Basketball: San Dimas opened the 2024-25 season with a 61-44 victory over Schurr at the Ayala showcase. Nathan Yearout had a game-high 19 points for the Saints. Yearout scored 13 of those 19 in the second half. SDHS led 12-5 after eight minutes, and they took a 27-14 advantage into the half. Jeremiah Garzon […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Boys Basketball: Glendora opened the 2024 season in style. And they did so in dominant form. After a 22-2 lead just eight minutes in, the Tartans cruised to a 66-40 victory over Los Amigos at the Sunny Hills Tournament. Colton Gray began his senior campaign with 17 points […]
Wrestling: It’s been nearly five months since we’ve seen Samantha Sachs on a wrestling mat. It was at the 2023-24 CIF State Championships in Bakersfield. The Glendora junior and three-time CIF-SS individual champion earned herself a spot in the 125-pound title match inside the Mechanics Bank Arena. And she led Downey’s Christina Osorio, 4-2, before […]
Men’s Basketball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor: Hunter Woods’ life story will resonate with people of all backgrounds. The soon-to-be 24-year-old is the ultimate success story. Woods was raised in Pasadena by an amazing single mom named Kimberly Green. He also received unconditional love and 24/7/365 support from Joyce Green (grandma), Bev Reed (aunt), Michael […]
Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor It gets repetitive to say. But it doesn’t make it any less true. Of all the sports this writer has covered over the last 25 years, in my view, none has produced more quality young men and women than wrestling. It all begins with the discipline it takes to […]
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 […]
