Wrestling/ Feb 08 2023

GHS Two-Sport Athlete, Marquize Brown, Leaps Life’s Toughest Hurdles, & Hopes to Win at CIF This Weekend & Place at State

Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There is no sport at the high school level that takes more dedication, determination and discipline to survive and persevere quite like wrestling. And that is certainly not a knock on physically and mentally taxing sports like swimming, water polo, long distance running and so on. But after an […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 06 2023

Boys CIF-SS Playoff Schedule: Etiwanda is No. 1 seed in Division 1 & Damien Hosts St. Anthony

Boys Basketball: Tuesday’s Wild Card D-4AA: Muir at Eisenhower Wednesday’s First Round: D-1: Etiwanda bye (plays Friday) vs Oak Park-St. Francis winner St. Anthony at Damien D-2AA: RCHS at Saugus D-2A: Palm Desert at Glendora AGBU at Pasadena Arcadia at Shalhevet Silverado at Walnut Ayala at Sonora El Dorado at Diamond Bar D-3AA: San Marino […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 06 2023

Etiwanda Boys & Girls Wrestling Programs Dominate at Saturday’s Baseline League Finals

Boys & Girls Wrestling: Etiwanda Wrestling at Baseline League Finals Etiwanda Boys: Eight league champions, 11 finalists, & 12 qualify for CIF-SS Individuals at Brea Olinda HS 106: Julian Santana 1st Place 113: Ryan Khan 1st Place 120: Martin Bocanegra (RCHS), Andrew Garcia (E) second place 126: Jacob Bell 1st Place 132: Gabe Balingit 1st […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 06 2023

Girls Wrestling: Ayala’s BK Martinez & Tatiana Chavarin Earn Lower & Upper-Weight MVP at Saturday’s Palomares League Finals

Girls Wrestling: Palomares League Finals: Girls will compete this weekend at Corona High School at the CIF-SS Individuals  Team Results: Alta Loma: 5 qualifiers, 1 alternate, 2 champions Ayala: 4q, no alternates, 2c Bonita: 9q, 1a, 1c Claremont: 10q, 1a, 3c Colony: 9q, 1a, 4c Glendora: 3q, 2a, 2c Lower-Weight MVP: BK Martinez, Ayala Upper-Weight […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 06 2023

BHS Wins 5 Titles at Palomares League Finals; Bonita’s Tristan Fernandez & Glendora’s Marquize Brown Earn Lower & Upper-Weight MVP

Wrestling: Palomares League Finals: Top three placers qualify for this weekend’s CIF-SS Individuals at Yucaipa High School.  Lower-Weight MVP: Bonita’s (145) Tristan Fernandez Upper-Weight MVP: Glendora’s (170) Marquize Brown Team Results: Alta Loma: 12 qualifiers, 1 alternate, 2 champions Ayala: 8q, 2a, 4c Bonita: 9q, 4a, 5c Claremont: 3q, 1a, 2c Colony: 6q, 4a, no […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 05 2023

Marshall Fundamental’s Toby Lee, Andrew Quijada & Abe Moreno Won Individual Titles at Mission Valley League Finals

Wrestling: Mission Valley League Finals: Marshall Fundamental had three individual champions at the Mission Valley League finals. Toby Lee (120 pounds), Andrew Quijada (138) and Abe Moreno (152) all earned titles. The Eagles had three runners up, including Allegra Venable (121), Chris Murillo (126) and 220-pound Kenneth Torres. Siwon Shin (182), Isaac Benivedez (132), Andrew […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 04 2023

Walnut Edges Wilson, 74-68, in Regular Season Finale; Mustangs Claim Share of Hacienda League Championship

Boys Basketball: Wilson gave Walnut everything it could handle in Friday’s Hacienda League finale. The Mustangs, however, held on for a 74-68 victory, and finished as co-league champs with Diamond Bar. Joby Barnes led the way with 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Malik Khouzam contributed 21 points, six assists and four steals. Adrian […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 04 2023

Marshall Fundamental Finishes Regular Season w/a 51-18 Victory at South El Monte; Eagles Finish MVL Play 8-2

Girls Basketball: Marshall Fundamental closed out the regular season with a 51-18 victory at South El Monte. The win boosted the Eagles Mission Valley League record to 8-2. And that was good for second place. Jolynn Aibar hit three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 16 points. Destiny Ihiaso chipped in with 11 points. Six of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 04 2023

Northview Qualifies all 14 Competitors for Next Week’s CIF-SS Individuals; Vikings Claim Titles in 12-of-14 Weight Classes

Photos by Wilson Baldelomar Wrestling: Valle Vista League Finals: Northview dominated the 2022-23 Valle Vista League finals. The top three placers at each weight class move on to next week’s CIF-SS individuals. The Vikings qualified all 14 wrestlers, including 12 individual league champions. Marcus Tolentino (106 pounds), Nick Arellano (113), Jovanni Evangelista (120), Rene Cisneros […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 04 2023

Etiwanda Clinches Baseline League Title After Friday’s 57-49 Victory Over Damien; Curtis Williams Led Eagles w/14 Points

Photo credit to the Etiwanda boys basketball Twitter page, included are seniors Jimmy Baker, Alton Hamilton and Curtis Williams Boys Basketball: Etiwanda wrapped up an outright Baseline League championship on Friday night. The Eagles defeated visiting Damien, 57-49, and finished a perfect 10-0 in league games. Curtis Williams hit three 3-pointers and had a team-high […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 03 2023

Elijah Regan Hits Four 3’s & Scores Game-High 17 Points in GHS’ 66-54 Victory Over Ayala; Tartans Win First League Title in 8 Years

Photos by Carlo Montalbo. To view more of Carlo’s photos, go to (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: Glendora won a share of its first league title since 2015. After knocking off Colony last Friday for the first time in 10 tries, the Tartans needed victories this week over Bonita and Ayala. On Tuesday, GHS defeated the Bearcats, 52-40, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 03 2023

Pasadena Outlasts Muir, 71-65 in Triple Overtime to Clinch Pacific League Championship; Cabrera Scored 20 for Bulldogs

Photos by Conrad Hunziker Boys Basketball: If Pasadena wanted to win back an outright Pacific League championship, they’d need a victory over rival Muir in the regular season finale. And the Bulldogs got it, but it did not come easily. PHS would survive in a 71-65 triple-overtime thriller at Pasadena High. Muir got a game-high […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 03 2023

Hodson, Park & Quach Combine for 49 Points in SDHS’ 74-43 Victory at Charter Oak; Saints Go 9-1 in VVL Play

Boys Basketball: San Dimas closed out the regular season with an impressive 74-43 victory over a Charter Oak program that has been playing well of late. The Saints finished off their Valle Vista League championship record at 9-1. SDHS led throughout and got a game-high 18 points, 12 rebounds and three assists from Logan Hodson. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 03 2023

Michael Hernandez Scores Two Goals in Marshall Fundamental’s 3-1 Mission Valley League Victory Over Second-Place South El Monte

Boys Soccer: On senior night, the Marshall Fundamental boys soccer program got two goals from a freshman. The Eagles knocked off second-place South El Monte, 3-1, to finish the regular season in the fourth spot of the Mission Valley League standings. Michael Henderson had goals in the first and second half of Thursday’s win. And […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 02 2023

Maranatha Wins Olympic League Title After Wednesday’s 2-1 Victory at Whittier Christian; Peterson & Tatevossian Score for Minutemen

Boys Soccer: Winning a championship is never easy, or at least it shouldn’t be. And such was the case for the Maranatha boys soccer program. The Minutemen scored a pair of second-half goals to edge their host from Whittier Christian, 2-1, on Wednesday. George Peterson and Aren Tatevossian both scored off of assists from Miles […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 02 2023

Nate Garcia Scores 31 Points in Damien’s 79-65 Baseline League Victory Over RCHS; Spartans Travel to Etiwanda on Friday

Photos by Taegan Maysami, @madeby.taeg on Instagram Boys Basketball: Damien did its part on Wednesday to make Friday’s trip to Etiwanda worth everything for the Spartans. DHS defeated visiting Rancho Cucamonga, 79-65, and improved to 8-1 in Baseline League play. Nate Garcia scored a game-high 31 points to lead the Spartans. Elijah Brown contributed 15 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 02 2023

Etiwanda Wins First CIF-SS Wrestling Dual Title in School History; Eagles Defeat Chaminade, 39-33, in Wednesday’s D-3 Final

Wrestling: When Larry Cutbirth took over the head coaching duties 20 years ago, none of his wrestlers had even been born. Fast forward two decades and Cutbirth, his staff and their athletes have delivered Etiwanda its first CIF-SS team dual championship. The Eagles defeated Chaminade, 39-33, in the Division 3 title match in West Hills. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 01 2023

Gray Scores 19 in Glendora’s 52-40 Victory Over Bonita; GHS & Colony Tied atop Palomares Standings w/1 to Play

Photos by Carlo Montalbo. To see more of his pictures, go to (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: Glendora kept its share of the Palomares League penthouse on Tuesday night. The Tartans defeated the visiting Bearcats, 52-40, behind 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists from sophomore Colton Gray. Landon Barragan chipped in with eight points, two rebounds and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 01 2023

San Dimas Wins VVL Title After 57-49 Victory Over Covina & Northview’s Defeating Second-Place Diamond Ranch, 49-46, on Tuesday

Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: It turned out to be a great night for the San Dimas boys basketball program. The Saints defeated visiting Covina, 57-49, on Tuesday evening. And thanks to Northview’s 49-46 triumph of second-place Diamond Ranch, the Saints are the official 2022-23 Valle Vista League champions. With one game to play, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Jan 28 2023

Ballesta, Lizardo & Santoyo Rally Charter Oak to a 65-59 Valle Vista League Victory in Overtime at Covina

Boys Basketball: Charter Oak showed its grit on Friday night. The Chargers rallied to force overtime and picked up a 65-59 victory at Covina. Sophomore Don Ballesta hit a 3-pointer with 30 seconds to pull COHS to within two of Covina. And JP Santoyo would score to send the game into OT. From there, COHS […]

By Brian Baiotto