Wrestling/ Feb 16 2024

Friday’s First-Round Matches at CIF-SS Masters Meet; Fifty-One Area Wrestlers Hope to Punch Their Ticket to Bakersfield

Wrestling: Editor’s Note: The list of competitors that are either within the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone, or very near it. I apologize if your school/wrestler or kid wasn’t mentioned. For the longest time, the CIF-SS Masters Meet had one bracket for all 14 weight classes, from 106 pounds to heavyweight. And the top nine […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 16 2024

Tristan Fernandez Heads to Masters Having Won Two Consecutive CIF-SS Individual Titles; Bonita Junior Represents His Family & Program w/Honor

Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Over the last 20 years, there are a number of reasons why this writer has gone to great lengths to provide positive coverage of wrestlers, coaches and their programs. It all starts with their discipline, a tireless work ethic and respect. It’s almost impossible to be a thug, lazy […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 15 2024

Cale Smith’s Early-Life Battle & Victory Over Cancer Has Two-Sport GHS Athlete Ready to Face the World; Faith, Family & Friends Played Pivotal Role

Wrestling: By Brian Baiotto, Sports Editor Imagine the disappointment, frustration and even anger that a high school student-athlete might harbor when an injury causes him (or her) to miss the majority of a sport they love. And to add salt to the wound, consider that occurred during his senior year. Unfortunately, that was the case […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 14 2024

Every Boys Basketball Playoff Score; Damien & Northview Earn Sports in Friday’s Division 1 & 4A Semifinal Round

Boys Basketball: Tuesday’s Quarterfinal Round Scores: Open Division (Pool Play): Harvard Westlake 72, Sierra Canyon 38 St. John Bosco 72, Centennial Corona 55 Roosevelt 64, St. Pius 59 JSerra 67, Mater Dei 59 Division 1: Notre Dame 63, Santa Margarita 50 Redondo Union 65, Etiwanda 58 Windward 77, Los Alamitos 75 Damien 74, St. Bernard […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 14 2024

Caleb Freeman Scores Twice in Maranatha’s 4-2 Victory Over Kaiser in Quarterfinal Round of CIF-SS Division 6 Playoffs

Boys Soccer: And they’re off to the semifinals! Maranatha continued its torrid play with a 4-2 victory over Kaiser in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. MHS trailed 1-0, and 2-1, but they would score the final three goals of the game to secure a semifinal showdown with Westminster. As mentioned, the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 14 2024

Clinton & Garcia Combine for 46 Points in Damien’s 74-46 Victory Over St. Bernard in Quarterfinal Round of CIF D-1 Playoffs

Boys Basketball: Damien looks to be playing its best basketball of the season. After winning the Baseline League outright title, Damien had a first-round bye in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Two nights later, the Spartans cruised to an 18-point victory over Crossroads. And in last night’s quarterfinal, Damien secured an impressive 74-46 triumph of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 12 2024

Northview’s Hinojosa, Hooper & Bartoszek, San Dimas’ Smith & Arroyo’s Quintanilla Win CIF-SS Northern Division Individual Titles

Girls Wrestling: CIF-SS Northern Division Individuals: Northview left the San Dimas High School gym on Saturday with three CIF-SS Northern Division individual champions. The Vikings also finished second as a team, just 9.5 points behind first-place Hillcrest. Ysabella Hinojosa looked every bit the top seed in the 120-pound weight class. Hinojosa pinned her first four […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 11 2024

Glendora’s Sachs, Walnut’s Montanez, Falcon, Meza & Macias, Colony’s Hernandez & Gonzalez Claim CIF Southern Division Individual Titles

CIF-SS Southern Division Individuals: Not a bad start to her career. In just three years as a wrestler, Glendora’s Sam Sachs is a three-time CIF-SS champion. The GHS junior went 5-0 with five pins. The shortest being 13 seconds, and the longest was Nordhoff’s Jayleen Garrett, who lasted 1:04 in her semifinal showdown with Sachs. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 11 2024

Bonita’s Fernandez (150), Ayala’s Chan (106), Walnut’s Camilo & Ronnie Ramirez (113 & 120), Garcia (126) & Macamay (144) Win Central Division Titles

Central Division at Yucaipa: Ayala’s Jayren Chan continues to shine in his sophomore year. After a first-round bye, Chan won the 106-pound title with four pins. Chan stuck Kayden Vasquez in the title bout. Walnut’s Camilo Ramirez pinned four consecutive opponents to earn a spot in the 113-pound final. In the title bout, Ramirez edged […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 11 2024

Etiwanda’s Jacob Bell & Evan Manzo Win 138-&-165-Pound Titles at CIF-SS Northern Division Individuals; Eagles Finish Second as a Program

Wrestling: Northern Division at Sonora HS: Etiwanda finished second as a program at the two-day CIF-SS Northern Division Individuals at Sonora High School. The Eagles were just 9.5 points back of first-place Hillcrest. Etiwanda junior Jacob Bell became a three-time CIF champ. Bell pinned his way to the 138-pound title, including a stick of Mathias […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 11 2024

Northview’s Acuna, San Marino’s Yoshitake & Uyemura, & Chino’s Samano & Vassalle Secure CIF-SS Coastal Division Individual Titles

CIF-SS Coastal Division: To view a photo gallery by RT Tolentino, click on the Facebook link here: Facebook Northview entered Saturday’s second round of the CIF-SS Coastal Division Individuals with seven wrestlers that had reached the semifinal round. When it was all said and done, it was 190-pound Sonny Acuna that secured an individual title […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 10 2024

List of Day Two Semifinal Matches; Northview (7), Walnut (7) & Etiwanda (6) Have 20 Combined Wrestlers Vying for CIF-SS Individual Titles

Photos by RT Tolentino Wrestling: Area Wrestlers w/Semifinal Matches This Morning: To view RT Tolentino’s photo gallery from the Coastal Division, click on the Facebook link here: Facebook Coastal Division at Westminster HS: 106 Pounds: Marcus Tolentino (Northview) vs Aaron Contreras (West Covina) Zachary Samano (Chino) vs Zeke Guerrero (Quartz Hills) 113: Jovanni Evangelista (Northview) […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 10 2024

Xavier Clinton Hits Six 3-Pointers, Scores 24 Points & Joins 1,000-Point Club in Damien’s 68-50 Victory Over Crossroads in Second Round of D-1 Playoffs

Boys Basketball: Eight days off didn’t do anything to disrupt Damien’s hot streak. The Spartans clinched the outright Baseline League championship last Thursday, and they got a bye in Wednesday’s first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. On Friday, DHS hosted a Crossroads program that defeated Rancho Christian, 67-64, in their first-round contest. Damien […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 10 2024

Friday’s Scores & Tuesday’s Schedule; Arcadia, Damien, Etiwanda & Northview Secured Spots in CIF-SS Quarterfinal Round

Boys Basketball: Division 1: Etiwanda 41, Rancho Verde 39 Damien 68, Crossroads 50 Tuesday’s D-1 Quarterfinals: Etiwanda vs Redondo Union St. Bernard at Damien Division 2A: Bishop Amat 58, Pasadena 54 LB Poly 68, Upland 34 Division 3AA: St. Bonaventure 67, Bonita 53 Arcadia 62, Troy 61 Tuesday’s D-3AA Quarterfinal: Serra at Arcadia Division 3A: […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 09 2024

Marshall Fundamental Heads into CIF-SS Individuals w/Momentum; Eagles Boys & Girls Teams Claimed First MVL Team Titles in Program History

Wrestling: Thanks to the Eagles program for this report: On February 3rd, Marshall Fundamental hosted the first ever wrestling tournament on our campus. We christened the main gym (built in 2015) by hosting the six-team Mission Valley League finals. Marshall didn’t join the MVL until 2012, and wrestling wasn’t a sport on the Pasadena campus […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 08 2024

Wednesday’s Scores & Friday’s Schedule; Alta Loma, Arcadia, Azusa, Chino, Etiwanda, Maranatha, RCHS & Upland Won First Round Games

Photo by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Soccer: Monday’s Wild Card Schedule: Division 5: Marshall Fundamental 3, San Jacinto 0 Division 7: Edgewood 3, Magnolia Science 0 Azusa 8, Ojai Valley 0 Western Christian 2, Le Lycee 1 Wednesday’s First Round Scores: Division 1: Cathedral 2, Claremont 0 Alta Loma 2, Santa Ana Valley 1 Division 2: […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 08 2024

Wednesday’s Playoff Scores & Friday’s Schedule; PHS Visits Bishop Amat & Bonita Travels to St. Bonaventure in Second Round Games

Boys Basketball: CIF-SS First-Round Scores from Wednesday: Division 1: Etiwanda 89, Village Christian 53 Rancho Verde 66, Walnut 48 Anaheim Canyon 61, Rancho Cucamonga 59 Damien had a bye Division 2AA: Crespi 59, Maranatha 40 Oak Park 70, Diamond Bar 45 Division 2A: Pasadena 55, Palos Verdes 51 San Gabriel Academy 51, Flintridge Prep 44 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 08 2024

Perez & Henry Combine for 29 Points in Bonita’s 44-41 Victory Over Tustin; BHS Travels to St. Bonaventure in Second Round of D-2A Playoffs

Photos by Alyssa Cruz and Lexie Longsine Boys Basketball: It wasn’t a thing of beauty, but Tim Godley, his staff and their players will take it. And so would any coach or program this time of year. Bonita used a 28-22 run in the second half to outlast Tustin, 44-41, in the first round of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 08 2024

Temescal Canyon Jumped on Glendora Early & Claimed a 61-54 Victory in First Round of CIF-SS D-2A Playoffs; Gray Led GHS w/18 Points

Photos by Carlo Montalbo (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: At some point, the Glendora basketball program will probably look back and asks themselves, ‘what if we didn’t lose at Bonita?’ For those who don’t know, the Tartans were riding an 11-game win streak into the regular-season finale at Bonita. GHS had a double-digit lead with less than […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 08 2024

Chaminade Finishes Strong in 60-49 Victory at San Dimas in Wednesday’s CIF-SS Division 2A Opening Round Contest

Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: Chaminade got off to a slow start in Wednesday’s CIF-SS Division 2A opener. The Eagles were awarded a postseason berth in spite of not winning a single Mission League game and finishing in dead last. And they trailed 15-7 at San Dimas after the first eight minutes of play. […]

By Brian Baiotto