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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]