Boys Basketball: Two days after opening the 2022-23 season with an 18-point loss to Walnut, Ayala was back at it on Friday. And the Bulldogs would pick up win No. 1, thanks to a 69-54 victory over Charter Oak. Emilio Varner led the way with 19 points and seven rebounds. Linus Lo contributed 16 points […]
Boys Basketball: Glendora evened its season record at 2-2, thanks to a 76-26 victory over Santa Fe at the Sunny Hills Tournament on Friday, And they got scoring for 12 different members of the GHS roster. Colton Gray had 15 points and seven rebounds, and Chris Lee had 15 and four boards. Elijah Regan scored […]
Boys Basketball: Damien didn’t start or finish very strong. But the Spartans did enough in quarters two and three to outlast Riverside Poly, 46-38, Friday at the Sunny Hills Tournament. Nate Garcia scored 12 of his game-high 16 points in the second half. Eli Garner and Xavier Clinton provided 11 points each for the Spartans. […]
Photos by Josh Thompson Boys Basketball: Ayala dug itself a deep first-half hole, and the Bulldogs couldn’t dig their way out in Wednesday’s 91-73 loss to Walnut. The Mustangs took a 55-38 lead into the break and never looked back. Malik Khouzam led Walnut with 25 points, five assists and five rebounds. Joby Barnes added […]
Thanks to Maranatha soccer for this report Boys Soccer: Maranatha met up Pacifica Christian in its season opener. And it’s the first showdown since the Minutemen claimed a 3-0 victory in last season’s postseason. This time around MHS defeated the Sea Wolves, 6-1. Pacifica Christian did get out to a 1-0 lead, but it would […]
Boys Hoops: Orange Lutheran handed Damien its first loss in 2022-23. The Lancers used an 18-6 third-quarter run to defeat the Spartans, 63-61, on Wednesday. Zion Paleo, David Manea and Cannon Potter had 12 points apiece for Orange Lutheran. Nate Garcia led Damien with 12 points, while Lucas Arrieta had 11 and Xavier Clinton chipped […]
Boys Basketball: Things looked good for Glendora at the half in Wednesday’s Sunny Hills Tournament contest against Ontario Christian. The Tartans held an 11-point lead, and looked to up their record to 2-1. But Ontario Christian would outscore GHS by 15 in the second half to claim a 51-47 victory. Cole Jones (16) and Gage […]
Boys Basketball: Damien picked up win No. 2 of the 2022-23 season on Tuesday. The Spartans defeated Santa Fe, 76-39, over Santa Fe in the Sunny Hills Tournament. For the second consecutive night, Nate Garcia led the Damien offense. Garcia scored a game-high 22 points, all of which came in the first half. Nine of […]
Boys Basketball: Fresh off a state championship in 2021-22, Mike LeDuc’s boys opened the season on Monday at the Sunny Hills Tournament. And the Spartans got off to a great start, and cruised to a 75-61. Nate Garcia scored 17 of his game-high 26 points in the first half. Eli Garner had 15 in the […]
Thanks to Cliff Hamlow for the stats for both teams Boys Basketball: Glendora opened the 2022-23 season by edging El Dorado, 50-44, at the Sunny Hills Tournament. The Tartans led by a bucket at the half, took a three-point advantage into the final period, and were able to outlast the Golden Hawks by six. Colton […]
Boys Basketball: To say that Kaleb Smith was at his best on the sport’s biggest stage would be an understatement. The Damien senior had a team-high 23 points in Friday’s 65-57 victory over Clovis North in the CIF State Division 1 championship game. Smith hit 9-of-11 shots from the field, including two 3-pointers, and went […]
Photos by Jim McCormack for the OC Sports Zone Boys Basketball: Damien finished what it started on Tuesday night. The Spartans used five and seven-point advantages in the first and fourth quarters, respectively, to earn a spot in the CIF State Division 1 championship game this Friday in Sacramento. Damien edged visiting Crean Lutheran, 58-53, […]
Pictured L-R: RJ Smith, Jimmy Oladokun, Spivey Word & Kaleb Smith Boys Basketball: Who: Crean Lutheran vs Damien What: CIF State Division 1 So Cal Regional Final Where: Damien High School When: Tuesday at 6 Damien and Crean Lutheran meet up Tuesday night in a much-anticipated sequel. Twenty-five days ago, the Spartans overcame a 20-point […]
Pictured L-R: Kaleb Smith & Jimmy Oladokun Boys Basketball: Damien is now one win away from a spot in the CIF State Division 1 title game. The Spartans defeated visiting St. Bernard, 70-65, in the semifinal round of the So Cal Regionals. Damien got double digit points from four of its five starters. Jimmy Oladokun […]
Boys Basketball: Damien won its 29th game of the season on Thursday. The Spartans got a balanced offensive effort in a 66-56 victory over JSerra in the second round of the CIF State Division 1 playoffs. All five of Damien’s starters had eight points or more. JSerra’s Robert Diaz hit five 3-pointers and had a […]
Boys Basketball: It had been 10 days since Damien last played. The Spartans finished CIF-SS Open Division Pool Play 1-2, including consecutive losses to Centennial Corona and Bishop Montgomery. Damien, though, opened CIF State Division 1 play with an 81-50 victory over Mission Hills. Spivey Word and RJ Smith both contributed 19 points each. Jimmy […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Girls Wrestling What a weekend for the SGV area girls wrestlers. They left Bakersfield with 10 placers, including three state championships. Arroyo’s Brianna Gonzalez earned the 101-pound title by defeating Kaelani Shufeldt (Marina), 5-1. Walnut’s Anaya Falcon claimed a 5-2 decision over Nyla Valencia (Sobrato), 5-2, to win the 106-pound championship. […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Boys Wrestling: The 2021-22 boys wrestling season ended on Saturday night in Bakersfield. There were only four area placers, including a runner-up, fourth, fifth and eighth-place medalists. Walnut’s Ronnie Ramirez dropped a 10-1 decision to l Dorado’s Isaiah Quintero in the 106-pound title bout. San Marino’s Ryan Arrington (220) was fourth […]
Pictured L-R: Northview’s Adrian Limon & Walnut’s Fernando Barreto Boys Wrestling: CIF State Meet Day One Records: 106 Pounds: Marcus Tolentino (Northview): 0-1 Ronnie Ramirez (Walnut): 2-0 113: Christian Garcia (Walnut): 1-1 120: Elijah Flores (Walnut): 1-1 Adrian Limon (Northview): 2-0 Jacob Bell (Etiwanda): 0-1 126: Mario Sandoval (Northview): 1-1 132: Fernando Barreto (Walnut): 3-0 […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Girls: 101 Pounds: Briana Gonzalez (Arroyo): 2-0 Raquel Garcia (Colony): 0-1 106: Emilie Gonzalez (Arroyo): 2-0 Brenda Martinez (Ayala): 1-1 Deandra Meza (Walnut): 2-0 Saryna Garcia (Etiwanda): 0-1 111: Anaya Falcon (Walnut): 2-0 Samantha Rivera (Northview): 1-1 116: Leilani Lazaro (Northview): 2-0 Samantha Sachs (Glendora) 0-1 Kaitlin Castro (Bishop Amat): 1-1 […]
