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 […]
Photo of Northview’s Leilani Lazaro by Antonio Gonzales Girls Wrestling: CIF-State Championship 101 Pounds: Briana Gonzalez (Arroyo) vs Emma Degraziano (Mira Mesa) Raquel Garcia (Colony) vs Jalen Bets (Granada) 106: Emilie Gonzalez (Arroyo) vs Lauren Nguyen (Granada) Brenda Martinez (Ayala) vs Hailee Moreno (San Fernando) Deandra Meza (Walnut) vs Odelia Sandoval (Birmingham) Saryna Garcia (Etiwanda) […]
Photo by RT Tolentino Boys Wrestling: CIF-State Championship, Feb 24-26: First Round Matches: 106 Pounds: Marcus Tolentino (Northview) vs Nikade Zinkin (Clovis) Ronnie Ramirez (Walnut) vs Jason McDonald (Lemoore) 113: Christian Garcia (Walnut) vs Jacob Estrada (Monache) 120: Elijah Flores (Walnut) vs Aiden Yip (Washington) Adrian Limon (Northview) vs Austin Fredrickson (Windsor) Jacob Bell (Etiwanda) […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Boys Wrestling: CIF-SS Masters Meet: Walnut represented the SGV area contingency with two champions (Christian Garcia & Fernando Barreto) at the two-day CIF-SS Masters Meet at Sonora High School. Walnut finished in sixth place with 114.5 team points, thanks to the two champs and a second-place finish for Ronnie Ramirez at […]
Photos by Antonio Gonzales Girls Wrestling: The San Gabriel Valley area had a solid showing at the CIF-SS Masters Meet this weekend. San Dimas finished in second (behind Marina) in team points, and the Saints tied Arroyo for a tournament-high two individual champions. Walnut was third with one champ, and Northview placed fourth. The top-eight […]
Pictured L-R: Northview’s Leilani Lazaro & Glendora’s Samantha Sachs, who meet up today (Saturday) in the CIF-SS Masters quarterfinal round of the 116-pound division. Girls Wrestling at Marina High School: Team Scores: 1: Northview (54) 2: Corona (52) 3: Marina (50) 3: Walnut (50) 5: Downey (49) 5: Paloma Valley (49) 7: Hillcrest (46) 8: […]
Pictured L-R: Jacob Salcedo, Mario Sandoval, Adrian Limon & Nate Cruz of Northview CIF-SS Boys Masters Meet at Sonora HS: Team Points: 1: Temecula Valley (79.5) 2: Palm Desert (70) 3: St. John Bosco (69) 4: Calvary Chapel Santa Ana (67.5) 5: Northview (54) 6: Fountain Valley (46.5) 7: Walnut (41) 8: Long Beach Millikan […]
Boys Basketball: The remarkable 2021-22 season is over for Damien. Bishop Montgomery defeated the Spartans, 61-47, on Friday night. It was only the second game this season that saw Damien outscored in all four quarters. Jimmy Oladokun led the Spartans with 13, points and RJ Smith had 11. Xavier Edmonds had a game-high 16 points […]
Pictured: Marshall Fundamental’s 170-pound, Warren Koslow Wrestling: First-Round Matches For Area Wrestlers: 106 Pounds: Ronnie Ramirez (Walnut) vs Jacob Dominguez (San Marcos of Santa Barbara) Julian Santana (Los Osos) vs Adrian Jimenez (Marina) Marcus Tolentino (Northview) vs Joey Miller (Elsinore) Christian Montoya (South Hills) vs Joseph Zuniga (Trabuco Hills) 113: Christian Garcia (Walnut) vs Noah […]
Boys Basketball: Walnut’s successful 2021-22 season came to an end on Tuesday night. The Mustangs fell, 63-58, in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 3AA playoffs. Providence outscored Walnut by 10 points in the second half. Malik Khouzam had 15 points, five assists and three steals. Tyler Stevens contributed 13 points. Ryan Win chipped […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: It would appear that Zaye Salgado did not want his high school career to end on Tuesday night. The San Dimas senior had a game-high 24 points in the Saints’ 64-59 victory over Wiseburn Da Vinci in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 4AA playoffs. Salgado also went […]
Boys Basketball: Marshall Fundamental outscored Bosco Tech, 35-28, in the second half of their CIF-SS Division 5AA second-round playoff game. The Tigers, however, held on for a 60-59 win. The Eagles went into the half at Bosco Tech trailing by eight points, and left everything they had on the floor. Bosco Tech got a game-high 30 […]
Boys Soccer: The Palmdale Aerospace Academy’s boys soccer program stayed undefeated on Tuesday. The Griffins (13-0-1) got a pair of goals from Christopher Martinez in the first half, and a second-half score from Carlos Mendez, to edge Marshall Fundamental, 3-2, in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. Juan Villegas scored Marshall’s first-half […]
Boys Basketball: Centennial Corona proved yet again why Josh Giles’ program is the top-ranked program in California. The Huskies comfortably defeated the state’s No. 4 team, 71-48, in Tuesday’s second round of (CIF-SS Open Division) pool play. The boys from Corona took a 37-19 lead into the half, and never let Damien get into striking […]
Wrestling: Marshall Fundamental’s Warren Koslow had a solid two-day showing at the CIF-SS Northern Division Individuals. The Eagles senior placed fifth at Shadow Hills High School, which qualifies Kowlow for this weekend’s two-day Masters Meet. Kowlow went 4-2, and three of his four wins came via pinfall. Perhaps the most interesting part of Koslow’s journey was pinning […]
Pictured: Ayala’s 152-pound champion, Dominic Jauregui Boys Wrestling: CIF-SS Inland Division Individuals at Ayala HS: Lower-Weight MVP: Fernando Barreto (Walnut) Upper-Weight MVP: Seth Elliot (Millikan) Long Beach Millikan, Paloma Valley and Walnut had a big weekend at the CIF-SS Inland Division Individuals. The Rams finished first with 292 team points, thanks to three champions (Jake […]
