Photos by Carlo Montalbo: For additional action shots from Carlo, please visit his website at:https://i4pix.smugmug.com/Sports Boys Basketball: After four days of rest and enjoying their CIF-SS Division 3A championship, Glendora was back on the court Tuesday evening. The Tartans took a 17-point lead into the break and went on to defeat El Camino Real, 56-44, […]
Boys Basketball: Layoff? What layoff? Apparently the 11 days since Damien had last taken the court didn’t affect the Spartans in the slightest. On June 4, Damien defeated Harvard Westlake, 77-72, in the CIF-SS Open Division finale. Fast forward to June 15, and the Spartans cruised to a 102-71 victory over visiting St. Joseph (Santa […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo: For additional action shots from Carlo, please visit his website at: https://i4pix.smugmug.com/Sports Boys Basketball: It’s almost impossible to describe just how far the Glendora High School basketball program has come this year. GHS began the season on March 23rd. And the Tartans suffered a 23-point loss to Damien on an outdoor […]
Thanks to Carlo Montalbo for the photos. For additional action shots, please visit his website at https://i4pix.smugmug.com/Sports Boys Basketball: Austin Clark sure knows how to finish halves in dramatic fashion. The Glendora senior hit a long 3-point shot at the buzzer to pull the Tartans to within three points at halftime in Friday’s CIF-SS Division […]
Boys Basketball: Damien has shown a remarkable resilience all season, and Friday was no different. Trailing by nine points at the half against visiting Harvard Westlake in the final of three CIF Open Division pool games, the Spartans stormed back and defeated the Wolverines, 77-72. Damien used a 22-10 surge in the fourth quarter and […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Wrestling: It must have been a pretty satisfying feeling for the Northview wrestling program on Wednesday. The Vikings’ girls started the afternoon by edging their guests from Paloma Valley, 43-42, on criteria. And after the conclusion of the CIF-SS Division 1 girls quarterfinal round, it was time for the top-seeded program […]
Boys Basketball: It wasn’t just the 65-64 victory over Wiseburn Da Vinci in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 4AA playoffs that had Arcadia excited, it was just as much the way they did it. Shant Chenorhavorian hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer to earn the Apaches a spot in Friday’s semifinal round. […]
Boys Basketball: When is a 102-mile drive each way to the desert and back a good time for a high school kid? When they come home having earned a spot in the CIF-SS Division 3A semifinals. Glendora earned a 55-52 victory in overtime at Palm Desert High School. Ayden Green scored all six of his […]
Boys Basketball: Jaden Winfield was nails on Tuesday. He scored a game-high 29 points on 13-of-17 shooting, and Riverside King defeated Maranatha, 62-56, in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 3AA playoffs. The Wolves took a nine-point lead after the first quarter and were able to edge the Minutemen by six points. Sean Rowland […]
Boys Basketball: Aaron McBride scored 11 of his team-high 19 points in the decisive fourth quarter, and Centennial defeated Damien, 81-69, in the second round of the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs. The Huskies took a 55-53 lead into the final eight minutes and outscored the Spartans, 26-16, on Monday night. Damien’s Malik Thomas led all […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo Boys Basketball: Glendora didn’t finish off their second round victory as smoothly as they would have liked, but the bottom like is definitely ‘scoreboard.’ An athletic Oak Hills program put up a furious charge late, but the Tartans hit their free-throws and played solid defense down the stretch to claim a […]
Boys Basketball: Damien went out to Orange County and held Mater Dei to just 18 points in the second half. And the Spartans came home with a 55-51 victory over the Monarchs in the first round of the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs. RJ Smith led Damien with 21 points and Malik Thomas chipped in with […]
Boys Basketball: Maranatha gave its legendary coach, Tim Tucker, career victory No. 500 on Friday afternoon. And it came in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 3AA playoffs. The Minutemen got 16 points from Marko Mihajilovic and 15 more from Terrance Hampton Jr. in a 67-56 victory over Price. The reason for the early […]
Boys Basketball: The last time West Covina won a boys playoff game, current Bulldogs’ seniors Diego Guevara and Michael Reyes were five years of age. That was all the way back in 2008. So, Guevara and Reyes wanted to do something about it. And they did. Guevara had 23 points and four rebounds, and Reyes […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo: Boys Basketball: Glendora got out to an early lead on Wednesday night and never looked back. The Tartans led by seven after the first quarter, 12 at the half and cruised to a 52-37 victory over San Dimas in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 3A playoffs. Austin Clark had […]
Boys Basketball: Villa Park did something on Wednesday night that no one had done to Pasadena in more than 15 years. The Spartans knocked the Bulldogs out of the playoffs in the first round. VP defeated PHS, 74-52, in a CIF-SS Division 1 contest. MaxPreps only goes back to 2004, so that’s the furthest we […]
Wrestling: Northview’s Jacob Tapia (120 pounds) started the night with a pin and the Vikings would go on to crush Irvine, 73-3, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 team duals. NHS won 13 of the 14 matches in Tuesday’s victory, and 11 came via pinfall. Up next: The top-seeded Vikings will host […]
Wrestling: Valle Vista League Finals: 106 Pounds: Champion: Jeremy Ortiz (San Dimas) Runner Up: Marcus Tolentino (Northview) 113: Champion: Ethan Nguyen (Diamond Ranch) Runner Up: Nicolas Arellano (Northview) 120: Champion: Adrian Limon (Northview) Runner Up: Edward Gonzales (Charter Oak) 126: Champion: Mario Sandoval (Northview) Runner Up: Anthony Nasiero (Covina) 132: Champion: Julian Leon (Northview) Runner […]
Editors Note: These are programs this site covers. CIF-SS Playoff Schedule All First-Round Games on Wednesday: Division 1: St. Francis at Oak Park Villa Park at Pasadena Bonita at Chaminade Division 2A: Beckman at La Canada La Salle at San Marcos Division 3A: Ayala at El Segundo Norco at Charter Oak San Dimas at Glendora […]
Boys Basketball: Open Division Schedule: Friday: Pool A: St. John Bosco at Sierra Canyon Ribet Academy at Etiwanda Pool B: Harvard Westlake at Centennial Corona Damien at Mater Dei June 1: Pool A: Ribet Academy at Sierra Canyon St. John Bosco at Etiwanda Pool B: Damien at Centennial Corona Harvard-Westlake at Mater Dei June 4: […]
