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 […]
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 […]
