Soccer/ Feb 14 2025

Boys Soccer Scores: Ayala, Bonita, Chino Hills, Upland & Rio Hondo Prep Won First Round CIF-SS Playoff Games

Boys Soccer: Thursday’s Playoff Schedule: Division 1: Chino Hills 3, Millikan 1 Bonita 3, Vista Murrieta 2 Ayala 6, Etiwanda 0 Upland 3, Valencia of Placentia 2 (2OT) Fontana at Pasadena (rescheduled for Friday) D-2: Palmdale 3, Rancho Cucamonga 2 D-4: Laguna Beach 1, South Hills 0 D-5: Norwalk 3, Northview 2 (2OT) Dominguez 2, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 10 2025

Girls Soccer: Wednesday’s First Round Schedule in CIF-Southern Section Playoffs for 210 Prep Sports Programs

Girls Soccer: Wednesday’s Playoff Schedule: Division 1: RCHS at Etiwanda Mater Dei at La Canada Arcadia at Huntington Beach Flintridge Prep at Canyon of Anaheim D-2: Chaminade at Glendora San Dimas at Sunny Hills Paraclete at Claremont Alta Loma at Yorba Linda Oxnard at Upland Fairmont Prep at Ayala D-3: La Habra at South Hills […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 05 2025

Rodak, Munoz & Gonzalez Score in South Pasadena’s 3-0 Victory at Monrovia; Tigers Secure Rio Hondo League Title

Photos by Devin Harbaugh Boys Soccer: Monrovia had a chance to put itself in position to claim a Rio Hondo League title win a Tuesday night win over their visitors from South Pasadena. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the Tigers ruined senior night with a 3-0 victory. Instead, it was SPHS that headed home as the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 03 2025

Monrovia High School Senior Micah Maljian Commits to Westmont; Wildcats Host South Pasadena on Tuesday for RHL Title

Boys Soccer: Congrats to Monrovia two-sport athlete, Micah Maljian. The Wildcats senior just committed to play soccer at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. Maljian is also a part of Brad Blackmore’s baseball program. Monrovia (13-2-5, 5-1-2) will host South Pasadena on Tuesday night at 6, and there’s nothing less than the Rio Hondo League championship […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Jan 17 2025

Jager Gonzalez Scored Two Second-Half Goals to Lead Damien to a 3-2 Upset Victory Over Chino Hills

Boys Soccer: It looked like a massive mismatch on paper. Damien hosted Chino Hills in a Baseline League showdown on Wednesday evening. CHHS entered the contest 9-1-2, and they were 7-0-1 over their last eight games. The Huskies are also ranked No. 121 in the state by MaxPreps. On the flip side, Damien is 1,240 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Dec 14 2024

Damien Claims 4-2 Victory at West Covina; Gonzalez, Vega, Braunstein & Magana Scored for Spartans

Boys Soccer: After starting the season 0-3-1, the Damien soccer program has taken a turn for the better. Last week, the Spartans defeated Baldwin Park, 2-1. Next up was a 0-0 tie with Temescal Canyon. And on Wednesday, DHS secured a 4-2 victory at West Covina. Von Drake Vega and Jager Gonzalez both scored and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Dec 10 2024

Ayala Scores Four Second-Half Goals in Monday’s 4-0 Victory at Temescal Canyon; Bulldogs Improved to 3-1

Boys Soccer: After a 2-1 season-opening loss to Roosevelt, the Ayala soccer program has reeled off three consecutive wins. And all three were via shutout. AHS has defeated Nogales (2-0), Chaparral (7-0) and Temescal Canyon (4-0) by a combined margin of 13-0. Ayala got single goals from Adrian Chavez, Arda Aliyazicioglu, Max Summer and Kyle […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Nov 21 2024

Giovanni Retana & Justin Lopez-Perez Scored Goals in Marshall Fundamental’s 2-2 Tie at La Canada

Photo by Angeline Sabillon-Cifuentes Boys Soccer: The Marshall Fundamental soccer program scored two first-half goals on Wednesday at La Canada. The Spartans scored a second-half goal, and both programs had to settle for a 2-2 tie. Giovanni Retana had an unassisted goal for the Eagles. Justin Lopez-Perez scored off an assist from Retana. Angel Capistran […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Mar 18 2024

George Peterson & Walker Haynes Named CIF-SS Division 6 Player & Coach of the Year After Historic 2023-24 Season

Photos by Pyae Phyo May Boys Soccer: CIF-SS Division 6 Player of the Year: George Peterson, Maranatha senior Coach of the Year: Walker Haynes, Maranatha All-CIF Division 6: Jaden Harriman (senior), Arcadia forward Jaime Melendrez (senior), Bellflower midfielder Jaxon Tonley (senior), Beverly Hills goalie Gabriel Garcia (senior), Costa Mesa midfielder Nelson Amador (senior), El Monte […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Mar 03 2024

Maranatha Becomes First Program in School History to Win CIF-SS & CIF State Titles in Same Year; MHS Edged Castle Park, 2-1, on Saturday Night

Photos by Pyae Phyo May Boys Soccer: After a 5-2 setback to Kaiser on December 27th, the Maranatha boys soccer program had a record of 3-4-2. And had someone suggested that MHS would go on to become the most accomplished program in school history this season, you might have wondered if they had been hanging […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 28 2024

George Peterson Scores Twice, Including Once in Overtime to Lead Maranatha to a 2-1 Victory Over Woodlake in First Round of CIF State Division 5 Playoffs

Boys Soccer: Maranatha has now gone 46 days without a loss. The Minutemen, fresh off securing the first CIF-SS Division 6 championship in program history, hosted Woodlake in Tuesday’s first round of the CIF State Division 5 playoffs. George Peterson scored in the first half to give MHS a 1-0 lead. He got a rebound […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 26 2024

Freeman’s Goal in Double OT Leads Maranatha to a 2-1 Victory Over Wilson in CIF D-6 Title Game; MHS Claims First Soccer Title in Program History

Photos from Mitzi Yamashita and Pyle Phyo May Boys Soccer: Winning a first CIF championship is an incredible feat. But to do so in overtime makes it even a little more exciting. Maranatha did that on Saturday night. The Minutemen edged Wilson, 2-1 in OT, to claim a CIF-SS Division title. George Peterson got MHS […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 17 2024

Caleb Freeman Completes Hat-Trick in Maranatha’s 5-1 Victory Over Westminster in CIF-SS Division 6 Semifinal

Photos by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Soccer: Whatever Walker Haynes is telling his players, it’s working big time. Maranatha is headed to the CIF-SS Division 6 title game on a nine-game win streak. MHS earned that privilege after its dispatching of Westminster, 5-1, on Friday. The Minutemen took a 3-0 lead into the break, and the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 14 2024

Caleb Freeman Scores Twice in Maranatha’s 4-2 Victory Over Kaiser in Quarterfinal Round of CIF-SS Division 6 Playoffs

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 […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 08 2024

Wednesday’s Scores & Friday’s Schedule; Alta Loma, Arcadia, Azusa, Chino, Etiwanda, Maranatha, RCHS & Upland Won First Round Games

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: […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 08 2024

Miles Romero’s Header w/10 Minutes to Play Leads Maranatha to a 1-0 Victory Over Windward in CIF-SS Division 6 Opener

Photos by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Soccer: Maranatha earned a spot in the Friday’s second round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. The Minutemen edged visiting Windward, 1-0, on Wednesday evening. With 10 minutes to play, Sawyer Throop’s free-kick from 35 yards out found the head of Luca Youssefian. Youssefian’s header flew towards the back post, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 06 2024

Rayshon Robert Pitches Shutout in Marshall Fundamental’s 3-0 Victory at San Jacinto in Wild Card Round of CIF-SS Division 5 Playoffs

Photos by Samuel Gutierrez Boys Soccer: For most people, driving 79 miles in the rain would be a miserable experience. For the Marshall Fundamental boys soccer program, it was tolerable at worst, and pleasant at best. That’s because the Eagles claimed at 3-0 win in the wild card round of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 04 2024

Wednesday’s First Round Schedule for CIF-SS Boys Playoffs; Top-Seeded Pasadena Will Host Knight in Division 4 Opener

Boys Soccer: Monday’s Wild Card Schedule: Division 5: Marshall Fundamental at San Jacinto Division 7: Magnolia Science at Edgewood Ojai Valley at Azusa Le Lycee at Western Christian Wednesday’s First Round Schedule for 210 Prep Sports Programs: Division 1: Santa Ana Valley at Alta Loma Claremont at Cathedral Division 2: Chino Hills at Beaumont Division […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Jan 27 2024

George Peterson Scores Twice in Maranatha’s 7-2 Olympic League Victory at Heritage Christian

Photos by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Soccer: Maranatha has put itself within reach of an Olympic League title. The Minutemen picked up a 7-2 victory at Heritage Christian on Friday. And that sets up a showdown next Wednesday against first-place Whittier Christian in the regular season finale. MHS got a first-half goal from Tivin Wulin, and […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Jan 24 2024

George Peterson Scored Twice & Assisted on a Luca Youssefian Goal; Maranatha Claimed a 4-0 Olympic League Victory Over Village Christian

Photos by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Soccer: Maranatha has played itself in contention for an Olympic League title. With two games to play, MHS is just one-game back of first-place Whittier Christian in the loss column. And the Minutemen host the Heralds next Wednesday in the regular season finale. As far as Tuesday went, Maranatha cruised […]

By Brian Baiotto