Girls Basketball: Don’t let her youth or smile fool you, Melissa Sanchez is a feisty competitor, and someone that doesn’t back down from a challenge. When she was just 27 years old, Sanchez took over the Pasadena girls basketball program. And while the Bulldogs had some success and talent, they couldn’t seem to get over the […]
All-Palomares League Girls Basketball: Most Valuable Player: Alisha Wilson of Bonita High School First Team: Analisa Eckler, Bonita (11th grade) Hailey Schafer, Glendora (10) Kennedy Pucci, Glendora (12) Karley Tilton, Glendora (12) Summer McNeal, Ayala (12) Emma Lazaro, Ayala (12) Adrianna Torres, Claremont (9) Sydney Padilla, Colony (11) Second Team: Amore Mason, Bonita (10) Chloe […]
Photos by Josh Thompson Girls Basketball: Emma Lazaro will never forget June 10, 2021. The Ayala senior hit a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left in the CIF-SS Division 3A finals to pull even with visiting San Dimas. And she wasn’t done yet. Lazaro’s 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left on Thursday night won Ayala a CIF […]
Girls Basketball: Just when things looked to be a lock that San Dimas would earn its spot into the CIF-SS Division 3A championship game, South Pasadna roared back. The Saints led the visting Tigers, 42-28, in Saturday’s semifinal round. To their credit, South Pasadena closed out regulation on a 27-13 run to force overtime. The […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle girls basketball coach Scott Wiard is hosting a four-day girls youth camp for athletes between the sixth and eighth grades. It will take place on June 28th & July 1st at La Salle High school. Wiard is offering a two-for-one, as his father, Richard Wiard, will be co-leading the camp. Richard […]
Girls Soccer: San Dimas cruised to a 5-0 victory over Paraclete in the semifinal round of the CIF State Division 4 playoffs on Thursday. And the first goal of the game, which came around the seven-minute mark, really set the tone for the rest of the contest. San Dimas coach Josh Arenas described the goal […]
Girls Basketball: Bonita hosted Cajon on Wednesday night in a CIF-SS Division 2AA quarterfinal showdown. The Cowboys entered the game with an 11-0 record and their average margin of victory was 44 points. Cajon left La Verne 12-0, but did so by the skin of their collective teeth. The Bearcats had three untimely turnovers in […]
Girls Basketball: San Dimas earned a spot in Wednesday’s CIF-SS Division 3A quarterfinals by edging Cal High, 49-48, on Saturday evening. Janessa Rodriguez stepped up big time, tallying game highs in scoring (14 points) and rebounds (10). Jaclyn Ramos chipped in with nine points in the win. Allison McGill contributed eight points, including a pair […]
Girls Basketball: Bonita jumped out early in Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 2AA second-round game. The Bearcats had a 20-point lead at the half and cruised to a 58-31 victory over St. Mary’s Academy. Alisha Wilson was the model of consistency. Wilson finished with 26 points, including six apiece in the first, second and fourth quarters, and […]
Girls Basketball: Pasadena jumped out to an early lead and the Bulldogs would cruise to a 63-46 victory over Redondo Union in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Sydney Brumfield led the way with 19 points. Brumfield scored nine of Pasadena’s 18 first-quarter points, which helped PHS get out to an early […]
Girls Basketball: There is so much that is right about high school sports in Southern California. But one of the things that needs to be fixed is punishing a small school for its success by moving them up to a division they don’t belong. And that’s what’s happened to Flintridge Prep. Kevin Kiyomura and his […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle’s season came to an end on Wednesday night. The Lancers traveled to Irvine and fell, 57-47, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2A playoffs. Freshman Audrey Chen led the La Salle offense with 20 points. In her final game, senior Zarah Huo contributed 15 points. Reese Wong chipped in […]
Editors Note: This is the schedule of schools we cover. CIF-SS Girls Playoffs First Round Games Start on Thursday: Division 1: Sierra Canyon at Flintridge Prep Redondo Union at Pasadena Division 2A: La Salle at Woodbridge West Covina at Twentynine Palms Pacifica Oxnard at Northview Arcadia at Chino Hills ** Covina & Walnut have first-round […]
Girls Open Division Schedule: Saturday: Pool A: West Torrance at Centennial Corona Winward at Orangewood Academy Pool B: Etiwanda at Mater Dei Lynwood at Harvard Westlake June 2: Pool A: Windward at Centennial Corona West Torrance at Orangewood Academy Pool B: Lynwood at Mater Dei Etiwanda at Harvard Westlake June 5: Pool A: Orangewood Academy […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle ended its 2021 spring basketball season 9-4. The Lancers defeated Hillcrest Christian, 47-22, on Friday afternoon. La Salle sat four of its starters to get ready for the playoffs. But a pair of freshman really stepped up. Aubrey Ramos scored a game-high 14 points. And Avery Ward added 10 points and […]
Girls Basketball: The Wolves won their 66th consecutive Prep League game Friday and their eight straight league championship. Flintridge Prep cruised to a 50-33 victory over Pasadena Poly. Sofia Gonzalez finished off the final regular season game of her high school career with 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals. Ashlyn Zhang added 13 points, […]
Girls Basketball: Pasadena officially secured its second consecutive Pacific League championship on Thursday. The Bulldogs put the game away after the first eight minutes and a 21-point lead. And PHS wrapped up its 7-0 league run with a 51-point victory over Muir on Senior Night. Sydney Brumfield led the way with 19 points. Kameria Piggee […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle finished the 2021 spring basketball season in third place after losing two of their final three Camino Real League games. The Lancers closed out the league part of their schedule with a 40-29 loss at Cantwell Sacred Heart. La Salle got just two points in both the second and fourth quarters. […]
Girls Basketball: With one game left in the regular season, Pasadena clinched at least a share of their second consecutive Pacific League championship. The Bulldogs got out to an early lead and cruised to a 74-28 victory over Glendale. PHS is now just a win over Muir (on Thursday) away from the outright title. Christine […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle is trying to close out their regular season schedule on a high note. And on Tuesday night, the Lancers defeated St. Joseph, 45-32, in Lakewood. Freshman Audrey Chen led the way with 20 points. Reese Wong added 13 points in the win. Jayden Estrada led St. Joseph with 15 points. Up […]
