Boys Basketball: Diamond Ranch made things interesting in the Valle Vista League. The Panthers defeated first-place San Dimas, 70-60, on Wednesday night. It’s the Saints first loss in VVL play. And with three games to go, San Dimas has one-game leads over Northview and Diamond Ranch. To their credit, the Panthers seemed to get to […]
Boys Basketball: Damien got a two-fer on Wednesday night. The Spartans dominated Chino Hills, 85-53, in a Baseline League contest. And RCHS edged Etiwanda, 60-58, which means EHS and DHS are tied atop the Baseline League standings. Nate Garcia scored a game-high 24 points. Eli Garner chipped in with 15. Joaquin Tovera led Chino Hills […]
Wrestling: Editor’s Note: I did a pair of video interviews with Bonita Coach Rob Froh and four of his athletes, but for some reason both files were corrupted approximately 30 seconds in. I wanted to apologize to Rob and those wrestlers for wasting their time. I made many efforts to remedy the situation, but I […]
Wrestling: Ayala didn’t just claim an outright Palomares League championship on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs steamrolled their way to a second consecutive title. AHS won 13 of their 14 matches, and defeated their visitors from Claremont, 78-6, in the regular season finale. Eleven of their 13 wins came via pin fall. The dual started at […]
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 […]
Boys Basketball: First-place Pasadena kept pace with first-place Arcadia on Tuesday. The Apaches claimed a 20-point victory over Glendale, and the Bulldogs hammered Burbank by 42 points. AHS and PHS meet up one week from tonight in Pasadena, as both programs improved to 10-1 in Pacific League games. Desmond Every led PHS with 19 points, […]
Photos by Created Differently Media Girls Basketball: Flintridge Prep provided their co-head coach, Jayme Chan, with a nice 47th birthday gift on Monday night. The Wolves secured a 19th consecutive victory. Prep (9-0) decimated their visitors from Chadwick, 76-17, and they clinched at least a share of the Prep League title. They took a 25-point […]
Boys Basketball: Damien secured victory No. 20 of the 2023-24 season on Monday. The Spartans cruised to an 80-44 victory at Upland, and they improved to 5-1 in Baseline League games. Damien led by 30 at the half, and the outcome was never in doubt. Xavier Clinton made four 3-pointers, and he finished with a […]
Girls Basketball: Flintridge Prep won its 18th consecutive game on Friday, including eight in Prep League play. The Wolves were locked in an 8-8 tie at Rio Hondo Prep after the first eight minutes. But they would outscore the Kares, 41-12, between the second and third periods to pull away from RHP. Maddie Smith had […]
Boys Basketball: Pasadena has officially caught Arcadia atop the Pacific League standings. The Bulldogs dominated Glendale, 80-49, in a Saturday night league tilt. PHS outscored GHS, 45-21, in the second half. With four games remaining, Pasadena and Arcadia are both 9-1 in league games, and they meet up on Jan. 30 at PHS. On Saturday, […]
Girls Soccer: Northview caught West Covina for fourth place in the Valle Vista League standings on Friday. The Vikings and Bulldogs got great play from their goalies. But NHS would score in overtime to defeat WCHS, 1-0, and improved to 2-4 in VVL games. Victoria Ramirez assisted Khloe Lopez in OT for the game’s only […]
Boys Basketball: Marshall Fundamental crushed Rosemead, 73-37, in a Mission Valley League contest. Cedric Hill had a game-high 31 points. Bagdo Yetenekyan chipped in with 20 points. Noah Rios provided 10 points and 15 rebounds. Rhys Anderson led Rosemead with 20 points. Andrew Mojica chipped in with six points. Up next: The Eagles host South […]
Wrestling: Ayala secured at least a share of the Palomares League championship on Thursday. The Bulldogs traveled to Alta Loma, and they pinned their way to a 60-18 victory. Unlike last year, AHS will not be sharing the league title with Bonita and Alta Loma. And this coming Tuesday, they’ll be able to secure an […]
Photo by Rachael Castell Girls Soccer: Marshall Fumdamental continues to mow down its Mission Valley League foes. On Friday, the Eagles claimed a 5-0 victory at South El Monte. In Mission Valley League games, Marshall is 8-0, and they’ve outscored their opponents by a combined margin of 38-2. Esmeralda Jaquez scored four goals, which is […]
Girls Basketball: Bonita put Friday’s Palomares League showdown with Colony away early. The Bearcats led by 18 points after the first quarter, and they cruised to a 61-22 victory over the visiting Titans. Eight different BHS players scored, and they remained just one-game back of first-place Glendora. Naomi Acuna led Bonita with 14 points. Lexi […]
Girls Basketball: Glendora remained unbeaten in Palomares League play on Friday. The Tartans cruised to a 60-25 victory over Ayala at Walnut High School. Brianna Gomez hit four 3-pointers, and she had a game-high 20 points. Rylie Anderson chipped in with 11 points and Reagan Herrmann finished with 10. Rachel Chen led Ayala with 13 […]
Photos by Mitzi Yamashita Boys Soccer: Maranatha took over sole possession of second place in the Olympic League thanks to Friday’s 4-2 victory at Valley Christian. Trailing 1-0 in the first half, Caleb Freeman scored an unassisted goal to tie the game at 1-1. George Peterson scored twice in the second half to help MHS […]
Photos by Alyssa Cruz Boys Basketball: Two days after playing arguably their worst game of the season, Bonita looked a lot more like itself. The Bearcats went on a 39-30 run in the second half to outlast Colony, 65-54, on Friday night. With four games to play, Bonita and Glendora are tied atop the Palomares […]
Boys Soccer: Marshall Fundamental stayed within striking distance of first-place Mountain View and second-place El Monte in the Mission Valley League standings. On Thursday, the Eagles secured a 3-1 victory at Rosemead. And the star of the game was freshman, Axel Escolero. Escolero scored once in the first half. And he would complete the hat […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Wrestling: Bonita improved to 3-1 in Palomares League matches thanks to Thursday’s 70-11 victory at Claremont. The Bearcats claimed 12 victories in the 14 matches. Seven came via pin, three were forfeits and two technical falls. The dual began at 106 pounds. And BHS got out to a 30-0 lead. Lucas […]
