Photos by Carlo Montalbo (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: Glendora answered a first-round defeat at the Classic at Damien pretty well. On Tuesday, the Tartans fell to Alameda, 62-54, in the Bronze Division opener for both programs. On Wednesday, though, GHS cruised to a 72-35 victory over South Bakersfield. Glendora’s offense has been sluggish of late, so […]
Boys Basketball: Damien got tested in the first round of their own tournament. The Spartans needed overtime to defeat Sunnyslope (Phoenix, AZ), 80-75, in a Platinum Division thriller. The Vikings outscored DHS (22-17) in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Nate Garcia led the way for Damien with 22 points. Xavier Clinton chipped in with […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Boys Basketball: Northwood earned a 65-59 victory over Bonita in the second round of the Classic at Damien. The Timberwolves outscored the Bearcats, 45-34, in the second half in a Bronze Division game. Zaid Yunis hit a game-high four 3-pointers and let NHS with 22 points. Yunis also earned all-tournament honors. […]
Girls Basketball: Flintridge Prep improved to 14-1 after Wednesday’s victory at the La Canada New Year’s Ball. The Wolves defeated Hart, 63-36, in day two of the tournament. Maddie Smith had a game-high 21 points to go with her five rebounds. Akemi Fu chipped in with 14 points. Pressley Huie added eight points and Addison […]
Boys Basketball: Pasadena finds itself 2-0 in the Silver Division bracket at the Classic at Damien. The Bulldogs defeated Albany 58-48, on Tuesday, and they secured a 69-66 victory over Tahoma on Wednesday. Jovan Jester had a monster game with 39 points. Parker Plowman led Tahoma with 18 points. Gavin Hollins-Law chipped in with 10 […]
Girls Basketball: For the first time during this 2023-24 season, the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy basketball program is above the .500 mark. The Tologs went on a 14-8 run in the fourth quarter to defeated Sacred Heart, 40-36, on Wednesday. Ava Nawrocki led FSHA with 13 points and Emily Petrosyan had 12 points. Lori Yacoubian […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: Alameda outlasted Glendora, 62-54, in the first round of the Classic at Damien’s Bronze Division. The Hornets (12 3-pointers) and the Tartans (11) combined for 69 points from beyond the 3-point arc. Alameda took an 11-point lead into the fourth period, and they were able to hold off […]
Boys Basketball: Tuesday’s Scores & Wednesday’s Classic at Damien Schedule for 210 Prep Sports Programs: Bronze Division Scores: Northwood 66, Los Osos 49 Bonita 56, Inglewood 30 Alameda 62, Glendora 54 Arcadia 76, George Washington Prep 45 Bronze Division Schedule: Los Osos vs Inglewood at 2:30 (Life Pacific University) Arcadia vs Vista Murrieta at 4 […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle is 16-0 in 2023-24, thanks to Tuesday’s 59-37 victory over Poly of Sun Valley at the Burroughs Tournament. They went on a 33-15 run in the second half to pull away from the Parrots. Of their 16 wins, 15 have come by 20 points or more. Emily Fong led the Lancers […]
Girls Basketball: After 11 days off, Flintridge Prep won is 11th consecutive game on Tuesday. The Wolves started slowly and trailed La Canada, 8-4, after the first eight minutes. But Flintridge Prep outscored the Spartans, 42-17, the rest of the way, and they cruised to a 46-25 victory at the La Canada New Year’s Ball. […]
Boys Basketball: Bonita opened Bronze Division play at the Classic at Damien with a convincing 56-30 victory over Inglewood. IHS was unable to score more than eight points in any of the four quarters on Tuesday. Colton Perez led the way again, scoring 25 points in the win. Hunter Smith hit a game-high four 3-pointers, […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas opened play at the Classic at Damien with a 68-46 Copper Division victory over Santiago. The Saints led by seven points at the break, and they would go on a 23-11 run in the third period to pull away. Levi Sinclair continued his torrid pace with 25 […]
Girls Basketball: Bonita opened play at the Ontario Christian Tournament on Tuesday morning with a 72-37 blowout victory over Sonora. The Bearcats led 39-18 at the half, and they never looked back. Lexi Mercado had a game-high 20 points for BHS. Amiah Lewis led Sonora with 14 points and Kiana Graham chipped in with 12. […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) & Josh Thompson Girls Basketball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There is a lot of excitement surrounding the GHS girls basketball program right now. The Tartans are 13-1 and they’ve outscored their opponents by a combined margin of 840-441. Glendora is ranked 30th in the state by MaxPreps, and they’ve […]
Photo courtesy of Classic at Damien’s website Boys Basketball: Classic at Damien: If you’re a high school basketball fan, there isn’t a better place to be this week than the Classic at Damien. The eight-division, 128-team tournament runs from December 26-30. It’s considered to be one of the nation’s most elite tournaments. It features programs […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: For the first time all season, La Salle didn’t lead at the half. The undefeated Lancers were locked in a 14-14 tie with Los Osos in the championship game of the La Salle Winter Classic. Unfortunately for the Grizzlies, however, La Salle went on a 32-3 run in the […]
Photos by Beth Oualline Boys Basketball: Colton Perez, one of the San Gabriel Valley’s most underappreciated basketball players, has taken his game to the next level over the past few weeks. Perez averaged north of 20 points in the five tournament games in Hawaii (December 6-9). And the BHS senior has led the program in […]
Wrestling: Thanks to the Bonita wrestling program for this report and photo gallery: It was the Palomares League opener for both schools. There was concern for Bonita, because they had four freshmen in the lineup who were wrestling in their first varsity match ever due to injuries to some of the Bearcats top wrestlers. It […]
Girls Basketball: Bonita started and finished strong in Friday’s 64-32 victory over Valencia. The Bearcats outscored the Vikings, 19-9, in the first quarter, and closed out the game on an 18-2, fourth-quarter run. BHS had four players in double digits. Brooke Van Duyne led the way with 17 points. Lexi Mercado chipped in with 16 […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: La Salle earned a spot in their own tournament final thanks to Friday’s 40-13 victory over Saugus. The Centurions managed just two points total in each of the first three quarters, and they didn’t have a player with more than three points. Casey Higgins led La Salle with 11 […]
