Photos by RT Tolentino Boys & Girls Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor The San Gabriel Valley area boys (4) and girls (11) contingencies combined for 15 CIF State placers on Saturday at the Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield. And that included a pair of state champions. Walnut’s Ronnie Ramirez defeated Antonio Rodriguez (Los Gatos), […]
Photo by RT Tolentino Wrestling: Boys & Girls Consolation Matches: (nine girls, four boys) Along with the seven girls and two boys in this morning’s championship semifinals, there are 13 area wrestlers who still could place today in Bakersfield. Boys: 120: Christian Garcia (Walnut) vs Eziequel Vela (Oak) 152: Jacob Salcedo (Northview) vs Antonio Aramburu […]
Boys & Girls Wrestling: Photos by RT Tolentino Saturday’s CIF State Schedule: Consolation at 9 am Championship semifinal at 10:30 am Championship finals at 6:15 pm Day 2 of 3: Boys: Ronnie Ramirez, 113-Pounder from Walnut: Quarterfinal: Ramirez (113) def. Aaron Silva (Cal Chapel), 11-3. Sat morning’s semifinal: Ramirez vs Edwin Sierra of Poway. Sierra […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Boys Wrestling: 106 Pounds: 1st: Marcus Tolentino (Northview) vs Jermey Oani (Righetti) by default 2nd: Tolentino pinned Jacob Cava (Torrey Pines) at 1:04 3rd: Anthony Castillo (Central) 16, Tolentino 0 113: 1st: Ronnie Ramirez (Walnut) vs Alijah Guzman (Silver Creek) at 1:28 2nd: Ramirez 17, Ethan Vinoray (Patrick Henry) 2 3rd: […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Girls Wrestling: 101 Pounds: 1st Round: Raquel Garcia pinned Jaylee Cazares (Brawley) at 2:50 2nd: Avy Perez (Birmingham) 5, Garcia 1 106: 1st: Anaya Falcon (Walnut) pinned Alexandra Loretto (Pacheco) at 1:54 2nd: Falcon pinned Micaela Correa-Ernest (Righetti) at 0:55 111: 1st: Deandra Meza (Walnut) pinned Svea Gonzalez (Benicia) at 2:21 […]
Boys Wrestling: 106 Pounds: Marcus Tolentino (Northview) vs Jermey Oani (Righetti) Camilio Ramirez (Walnut) vs Siraj Sidhu (Del Oro) Jonathan Madera (Chino) vs winner of Alijah Ortiz (Clovis) vs Clarence Moore (Branham) match 113: Ronnie Ramirez (Walnut) vs Alijah Guzman (Silver Creek) 120: Christian Garcia (Walnut) vs Mark Ramirez (Freemont) 126: Jacob Bell (Etiwanda) vs […]
Girls Wrestling: Team Points: 1- Northview (157) 2- Walnut (144) 3- Marina (128) 4- Corona Senior (104) 5- Hillcrest (88) 6- San Dimas (82) 7- Paloma Valley (74) 8- Sultana (65) 9- Foothill (61) 10- Palm Desert (59) Local Wrestlers Individual Results: 101 Pounds (Blue Bracket) Title Match: Olivia Lopez (Hamilton) pinned Lexi Garca (Northview) […]
Boys Basketball: It didn’t take very long to realize that Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 3A semifinal was a complete mismatch. San Gabriel Academy came into Bonita’s gym and dominated throughout its 73-57 victory over the Bearcats. The Eagles had a distinct size advantage, and at times, BHS looked like they were competing against college players. In […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: La Salle earned its second consecutive trip to a CIF-SS title game. The Lancers defeated Redondo Union, 46-36, in the CIF-SS Division 2AA semifinal round on Saturday night. For the second consecutive game, Kaden Cortes led the La Salle offense. Cortes scored 12 points. Casey Higgins chipped in with […]
Girls Basketball: Flintridge Prep is having one of the greatest seasons in program history. The Wolves earned a spot in the CIF-SS Division 3AA title game next week thanks to a 68-53 victory at El Dorado. Prep led by 10 at the break, and went on an 18-12, fourth-quarter run, to close out the Golden […]
Boys Wrestling: List of Area State Qualifiers: Qualifiers by School: Northview (6) Walnut (4) Chino (4) Etiwanda (2) San Marino (2) Bishop Amat (1) Bonita (1) Charter Oak (1) Glendora (1) Montclair (1) 106 Pounds: Marcus Tolentino of Northview Camilo Ramirez of Walnut Jonathan Madera of Chino 113: Ronnie Ramirez of Walnut 120: Christian Garcia […]
Wrestling: Editor’s Note: If & when we get photos of state qualifiers, including Northview, Etiwanda & Walnut, we will update this story. ** Top 5 placers for each bracket qualified for state. CIF-SS Masters: Teams: 1- St. John Bosco (270.5 points) 2- Palm Desert (249.5) 3- Northview (143) 4- Fountain Valley (139.5) 5- Temecula Valley […]
Girls Wrestling: CIF-SS Masters Meet at Palm Springs High School: 101 Pounds (Blue Bracket) Raquel Garcia (Colony) vs Ayana Contreras (Ramona) Lexi Garza (Northview) vs Ruby Hubbard (Norwalk) Lina Rodriguez (Chino) vs Abigail Alvarado (Diamond Bar) 101 (Gold Bracket) Malia Manibog (San Marino) vs Isabel Valenzuela (Esperanza) Sienna Montanez (Walnut) vs Ahome Sordo (Paramount) Sarah […]
Photo by RT Tolentino Wrestling: Editor’s Note: The top five placers in both the blue and gold brackets qualify for next week’s CIF-State Meet in Bakersfield CIF-SS Masters First Round Opponents for Local Competitors: 106 Pounds: (Blue Bracket) Marcus Tolentino (Northview) vs Pedro Quezada (Corona Centennial) 106: (Gold Bracket) Zeke Guerrero (South Hills) vs Yousef […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: La Salle continues to look the part of the top seed in the CIF-SS Division 2AA playoffs. The Lancers jumped on their host from Canyon Country and cruised to a 53-36 victory in a quarterfinal round contest. So far, La Salle has won by 15 or more points in […]
Girls Basketball Flintridge Prep earned its spot in Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 3AA semifinal round. The Wolves picked up a 61-44 victory on Wednesday night at Sunny Hills. Prep led 32-16 at the break and never really got challenged. Maddie Smith had a game-high 23 points and seven rebounds. Ashley Chea contributed 16 points, 12 rebounds […]
Boys Basketball: Open Division (Pool Play): Pool A: Centennial 83, Notre Dame 63 Bishop Montgomery 51, Sierra Canyon 49 Pool B: St. John Bosco 62, Harvard-Westlake 55 West Ranch 79, St. Bernard 58 Division 1: Etiwanda 69, St. Paul 41 Canyon 58, JSerra 56 Mira Costa 49, Damien 41 Mater Dei 46, Heritage Christian 44 […]
Bonita photos by Beth Qualine, and SDHS pictures from Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: The only way a great rivalry can sustain itself is when both schools are worthy of that designation. For a long, long time, San Dimas vs Bonita continues to be one of the San Gabriel’s best rivalries. And Tuesday night’s quarterfinal round, […]
Boys Basketball: The remarkable and historic Walnut season came to an end on Tuesday. The Mustangs fell, 79-69, in Tuesday’s CIF-SS D-2A quarterfinal round contest at La Mirada. Trailing by five at the half, the Matadores went on a 19-12 run in the third period to get a little breathing room. Malik Khouzam closed out […]
Boys Basketball: Damien entered the 2022-23 season having to replace all five starters from the state championship team of a year ago. And the Spartans finished an impressive year at 26-6, including a second-place showing in the Baseline League standings. On Tuesday, Mira Costa ended the DHS season with a 49-41 victory in the quarterfinal […]
