Girls Soccer: No biggie. The only thing Maranatha had to accomplish in earning a spot in next week’s CIF-SS Division 7 title game was to win five consecutive playoff games. The last of which was a showdown with undefeated St. Monica (20-0) on Saturday. And Maranatha did just that, defeating the Mariners, 3-2, at MHS. […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Wrestling: CIF-SS Masters Meet: The CIF-Southern Section’s best met up on Friday in Palm Springs to earn individual spots at next weekend’s CIF State Championships in Bakersfield. The top-six officially placed, but only the top-five from the blue and gold brackets from each of the 14 weight classes will move on. […]
Girls Wrestling: One day after the boys completed their CIF-SS Masters Meet in Palm Springs, the southern section’s girls will be on the mat in just a few hours. The 14 weight classes have blue and gold brackets, and every competitor today at Palm Springs High School has the obvious hope of punching their ticket […]
Boys Basketball: CIF-SS Semifinal Round Scores: Open Division Pool Play: Harvard Westlake 64, St. John Bosco 40 Sierra Canyon 61, Centennial Corona 55 Roosevelt 80, Mater Dei 76 St. Pius 70, JSerra 58 Division 1: Notre Dame 67, Redondo Union 60 Windward 67, Damien 60 Division 2AA: Rolling Hills Prep 57, Thousand Oaks 50 St. […]
Photos by Taegan Maysami (@madeby.taeg on Instagram) Boys Basketball: For the first time in the 2023-24 playoffs, the Damien basketball program was facing a team with an even longer win streak than that of the Spartans. DHS had won eight consecutive games before Friday’s CIF-SS Division 1 semifinal round showdown with Windward. The Wildcats are […]
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 […]
Boys Basketball: And then there was one. Nine days after the 2023-24 postseason got underway, Northview is the final 210 Prep Sports program standing. The Vikings made the 74-mile road trip to Moorpark High to battle Hillcrest Christian in the semifinal round of the CIF-SS Division 4A playoffs. NHS trailed HCHS by three points (29-26) […]
Wrestling: Editor’s Note: The list of competitors that are either within the 210 Prep Sports coverage zone, or very near it. I apologize if your school/wrestler or kid wasn’t mentioned. For the longest time, the CIF-SS Masters Meet had one bracket for all 14 weight classes, from 106 pounds to heavyweight. And the top nine […]
Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Over the last 20 years, there are a number of reasons why this writer has gone to great lengths to provide positive coverage of wrestlers, coaches and their programs. It all starts with their discipline, a tireless work ethic and respect. It’s almost impossible to be a thug, lazy […]
Girls Basketball: Wednesday’s Quarterfinal Round Scores: Open Division: Sierra Canyon 74, Sage Hill 52 Mater Dei 65, Orangewood Academy 48 Etiwanda 83, Bishop Montgomery 40 Ontario Christian 86, Centennial Corona 48 Division 1: Brentwood 77, Lynwood 57 Orange Lutheran 80, Oxnard 47 Corona Santiago 60, North Torrance 54 Harvard Westlake 50, Redondo Union 47 Division […]
Girls Soccer: It’s been quite the season for the Monrovia girls soccer program. The Wildcats secured a first Rio Hondo League championship in 10 years. Fast forward a couple weeks, and Monrovia has earned a spot in Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 4 semifinal round. The girls in green edged Ocean View, 2-1, in Wednesday’s home match. […]
Wrestling: By Brian Baiotto, Sports Editor Imagine the disappointment, frustration and even anger that a high school student-athlete might harbor when an injury causes him (or her) to miss the majority of a sport they love. And to add salt to the wound, consider that occurred during his senior year. Unfortunately, that was the case […]
Boys Basketball: Tuesday’s Quarterfinal Round Scores: Open Division (Pool Play): Harvard Westlake 72, Sierra Canyon 38 St. John Bosco 72, Centennial Corona 55 Roosevelt 64, St. Pius 59 JSerra 67, Mater Dei 59 Division 1: Notre Dame 63, Santa Margarita 50 Redondo Union 65, Etiwanda 58 Windward 77, Los Alamitos 75 Damien 74, St. Bernard […]
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 […]
Boys Basketball: Damien looks to be playing its best basketball of the season. After winning the Baseline League outright title, Damien had a first-round bye in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Two nights later, the Spartans cruised to an 18-point victory over Crossroads. And in last night’s quarterfinal, Damien secured an impressive 74-46 triumph of […]
Girls Wrestling: CIF-SS Northern Division Individuals: Northview left the San Dimas High School gym on Saturday with three CIF-SS Northern Division individual champions. The Vikings also finished second as a team, just 9.5 points behind first-place Hillcrest. Ysabella Hinojosa looked every bit the top seed in the 120-pound weight class. Hinojosa pinned her first four […]
Saturday’s Scores & Wednesday’s Schedule: Open Division: Etiwanda 90, Centennial Corona 38 Wednesday’s Open Division: Bishop Montgomery at Etiwanda Division 1: Oxnard 59, San Dimas 55 Division 2AA: Moreno Valley 49, Bonita 36 Buena Park 71, Los Osos 56 Ventura 52, Claremont 41 South Pasadena 48, Flintridge Prep 33 Division 4AA: Rancho Cucamonga 62, St. […]
CIF-SS Southern Division Individuals: Not a bad start to her career. In just three years as a wrestler, Glendora’s Sam Sachs is a three-time CIF-SS champion. The GHS junior went 5-0 with five pins. The shortest being 13 seconds, and the longest was Nordhoff’s Jayleen Garrett, who lasted 1:04 in her semifinal showdown with Sachs. […]
Central Division at Yucaipa: Ayala’s Jayren Chan continues to shine in his sophomore year. After a first-round bye, Chan won the 106-pound title with four pins. Chan stuck Kayden Vasquez in the title bout. Walnut’s Camilo Ramirez pinned four consecutive opponents to earn a spot in the 113-pound final. In the title bout, Ramirez edged […]
Wrestling: Northern Division at Sonora HS: Etiwanda finished second as a program at the two-day CIF-SS Northern Division Individuals at Sonora High School. The Eagles were just 9.5 points back of first-place Hillcrest. Etiwanda junior Jacob Bell became a three-time CIF champ. Bell pinned his way to the 138-pound title, including a stick of Mathias […]
