Basketball/ Feb 09 2023

Hunter Smith Hit Seven 3’s & Scored 23 Points in Bonita’s 71-44 Victory Over Indio in First Round of CIF D-3A Playoffs

Photos by Beth Qualine Boys Basketball: There’s no nice way of saying it. Bonita limped into the CIF-SS Division 3A playoffs, having lost six of their last seven regular season games. And they had to make a 104-mile drive to face an Indio program that entered the postseason with a 24-6 record. But the Bearcats […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 09 2023

Nate Garcia’s 31 Points Leads Damien to a 69-57 Victory Over St. Anthony in First Round of CIF-SS D-1 Playoffs

Boys Basketball: St. Anthony got out to a 13-point lead in the first half of their CIF-SS Division 1 opener at Damien. The Spartans, however, would outscore the Saints, 26-8, in the third quarter, and pulled away for a 69-57 victory. If you haven’t seen Nate Garcia play in person, you should. He was the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 08 2023

GHS Two-Sport Athlete, Marquize Brown, Leaps Life’s Toughest Hurdles, & Hopes to Win at CIF This Weekend & Place at State

Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There is no sport at the high school level that takes more dedication, determination and discipline to survive and persevere quite like wrestling. And that is certainly not a knock on physically and mentally taxing sports like swimming, water polo, long distance running and so on. But after an […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 06 2023

Boys CIF-SS Playoff Schedule: Etiwanda is No. 1 seed in Division 1 & Damien Hosts St. Anthony

Boys Basketball: Tuesday’s Wild Card D-4AA: Muir at Eisenhower Wednesday’s First Round: D-1: Etiwanda bye (plays Friday) vs Oak Park-St. Francis winner St. Anthony at Damien D-2AA: RCHS at Saugus D-2A: Palm Desert at Glendora AGBU at Pasadena Arcadia at Shalhevet Silverado at Walnut Ayala at Sonora El Dorado at Diamond Bar D-3AA: San Marino […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 06 2023

Girls CIF-SS Playoff Schedule: La Salle Earns Top Seed in D-2AA, Etiwanda Faces Santiago in Open Division

Girls Basketball: Thursday’s First Round: D-2AA: Summit at La Salle Covina at Canyon Country Chino Hills at San Dimas Troy at Bonita D-2A: Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks at Northview Aliso Niguel at Claremont Glendora (first-round bye) plays Saturday vs Riverside Poly-Oak Hills winner on Thursday D-3AA: Victor Valley at Los Osos Arcadia at Pioneer […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 06 2023

Etiwanda Boys & Girls Wrestling Programs Dominate at Saturday’s Baseline League Finals

Boys & Girls Wrestling: Etiwanda Wrestling at Baseline League Finals Etiwanda Boys: Eight league champions, 11 finalists, & 12 qualify for CIF-SS Individuals at Brea Olinda HS 106: Julian Santana 1st Place 113: Ryan Khan 1st Place 120: Martin Bocanegra (RCHS), Andrew Garcia (E) second place 126: Jacob Bell 1st Place 132: Gabe Balingit 1st […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 06 2023

Girls Wrestling: Ayala’s BK Martinez & Tatiana Chavarin Earn Lower & Upper-Weight MVP at Saturday’s Palomares League Finals

Girls Wrestling: Palomares League Finals: Girls will compete this weekend at Corona High School at the CIF-SS Individuals  Team Results: Alta Loma: 5 qualifiers, 1 alternate, 2 champions Ayala: 4q, no alternates, 2c Bonita: 9q, 1a, 1c Claremont: 10q, 1a, 3c Colony: 9q, 1a, 4c Glendora: 3q, 2a, 2c Lower-Weight MVP: BK Martinez, Ayala Upper-Weight […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 06 2023

BHS Wins 5 Titles at Palomares League Finals; Bonita’s Tristan Fernandez & Glendora’s Marquize Brown Earn Lower & Upper-Weight MVP

Wrestling: Palomares League Finals: Top three placers qualify for this weekend’s CIF-SS Individuals at Yucaipa High School.  Lower-Weight MVP: Bonita’s (145) Tristan Fernandez Upper-Weight MVP: Glendora’s (170) Marquize Brown Team Results: Alta Loma: 12 qualifiers, 1 alternate, 2 champions Ayala: 8q, 2a, 4c Bonita: 9q, 4a, 5c Claremont: 3q, 1a, 2c Colony: 6q, 4a, no […]

By Brian Baiotto


Soccer/ Feb 05 2023

Girls CIF-SS Playoff Schedule: San Dimas Hosts El Segundo & Sunny Hills Travels to Flintridge Prep on Wednesday

Girls Soccer: CIF-SS First-Round Schedule: Monday’s Wild Card: Division 5: Covina at JW North D-6: CAMS at Pasadena D-7: Azusa at Hawthorne Wednesday’s First Round Schedule: D-2: South Torrance at Etiwanda Saugus at Claremont Sunny Hills at Flintridge Prep Downey at Alta Loma El Segundo at San Dimas D-3: Bonita at Bishop Amat Chino Hills […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 05 2023

Marshall Fundamental’s Toby Lee, Andrew Quijada & Abe Moreno Won Individual Titles at Mission Valley League Finals

Wrestling: Mission Valley League Finals: Marshall Fundamental had three individual champions at the Mission Valley League finals. Toby Lee (120 pounds), Andrew Quijada (138) and Abe Moreno (152) all earned titles. The Eagles had three runners up, including Allegra Venable (121), Chris Murillo (126) and 220-pound Kenneth Torres. Siwon Shin (182), Isaac Benivedez (132), Andrew […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 05 2023

La Salle Picks Up Victory No. 25 on Saturday; Lancers Cruise Past Rolling Hills Prep, 56-35, on Senior Night

Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: La Salle finished the 2022-23 regular season with a 56-35 nonleague victory over Rolling Hills Prep. Etiwanda’s 26 wins is most among any 210 Prep Sports girls program, while La Salle and Flintridge Prep are just one-game back of the Eagles with 25 regular season victories. The Lancers had […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 04 2023

Walnut Edges Wilson, 74-68, in Regular Season Finale; Mustangs Claim Share of Hacienda League Championship

Boys Basketball: Wilson gave Walnut everything it could handle in Friday’s Hacienda League finale. The Mustangs, however, held on for a 74-68 victory, and finished as co-league champs with Diamond Bar. Joby Barnes led the way with 25 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Malik Khouzam contributed 21 points, six assists and four steals. Adrian […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 04 2023

Marshall Fundamental Finishes Regular Season w/a 51-18 Victory at South El Monte; Eagles Finish MVL Play 8-2

Girls Basketball: Marshall Fundamental closed out the regular season with a 51-18 victory at South El Monte. The win boosted the Eagles Mission Valley League record to 8-2. And that was good for second place. Jolynn Aibar hit three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 16 points. Destiny Ihiaso chipped in with 11 points. Six of […]

By Brian Baiotto


Wrestling/ Feb 04 2023

Northview Qualifies all 14 Competitors for Next Week’s CIF-SS Individuals; Vikings Claim Titles in 12-of-14 Weight Classes

Photos by Wilson Baldelomar Wrestling: Valle Vista League Finals: Northview dominated the 2022-23 Valle Vista League finals. The top three placers at each weight class move on to next week’s CIF-SS individuals. The Vikings qualified all 14 wrestlers, including 12 individual league champions. Marcus Tolentino (106 pounds), Nick Arellano (113), Jovanni Evangelista (120), Rene Cisneros […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 04 2023

Tarampi’s 12 Points Leads RHP to a 49-40 Victory at Chadwick; Kares 9-3 Mark in Prep League is Best in 20 Years

Girls Basketball: Rio Hondo Prep finished Prep League play with a 49-40 victory at Chadwick. The Kares 9-3 record was good enough to finish second behind undefeated Flintridge Prep. It’s RHP’s best showing in at least 20 years. Sophia Tarampi led the way with 12 points, including three 3-pointers. Tarampi also had three rebounds, three […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 04 2023

Etiwanda Clinches Baseline League Title After Friday’s 57-49 Victory Over Damien; Curtis Williams Led Eagles w/14 Points

Photo credit to the Etiwanda boys basketball Twitter page, included are seniors Jimmy Baker, Alton Hamilton and Curtis Williams Boys Basketball: Etiwanda wrapped up an outright Baseline League championship on Friday night. The Eagles defeated visiting Damien, 57-49, and finished a perfect 10-0 in league games. Curtis Williams hit three 3-pointers and had a team-high […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 04 2023

Ellie Chen Hits Game Winning 3-Pointer in OT La Salle Edges St. Anthony, 65-63, in Thursday’s Del Rey League Finale

Girls Basketball: No one deserved this moment more than Ellie Chen. For two years, Chen had to battle through injuries, but she’s back for her senior season and when La Salle needed a clutch shot, she stepped up. Trailing by one point and with seconds to play, Ellie’s younger sister, Audrey Chen, got her the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 03 2023

Elijah Regan Hits Four 3’s & Scores Game-High 17 Points in GHS’ 66-54 Victory Over Ayala; Tartans Win First League Title in 8 Years

Photos by Carlo Montalbo. To view more of Carlo’s photos, go to (www.i4pix.smugmug.com) Boys Basketball: Glendora won a share of its first league title since 2015. After knocking off Colony last Friday for the first time in 10 tries, the Tartans needed victories this week over Bonita and Ayala. On Tuesday, GHS defeated the Bearcats, 52-40, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 03 2023

Pasadena Outlasts Muir, 71-65 in Triple Overtime to Clinch Pacific League Championship; Cabrera Scored 20 for Bulldogs

Photos by Conrad Hunziker Boys Basketball: If Pasadena wanted to win back an outright Pacific League championship, they’d need a victory over rival Muir in the regular season finale. And the Bulldogs got it, but it did not come easily. PHS would survive in a 71-65 triple-overtime thriller at Pasadena High. Muir got a game-high […]

By Brian Baiotto


Basketball/ Feb 03 2023

Hodson, Park & Quach Combine for 49 Points in SDHS’ 74-43 Victory at Charter Oak; Saints Go 9-1 in VVL Play

Boys Basketball: San Dimas closed out the regular season with an impressive 74-43 victory over a Charter Oak program that has been playing well of late. The Saints finished off their Valle Vista League championship record at 9-1. SDHS led throughout and got a game-high 18 points, 12 rebounds and three assists from Logan Hodson. […]

By Brian Baiotto