Boys Basketball: After dropping their season opener to Tustin, the Ayala boys’ basketball program has won three in a row. The Bulldogs have secured three consecutive victories over Nogales (72-33), Northwood (79-55) and Rowland (62-53). The third of which was a first-round game at the San Gabriel High School Thanksgiving Feast Tournament. Jeremy Serrano had […]
Photos by Jim McCormack Boys Basketball: After four consecutive wins to start the 2024-25 season, Damien fell to La Mirada, 53-46, in the championship game of the Sunny Hills Tournament. The Spartans got off to an unusually slow start. The Matadores led 18-5 after eight minutes. But DHS would go on a 20-7 second-quarter run, […]
Photos by Underrated Media Girls Basketball: Flintridge Prep didn’t just secure a Bonita Tip-Off Classic title. The Wolves dominated their way to the crown. FP defeated Cajon, Claremont, Los Osos and Rialto by a combined margin of 243-147. On Saturday night, Prep and Rialto were locked in an 18-18 tie at the break. The Wolves, […]
Girls Basketball: Glendora finished third at the La Mirada Tournament. GHS claimed consecutive victories over Millikan (50-28) and Anaheim (57-26) before falling to Crean Lutheran (44-33) in Friday’s semifinal. On Saturday, the Tartans defeated Loara, 52-24, and they improved to 3-1. Reagan Herrmann had a game-high 14 points to go with her 10 rebounds. Brianna […]
Girls Basketball: It doesn’t get much closer than this. La Salle hosted Pasadena on Saturday evening. And the Bulldogs gave the Lancers all they could handle. However, La Salle was able to edge PHS, 47-44. PHS and LSHS matched each other in scoring in the second (11-11), third (15-15) and fourth quarters (10-10). But a […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle improved to 2-0 after its 52-26 victory at Keppel. The Lancers pulled away in the second quarter after outscoring the Aztecs, 15-0. Aislin Tamez Torres had a game-high 18 points. Casey Higgins chipped in with 14 points. Kaden Cortes and Julianne Tan provided six points apiece in Thursday’s win. Alyssa Canizal […]
Photo by Underrated Media Girls Basketball: Los Osos and Flintridge Prep met up Thursday night at the Bonita Tip-Off challenge. The win would earn a spot in Saturday’s title game. And it was the Wolves that secured a championship game appearance with a 52-45 victory over the Grizzlies. Maddie Smith had a game-high 19 points […]
Girls Basketball: It’s unusual for a game to be considered ‘over’ after eight minutes of play. However, politically correct or not, Glendora put Anaheim away with a 22-0 first quarter. The Tartans cruised to a 57-26 victory at the La Mirada Tournament. Reagan (“Ronnie”) Herrmann had a game-high 17 points. Kamryn Kuo led both teams […]
Photo by Angeline Sabillon-Cifuentes Boys Soccer: The Marshall Fundamental soccer program scored two first-half goals on Wednesday at La Canada. The Spartans scored a second-half goal, and both programs had to settle for a 2-2 tie. Giovanni Retana had an unassisted goal for the Eagles. Justin Lopez-Perez scored off an assist from Retana. Angel Capistran […]
Boys Basketball: Damien is off to a great start in the 2024-25 season. The Spartans have now defeated Troy (80-41), Ontario Christian (68-39) and Villa Park (70-42) at the Sunny Hills Tournament by a combined margin of 218-122. DHS had a 38-19 lead at the half. Nate Garcia had a game-high 21 points. Jayden Avina […]
Photo by Underrated Media Girls Basketball: Flintridge Prep jumped on Claremont early, and the Wolfpack weren’t able to mount much of a challenge. The Wolves had a 20-3 lead after the first eight minutes, and they cruised to a 69-35 victory in the second round of the Bonita Tournament. Maddie Smith and Megan Quoch led […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Boys Basketball: Glendora edged Portola of Irvine, 54-49, in the second round of the Sunny Hills Tournament. GHS used a 32-25 advantage in the second half to claim victory. Tanner Grable had a big night on Tuesday with 14 points, 14 rebounds and a pair of assists. Colton […]
Boys Basketball: Damien blew out its second consecutive opponent to open the 2024-25 season. On Monday, the Spartans cruised to an 80-41 victory over Troy at the Sunny Hills Tournament. One night later, DHS raced past Ontario Christian, 68-39, after taking a 32-15 lead into the break. Nate Garcia had a game-high 23 points for […]
Girls Basketball: Flintridge Prep opened the 2024-25 season with a blowout victory at the Bonita Tournament. The Wolves cruised to a 69-30 victory over Cajon. Prep had a 38-11 lead at the half. Maddie Smith had 15 points and five steals. Olivia Childs chipped in with 10 points and nine rebounds. Hailey Louie added seven […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle opened the 2024-25 season with a 46-30 victory over Notre Dame Academy. The Lancers outscored the Regal Gryphons in each of the four quarters. Casey Higgins had a game-high 16 points. Julianne Tan finished with eight points. Kaden Cortes chipped in with seven points. Maddy Chiang’s six points came from a […]
Boys Basketball: San Dimas opened the 2024-25 season with a 61-44 victory over Schurr at the Ayala showcase. Nathan Yearout had a game-high 19 points for the Saints. Yearout scored 13 of those 19 in the second half. SDHS led 12-5 after eight minutes, and they took a 27-14 advantage into the half. Jeremiah Garzon […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Boys Basketball: Glendora opened the 2024 season in style. And they did so in dominant form. After a 22-2 lead just eight minutes in, the Tartans cruised to a 66-40 victory over Los Amigos at the Sunny Hills Tournament. Colton Gray began his senior campaign with 17 points […]
Girls Soccer: The year 2024 has been very kind to Amara Mercado. The soon-to-be Monrovia High School senior has been a key contributor over the last three years for the MHS soccer program. In this past season (2023-24), the Wildcats center back played a significant role in Monrovia securing an outright Rio Hondo League title. […]
Wrestling: It’s been nearly five months since we’ve seen Samantha Sachs on a wrestling mat. It was at the 2023-24 CIF State Championships in Bakersfield. The Glendora junior and three-time CIF-SS individual champion earned herself a spot in the 125-pound title match inside the Mechanics Bank Arena. And she led Downey’s Christina Osorio, 4-2, before […]
Men’s Basketball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor: Hunter Woods’ life story will resonate with people of all backgrounds. The soon-to-be 24-year-old is the ultimate success story. Woods was raised in Pasadena by an amazing single mom named Kimberly Green. He also received unconditional love and 24/7/365 support from Joyce Green (grandma), Bev Reed (aunt), Michael […]
