Girls Hoops: Holy bleep! Pasadena picked up its first Pacific League victory of the 2021-22 season, and did so in the most unusual and impressive way. PHS had two players foul out, so the Bulldogs had just four athletes on the court for part of the third period and all of the fourth. Pasadena edged […]
Boys Soccer: What a day it was for West Covina junior, Jared Sanchez. Sanchez scored four goals in the Bulldogs’ 5-0 victory over Edgewood. Omar Hernandez, making his varsity debut under the three posts, finishes with a clean sheet. Senior Hector Frausto scores his first goal of the season. Hector is also the starting goal […]
Photo by Stephen Delgado Boys Basketball: In a tale of two halves, Marshall Fundamental edged Rio Hondo Prep, 52-49, in a nonleague contest. The Eagles had a 22-point lead at the break. And the Kares would outscore Marshall Fundamental by 19 points in the second half. Armen Darakchyan led the way with 18 points. Vazion […]
Boys Soccer: Marshall Fundamental improved to 3-1-1- after Wednesday’s 5-0 victory over Blair. Jose Miguel Gomez had three goals, including two in the first half. And Arthur Arakelyan added a pair of second-half scores. Rayshon Robert and Eric Cabrales had two saves apiece in goal for the Eagles. Up next: Marshall will host La Salle […]
Girls Basketball: The Glendora-Rancho Cucamonga showdown on Wednesday was, for all intents and purposes, over just a few minutes into the game. The Tartans outscored the Cougars, 17-4, in the first quarter, and then a 33-1 second-quarter advantage allowed the Tartans to get playing time for everyone. Hailey Schaffer led the way with 27 points, […]
Girls Basketball: Pasadena picked up its first victory of the 2021-22 season. But it didn’t come easy. The Bulldogs edged Crossroad, 64-62, in Wednesday’s thriller. PHS used an 18-8 run in the second quarter to edge the Roadrunners. Olivia Hodges and Christine Manoukian combined to score 57 of the Bulldogs’ 64 points. Hodges had a […]
Boys Basketball: Make it 10 in a row for Damien. The Spartans remained perfect to start the 2021-22 season, thanks to a 76-46 victory over Long Beach Poly in the St. John Bosco Tournament. Jimmy Oladokun tied for a game-high 17 points with Poly’s Jovani Ruff. Damien was about as balanced as it gets on […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle got yet another balanced effort on Wednesday. The Lancers improved to 8-1 after a 58-21 thumping of Wilson of Hacienda Heights. Audrey Chen had a game-high 18 points. Kaden Cortes added 15 points and Ryan Riddle contributed 14. Reese Wong chipped in with nine points. Ivy Liang’s seven points paced the […]
Girls Basketball: The Marshall Fundamental girls basketball program snapped its two-game losing streak on Wednesday. The Eagles got contributions throughout their lineup and defeated their visitors from Blair, 58-32, in a nonleague battle. Jolynn Alibar had a game-high 13 points and Kaitlan Sakuma contributed 12 points in the win. Aalijah Jones chipped in with nine […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas jumped out quickly and took a 15-point halftime lead on Monday. The Saints would defeat their rival from Bonita, 62-45, and improved to 7-1. Zaye Salgado led SDHS with 16 points. Braeden Zemetra had 11 points and Aaron Park contributed 10 in the win. Bonita’s Colton Perez […]
Boys Basketball: Glendora opened its own tournament with an 81-58 victory over Don Lugo on Monday. Luke Jacobson had a monster game with 32 points, five rebounds and two assists. Noah Smith finished with 11 points, seven assists and four boards. Braydon Wooldridge had an impressive night with nine points, six rebounds and four assists. […]
Girls Basketball: To say that Monday night’s contest between Duarte and La Salle was a mismatch would be quite the understatement. The Lancers improved to 7-1 after a 61-19 victory over the Falcons. Duarte never scored more than eight points in a quarter. Elizabth Perez led the way for the Falcons with six points. Ryan […]
Boys Basketball: Damien has a history of putting games away early. And Monday was no different. The Spartans had a 17-point lead after the first quarter, and took a 28-point advantage into the halftime break. Thanks to its 65-33 beatdown of Gahr in the first round of the St. John Bosco Tournament, the Spartans improved […]
Boys Basketball: Glendora used a 16-point, second-half surge to win the Gary Prestesater Classic (San Dimas Tournament) on Saturday night. The Tartans defeated Diamond Bar, 64-59, and extended their win streak to four games. GHS overcame an 11-point deficit at the half. Noah Smith earned the tournament MVP. Smith had 28 points and seven assists. […]
Girls Basketball: The queens of the Prep League were up to their old tricks on Saturday. Flintridge Prep won its 67th consecutive game, and it was over just a couple minutes after the tip. The Wolves outscored Chadwick, 29-3, in the first quarter, and breezed to a 67-18 victory in the Prep League opener for […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle’s 6-1 start to the 2021-22 season is impressive enough. But the fact that this young team gets a different leading scorer almost every game shows just how versatile this program can be. On Saturday, La Salle used a 15-point advantage in the second half to pull away from Birmingham, and the […]
Photos by Robert Ketterling Boys Basketball: San Dimas continued its solid start to the 2021-22 season. The Saints defeated Alta Loma, 48-42, on Saturday night to clinch the consolation championship. SDHS is now 6-1. San Dimas scored just four first-quarter points until its offense was able to find a rhythm. Ethan Chavez had a team-high […]
Boys Basketball: After losses last week to St. Francis and Crescenta Valley, Walnut has won back-to-back games and improved to 5-2. The Mustangs jumped on Bellflower early and cruised to a 73-31 victory. Walnut took a 20-point lead into the second quarter and never looked back. Malik Khouzam actually equaled the Bucs offensive output with […]
Boys Basketball: After starting the season 1-0, Glendora lost three of their next four games. And some may have thought or hoped the reigning CIF-SS Division 3A champs were a one-hit wonder. But any program that has the tag-team of APU Hall of Famer, Cliff Hamlow, assisting his son, Gordon Hamlow, on the Tartans’ bench, […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle won its fifth game in six tries after defeating Highland, 52-37, in a Friday evening contest. Freshman Kaden Cortes continued the remarkable start to her high school career with a game-high 16 points. Reese Wong and Audrey Chen chipped in 11 points apiece for the Lancers. Eriel Banks led Highland with […]
