Boys Basketball: Spivey Word opened his senior season in solid form. Word scored a game-high 21 points in Damien’s 64-44 victory over Kennedy in the first round of the Sunny Hills Tournament. The Spartans (1-0) led by 14 points after the first quarter and had a 22-point advantage at the break. Kaleb Smith scored 13 […]
Pictured L-R: Lexi Garza & Savanna Lewis Photo credit: RT Tolentino Preseason Wrestling Poll: Editors note: We alerted CIF that they have Laguna Hills ranked in two different divisions. And there is just one division in girls wrestling. Boys: Division 1 & 2: 1- Temecula Valley 2- Calvary Chapel Santa Ana 3 – St. John […]
Boys Basketball: LA VERNE, CA – The six divisions were announced today for the 2021 Classic at Damien which will run December 27-30. Headlining the field will be 2021 Southern Section Open Division Champion Centennial Corona and the Southern Region Open Division champion Etiwanda. A group of 88 teams will battle it out in six […]
Girls Basketball: Don’t let her youth or smile fool you, Melissa Sanchez is a feisty competitor, and someone that doesn’t back down from a challenge. When she was just 27 years old, Sanchez took over the Pasadena girls basketball program. And while the Bulldogs had some success and talent, they couldn’t seem to get over the […]
Photo: Megan & Alex Carrico on their wedding day (April 5, 2019) By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor In his early teen years, even Alex Carrico’s friends described him as an angry bully. He liked to party, pick fights and destroy things. Carrico’s parents split up when he was just three years old, and money was […]
All-Valle Vista League Boys Basketball: Most Valuable Player: Andrew Bongo of Charter Oak High School First Team: Jay Gonzalez, Charter Oak Sam Lizardo, Charter Oak Adam Godoy, Charter Oak Matthew Bigbee, Covina Emmanuel Burnett, Covina Will Bissman Junior, Covina Hunter Grigsby, Diamond Ranch Emilio Perucho, Northview Aaron Park, San Dimas DJ Williams, San Dimas Randy […]
All-Palomares League Boys Basketball: Most Valuable Player: Brenton Knapper of Colony High School First Team: Jaidyn Simpson, Colony Jaden Henley, Colony Denzel Hines, Colony Austin Clark, Glendora Noah Smith, Glendora Michael Horne, Bonita Jermaine Rogers, Ayala Sebastian DePrez, Claremont Second Team: Kollen Murphy, Colony Luke Jacobson, Glendora Braydon Wooldridge, Glendora Xavier Madison, Bonita Matt Smith, […]
Boys Basketball: All CIF-SS Division 3A: Coach of the Year: Gordon Hamlow, Glendora Player of the Year, Austin Clark, Glendora First Team: Noah Smith, Glendora Luke Jacobson, Glendora Eric Hodgkins, Marina Antoine Robinson, Marina Jacob Taylor, Citrus Valley Andrew Bongo, Charter Oak Ze’ev Remer, Shalhevet Michael Miller, Oak Hills Allen Moser, St. Paul
All-Palomares League Girls Basketball: Most Valuable Player: Alisha Wilson of Bonita High School First Team: Analisa Eckler, Bonita (11th grade) Hailey Schafer, Glendora (10) Kennedy Pucci, Glendora (12) Karley Tilton, Glendora (12) Summer McNeal, Ayala (12) Emma Lazaro, Ayala (12) Adrianna Torres, Claremont (9) Sydney Padilla, Colony (11) Second Team: Amore Mason, Bonita (10) Chloe […]
Boys Basketball: It’s not easy to win a basketball game when 80-percent of your starters foul out. And it’s even more difficult when your opposition has everyone at their disposal. But that’s what Glendora was faced with in Thursday night’s second round of the CIF-State Division 3A playoffs. The Tartans led by 14 points in […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo: For additional action shots from Carlo, please visit his website at:https://i4pix.smugmug.com/Sports Boys Basketball: After four days of rest and enjoying their CIF-SS Division 3A championship, Glendora was back on the court Tuesday evening. The Tartans took a 17-point lead into the break and went on to defeat El Camino Real, 56-44, […]
Boys Basketball: Layoff? What layoff? Apparently the 11 days since Damien had last taken the court didn’t affect the Spartans in the slightest. On June 4, Damien defeated Harvard Westlake, 77-72, in the CIF-SS Open Division finale. Fast forward to June 15, and the Spartans cruised to a 102-71 victory over visiting St. Joseph (Santa […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo: For additional action shots from Carlo, please visit his website at: https://i4pix.smugmug.com/Sports Boys Basketball: It’s almost impossible to describe just how far the Glendora High School basketball program has come this year. GHS began the season on March 23rd. And the Tartans suffered a 23-point loss to Damien on an outdoor […]
Photos by Josh Thompson Girls Basketball: Emma Lazaro will never forget June 10, 2021. The Ayala senior hit a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left in the CIF-SS Division 3A finals to pull even with visiting San Dimas. And she wasn’t done yet. Lazaro’s 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left on Thursday night won Ayala a CIF […]
Girls Basketball: Just when things looked to be a lock that San Dimas would earn its spot into the CIF-SS Division 3A championship game, South Pasadna roared back. The Saints led the visting Tigers, 42-28, in Saturday’s semifinal round. To their credit, South Pasadena closed out regulation on a 27-13 run to force overtime. The […]
Thanks to Carlo Montalbo for the photos. For additional action shots, please visit his website at https://i4pix.smugmug.com/Sports Boys Basketball: Austin Clark sure knows how to finish halves in dramatic fashion. The Glendora senior hit a long 3-point shot at the buzzer to pull the Tartans to within three points at halftime in Friday’s CIF-SS Division […]
Boys Basketball: Damien has shown a remarkable resilience all season, and Friday was no different. Trailing by nine points at the half against visiting Harvard Westlake in the final of three CIF Open Division pool games, the Spartans stormed back and defeated the Wolverines, 77-72. Damien used a 22-10 surge in the fourth quarter and […]
Girls Basketball: La Salle girls basketball coach Scott Wiard is hosting a four-day girls youth camp for athletes between the sixth and eighth grades. It will take place on June 28th & July 1st at La Salle High school. Wiard is offering a two-for-one, as his father, Richard Wiard, will be co-leading the camp. Richard […]
Girls Soccer: San Dimas cruised to a 5-0 victory over Paraclete in the semifinal round of the CIF State Division 4 playoffs on Thursday. And the first goal of the game, which came around the seven-minute mark, really set the tone for the rest of the contest. San Dimas coach Josh Arenas described the goal […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Wrestling: It must have been a pretty satisfying feeling for the Northview wrestling program on Wednesday. The Vikings’ girls started the afternoon by edging their guests from Paloma Valley, 43-42, on criteria. And after the conclusion of the CIF-SS Division 1 girls quarterfinal round, it was time for the top-seeded program […]
