Girls Basketball: Thanks to Mario and Alex Veliz for this photo gallery of Saturday’s state final in Sacramento. La Salle fell just shy of a D- 3 state championship, falling to Oakland Tech, 39-33, but the Lady Lancers will return all five starters in 2022-23. The Lancers won a Camino Real League, CIF-SS D-3.AA & […]
Photos by Alex & Mario Veliz Girls Basketball: The sad news is that La Salle had its lowest scoring output of the season, and fell in the CIF State Division 3 championship game. The great news is: the Camino Real League and CIF-SS Division 3AA champions will return all five starters from this 2021-22 record-breaking […]
Boys Basketball: To say that Kaleb Smith was at his best on the sport’s biggest stage would be an understatement. The Damien senior had a team-high 23 points in Friday’s 65-57 victory over Clovis North in the CIF State Division 1 championship game. Smith hit 9-of-11 shots from the field, including two 3-pointers, and went […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: In a span of 10 days, the La Salle girls basketball program has made some major school history. On Feb. 26, the Lancers claimed the program’s first CIF-SS Division 3AA championship, with a 13-point victory at Cerritos. And tonight, La Salle won its first CIF-State Division 3 Southern California […]
Photos by Jim McCormack for the OC Sports Zone Boys Basketball: Damien finished what it started on Tuesday night. The Spartans used five and seven-point advantages in the first and fourth quarters, respectively, to earn a spot in the CIF State Division 1 championship game this Friday in Sacramento. Damien edged visiting Crean Lutheran, 58-53, […]
Pictured L-R: RJ Smith, Jimmy Oladokun, Spivey Word & Kaleb Smith Boys Basketball: Who: Crean Lutheran vs Damien What: CIF State Division 1 So Cal Regional Final Where: Damien High School When: Tuesday at 6 Damien and Crean Lutheran meet up Tuesday night in a much-anticipated sequel. Twenty-five days ago, the Spartans overcame a 20-point […]
Photo by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: Who: Porterville vs La Salle What: CIF State Division 3 So Cal Regional Final Where: La Salle High School When: Tuesday at 6 The La Salle girls basketball program has already written itself into the history books after claiming the first CIF-SS girls hoops title in school history. They […]
Pictured L-R: Audrey Chen & Ryann Riddle Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: This La Salle team is special. The Lancers just won their 22nd game in a row. And it just happened to be in the CIF State Division 3 Southern California Regional Semifinals. La Salle controlled throughout Saturday’s 52-36 victory over Scripps Ranch. […]
Pictured L-R: Kaleb Smith & Jimmy Oladokun Boys Basketball: Damien is now one win away from a spot in the CIF State Division 1 title game. The Spartans defeated visiting St. Bernard, 70-65, in the semifinal round of the So Cal Regionals. Damien got double digit points from four of its five starters. Jimmy Oladokun […]
Girls Soccer: The magical and historic 2021-22 season finally came to an end on Thursday night for Marshall Fundamental. Hemet avenged last week’s CIF-SS Division 5 title-game loss and defeated the Eagles, 3-1, in the semifinal round of the CIF State Division 4 playoffs. Bridget Arnold scored the game’s only goal in the first half […]
Boys Basketball: Damien won its 29th game of the season on Thursday. The Spartans got a balanced offensive effort in a 66-56 victory over JSerra in the second round of the CIF State Division 1 playoffs. All five of Damien’s starters had eight points or more. JSerra’s Robert Diaz hit five 3-pointers and had a […]
Girls Basketball: Make it 21. The La Salle girls basketball program took out their 21st consecutive opponent on Thursday night. The Lancers defeated Rancho Bernardo, 47-35, in the second round of the CIF State Division 3 playoffs. Sophomore Audrey Chen led La Salle with 17 points. And freshman Kaden Cortes contributed 12 points in Thursday’s win. […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: The La Salle victory tour continued on Tuesday night. Three days after winning the school’s first CIF-SS girls basketball title, the Lady Lancers were back at it. La Salle cruised to a 61-37 victory over visiting Eagle Rock in the first round of the CIF State Division 3 playoffs. […]
Pictured L-R: Marshall Fundamental’s Brianna Marquez & Skylar Atacador Girls Soccer: If anyone may have thought the Marshall Fundamental girls soccer program was going to have a letdown after winning the CIF-SS Division 5 title on Saturday night, those concerns were put to bed early on Tuesday. The Eagles scored five goals in each half […]
Boys Basketball: It had been 10 days since Damien last played. The Spartans finished CIF-SS Open Division Pool Play 1-2, including consecutive losses to Centennial Corona and Bishop Montgomery. Damien, though, opened CIF State Division 1 play with an 81-50 victory over Mission Hills. Spivey Word and RJ Smith both contributed 19 points each. Jimmy […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Girls Wrestling What a weekend for the SGV area girls wrestlers. They left Bakersfield with 10 placers, including three state championships. Arroyo’s Brianna Gonzalez earned the 101-pound title by defeating Kaelani Shufeldt (Marina), 5-1. Walnut’s Anaya Falcon claimed a 5-2 decision over Nyla Valencia (Sobrato), 5-2, to win the 106-pound championship. […]
Photos by RT Tolentino Boys Wrestling: The 2021-22 boys wrestling season ended on Saturday night in Bakersfield. There were only four area placers, including a runner-up, fourth, fifth and eighth-place medalists. Walnut’s Ronnie Ramirez dropped a 10-1 decision to l Dorado’s Isaiah Quintero in the 106-pound title bout. San Marino’s Ryan Arrington (220) was fourth […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: What a run it’s been for Scott Wiard and his lady Lancers. La Salle didn’t just make their first appearance in a CIF-SS championship game on Saturday night. The Lancers won the CIF Division 3AA championship. La Salle held a 19-18 lead at Cerritos at the break, and the […]
Girls Soccer: No biggie. Marshall Fundamental won their 17th consecutive game on Saturday. And it just happened to be in the CIF-SS Division 5 championship game at PCC. The Eagles defeated Hemet, 4-3, in an overtime thriller. It was the Bulldogs first loss since Jan 14. Hemet’s Helen Elizalde scored twice in the first half […]
Pictured L-R: Northview’s Adrian Limon & Walnut’s Fernando Barreto Boys Wrestling: CIF State Meet Day One Records: 106 Pounds: Marcus Tolentino (Northview): 0-1 Ronnie Ramirez (Walnut): 2-0 113: Christian Garcia (Walnut): 1-1 120: Elijah Flores (Walnut): 1-1 Adrian Limon (Northview): 2-0 Jacob Bell (Etiwanda): 0-1 126: Mario Sandoval (Northview): 1-1 132: Fernando Barreto (Walnut): 3-0 […]
