Photos by Carlo Montalbo Boys Basketball: What a way to open Palomares League play for GHS. With 5.3 seconds to play, Alta Loma’s Jace Conway hit two free throws to get the Braves even with the Tartans at 60-60. Noah Smith, though, would convert on both of his free-throw attempts with one second to play, […]
Wrestling: As mentioned in the story link below, the Northview wrestling family recently suffered a terrible loss. Armando Cruz Senior, the father of Northview junior Nate Cruz, died on Christmas Eve after a battle with COVID. Mr. Cruz was just 55 years of age. Cruz and his son, Nate, who wrestles at 170 pounds for […]
Boys Basketball: Damien bounced back from its first loss of 2021-22 with a 61-58 victory over American Fork of Utah. The Spartans (17-1) finished the Classic at Damien with a 3-1 mark. Spivey Word had a game-high 23 points in the win. Kaleb Smith contributed 14 points and both Bradley Xie and Jimmy Oladokun finished […]
Wrestling: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Northview junior Nate Cruz and his dad, Armando Cruz Sr., weren’t just father and son, they were also the best of friends. And they always seemed to find time for the other. The Vikings’ wrestlers typically eat together in Coach David Ochoa’s room at Northview, and in spite of […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo Boys Basketball: Glendora’s offense found its rhythm on Tuesday night at the Classic at Damien. The Tartans got 61 combined points from Noah Smith, Luke Jacobson and Braydon Wooldridge in GHS’ 73-55 victory over Leuzinger. Noah Smith had 26 points, four rebounds and five assists. Luke Jacobson added 20 points, nine […]
Girls Basketball: Flintridge Prep extended its current win streak to six games on Tuesday night. The Wolves defeated Village Christian, 55-41, in the second round of the La Canada Tournament. As always, Ashley Chea led the Prep offense. Chea had a game-high 28 points. Maddie Chiu contributed 11 points in the win. Mary Corbett paced […]
Boys Basketball: The boys from Meridian, Idaho, gave Damien a serious challenge on Tuesday night. The Spartans, though, edged Owyhee, 56-53, in the quarterfinal round of the Classic at Damien’s Platinum Division. Kaleb Smith scored six of his team-high 15 points in the fourth quarter. Liam Campbell led all scorers with 19 points, including nine […]
Thanks to La Salle for this photo of Jacob Chin Boys Basketball: Unfortunately, COVID seems to be inviting itself back into our daily lives. A number of winter-sport tournaments have beeb canceled or altered, and the La Salle boys basketball program had their schedule adjusted at the South Pasadena Tournament on Tuesday. The Lancers were […]
Girls Basketball: Flintridge Prep opened La Canada Tournament play with a 55-34 victory over Glendale. The Wolves had just three players score in Monday’s victory, but it was more than enough to stifle the Nitros. Ashley Chea led the way with 3o points and 12 rebounds. Maddie Chiu had a big night with 21 points […]
Boys Basketball: It had been 17 days since the reigning CIF-SS Division 3A champs had won a basketball game. The Tartans entered the Christmas break with consecutive losses to Los Osos and Damien. And while they didn’t play particularly well, according to their coach, Gordon Hamlow, it had to feel good to escape with a […]
Boys Basketball: After 17 days off, the La Salle boys basketball program got back on the court at the South Pasadena Tournament. And the Lancers picked up an impressive 63-47 victory over South East of South Gate in the Gold Division bracket. Derek Peterson led the way with 16 points. Myles Blackman (15) and Jason […]
Girls Basketball: After nine days off, GHS was back on the basketball court on Monday afternoon. The Tartans jumped on Don Lugo early and claimed a 57-34 victory in the first round of the Glendora Tournament. Rylie Anderson led GHS with 20 points. Brianna Gomez added 12 points in the Tartans’ victory. Maliyah Alvarez led […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo Boys Basketball: What a special night Wednesday was for Mike LeDuc. LeDuc, one of most successful high school basketball coaches in history, picked up career win No. 1,000. Perhaps reaching this incredible milestone at home in the Spartans’ gym would have made the night perfect for LeDuc, but being at Glendora […]
Boys Basketball: Pasadena got contributions from its entire roster on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs saw 12 players score in a 78-45 victory over Hoover. PHS led by 24 points at the half, and improved to 3-1 in Pacific League play. Teddy Reyes had a game-high 17 points. Jason Guyton contributed 13 and Ethan Patterson chipped […]
Girls Basketball: Make it 69 consecutive wins in Prep League play. Flintridge Prep crushed Mayfield in Tuesday’s 62-19 road victory. Both Ashley Chea (29 points) and Maddie Chiu (23) outscored the Cubs on their own. Cristine Ellis led Mayfield with five points. Kassidy Huie chipped in seven points in the win. Up next: Flintridge Prep […]
Boys Basketball: Marshall Fundamental opened Mission Valley League play on Monday, and the Eagles finished strong. Trailing by four points at the half, Marshall Fundamental went on a 37-25 run and defeated Arroyo, 68-60. The Eagles were an impressive 9-of-17 behind the three-point line. Vazion Boone led the way with 23 points. Boone converted 1 […]
Girls Basketball: Marshall Fundamental had just eight points at halftime in Monday’s Mission Valley League opener with Arroyo. The Eagles, though, used a 15-4, third-quarter run, and picked up a 32-20 victory over the Knights. Kaitlan Sakuma had a game-high 16 points in the win. Aalijah Jones and Destiny Ihiaso contributed five points each. Ava […]
Boys Basketball: Something had to give in Saturday’s title game of the Glendora Tournament. Both Los Osos and GHS entered the contest on six-game winning streaks. The Grizzlies jumped out to an 11-point, first-quarter lead, and defeated the Tartans, 44-38. Deacon Toliver and Eric Shepard had 10 points apiece for LOHS. Toliver earned the tournament […]
Boys Basketball: Damien’s impressive start to the 2021-22 season keeps getting better. The Spartans won the St. John Bosco Tournament by defeating the host Braves, 67-47, on Saturday night. After the Braves took a 13-12 lead into the second quarter, Damien would outscore SJB, 55-34, the rest of the way. RJ Smith had a game-high […]
Pictured L-R Hailey Schaffer & Rylie Anderson Girls Basketball: After a 69-59 loss to the eventual champs from Summit in Friday’s semifinal round of the Covina High School Basketball Tournament, Glendora and Covina faced off Saturday night in the third-place game. GHS defeated the Colts, 38-31, to claim third place. Kennedy Herrmann led the way […]
