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East Blanks West in SGV Bowl

By Alex A. Gonzalez Covina: The best of the best in San Gabriel Valley took center stage Saturday night at Covina District Field in the second annual SGV Bowl, and this year, the East All-Stars showed who was better of the two with a 34-0 blowout win over the West.

Strathmore State Champs

By Alex A. Gonzalez Pasadena — From a city that has less than 3,000 people, the Strathmore Spartans took the three-hour bus ride down to Jackie Robinson Stadium at Pasadena City College Saturday afternoon to play the Bell Gardens Lancers and will travel back home as CIF State Football Division 7-A champions after a dominating […]

Battle of the Badges

By Alex A. Gonzalez Monrovia – The annual Battle of the Badges charity basketball game took place Saturday night between Monrovia’s finest, with Monrovia Fire and Rescue defeating Monrovia Police Dept. 50-37 at Monrovia High School. 

Lancers Division 4 Champs

By Alex A. Gonzalez Whittier — For the third time in school history, the La Serna Lancers are crowned champions of the CIF-SS Division Four and did so Friday night with a dominating win over Corona Del Mar 49-29 at Sandy Thorstenson Stadium. Owen Long led the way for the Lancers by scoring four rushing […]

Plug Chargers Into Division 8 Title Game

By Alex A. Gonzalez Covina — The Charter Oak Chargers advanced to the CIF-SS Division 8 finals behind Corin Berry’s four-touchdown performance in their 42-16 win over the Highland Bulldogs Friday night at Lou Farrar Stadium.

Eagles Are Golden in 2OT Win

By Alex A. Gonzalez Baldwin Park–Christian Davis punched in his fourth rushing touchdown in the second overtime Friday night and was also responsible for converting the 2-point conversion, propelling the Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles to a 43-42 double overtime win over the Baldwin Park Braves at Ted K. Gorrell Memorial Stadium in the second […]

Bearcats Advance to Round Two

By Alex A. Gonzalez (La Verne) – With the score tied at 14 in the first overtime of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs between the Bonita Bearcats and the Northview Vikings, Noah Mikhail punched in the go-ahead score from a yard out and was also a part of the Bearcats’ special team unit that blocked […]

Warren Crowned LA Bowl Champs

By Alex A. Gonzalez Inglewood —For the first time in the building’s history, the LA Bowl, played at Sofi Stadium, hosted its first high school football game between the Downey Vikings and the Warren Bears, one of Southern California’s biggest rivalries Friday night.

Titans Keep Crowley Cup

By Alex A. Gonzalez South Pasadena— The 68th annual meeting between the South Pasadena Tigers and the San Marino Titans took place Friday night, and for the second consecutive year, the Titans retained the Crowley Cup thanks to Coleman Morning’s interception with 1:52 remaining in the fourth quarter, sealing their 10-7 win at South Pasadena […]

Upland Highlands Chargers

By Alex A. Gonzalez Covina — The Upland Highlanders scored on their first three possessions and added a pick-six, jumping to 28-0 lead Friday night against Charter Oak at Lou Farrar Stadium. Trent Dailey led the way by scoring two rushing touchdowns, helping his team cruise to a 31-10 win over the Chargers.