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Lucas Leads Los Altos

Written by tpeterson on January 12, 2019 — 1 Comment

By Tim Peterson (Hacienda Heights) – Jarod Lucas poured in 49 points to lead Los Altos to an 81-69 win over South Hills Friday night on the Conquerors home floor.

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The Peterson Principle: 1/9/2019

Written by tpeterson on January 9, 2019 — 75 Comments

By Tim Peterson Nobody was shocked that Matt Bechtel left South Hills to take over at Damien. It’s his alma mater and he got a fat pay raise to boot.

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Bechtel Leaves South Hills for Damien

Written by tpeterson on January 8, 2019 — 16 Comments

By Tim Peterson (La Verne) – Matt Bechtel, who is coming off a CIF championship season at South Hills, has left the school to take over as the head coach at Damien.

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Pasadena Too Much for CV

Written by tpeterson on January 5, 2019 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson (Crescenta Valley) – Javon Jones scored 22 points and Davian Brown added 18 to lead Pasadena to a 67-47 win over Crescenta Valley Friday night in Pacific League action.

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Fitch Joins Moschetti’s Staff at La Mirada

Written by tpeterson on January 3, 2019 — 18 Comments

By Tim Peterson (La Mirada) – Long time Mayfair head coach Mike Fitch has joined Mike Moschetti’s staff at La Mirada the school confirmed Wednesday. Moschetti returned as the head coach earlier this month after a two-year hiatus.

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Phantoms Fly Past Fremont

Written by tpeterson on December 28, 2018 — 1 Comment

By Tim Peterson ( Monrovia) – Cathedral jumped out to a 15 point halftime lead and made it stand up in an 83-71 win over Fremont Friday night to advance to the Finals of the SGV Classic at Monrovia High.

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La Salle Buys in on New Head Coach

Written by tpeterson on December 26, 2018 — 2 Comments

By Tim Peterson (Pasadena) – Ben Buys, who has been on the staff at Azusa Pacific for the last nine years, was named the new head football coach at La Salle Wednesday

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Former Galaxy Coach Sigi Schmid Passes Away

Written by tpeterson on December 26, 2018 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson (Los Angeles) – Former LA Galaxy head coach Sigi Schmid passed away on Tuesday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center at the age of 65 his family said Wednesday.

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2018 Mid Valley Player of the Year: Davon Booth-El Monte

Written by tpeterson on December 24, 2018 — 4 Comments

When Davon Booth came to El Monte last summer he hadn’t played a down of varsity football. He ran track and everybody knew he was fast but how did that translate to the football field in helmet and pads?

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Schilling Out, Gossard In at CV

Written by tpeterson on December 20, 2018 — 4 Comments

By Tim Peterson (Crescenta Valley) – Paul Schilling has stepped down as the head coach at Crescenta Valley and offensive coordinator Hudson Gossard will take over Charles Rich of the Glendale News Press reported today. 

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