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The Peterson Principle: 2/28/2018

By Tim Peterson Raise your hand if you predicted at the start of the season that the top two teams in the Montview League and and the second place team in the Miramonte League would be in the CIF Finals. Okay, put your hands down. You’re lying.

Galaxy Comes up Short in Preseason Finale

By Tim Peterson (Carson) -Vancouver scored once in each half and it proved to be enough to beat the Galaxy 2-1 Saturday night in the preseason finale before 9,020 at StubHub Center.

Baseball’s Back! Norwalk Splits With South

By Tim Peterson (South El Monte) – High School baseball opened Saturday in various cities across the CIF Southern Section. In South El Monte Norwalk and South El Monte split a double header. The Lancers beat the Eagles 6-2 in the first game but South rallied from a 5-0 deficit to win the nightcap 7-6.  

Falcons Fly Into Finals

By Tim Peterson (Duarte) – Duarte raced out to a big halftime lead and never looked back in a 87-47 rout of St. Monica Academy Friday night to advance to the CIF Division 5A Finals.

Pasadena Punches Ticket to Finals

By Tim Peterson (Pasadena) – It wasn’t easy but the road to the Finals never is. Pasadena did enough to hold off Rancho Verde 48-46 Friday night to advance to the CIF Division 1 Finals next weekend.

CIF Basketball Playoff Pairings: Semi Finals

CIF Basketball Playoff Pairings: Semi Finals

Dogs Down Damien; Semis Next

By Tim Peterson (La Verne) – Bryce Hamilton scored 35 points and Darius Brown II tossed in 23 to lead Pasadena to an 88-75 win over host Damien and into the CIF Division 1 Semi Finals Tuesday night.

Arroyo Wrestling Takes Coastal Individual Championship

By MVS Staff Arroyo Wrestling became the first team in school history to become Dual champs, as well as taking most ever league champs. Now they are the 2018 Costal Division Indvidual champs, with 9 placers and 7 master qualifiers which is also a school record.

Bulldogs Leave Loyola in Their Wake

By Tim Peterson (Pasadena) – Pasadena jumped out to a 20 point lead at the half and rolled to a 77-47 rout of Loyola Friday night at Marshall High in the second round of the CIF Division 1 playoffs. And it wasn’t that close.

Azusa Pacific Pulls Away Late, 95-82

By Tim Peterson (Glendora) – Azusa Pacific had a tough time shaking Hawaii Hilo early but finally pulled away in the second half to win 95-82 Thursday night at Felix Event Center.