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La Mirada Wins, San Marino Falls in State Finals

By Tim Peterson (La Mirada) – Sej-j Lauago ran for three touchdowns including a 75-yard TD romp to lead La Mirada to a 27-3  win over Campolindo to win the 3AA State Championship Saturday night. 

La Canada Wins Own Tourney

By Corey Kwok (La Canada) – La Cañada came out flaming hot from the get-go and led by as much as 23 points at one time while hitting 12 of 17 3-pointers in the first half, before surviving a seething rally by Damien in the second half to win 59-58 in the championship of its […]

Arcadia Routs Ribet Academy

By Corey Kwok (La Canada) – Armand Gourdikian scored 35 points (23 in first half) for Arcadia, which cruised to a throttling 86-57 victory over Ribét Academy in the La Canada Holiday Classic. Noah Holefield added 15 points and nine rebounds; Ryan Chu scored 9 points, Chris Garcia 8, and Matt Hatfield (2 points) dished […]

La Salle’s Dwyer Signs with Vanguard

By Tim Peterson (Costa Mesa) – La Salle pitcher Vanessa Dwyer signed a letter of intent last Saturday to continue her softball career at Vanguard University in 2016.

South Hills Lands Bechtel

By Tim Peterson (Covina) – Matt Bechtel, who led Chino Hills to the West Valley Division semi finals before losing to Mission Viejo has been hired as the new head coach at South Hills.

The Peterson Principle: 12/14/2015

By Tim Peterson It wasn’t the greatest high school football game I had ever seen but it had to be in the top five. I mean it’s one thing to come back from a three touchdown deficit but it’s another to erase the entire lead in fourth quarter with your starting quarterback on the bench.

Titans Leave Sierra Canyon in State of Shock

By Tim Peterson (San Marino) – San Marino rallied from a three touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter to stun Sierra Canyon 36-35 Saturday night in the CIF Open Division State Bowl. And the Titans did it all without their starting quarterback, Carson Glazier, who was knocked out of the game in the second quarter with an injury.

Winning is a State of Mind for La Mirada

By Tim Peterson (La Mirada) – Sei-j Lauago scored twice and Elijah Hicks had  huge block of a punt in the end zone as La Mirada rolled to a 36-14 win over Oceanside in the Division III-AA State Bowl Friday night.

Game Night CIF State Bowl Edition: Division III-AA

Game time is Friday night at 7:00 p.m. 

The Peterson Principle: 12/7/2015

By Tim Peterson It seemed like no sooner had the story been posted about La Mirada winning the Southeast Division Championship that the comments began to pour in about the title being tainted due to La Mirada’s transfers.