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KISS Hit by Thunder in Opener

Written by tpeterson on March 27, 2015 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson (Portland, OR) – The LA KISS led 23-21 at halftime but were unable to hold on and fell to Portland 42-37 Friday night in the Arena Football League opener.

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El Rancho’s Lopez Earns Football Foundation Honor

Written by tpeterson on March 26, 2015 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson (Pico Rivera) – El Rancho HC Vinnie Lopez has been named  2014 National Football Foundation Coach of the Year. The Dons won the Del Rio League last year with a perfect 5-0 record and went 8-3 overall.

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Cougars’ Season Ends in Elite Eight

Written by tpeterson on March 25, 2015 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson (Evansville, IN) – Troy Leaf scored 29 points but it wasn’t enough as Azusa Pacific fell to Indiana (PA) 69-65 Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Tournament.

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Oberlander Returns to Whittier Christian

Written by tpeterson on March 23, 2015 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson (La Habra) – Kevin Oberlander, who was previously on the Whittier Christian staff, and the head coach at Western Christian for the last four years, has returned to Whittier Christian as the defensive coordinator Herald Head Coach Sergio Gradilla confirmed Monday.

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Former Schurr Coaches Ramirez, Salazar Land at BG

Written by tpeterson on March 23, 2015 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson (Bell Gardens) – Former Schurr head coach Marco Ramirez and offensive coordinator Victor Salazar have joined the staff at Bell Gardens, Salazar confirmed Monday. Ramirez stepped down earlier this year after four years as the HC at Schurr.

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The Peterson Principle: 3/23/15

Written by tpeterson on March 23, 2015 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson I love March Madness. Thursday and Friday of the first week of the Tournament are still the best two days in sports. And this year once again, didn’t disappoint.

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Galaxy Draws on Dynamo

Written by tpeterson on March 21, 2015 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson (Carson) – All of the scoring took place in the first 11 minutes. Robbie Keane scored for LA on a break away in the 3rd minute and Nathan Sturgis responded for Houston eight minutes later, but that was all she wrote as the Galaxy battled to a 1-1 tie with the Dynamo Saturday night before 19, 087 […]

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La Salle Sweeps Two at ELAC

Written by tpeterson on March 21, 2015 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson (East Los Angeles) – La Salle beat Duarte 5-1 and then followed that up with a 10-0 rout of Lompoc Saturday at East Los Angeles College in the Whittier Tournament.

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Rams, Cats Win Rio Hondo Openers

Written by tpeterson on March 21, 2015 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson Temple City won in dramatic fashion Friday scoring four runs in the top of the seventh to erase a 1-0 deficit and beat San Marino 4-1 in the Rio Hondo League opener.

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NFL Talk: 3/20/2015

Written by tpeterson on March 20, 2015 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson After the Ray Rice fiasco, the Baltimore Ravens have made it pretty clear they won’t be dealing with players with off the field issues. They proved that when they cut running back Bernard Pierce this week just hours after he was arrested for driving under the influence.

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