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Arcadia Apache Invitational 3/31-4/4

Pool 1: Arcadia, Glendora, St. Francis, West Covina Pool 2: Bonita, La Salle San Dimas, South Pasadena

Monrovia Hands Temple City First Loss

By Corey Kwok (Temple City) – Monrovia overcame a two run deficit with a four run fourth and went on to beat Temple City 4-2 Thursday in Rio Hondo League action.

Acosta No Hits Arroyo

(San Gabriel) – Angel Acosta fired a no hitter and Gabrielino got the only run it needed in the fourth inning to beat Arroyo 1-0 Wednesday in Mission Valley League action.

Rio Hondo Wrap Up; Rams, Cats Win

By Corey Kwok Temple City 2 San Marino 0 (Temple City) – Temple City has yet to taste defeat so far and ran its winning streak to 10 straight with a 2-0 victory over San Marino Tuesday in a key Rio Hondo league contest. The Rams improved to 10-0-1 and 3-0 in league while the Titans […]

The Peterson Principle 3/26/12

After all is said and done at the View…it’s Victor Ambruso. It wasn’t the slam dunk like we thought it would be but after several interviews with candidates, declines and even a reposting of the position On the CIF website, it came full circle and Ambruso landed the gig.

Mid Valley Baseball Top 20

Our Top 20 consists of Mid-Valley Division and Southeast Division teams as they are aligned for football (that may change soon too.) As it is in basketball, there are so many divisions for baseball we have to draw the area line somewhere. League play started last week with the beginning of spring. Here’s how they […]

NFL Notes: 3/24/12

By Tim Peterson One thing we learned last week, as if we didn’t already know, was that football is king. The Madness is in full swing in college basketball, the NBA is a few weeks away from the playoffs and in the MLB spring training is underway. But all anybody cared about was Peyton Manning, […]

St. Francis Sweeps Notre Dame

By Corey Kwok (Jackie Robinson Field, Brookside Park – Pasadena CA) – St Francis  swept the season series and prevailed in walkoff fashion Friday against Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, winning 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh on David Olmedo-Barrera’s towering hit to the centerfield track.

Wildcats Use Sixth Sense to Beat South Pas

(Monrovia) – Monrovia scored six runs in the sixth inning to break open a tie game and rolled to a 7-1 win over South Pasadena Friday in Rio Hondo League action.

Gabrielino Survives Marathon, 3-2

By Corey Kwok (South El Monte) – Gabrielino endured another marathon…and yet prevailed again, beating South El Monte 3-2 in 9 innings Friday as Vinnie Albelo braved the 103 pitch journey to earn another hard fought win.