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Almont League at a Glance
Last year Schurr ran through the Almont going unbeaten. The Spartans look poised to do that again. They have a senior laden team with several key players returning at the skill positions.
Rio Hondo League at a Glance
This has been Monrovia’s league for the better part of the last two decades. Except for the occasional uprising of a San Marino or South Pasadena the Wildcats have ruled the roost. Last year Monrovia finished in a three-way tie for first place. The Wildcats lost to South Pasadena while South Pas fell to San […]
MVL at a Glance
South El Monte has its eyes on the Mission Valley League crown. The Eagles will have to get by Arroyo first. The Knights are the defending league champs and until someone proves they can knock them off they are the team to beat. El Monte and Rosemead should battle for that third spot. The Panthers […]
Sierra League at a Glance
With Charter Oak on the rise, Bonita and Colony always contending and Glendora preparing to knock any one of them off the Sierra is arguably the toughest league in the Valley. Throw in Los Osos and Claremont, two teams that could jump up and bite somebody, and every week is going to be a dogfight.
The Peterson Principle: 7/31/2024
By Tim Peterson Maranatha Madness I’m hearing good things out of Pasadena- specifically from the campus of Maranatha High School. The Minutemen finished 9-2 overall last year and won the Cottonwood League with a perfect record of 5-0. The Minutemen season ended with a 25-7 loss to Cantwell in the first round of the CIF […]
San Marino’s Mooney Commits to Brown
By Tim Peterson (San Marino) – San Marino defensive end/ offensive lineman Mitch Mooney has committed to Brown University it was confirmed late Thursday night.
The Peterson Principle: 7/22/2024
By Tim Peterson “The show must go on, let’s rock!” Damien quarterback Isaiah Arriaza posted on X. “Unfinished business!” Damien linebacker Caden Arellano added, also on the social media site X. These two players may have just saved the season for the Spartans. What could have turned into a train wreck now could be a […]