Category Archives: “The 10s”

Quake in the Cage 6 in South El Monte

[South El Monte] – Ring of Fire and Old School Promotions will put on another action packed night of fights at “Quake in the Cage 6” at the South El Monte Community Center June 25.

In The Circle: May 9

My apologies to San Dimas as my “Schleprock” incident put me on the disabled list for the remainder of last week. Basically walking and thinking at the same time will now be something I don’t do while trying to kill time before a game as it appears that looking for gopher holes is more important […]

La Puente’s Mark DeLaCruz and Alan Florez Hall of Famers

Pictured: Hall of Famers Mark DeLaCruz (left) and Alan Florez (right)   By George Hernandez [La Puente] La Puente High School alums and brothers Mark DeLaCruz and Alan Florez were inducted into the International Kickboxing Association (IKBA) Hall of Fame last Saturday.  

MLB Takes Over Dodgers: McCourt Out!

Major League Baseball announced Wednesday afternoon that it was taking control of the Los Angeles Dodgers daily operations, removing Frank McCourt from the management of the club. From the latest incident on opening day to the ongoing financial troubles of McCourt few things, up top, have been right in Chavez Ravine since the departure of […]

Conway Claims Long Beach

By Tony Solorzano (Long Beach) – Mike Conway led a trio of British Commonwealth drivers to Victory circle as he piloted his Window World Cares-Andretti AutoSport Dallara to his first career victory Sunday afternoon at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Matador Til the End (Bobby Villanueva 1972-2011)

No matter the situation it’s always difficult discussing someone’s life after they pass away. What makes this column much more difficult is the fact that Bobby Villanueva wasn’t just another person who passed away, he was also my brother.

Cantu, Arredondo, to be Reunited at ELAC

(East Los Angeles) – The Aaron Cantu – Carlos Arredondo connection, that flourished at Schurr in 2009, will be on display once again at East Los Angeles College in 2011.

Catching up with Manny Acosta

(Los Angeles) – It’s interesting to follow a kid’s athletic career after you covered him in high school. It’s even more interesting to see how he is doing when you’ve covered him since little league.

At The Buzzer…

By Matt Schuler David Defeats Goliath  In a match up of top ranked Montebello (24-3) and Almont’s second place team Keppel (19-6), the Oilers were dealt their first loss in league 50-49 and only their third defeat of the season 27 games in.

Super Bowl XLV: What do the Coaches Think?

I decided to conduct a last minute “Game Day” coach’s poll on who would win Super Bowl XLV (45). I got some interesting answers but in the end out of 23 responses it was Green Bay coming out on top 12-10. I know 12 and 10 doesn’t add up to 23. Well, there was one […]