
(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
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By Tim Peterson
(Azusa) – Azusa Pacific trailed by just six points at halftime but Vanguard broke it wide open with a 21-9 run to open the second half and went on to rout the Cougars 84-64 Thursday night at Felix Event Center.

Coach Encinas hanging out with future Nobles.
By George Hernandez
Reintroducing Kevin Encinas
[La Puente] – Reintroducing Kevin Encinas – the former San Gabriel head coach who led them to a 2022 CIF and Regional championship and was the Mid Valley Sports Coach of the Year.

By Tim Byrnes
Seattle Seahawks (17-3) @ New England Patriots (17-3): Seattle 29-13
During the pre-season, this writer included in a column, a list of predictions for the 2025 NFL season. Among them was the question, “Will Sam Darnold make the Vikings regret letting him walk?”. Darnold, Super Bowl-MVP RB Kenneth Walker III, and the Seahawks defense answered that question by dominating the stumbling Patriots, and winning Super Bowl LX 29-13. Read more »