
High School CIF Finals Baseball scores from around the area:
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By Tim Peterson
(South El Monte) – South El Monte fell behind 4-0 in the first inning and could never recover in a 7-1 loss to North Torrance in the CIF Division 7 Final Saturday at Goodwin Field on the campus of Cal State Fullerton.

Big George sat down with South El Monte’s Abraham “The Bull” Martinez.
By George Hernandez
[South El Monte] – I sat down with South El Monte’s Abraham “The Bull” Martinez who is a top returner for the Eagles who won the Division 14 CIF championship. Martinez was the 2025 Mission Valley league Lineman of the Year and he also helped out on defense with 14-tackles and sack.

Joe T., always working hard…
By Joe Torosian
Kick it!
Question: Does anyone hate to lose? Or is the idea of hating to lose a jejune concept these days?
Again, why are so many NBA playoff games ending with 20+ point differentials? It requires me to ask, again, does anybody hate to lose?
I liked the energy between the OKC & San Antonio, but dog-gone get angry, do something, knock somebody down–throw a towel! Read more »

By Tim Byrnes
I started sports writing by covering the NFL and I have never considered the medium to be work. While I recognize I am but a visitor in the realm of written text, and it is in fact quite a test to put thought to paper, writing is something I enjoy so it could never be a job to me. Read more »

Nice local schedule. We like the Cal, Sierra Vista, Cantwell, Arcadia and Covina non-league games.

Joe T., always working hard…
By Joe Torosian
Kick it!
The more hockey I watch, the more I miss Bob Miller.
Will Shohei Ohtani be the first person in major sports to be cloned?
Think what his DNA/Blood is worth to the folk who work with genetics? Read more »

The TEN
(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”) Read more »

By Tim Peterson
The Chargers made one thing clear this week. Derwin James is their safety now and for the immediate future. The Chargers and James agreed to a three-year, $76.5 million deal making James the highest paid safety in the league.