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Mid Spotlight: Grant Escobar

Grant Escobar Whittier Christian, SR. WR/RB 5-10, 165 2010 Stats:  

The Peterson Principle 8/8/11

NFL Hall of Fame weekend didn’t seem the same without the game. The seven inductees were there in Canton, Ohio Saturday along with the presenters – the only thing missing was the fans.

South Alum Joseph Diaz Headed to Olympics

By George Hernandez [South El Monte] Joseph Diaz, a 2010 graduate of South El Monte High School, is heading to the 2012 Olympics. “Joe Joe’ won his last fight Friday in Alabama at the US Olympic Trials. 

The Peterson Principle 8/1/11

Amongst all the baseball trade deadline deals there is one that jumped out the most. It was the deal that did not happen. It did not happen because the player that was the center piece of the deal didn’t want to be traded.

Mid Valley Old School: 2010 Football Season in Review

Here’s a look at the season in review for our Old School Teams. Keep in mind that “Old School” consists of all six teams in the MVL, Monrovia and Temple City in the Rio Hondo, Alhambra and San Gabriel in the Almont, Arcadia in the Pacific and Duarte in the Montview. We’ve added area teams […]

Diamond Ranch Update

(Pomona) – Diamond Ranch is currently on its dead period and will return to the practice field Monday August 8. 

Summer Mid-Valley Division Top 20

It’s late July so yes, there will be changes, yes I probably left out some deserving school out and no it’s not etched in stone. But here it is – the first Mid-Valley Division Top 20 of the football season. Feel free to post comments (clean) and as usual Tim can be reached at tim@midvalleysports.com.            

Summer Mid Valley Old School Top 15

In late July is it too early for Top 10 or 20 lists? Probably, but most area schools are on dead period so we figured we would toss up an Old School Top 15 before everybody comes back. We’ve included Baldwin Park, Sierra Vista and Bosco Tech in our old school teams.

Cantu to Pierre Garcon…Touchdown!

That was the call earlier this month when former Schurr quarterback Aaron Cantu got a chance to throw passes to Indianapolis Colt receiver Pierre Garcon for an episode of ESPN Sports Science.

The Peterson Principle 7/25/11

We’ve hit the dead period for several area high school football teams. Although there is no set dead period now with the new CIF rules in place most teams still go dark in late July and into early August.