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West All-Stars Getting Ready

(Monrovia) – The West All Stars for the 2011 Hall of Fame Game were busy practicing Wednesday afternoon for the battle Friday night against the East at West Covina High School.

The Peterson Principle 6/21/11

They declared it LeBron James Day in Dallas. Everybody got off work 12 minutes early.   

Bonita Hosts Five Way Toss

(La Verne) – It wasn’t the Bonita Air Assault. That’s next week. But five schools did show up late Thursday afternoon at Bonita High to throw the ball around.

Aaron Cantu: 605 All-Star Game MVP

The Peterson Principle 6/14/11

There was San Gabriel’s run to the CIF Finals in 2003 and Rosemead’s in 2008. South El Monte and Arroyo both had semi final appearances in the last ten years and Monrovia is still basking in the glory of last year’s first ever CIF Championship. But the most improbable CIF title in the last decade […]

Knights in Vegas

(Las Vegas) – Arroyo made its now annual trek to Las Vegas Saturday to compete in the Bobby Hauck Passing Tournament at UNLV. The Knights lost their first two games, rebounded to win the next one before losing the finale to go 1-3 and take 11th place.

Rice Takes over at Ganesha

(Pomona) – Darrick Rice, who most recently was an assistant coach at Compton High School, has taken over as Head Coach at Ganesha. Rice also taught Physical Education at Compton.

Gabrielino’s Stefan Jarrin Drafted by Dodgers in 40th Round

Stefan Jarrin, who played his high school ball at Gabrielino, and is the grandson of legendary Los Angeles Dodger Spanish announcer Jaime Jarrin, was drafted in the 40th round by the Dodgers.

The Peterson Principle 6/6/11

When you first walk into the stadium at Cerritos College you might think you’re on a Division 1 college campus. There’s a new turf field, state of the art track and plenty of seating on both sides. If the CIF ever needs another site to hold a Final they should give Cerritos a call.