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South El Monte Girls win Fifth Straight MVL Title
By George Hernandez The South El Monte girls won their fifth straight Mission Valley League softball title on the last game of the season with a 4-3 win over Arroyo. The win came as a surprise even to Lady Eagles head coach Dean Bunting. The South gals finished 15-4 overall and 14-1 in the MVL.
High School Baseball Area Top 20
Bishop Amat stumbled against St. Paul last week but is still number one in final poll. The Glendora pitching staff looks unhittable and Arcadia wrapped up a perfect run in the Pacific.
Moors edge Oilers in Finale
(Alhambra) – Jonathan Beltran fired a complete game to lead Alhambra to a 2-1 win over Montebello Friday at Moor Field in the regular season finale.
History Making Win for Arcadia
By Corey Kwok (Glendale) – Aggressive base running, clutch hitting, and a couple passed balls paved the way for Arcadia’s 6-2 win over Crescenta Valley Friday night at Stengel Field at Glendale College.
Gabrielino MVL’s Best for Fourth Straight Year
By Corey Kwok (San Gabriel) – Gabrielino fell behind 1-0 in the second inning before surging for six unanswered runs to beat El Monte 6-1 Tuesday. With the win the Eagles’ clinched their fourth consecutive Mission Valley League championship.
Wild Super Late Model Finish at Irwindale
By Tim Kennedy (Irwindale) – Six Toyota Speedway at Irwindale main events Saturday had three races on the half-mile, a pair on the third-mile and a train race on the Figure 8 course. All moms were admitted free for Mother’s Day; about 1,800 persons watched in person despite the NASCAR Sprint Cup Darlington 500 being […]
High School Baseball Area Top 20
By Tim Peterson Bishop Amat is still clearly the best. South Hills dropped one to Walnut and dropped in the rankings to sixth. Bonita wrapped up its second consecutive Miramonte league title while Arcadia is still undefeated in Pacific.
Gabrielino rides Clutch Hitting, Stellar Defense to Victory
By Corey Kwok (San Gabriel) – Andrew Valdez ended a five loss drought in seven prior starts by throwing a four inning three hitter for his first W as Gabrielino beat Rosemead 4-1 Friday in Mission Valley League play.
Knights Roll through Lion Country
By Tim Peterson (El Monte) – Arroyo scored five runs in the sixth and Tony Davalos fired a complete game three hitter in the Knights 9-1 win over host El Monte Friday in Mission Valley League play.
Murphee Pitches Cats to Brink of Title
By Tim Peterson (Temple City) – Nick Bueno singled to open the game, advanced on a base hit by Jairo Jiorge and eventually scored on a ground ball by Robert Nakamura. It was the only run Monrovia needed as Aaron Murphee made it stand up in a 1-0 win over Temple City Thursday to take […]