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Rio Hondo Wrap Up: Rams, Cats, Win

By Tim Peterson  Temple City 1 South Pasadena 0 10 innings Branden Pultz’ base hit in the bottom of the tenth inning plated Julian Jarrard to give Temple City a 1-0 win over South Pasadena Friday.

Acosta Awesome for Eagles

By Corey Kwok (El Monte) – Angel Acosta made it look effortless while throwing a no hitter for Gabrielino in a 7-1 win over El Monte. He went the distance and used 127 pitches to beat the host Lions in Mission Valley League play Friday afternoon.

East Boys, West Girls win in 110 All Star Games

By Tim Peterson (Whittier) Boys: East 103 West 92  Kevin Smith of Compton Centennial scored 24 points, most of which came as he was flying above the rim, to win MVP honors as the East beat the West 103-92 Friday night in the 110 All-Star game at Whittier College.

East-West All Star Games Friday April 23

The East vs. West 110 High School Basketball All Star games will take place this Friday night April 23 at Whittier College. The Girls will tip off at 6:30 PM with the boys immediately following at 8:00.   

The Peterson Principle 4/21/10

By Tim Peterson I’m going to go against the grain. I’m going to buck tradition, try to swim upstream. I’m going to cheer when everybody else is booing. I’m going to defend the umpires.

Inside the Fight Game: Lawal, Melendez, Shields Win; Melee Breaks Out

By George Hernandez In a great night of fights including three championship contests “King” Mo Lawal was crowned the new light heavyweight champion, while Gilbert Melendez and Jake Shields retained their titles. But all the fights were over shadowed by the brawl that broke out after the Shields, Dan Henderson main event at Strikeforce:Nashville Saturday […]

Six Divisions, Seven Main Events at Irwindale

By Tim Kennedy (Irwindale) – Week four of 2010 Toyota Speedway at Irwindale point racing Saturday had six sponsored series and seven main events in front of about 2,000 spectators. The featured NASCAR Auto Club Late Model 50-lap race went to reigning series champion Nick Joanides, who was not suppose to race Saturday because of […]

High School Baseball Top 20

Bonita proved its mettle by sweeping Charter Oak, while Northview looks untouchable in the Valle Vista. Pitching is going to carry Arcadia to the Pacific League title. Does Nick Lemas have an arm he can loan to the Dodgers?

Mid Valley Area Baseball Scoreboard

Mid Valley Area Baseball Scoreboard Friday 4-16 Mission Valley South El Monte 7 El Monte 2 Arroyo 6 Gabrielino 1

Guzman Leads Phillies to 12-2 Win

By George Hernandez (Mt. View Park) – Alfonso Guzman hit the fence three times, leading to three doubles. He also had three runs and two runs batted in to lead the Phillies to a 12-2 win over the Marlins Friday night at El Monte Eastern.