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BREAKING NEWS: South Pasadena Names Rich Kitigawa Girls Basketball HC

(South Pasadena) – South Pasadena Assistant Coach Rich Kitigawa was named to replace exiting Head Coach Ralph Punaro.  Kitigawa has had stints at La Salle and most recently in 2008 at San Marino.  He was 25-29 with the Titans and led them to two playoff appearances.

High School Softball Area Top 20

Most of the Top 20 remained unchanged as the schools had their Spring Break.  Some teams did find their way up, while some dropped down after lackluster performances. Schurr and San Dimas return to the Top 20 and Los Altos and Maranatha head out after going 0 for the week in wins.

Spartans sweep Minutemen in Doubleheader

(La Canada) – A week off didn’t cool the bats of La Canada as they swept a doubleheader against Maranatha 4-0 and 10-2. Spartan’s junior pitcher Lauren O’Leary struck-out 16 batters in the first game and junior shortstop Anna Edwards went two for four with a home run and three RBI’s enroute to the 4-0 […]

High School Softball Area Top 20

Bonita becomes our fourth top-ranked team in the Mid Valley as it shows the strength of teams in the area. Most teams begin to get back into the swing of the season after this week.  Look for South Hills and West Covina to battle for the San Antonio League title as the team who sweeps […]

Irving, DeLong III, Rogers and Partridge all Event winners

TROPHY DASH (6 LAPS) – George Atkinson Jr, took the opening night Trophy Dash by taking the lead at the drop of the green flag and was never threatened by Sean Woodside who finished second.  Rookie Rod Johnson Jr finished third to round out the field.

High School Softball Area Top 20

At any given time the last two weeks, the top two in the rankings could be flip-flopped.  By virtue of West Ranch’s victory in Lancaster tournament, La Canada holds the top spot barely. Bonita and Arroyo shouldn’t have any challengers heading into their perspective league match-ups. The best battle to watch will be the Valle […]

La Canada Splits Double-header

West Ranch 3-2 vs. La Canada 0-3(8 innings) (La Canada) – After dropping the opener of a double-header to Hart Tournament winner West Ranch 3-0, La Canada battled back to take the night-cap in dramatic fashion, 3-2 in eight innings. Kelsey Drange completed the second game comeback on a 1-2 pitch with a tailing-fly ball […]

High School Softball Area Top 20

After spending the last week at Duarte watching some talented teams, it was time to put out the first of many Top 20 rankings for this season. One thing is clear, La Canada appears to be firing on all cylinders with the double-headed pitching machine of Lauren Cox and Lauren O’Leary. South Hills has a […]

La Canada Wins Battle of Spartans

(Duarte) – La Canada’s Lauren O’Leary and Lauren Cox combined to pitch a masterful gem and Anna Edwards went two for three with a homer-run to lead the Lady Spartans over Schurr, 9-0.

South Hills Impressive in Win

(Duarte) – South Hills continued to dominate their opponents in the Duarte Softball Tournament with a 14-run outburst to take the Third-Place game 14-1 over Whittier.