Category Archives: The Peterson Principle

The Peterson Principle: 12/18/2016

By Tim Peterson So apparently the requirement to step down as head coach is your team has to lose in the CIF Finals. Dale Ziola of Los Altos, Mike Moschetti at La Mirada and Burbank’s Richard Broussard all fell in the final game and resigned the next week.

The Peterson Principle: 12/5/2016

By Tim Peterson I’ll admit it was hard to be a non biased reporter last Saturday night. Being an Arroyo alum I almost threw my clipboard in the air and my arms to the sky when Ernesto “Macho” Camacho hit Devin Knight with the game winner in overtime for the CIF Championship. But I refrained.

The Peterson Principle: 11/30/2016

By Tim Peterson Sierra Canyon won the CIF championship last year. But they were supposed to right? I mean it was the Mid-Valley Division.

The Peterson Principle: 11/22/2016

By Tim Peterson So what do you do when you’re down 31-10 at the end of the third quarter, and at home no less, in a second round playoff game?

The Peterson Principle: 11/14/2016

By Tim Peterson It looks like Northview has bigger fish to fry. Last year the Vikings won the Valle Vista League and advanced to the second round of the playoffs before falling to Pomona.

The Peterson Principle: 11/09/2016

By Tim Peterson This election season I vote for the old divisions to return to the CIF playoff format. I cast my vote for the Mid-Valley, the Southeast and Central.

The Peterson Principle: 11/2/2016

By Tim Peterson I saw the video of Cathedral Head Coach Kevin Pearson’s meltdown near the end of the St. Francis loss last Friday. Didn’t everybody? We had the link on our website.

The Peterson Principle: 10/24/2016

By Tim Peterson There’s nothing like the hard copy of the newspaper. There’s nothing quite like opening it up and turning to the sports page and reading a game story or a box score. But in this day of the internet the newspaper has become a dinosaur.

The Peterson Principle: 10/17/2016

By Tim Peterson There’s nothing like beating a dead horse but sometimes they’re just worth beating. If you’re a high school official it’s ok to leave the flag in your pocket.

The Peterson Principle: 10/11/2016

By Tim Peterson Before Game 4 of the NLDS between the Dodgers and the Nationals I heard three different interviews of Dodger players and coaches on the radio.