Category Archives: The Peterson Principle

The Peterson Principle: 8/24/2015

By Tim Peterson If nothing else you just have to love the passion that football brings to the fans. I went to scrimmage at Monrovia High School on Friday at 4:00 in the afternoon. You would have thought it was a CIF Championship game.

The Peterson Principle: 8/17/2015

By Tim Peterson What other sport is there where you have to work out for a couple of hours in triple digit temperatures while wearing a helmet and a full set of body armor?

The Peterson Principle: 8/10/2015

By Tim Peterson It’s kind of hard not to like Northview in the Valle Vista. The Vikings went 5-0 last year in league and the closest team to them lost by 18 points-San Dimas.

The Peterson Principle: 8/3/2015

By Tim Peterson You can’t always get what you want but if you try sometime you just might find you get what you need as Mick Jagger once told us.

The Peterson Principle: 7/27/2015

By Tim Peterson So I get an anonymous e mail this week that a local football coach has been fired. Then I get a call from another source telling me he heard the same thing and was wondering if it was true.

The Peterson Principle: 7/20/2015

By Tim Peterson The passing league season is winding down but I did get to see one more on Saturday at Duarte. Only a few local teams were on hand but I did come away with a couple of take aways. The Falcons can definitely compete.

The Peterson Principle: 7/13/2015

By Tim Peterson Okay, what’s going on at Arcadia? This isn’t your father’s Apaches. I saw them Saturday at the SGV Shootout at Arroyo and I didn’t recognize them.

The Peterson Principle: 7/6/2015

By Tim Peterson I said it on draft day and I’ll say it again. The Lakers missed it when they passed on Jahlil Okafor. They drafted D’Angelo Russell not only because they liked his game but also with the thought that something else was coming – namely a big man.

The Peterson Principle: 6/29/2015

By Tim Peterson Wow, didn’t think a blurb about a Mission Valley League running back transferring out would create that much of a stir. As of last Sunday the story on South El Monte’s Marcos Lopez leaving South El Monte has received 135 comments and counting…

The Peterson Principle: 6/22/2015

By Tim Peterson I don’t understand the criticism directed at Jose Tabata of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals hit Tabata Saturday with two outs in the ninth inning preventing Scherzer from throwing a perfect game.