Category Archives: The Peterson Principle

The Peterson Principle: 2/17/2022

Written by tpeterson on February 17, 2022 — 7 Comments

By Tim Peterson I purposely didn’t pick a Super Bowl winner in print. I’ll leave that to the coaches. But the truth is I did like the Rams by three. The problem was so did Vegas. So of course as a Ram fan, I didn’t want to bet on the Bengals and take the 4 […]

The Peterson Principle: 1/15/2022

Written by tpeterson on January 15, 2022 — 8 Comments

By Tim Peterson I’d like to announce that I’ve committed to Mid Valley Sports to continue my sports writing career for 2022. However this isn’t official yet as it’s pending board approval. #respectmydecision.

The Peterson Principle: 12/5/2021

Written by tpeterson on December 5, 2021 — 13 Comments

By Tim Peterson If you would have told me in October that Northview would be the CIF Division 10 champions and would also be competing for a state championship next weekend I would have told you that I would be the next head football coach at USC.

The Peterson Principle: 11/3/2021

Written by tpeterson on November 3, 2021 — 18 Comments

By Tim Peterson Ten years ago West Covina dropped 84 points on La Serna in the CIF Southeast Division championship game. 84! Just smashed the Lancers. Obliterated them. Yet when interviewed after the game then La Serna head coach Margarito Beltran said in part “They took it to us. There’s not much else to say. […]

The Peterson Principle – Undefeated Update: 10/19/2021

Written by tpeterson on October 19, 2021 — 6 Comments

By Tim Peterson With St. Paul and San Gabriel being knocked off last week that leaves seven local teams still unbeaten. I did have both of those teams losing but although I had St. Paul losing to St. Francis last week, I thought San Gabriel would last until Week Ten before falling to Schurr. It […]

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The Peterson Principle: 10/14/2021

Written by tpeterson on October 13, 2021 — 14 Comments

By Tim Peterson When Monrovia (7-0) convincingly beat San Dimas 36-17 three weeks ago they wrapped up an undefeated regular season. The Wildcats aren’t going to be touched in the Rio Hondo. They already passed their early season tests, the biggest one being at San Dimas September 24th.

The Peterson Principle: 9/14/2021

Written by tpeterson on September 14, 2021 — 12 Comments

By Tim Peterson No, this isn’t “Game Night”. That was posted Monday night. But there is a game worth mentioning. El Rancho will now be playing Covina Friday night at Covina District Field. Here’s how it went down.

The Peterson Principle: 9/5/2021

Written by tpeterson on September 5, 2021 — 12 Comments

By Tim Peterson So I’m in Pasadena Friday night watching the Bulldogs do their thing and I receive a text saying that El Monte PA Announcer John Kovac said over the loudspeaker that myself, Duane Barker, Joe Torosian and Rich Whittington were all there covering the El Monte-San Marino game.

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The Peterson Principle: 8/18/2021

Written by tpeterson on August 18, 2021 — 2 Comments

By Tim Peterson It’s still hard to believe that Arroyo, Rosemead, El Monte, South El Monte and Mt. View haven’t played a football game since 2019. There’s been a few changes since then.

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The Peterson Principle: 7/5/2021

Written by tpeterson on July 5, 2021 — 11 Comments

By Tim Peterson The Dodgers have won nine straight, the NBA Finals are set, and the Summer Olympics are just a couple of weeks away. So of course we’ll talk some high school football.