Category Archives: High School Sports

One Year Ago: Lions Have Last Laugh Against Jurupa Hills, 22-15

Our “One Year Ago” series moves into the semi finals as Rich Whittington covered El Monte’s win over Jurupa Hills at El Monte High. The win came with a surprise at the end as the Lions not only advanced to the CIF Division Finals but were declared CIF champions when the two teams in the […]

One Year Ago: Swordsmen to Semis!

One more from last year for “One Year Ago”. Tim Peterson watched St. Paul pick up a big win over Yorba Linda to advance to the Division 5 semi finals. Tenell Ridgley had a field day on November 15, 2019. By Tim Peterson (Placentia) – Trenell Ridgley rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns to […]

One Year Ago: La Serna Impressive In Second Round Win Over Los Altos

Our “One Year Ago” series moves into the second round of the playoffs. Duane Barker was on the sidelines to cover a good local matchup at Los Altos as the Conquerors battled La Serna. The Lancers had a little too much for the Conqs in the game played on November 15, 2019. (Hacienda Heights) The […]

One Year Ago: Too Little, Too Late For Huskies

One more from the first round of the CIF playoffs last year. Tim Peterson was out at Covina District Field to cover South Hills’ battle with Roosevelt. The Huskies rallied late but came up short on Thursday night November 7, 2019. By Tim Peterson (Covina) – South Hills staged a rally late in the fourth […]

One Year Ago: Lancers Tame the Bears In Round One

Our “One Year Ago” series moves on to the first round of the playoffs from last season. Duane Barker was on hand to cover La Serna’s opening round Division VI win over Warren that was played on November 8, 2019. By Duane Barker (Whittier)  The La Serna Lancers took on the Warren Bears Friday in […]

One Year Ago: Warren! Wow!!

One more from Week 10 of last year in “One Year Ago”. Dylan Guerra’s last second heave lifted Warren to a dramatic win over Downey in the city rivalry.  Tim Peterson was at the scene of the memorable game. By Tim Peterson (Downey) -Dylan Guerra threw a Hail Mary pass into the end zone and […]

One Year Ago: In Armstead They Trust

Our “One Year Ago” series moves on to Week 10 of last season. Alex “Gonzo” Gonzalez covered a dominant performance by Jim Bonds’ St. Francis Golden Knights as they ran roughshod over Cathedral. Coach Bonds and Kevin Armstead gave Gonzo the scoop after the game played on Friday, November 1, 2019. By Alex Gonzalez (La […]

One Year Ago: Moors Clinch The Almont

One more from Week 9 of last year. Duane Barker covered Alhambra clinching the Almont League title with a win over Bell Gardens at Moor Field. The Moors had a memorable season going undefeated before falling in the CIF Division 13 semi-finals to Ramona. By Duane Barker (Alhambra)- The Alhambra Moors clinched the Almont League […]

One Year Ago: Ostry Runs over Arroyo, 27-14

Our “One Year Ago” series moves into Week 9. Rosemead-Arroyo has been a great rivalry for decades and last year was no exception. Rich Whittington was on hand to take it all in as Ivan Ostry and the Panthers ran over the Knights on Friday night October 25, 2019. By Rich Whittington (Rosemead) – Quarterback […]

One Year Ago: Arceneaux All The Way

Another one from Week 8 of last year in our “One Year Ago” series. Alex “Gonzo” Gonzalez was on the coverage to see Whittier’s Johnathan Areceneaux run wild in the Cardinals rout of Cal on October 18, 2019. Note: The game was later ruled a forfeit win for Cal. By Alex Gonzalez (Whittier) — Johnathan […]