Category Archives: High School Sports

The Peterson Principle 3/24/10

There were a lot of upsets this weekend – Northern Iowa beat Kansas, St. Mary’s knocked off Villanova, Washington surprised New Mexico and the Democrats stunned the Republicans on a late three pointer by Barry Obama to put Healthcare U over the top.

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 […]

High School Baseball Area Top 20

Northview shut out Arcadia to move up to number four. Monrovia’s Murphee got the Cats off on the right track in league. M-Town is the Rio Hondo leader but who’s next. TC? South Pas? San Marino?

High School Baseball Scoreboard

Thursday 3/18 Interleague Duarte 12 San Gabriel 5 Miramonte Bonita 7 Charter Oak 1

Murphee Mows Down South Pas

(Monrovia) – Monrovia’s Aaron Murphee was the man. He was the man in the first inning when he retired three of four South Pasadena batters but more importantly he was the man in the seventh when he stuck out the side in a 2-0 shut out of the Tigers Friday in the Rio Hondo League […]

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 […]

Alhambra Handles Hawaiians

(Alhambra)- The Alhambra Moors scored a pair of victories over the Kalani Falcons Tuesday afternoon with an 11-3 win in the opener and a 12-2 W in the nightcap.

Arellanes Update: Los Altos Tradition big Factor

Tradition, tradition! Tradition! When word leaked Friday that Northview Head Coach Jim Arellanes had accepted the same position at Los Altos, it was widely speculated, even by yours truly, that a stable teaching position was the overriding factor. But that wasn’t the case at all. 

Alhambra and Kalani Play Two on Tuesday

Kalani High School from Honolulu is visiting the valley and will face Alhambra in two games tomorrow and go to Monrovia for one on Wednesday.

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 […]