Category Archives: High School Sports

How far can LC go this season?

The La Canada Lady Spartans are currently 15-4 aand 3-1 in the Rio Hondo, plus Coach Tamar Hill has reaped the reward of sports karma by appearing live in studio on “The Mid Valley Sports Show” Tuesday with a win on Wednesday. So the question begs will LC wrap up the Rio and can they […]

Wheeler Resigns at La Canada

Long time La Canada football coach Rich Wheeler has resigned. Wheeler’s twelve years with Spartan program are marked with a pair Rio Hondo League titles in 2000 and 2004. His overall record was 67-61-5. His last great season was in 2005 when La Canada finished 9-3 overall and reached the second round of the playoffs. […]

Aguirre Signs With BYU

I loved it. It’s always great to see a local kid do well, and Lee Aguirre has done better than well. Today in front of what seemed like the entire South El Monte fraternity of football, his family, district leaders, and good friends he signed with the Cougars. See the story at http://www.midvalleynewsonline.com/ I think […]

Arroyo Tournament

Championship: Walnut 36, Bishop Amat 29Offense was a rarity to begin with and Bishop Amat finished the 1st leading 6-4. Walnut rallied 10-3 during a stint in the 2nd and took command 18-14 before the break, headed by 5 points out of Josiah Gin off a pair of Zach Galman assists. The Lancers marched back […]

Rosemead Stopped Cold

By Tim Peterson (Palmdale) – In temperatures that dipped into the high twenties with the wind chill factor, it was the Rosemead offense that was stopped cold in a 21-10 loss to Paraclete in the CIF Mid-Valley Finals Saturday night at Knight High School. The Panther offense mustered just three points – a 32 yard […]

Football Around the Mid: At the Semis

By Joe Torosian “Feels great, we’re gonna make history.”— Cesar Chavez Sumler’s Enchanted EveningI wish I knew how many times over the last seven years we’ve used the last name Sumler in a witty headline; Things like; “The Sumler of All Fears”, “Sumler Breeze Makes Panthers Feel Fine”, to name a few and of course […]