Category: Local Sports
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LOREN KOPFF CELEBRATES 25 YEARS AT LOS CERRITOS COMMUNITY NEWS: Late 1990s, Early 2000s Dominated by Area Basketball Teams as Champions Were Crowned
June 30, 2022 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter Editor’s note: This is the first part of a…
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How Will the US Do in the 2022 World Cup
The 2022 World Cup is coming and there are lots of teams looking to go after the title of champion.…
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OBITUARY- Legendary Former Gahr High Baseball Head Coach Loses Battle With Alzheimer’s
June 22, 2022 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter Tom Bergeron, who built the Gahr High baseball program to…
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PREMIER GIRLS FASTPITCH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA QUALIFIER-Pair of Artesia Punisher teams go two and out as offenses sputter in qualifying tournament
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter IRVINE-The goal for travel softball teams each summer is to qualify…
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TRIPLE CROWN SPORTS ZOOM INTO JUNE: Artesia Punishers zoned out in showcase tournament, outplayed in all five losses
June 15, 2022 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter RIVERSIDE-What a difference a week can make in the world…
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San Gabriel Valley League and Suburban League Merge to Form New Conference
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter June 8, 2022 ~ When the school year begins in August, there will…
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Cerritos’ Nielsen Has New Challenge, Named Long Beach Jordan’s New Head Football Coach
JON NIELSEN brings to Jordan a prolific passing style of an offense that has the potential of putting up numbers…
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CIF-SS Div. 1 SOFTBALL SEMIFINALS-Gahr’s run through Division 1 playoffs ends with shutout loss to Roosevelt
Gahr High junior third baseman Hayley Olivas receives a throw from sophomore catcher Larissa Flores in the top of…
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CIF-SS DIV. 4 BOYS TENNIS FINALS-Cerritos doubles put together late wins to knock off Nordhoff, claim program’s third title
The Cerritos High boys tennis team won the program’s third CIF-Southern Section championship in four attempts, this time edging Nordhoff…
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CIF-SS Div 3 BOYS TENNIS FINALS – Upset-minded Whitney unable to pull off one more surprise, falls to Flintridge Prep
Even though they lost to Flintridge Prep 15-3 in last Friday’s CIF-Southern Section Division 3 boys tennis finals, Whitney High…
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW-Cerritos baseball stymied by pitching of Riverside Poly’s Kian Polk in first round blowout loss
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter May 11, 2022~When the Cerritos High baseball team hosted Riverside Poly High…
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CIF-SS DIV. 1 SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS – Gahr responds to mid game challenge, erupts for big fifth inning to defeat Westlake
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter May 11, 2022~When you’re facing a hot-hitting team that batted .401…
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CIF-SS DIV. 5 SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS – Norwalk’s second inning offensive barrage backs up Banda’s pitching gem in second round rout
Norwalk High senior right fielder/pinch runner Kazandra Gonzalez slides into home and scores her team’s third run…
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW – Artesia baseball rallies late, then holds off Gabrielino for long-awaited playoff victory
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter May 4, 2022~For a program that has been absent from the CIF-Southern Section…
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Have The LA Clippers Underperformed This Season?
The LA Clippers basketball team still holds the unenviable record of being the oldest NBA franchise to have never reached…
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BASEBALL – La Mirada’s Dominguez outduels Gahr’s Banda in preview of future league rivals
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter The last time Gahr High and La Mirada High met on the…
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SUBURBAN LEAGUE BASEBALL – Norwalk falls to Bellflower in regular season finale, looks forward to upcoming playoffs
Norwalk High sophomore first baseman Joseph Davis tries to get the tag down on Bellflower High’s Ryan Lopez,…
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Major Soccer Teams Based in California
The focus is firmly back on soccer in 2022 as the world’s biggest showcase event in the sport, the World…
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW Baseball, softball seasons to conclude while boys volleyball playoffs begin
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter April 27, 2022~Today marks the final day of the regular season for baseball…
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605 LEAGUE SOFTBALL – John Glenn doubles up Artesia in regular-season finale to force play-in game
April 27, 2022 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter When John Glenn High visited Artesia High in last season’s…