Category: Local Sports
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WHITNEY HIGH’S MARK JOHNSON IS THE BACKBONE OF AQUATICS IN THE AREA
WHITNEY HIGH SWIMMING and water polo coach Mark Johnson awards the Ben Carlson Award to Caden Cunningham of Huntington…
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Athletic Directors scramble to make plans amidst Coronavirus pandemic shutdown
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter Thursday, March 12 will be a day in the world of sports…
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2019-2020 HMG-COMMUNITY NEWS WINTER ALL-AREA TEAMS: Ending of long playoff droughts highlight basketball, soccer seasons
By Loren Kopf • @LorenKopff on Twitter The beginning of the new decade will be one that several area basketball…
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COMMENTARY: Artesia girls basketball slowly moving back on the map
ARTESIA HIGH girls basketball head coach Shontya Pouncey is all smiles as he holds the plaque following his team’s 46-38…
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CIF-SS DIV. 5 AA GIRLS BASKETBALL FINALS : Artesia holds off San Jacinto Valley Academy to win program’s first championship in 17 years
The Artesia High girls basketball team defeated San Jacinto Valley Academy 46-39 last Saturday morning to capture the CIF-Southern Section…
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Cerritos girls basketball player Kari Orr signs to play soccer at California Lutheran University
Cerritos High senior Kari Orr (center) is surrounded by coaches, family members and friends as she signed a letter of…
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CIF-SS DIV. 5AA GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : McKee, Young power Artesia into program’s first divisional title game in 17 years
By Loren Kopff • @ LorenKopff on Twitter SAN BERNARDINO-Artesia High girls basketball head coach Shonyta Pouncey has been around…
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CIF-SS DIV. VI BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Cerritos’ historic season falls one penalty kick short of victory, loses to Charter Oak
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter The toughest way to go out in any high school soccer game is…
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Gahr girls lose battle of goalkeepers during penalty kicks in second round playoff loss
GAHR HIGH senior goalkeeper Ashley Correia dives to make one of her five saves against San Dimas High last Saturday…
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CIF-SS D IV AA GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Hosoda, Whitney power past Highland in second round
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter Myron Jacobs was quite concerned about one player as he scouted Highland High…
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CIF-SS DIV. VI BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS : John Glenn’s playoff drought ends with rare postseason victory, blanks Lennox Academy
John Glenn High senior midfielder Juan Galvan battles for possession with Jonathan Bonilla of Lennox Academy in this past Monday’s…
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CIF-SS D IV Basketball AA PLAYOFFS : Road warrior Norwalk squad stuns fourth-seeded St. Margaret’s behind starting unit
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO-The Norwalk High boys basketball team has played inside the friendly…
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : Transition from winter to spring means extremely busy time for athletics
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter While the CIF-Southern Section basketball and soccer divisional playoffs began at the beginning…
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605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Cerritos gets revenge with home victory over Pioneer, claim second 605 League championship
The Cerritos High boys basketball team won its second straight 605 League title and the program’s sixth overall following a…
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605 LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL : Vo nearly perfect as Cerritos grabs a piece of program’s 11thleague championship
The Cerritos High girls basketball team defeated Pioneer High 71-47 last Friday night to clinch a share of the 605…
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : La Mirada boys soccer denied multiple times in late stages of key game with Mayfair
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter LAKEWOOD-When you’re down a goal in the second half of any soccer game,…
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605 LEAGUE BASKETBALL : Artesia boys basketball in desperate mode to make playoffs after falling to Cerritos
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter As the second round of the 605 League began last Friday, the Artesia…
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SUBURBAN LEAGUE BASKETBALL: Norwalk boys build big lead against Bellflower, hold off late rally for first league win
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter BELLFLOWER-Norwalk High boys basketball head coach Brent Campanelli was telling his coaching staff…
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Ebalo, Bushong carry Valley Christian girls to victory over CAMS in holiday tournament
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter It may have been a school holiday but the Valley Christian High girls…
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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER : Gahr’s defense does enough to overcome Paramount’s speedy offense
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter Martin Henry, the fifth-year head coach of the Gahr High girls soccer team,…