Category: Local Sports
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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: CERRITOS SURVIVES SLUGGISH START, FINISHES STRONG AGAINST NORWALK IN BATTLE OF FORMER LEAGUE FOES
Wednesday Sept. 11, 2019 BY LOREN KOPFF • @LORENKOPFF ON TWITTER Old Suburban League rivals met for the first time…
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Fall season underway as league season approaches for girls volleyball
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter It’s not too often that all six area football teams have won a…
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WEEK ONE FOOTBALL: Cerritos blows out Firebaugh in school’s first varsity on-campus game
CERRITOS HIGH SENIOR quarterback Nick Lightell is off to the races as Firebaugh High’s Jalyn Henderson tries to catch him…
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WEEK ZERO FOOTBALL: Coates, Udengwu help John Glenn christen new on-campus stadium with dominating victory
John Glenn High senior running back Edwin Udengwu is picking up where he left off last season. Udengwu, who nearly…
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First Game at $25 Million John Glenn Sports Fields and Stadium Tonight
FROM NLMUSD • Friday Aug. 23, 2019 • 7:43 a.m. This the first game ever for the new synthetic turf…
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2019 FOOTBALL PREVIEW : Valley Christian’s Garner feels right at home as school’s new head coach
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter VALLEY CHRISTIAN DEFENDERS 3-7 overall last season, 1-3 in the Olympic League, fourth…
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2019 FOOTBALL PREVIEW : Gahr in for a long season with inexperienced team
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter GAHR GLADIATORS 3-7 overall last season, 2-3 in the San Gabriel Valley League,…
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Cerritos Resident Selected as New Member of the 2019-20 Clippers Basketball Spirit Dance Team
On June 30, following two rounds of tryouts, Mariel Salarda of Cerritos was selected as a new member of the…
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2019 FOOTBALL PREVIEW : Character and competition will be key if Cerritos is to end playoff drought
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter CERRITOS DONS 3-7 overall last season, 0-3 in the 605 League, fourth place…
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2019 FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Artesia looking for a new identity following magical 2018 season
By Loren Kopff LorenKopff on Twitter ARTESIA PIONEERS 10-4 overall last season, 3-0 in the 605 League, league champions, lost…
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PREMIER GIRLS FASTPITCH 10th ANNIVERSARY : Travel softball’s top organization continues to grow in many ways
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter For the longest time, the Amateur Softball Association was the leading organization where…
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PREMIER GIRLS FASTPITCH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP : Lack of offense sends Artesia Punishers Gold team to early exit in summer’s final tournament
Left fielder Sophie Little (Culver City High) of the Artesia Punishers 18 Gold team steals second against the (Boulder) Colorado…
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PREMIER GIRLS FASTPITCH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW Artesia Punishers 18 Gold team hopes to feed off last year’s stellar finish in top tournament
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter In 2007, Bobby Medina’s Artesia Punishers won the USA/Amateur Softball Association 18-Under National Championship,…
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CHAMPIONS CUP: Artesia Punishers 18 Gold team has decisions to make as PGF National Championship begins
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter IRVINE-The Artesia Punishers 18 Gold team, coached by Bobby Medina, wrapped up its…
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John Weber, L.A. Angels David Fletcher’s Baseball Coach, Brings Glory to Cypress High With National Title Run
CYPRESS—Retired Santa Ana College baseball Coach Don Sneddon says he could spot the coaching talent in John Weber early on.…
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SURF CITY TOURNEYS SUMMER SHOWCASE Artesia Punishers 18 Gold team busy in tune-up for Champions Cup, PGF Nationals
Mikala Fletcher (Downey High) of the Artesia Punishers 18 Gold travel softball team scores one of her three runs against…
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CHAMPIONS CUP: Athletics 14-U team has ups and downs in Champions Cup, prepares for Legacy Showcase
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter IRVINE, CA. ~ The action is heating up and there is no time…
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Long distance traveling paying off for Artesia Punishers 18-Gold’s Kieren Lopez
Kieren Lopez will be attending Chaminade in the fall. By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter It would only be…
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PREMIER GIRLS FASTPITCH FRESNO QUALIFIER : Artesia Punishers 16-Under Gonzales team goes out quickly in final PGF qualifier
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter It was a very quick appearance in the Premier Girls Fastpitch’s Fresno Qualifier for…
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TRIPLE CROWN SPORTS RED, WHITE AND BLUE TOURNAMENT : Shorthanded Artesia Punishers 14-Under team struggles in final tournament before Nationals
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter DANA POINT-The Artesia Punishers 14-Under travel softball team, coached by Andy Macias, has not…