Category: Local Sports
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2024 FOOTBALL PREVIEW – John Glenn’s culture changed last season, but pressure awaits the Eagles to duplicate in 2024
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X JOHN GLENN EAGLES 6-4 overall last season, 1-2 in the 605 League, third…
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2024 FOOTBALL PREVIEW – Norwalk back in the Mid-Cities League, hopes to rebound from frustrating season
August 12, 2024 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X NORWALK LANCERS 3-7 overall last season, 0-5 in the Gateway…
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2024 FOOTBALL PREVIEW – Experience should give Valley Christian better results than last season
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X VALLEY CHRISTIAN DEFENDERS 3-7 overall last season, 1-4 in the Ironwood League, fifth…
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2024 FOOTBALL PREVIEW- Gahr planning on different approach to season with more players getting involved
August 5, 2024 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X GAHR GLADIATORS 7-4 overall, 3-1 in the Mid-Cities League, second…
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PREMIER GIRLS FASTPITCH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Area players having early success in final national championship tournaments of summer
July 25, 2024 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X The Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championships tournament is nearing the…
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CHAMPIONS CUP – Norwalk’s Banda, La Mirada’s Kennedy help their travel softball team to quarterfinals
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X IRVINE-Over a dozen area players competed with their respective travel softball teams in…
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TRAVEL SOFTBALL UPDATE: Area athletes wrapping up TCIC, more playing in another prestigious tournament
July 4, 2024 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X The Fourth of July is known for a lot of…
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TRAVEL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP – Area players tune-up for Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championships
June 20, 2024 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X In the world of travel softball, if you’re not in…
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CIF-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DIVISION I BASEBALL REGIONALS Aguayo, Torres go deep in La Mirada’s historic victory in America’s Finest City
May 30, 2024 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X SAN DIEGO-The California Interscholastic Federation has been holding regional playoffs…
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Betting on the LA Lakers, Responsible Wagering Guide
Amidst the bright lights and the energy of the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most celebrated…
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Los Angeles Rams Select KT Leveston in Seventh Round of NFL Draft
KT Leveston, a formidable former tackle from Kansas State, has made a significant move to the Los Angeles Rams, selected…
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CIF-SS DIV. 2 SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS Gahr rallies late as Cortez delivers in walk-off fashion for program’s first championship
The Gahr High softball team claimed the program’s first CIF-Southern Section championship after defeating California High 5-4 in the Division…
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CIF-SS DIV. 1 BASEBALL QUARTERFINALS – Mistakes on basepaths keep La Mirada from having bigger innings against Orange Lutheran
May 15, 2024 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X La Mirada High head coach Jimmy Zurn must have felt…
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CIF-SS DIV. 2 SOFTBALL SEMIFINALS – Gonzalez, Hill power Gahr to program’s third championship game appearance
The Gahr High softball team is all smiles as it will be playing in the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 championship…
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CIF-SS DIV. 5 SOFTBALL QUARTERFINALS-Valley Christian’s Zhang shuts down hot-hitting Providence squad in low scoring affair
Valley Christian High sophomore centerfielder Choyce Chambers (#4) steals third base in the top of the third inning against Providence…
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW – Artesia baseball can’t recover from first inning deficit, season ends with second round loss
May 8, 2024 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X Artesia High’s young baseball team, with only two seniors, had…
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CIF-SS DIV 1 BASEBALL PLAYOFFS – Pinch hitter Afemata’s double in sixth inning gives Gahr another playoff win over Fullerton
May 8, 2024 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X FULLERTON-Senior pinch hitter Donevahn Afemata had one hit in 17…
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NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW – Baseball, softball playoffs to begin with several ranked area teams
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X Of the area’s 16 baseball and softball teams, more than half of them…
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GATEWAY LEAGUE BASEBALL – Fast start from Oropeza, Russell aid La Mirada to eighth straight league championship
The champs after their win over Gahr High. Photo Loren Kopff. Sign up for local news and alerts; we will…
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GATEWAY LEAGUE BASEBALL – Calvo, Corns combine on four-hitter as La Mirada blanks Gahr, stays alive for league title
April 24, 2024 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X The final week of the regular season arrived with the…