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Glendora’s Samantha Sachs Defeated No. 1 Seed & Reigning Champ, Lynn Horn, to Secure 130-Pound Fargo Junior Women’s Freestyle National Title
It’s been nearly five months since we’ve seen Samantha Sachs on a wrestling mat. It was at the 2023-24 CIF State Championships in Bakersfield. The Glendora junior and three-time CIF-SS individual champion earned herself a spot in the 125-pound title match inside the Mechanics Bank Arena. And she...
La Verne Track and Field Teams Named All-Academic
NEW ORLEANS — The University of La Verne men's and women's track and field teams have been named United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Teams the organization announced. To qualify, the cumulative team GPA of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility must...
Baldwin Park softball team wins championship after beloved coach suffers series of strokes
A Southern California softball team recently celebrated a championship after facing challenges that go far beyond the diamond.After months of hard work, the Baldwin Park 14-and-under softball team won the Southern California's Junior League state championship."They did not lay down. They had it in their heart that they were going to do this. Not only for themselves but for the coach, the manager that we have," coach Alberto Velazquez said.Their coach, Amador Ortega, is in a convalescent home after he suffered a series of strokes last October. Players visited him after they won the championship.Most of the girls were very...
Red hot and ready: Claremont all-stars keep on winning
Claremont Little League’s 12-year-old All-Star team continued cruising on Monday, securing their bid to the Southern California State Little League Tournament in decisive fashion with a 16-1 mercy win over Upland Foothill in Baldwin Park. With the win Claremont is 6-0 and the section three champion. The team will...
Remembering UCLA Distance Runner and Teacher Daniel De La Torre | Funeral Details
UCLA alum Daniel De La Torre, a former track and field athlete, has passed away at the age of 29, leaving the UCLA community and his loved ones mourning his loss. De La Torre ran a time of 2:17:32 at the 2023 California International Marathon in Sacramento. He holds the...
Four-Star ATH Dylan Robinson Makes His Pledge To Washington
Washington got some good news moments ago when four-star Bonita (La Verne, Ca.) DB Dylan Robinson announced his commitment to the Huskies on 247Sports LIVE the 247 Recruiting Podcast on YouTube. The prospect becomes one of the program's top prospects in the 2025 class. Robinson had offers from all over,...
SEC Commissioner Says College Football Playoff Got It Wrong In 2024
The 2024 College Football Playoff featured Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama. Michigan, of course, topped Washington in the 2024 College Football Playoff national title game. But did the College Football Playoff have the four best teams last year? SEC commissioner Greg Sankey says no. Sankey ...
Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll Award
LEXINGTON, KY — The University of La Verne volleyball team has earned the AVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT, the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced Wednesday. The Leopards earned the accolade for maintaining a year-long grade point average of at least 3.3. In addition, the Leopards also earned...
San Gabriel Valley Monarchs & Ventura County Bucs Tie, 12-12, in Wednesday’s Baseball Census Collegiate Summer League Game
The Ventura County Bucs didn’t win a third consecutive game on Wednesday, but they were able to settle for a 12-12 tie with the San Gabriel Valley Monarchs. And the VCB out-hit the SGVM, 15-8, at Ben Hines Field in La Verne. Over the last three games, the Bucs...
Dos Pueblos LL Junior All-Stars Advance to SoCal State Semifinals with Thrilling Extra-Inning Win
The Dos Pueblos LL Junior All-Stars pulled out a dramatic 10-9 walk-off victory in the 10th inning over Santa Anita LL in an elimination game of the Southern California State Tournament on Wednesday. The game was all tied up at 9-9 in the bottom of the 10th when DPLL’s Kian...
Additional CLL All-Stars close out seasons
Claremont Little League’s headline-grabbing, undefeated 12U all-star team might get the majority of the attention, but six other city teams have also been vying for postseason glory. All have since been eliminated from their respective tournaments. Here’s a recap of their postseason runs:. The 8-and-under team opened with...
Water Polo Has 13 Recognized on GCC All-Academic Team
Azusa Pacific had 13 student-athletes named to the 2024 Golden Coast Conference All-Academic team for their efforts in the classroom and in the pool this academic year. In order to be honored as an All-Academic performer, a student-athlete must have appeared in at least half of the games that their team played in the season, have maintained a GPA of 3.0 or higher, be a classified "full-time" student, and have completed a minimum of one academic year at their respective institution. Below are the Cougars that have received All-Academic distinction for the 2024 season: Catherine Ahumada Rachel Ahumada Alex Airitam...
Rose City High School Athletes Shine
Pasadena’s Rose City High School Phoenixes are back and making strides!. Playing against other alternative and continuation schools, the camaraderie between the players and their competitors was exceptional in 2024. Many Rose City players were awarded MVP and Sportsmanship medals, including Marquan Fulton (MVP), Larry Thomas (Sportsmanship), and Micah...
Caltech Men’s Basketball Receives NABC Academic Excellence Award, Four Beavers Named to Honors Court
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) released its 2023-24 Academic Awards on Monday, naming Caltech Men’s Basketball to the Team Academic Excellence honor and four Beaver players to the NABC Honors Court. Caltech collected the team achievement for achieving a team GPA of 3.0 or higher for the...
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