Boys Basketball: All is Not Lost at Blair; CIF Division 4 Player of the Year Dez Washington Says He’s Staying With Vikings, Despite Coaching Change

By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor The 2016-17 boys basketball season at Blair was historical. Alon Margalit led the Vikings (25-8) to its best showing since 1981, which included the school’s…

Boys Volleyball: Poly’s Matt Alison, Flintridge Prep’s AJ Nicassio, La Salle’s Will Dalgarn Named Pasadena Sports Now Players of the Year

L-R: Matt Alison, AJ Nicassio and Will Dalgarn By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Three Pasadena area schools stood out from the pack in the 2017 boys volleyball season. Flintridge Prep…

College Baseball: Pat McGee Turns in Area’s Most Impressive Coaching Job in 2016-17; PCC Skipper Leads Program to Most Successful Season in 50 Years

By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Numbers alone can’t fully measure the worth of a player or coach. But numbers alone made Pat McGee the Pasadena area’s best (high school or…

Live Dodgers Blogging | Dodgers beat the Rockies 6-1, extend win streak to 8

          By EDDIE RIVERA Using a combination of pinpoint pitching and hot bats, the Dodgers stopped their division rival Colorado Rockies 6-1 tonight, as pitcher Alex…

Boys Tennis: Matthew Alleman Named Pasadena Sports Now Singles Player of the Year; Maranatha Senior was 3-Time Olympic League MVP, Led Minutemen to First CIF Finals Appearance

By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Ask his teammates or coaches, and they’ll tell you that Matthew Alleman is a quiet and humble young man. His stats, though, over his record-setting…

Boys Tennis: Drew Sierra and Billy Tan Named Pasadena Sports Now Doubles Team of the Year; Maranatha Duo Won Olympic League, Led Minutemen to CIF Finals

Tan (r) and Sierra (l) shaking hands By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Billy Tan and Drew Sierra had very few things in common. Tan was born and grew up in…

Boys Tennis: Arthur Hsieh Named Pasadena Sports Now Coach of the Year; Maranatha Reaching New Heights with Lessons of Faith, Family

Hsieh Family By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Maranatha had never really been thought of as a tennis school. That was until the arrival of coach Arthur Hsieh, who runs both…

Softball: Devyn Netz Named Pasadena Sports Now Softball Player of the Year; Maranatha Freshman Stars in Circle, With Her Bat

By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor It would be difficult to overstate just how good Maranatha freshman Devyn Netz is. She is already leaps and bounds the area’s best player and…

Pasadena Sports Now Softball All-Stars

Catalina Alonso, Poly Sophomore: Alonso hit. 403 with 23 hits, scored 18 runs, had 27 RBI and 7 doubles. She also walked three times and didn’t strike out the entire…

Softball: Poly’s Jennifer Bond Named Pasadena Sports Now Softball Coach of the Year; Panthers Skipper Battles Through Adversity, Wins Prep League Title

By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor One might think dominating their way to a Prep League championship and a 10-0 victory over Estancia in the first round of the CIF playoffs…