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Tennis: Record Season For Maranatha Ends With 11-7 Defeat in CIF Division 4 Finals; Top-Seeded Los Osos Earns Title With 9-0 Mark in Doubles
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor You could see the disappointment on the faces of the young men from Maranatha. A season that began with little to no expectations ended in…
High School Sports: Brian DeHaan Leaving Maranatha For Providence Christian College After 11 Successful Years; Athletic Director Credited With Changing Culture
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor There seemed to be a collective bittersweet type of feeling among the coaches on campus at Maranatha High School. They learned their athletics director, Brian…
Baseball: Poly Quartet Leading Panthers Into Playoffs Today; Franco Alonso, Matt Queen, Ty Evans, Matt Loomis Have Program Back On Top
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor It was a rare scene last season when the Panthers didn’t win a Prep League championship. They had claimed 20 consecutive league titles, which included…
Softball: Brennah Bronk, Poly Shut Down Visiting Estancia, 10-0, in First Round of CIF Playoffs; Panthers Earn Mercy-Rule Victory
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor If the Poly softball players don’t have a chip on their shoulder, they should. The Panthers earned a Prep League championship, going 11-1, and yet…
Baseball: Arroyo Grande Scores Early, Defeats Flintridge Prep, 10-5 in CIF-SS Division 4 Wild Card; Eagles Get Five First-Inning Runs, Never Trail
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Unfortunately for Flintridge Prep, the writing was on the wall early in the Rebels’ 10-5 loss to visiting Arroyo Grande Wednesday evening in a CIF-SS…
Baseball: Grant Fosselman Gets The Ball Thursday in CIF-SS Division 3 Playoff Game; Crafty Lefty Ready For No. 1 Seeded Quartz Hill
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor La Salle was able to celebrate Tuesday’s 3-0 victory over Santa Monica in a CIF-SS Division 3 wild card game for about 24 hours. The…
Boys Tennis: Maranatha Earns First CIF Finals Berth With 10-8 Victory Over Mission Viejo; Minutemen Trail All Match, But Close Strong
From Staff Reports: If it was drama you wanted, the Maranatha boys tennis team delivered big time. The Minutemen hosted Mission Viejo in the CIF-SS Division 4 semifinals at Occidental…
Softball: Mayfield, Watson, De Zern Hammer Serra, 19-4, in CIF-SS Division 7 Wild Card Game Tuesday; Cubs Pound Out 18 Hits
From Staff Reports: Mayfield coach William Eklund asked his players before Tuesday’s CIF-SS Division 7 wild card playoff game how many of his players had experience in a CIF playoff…