Boys Basketball
Boys Basketball: Blair Riding Balanced Attack Into CIF Division 4-AA Finals Saturday Night; Vikings Making First Title Appearance Since 1981
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor When Blair takes the court on Saturday night at Azusa Pacific University at 6, the Vikings will have graduates from 1981 to current day rooting…
Boys Basketball: Pasadena Basketball Fans Headed to Azusa This Weekend; Blair, Maranatha, Pasadena Look to Earn CIF Championships at APU
L-R: Bryce Hamilton (Pasadena), Darius Brown (Pasadena), Terence Lang (Maranatha), Sean Espinosa (Maranatha), Dez Washington (Blair), Gabe Snow (Blair). By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor If you don’t have any plans…
Boys Basketball: Maranatha Gets Second Crack at Cantwell-Sacred Heart; This Time, Minutemen Prevail, 52-50, On To CIF Division 1-AA Title Game
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Could there be anything more sweet for the Maranatha boys basketball program than making the CIF-SS Division 1-AA championship game by defeating higher ranked teams…
Boys Basketball: Dez Washington’s 27 Has Blair in CIF Title Game for First Time Since 1981; Vikings Earn Huge, Dramatic OT Victory at Woodcrest Christian, 76-71
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Friday night’s CIF-SS Division 4-AA semifinal was just one more example of how composed coach Alon Margalit’s Blair basketball program is. The Vikings were outscored…
Boys Basketball: Bryce Hamilton, Darius Brown II Combine for 55; Pasadena Onto Championship Game After 75-66 CIF Division 1-A Victory Over Peninsula
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor As predicted, Pasadena’s offense was much more proficient after returning home. The Bulldogs shot 11-percent better from the field than Tuesday night’s defensive struggle at…
Boys Basketball Playoff Preview: Pasadena, Blair, Maranatha All One Win From CIF Title Game Appearances; Bulldogs and Minutemen Draw Home Games Friday
L-R: Pasadena High School’s Darius Mason, Darius Brown, Bryce Hamilton By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor It’s been a special year for Pasadena-area basketball. There are three boys and three girls…
Caltech Senior Nasser Al-Rayes Ends Career With Double-Double
Senior Nasser Al-Rayes (Doha, Qatar / American School of Doha) concluded his Caltech career with a double-double as the Beavers lost their final game of the regular season at California…
Caltech Senior Nasser Al-Rayes Named Athlete of the Week a Second Time
Senior Nasser Al-Rayes (Doha, Qatar / American School of Doha) has been named the SCIAC Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week for a second time this season after a week…