Boys Water Polo: Sean Zheng’s 4 Goals Leads Poly to 10-7 Victory in First Round of CIF Division 5 Playoffs Tuesday at Hemet

From STAFF REPORTS Poly got four goals from sophomore Sean Zheng to make their 87-mile bus ride home a little more pleasant. The Panthers earned a 10-7 victory in the…

Girls Volleyball: Mao Sisters Have Huge Night; Poly Earns CIF D4 Title Game Appearance After 4 Set Victory Over No. 3 Seeded Bishop Montgomery

From STAFF REPORTS | Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Godwin-Minto Poly’s girls volleyball program has done something that every high school team hopes to do, and regardless of gender or sport.…

Football: Pasadena Earns Playoff Bid Despite Week 10 Loss to Muir Saturday; Mustangs Finish 7-3 and Again, Left Out Of Postseason

By BRIAN REED-BAIOTTO, Sports Editor If you didn’t have a dog in the fight, you could understand every bit of anger that the Muir football program is feeling. The Mustangs…

Football: Former St. Francis Stars Faced Off As Opponents Saturday; La Verne’s Elijah Washington, Occidental’s Isaac Cordova Impacting Program in Freshman Year

Isaac Cordova (l) and Elijah Washington (r) By BRIAN REED-BAIOTTO, Sports Editor It seems like it was just yesterday that Isaac Cordova, Elijah Washington and their teammates walked onto Friedman…

Pasadena High School Bulldogs Advance to CIF Playoffs for First Time Since 2011

Coming off a weekend loss in the Rose Bowl to John Muir in the Turkey Tussle, Pasadena High School’s squad is advancing to the CIF Ford Southern Section Division 11…

Muir Mustangs Beat Pasadena Bulldogs in Turkey Tussle

The Muir Mustangs defeated their crosstown rival Pasadena Bulldogs Saturday 33-14 during the 72nd Turkey Tussle at the Rose Bowl, in a Rio Hondo League game. Despite the loss, Pasadena…

Football: Sam McCutcheon’s 175 Yards Rushing, 3 TD’s Lead Heritage Christian to Olympic League Championship; Warriors Dominate Maranatha, 48-13, Enter Playoffs 10-0

By BRIAN REED-BAIOTTO, Sports Editor When Heritage Christian quarterback Cameron Bell followed the lead of his offensive lineman and scored on a 1-yard run some nine minutes into Friday’s Olympic…

Football: Maranatha Honors Greg, India and Cody Keith Friday Night; Football Field Named After North Carolina Family that Contributed in Many Ways

The Keith Family Field Dedication By BRIAN REED-BAIOTTO, Sports Editor For anyone that has ever been involved in sports, there is only one thing more humbling than having a field…

Football: Poly Earns Dominant Road Victory at Rio Hondo Prep to Claim Share of Prep League Title; Treister Opens 28-7 Triumph With 95 Yard Kickoff Return For TD

Franco Alonso Walks off field From STAFF REPORTS So, picture it. You’re Franco Alonso, one of the area’s best and most versatile prep athletes. The Poly senior helped the Panthers…

Football: Harvard Westlake Earns 42-6 Victory at La Salle; Wolverines Earn Second Place in Del Rey League Finale

From STAFF REPORTS It went pretty much as expected. Harvard-Westlake came to Pasadena and handed and over-matched La Salle team, a 42-6 loss, which meant the Lancers finished 2018 with…