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Versteeg’s complete game shutout sets tone for Gahr’s doubleheader sweep

By Loren Kopff  LONG BEACH-Gahr’s baseball team may not be as experienced as it was last season but don’t tell that to Long Beach Poly. Junior lefty Paul Versteeg owned…

SUBURBAN LEAGUE BASEBALL Hinds, Rosenberg lead Cerritos to league-opening victory

 By Loren Kopff It was a homecoming for Cerritos first-year co-head coaches Scott Parsonage and Brooks Walling. But it was a pair of juniors who stole the spotlight in their…

2013-2014 WINTER ALL-AREA TEAMS Unpredictable playoff results cap off wild and exciting winter season

 By Loren Kopff While the Gahr boys basketball team was stunned at home in the first round of the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section playoffs, other area teams posted upset road…

Cerritos softball sweeps Gahr as city rivalry is renewed

By Loren Kopff The softball stars from the city of Cerritos over the past seven years or so came out this past Tuesday afternoon in the long awaited, much anticipated…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW Cerritos, Gahr softball teams prepare for huge city doubleheader

 By Loren Kopff  Mother Nature may have spoiled the Mar. 4 season opener for the Cerritos softball team, a doubleheader with city rival Gahr. But the two powerhouse programs of…

Norwalk Girls Fast Pitch Wins West Grove ‘March Madness’ Tourney

By Victor Juan Norwalk Girls Fast Pitch SWAT defeated Cypress’ Rob’s Zombies 6-0 in the 8U Championship Game at the West Grove “March Madness” Softball Tournament in Garden Grove.  Norwalk…

NEWPORT ELKS TOURNAMENT One big inning stops Gahr’s four-game winning streak

 By Loren Kopff  ANAHEIM-The most used phrase that Gahr head coach Gerardo Perez will say to followers of one of the most successful baseball programs in Southern California this season…

2014 BASEBALL PREVIEW: Norwalk, Valley Christian face different obstacles with new coaches

By Loren Kopff While the Norwalk and Valley Christian baseball teams begin the 2014 with new coaches, both will have to overcome their own differences. One will field a young…

2014 BASEBALL PREVIEW Gahr to be tested with younger squad, John Glenn stocked with transfers

By Loren Kopff Gahr’s baseball team has always been challenged but after losing over 60 percent of its offense to graduation, this season’s squad is hoping to overcome those high…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW Cerritos grounded by Golden Hawks early, ousted in quarterfinals

By Loren Kopff PLACENTIA-Last Saturday night, Cerritos girls basketball head coach Arial Adams admitted her team didn’t expect to get to the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section Division II-A quarterfinals. Even…

2014 SOFTBALL PREVIEW: Experience and more incoming freshmen lead to stronger squads this season

 By Loren Kopff  If the 2014 softball season is any indication what the future has in store for the seven area teams, then sit back and enjoy the new wave…

Valley Christian unable to recover from poor shooting in first round loss

By Loren Kopff VICTORVILLE-After winning one game last season, followed by a 25-game losing streak, Valley Christian head coach Ally Wade just wanted her team to be more consistent this…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Valley Christian “kicks” top-seeded Jurupa Hills out of playoffs

 By Loren Kopff  The game statistics heavily favored Jurupa Hills in its California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section Division VI second round boys soccer playoff game at Valley Christian. But the Crusaders…

Cerritos recovers from sluggish first half, romps Dos Pueblos going away

By Loren Kopff  Like the rest of her team, Cerritos senior Stacey Suzuki wanted to show that the Lady Dons were not down and out despite losing to Mayfair on…

Two-Time Batting Champion Visits Moffitt Elementary

Two-Time Batting Champion Visits Moffitt Elementary

John Glenn’s long playoff drought is short-lived against third ranked La Canada

By Loren Kopff  LA CANADA-It had been 14 long, grueling years since the John Glenn boys basketball program last advanced to the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section divisional playoffs. With nine…

Cerritos girls can’t match Mayfair’s intensity, finish in second place

By Loren Kopff Last season, Cerritos girls basketball head coach Arial Adams hoped her team would win the Suburban League. That title went to Norwalk as the Lady Dons finished…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW Valley Christian handles adversity, clinches share of sixth straight league title

By Loren Kopff Longtime Valley Christian girls soccer head coach Kim Looney hasn’t had too many must-win games in the final week of past regular seasons. But that’s what the…

John Glenn’s Parra steps down from head coaching post with many memories

By Loren Kopff With no playoffs in sight for the third straight season, Linda Parra was still in the John Glenn gymnasium on the final Saturday morning of the regular…

Norwalk hoopsters pick up important victories, sweep John Glenn

By Loren Kopff With two weeks left in the regular season, every game is important for playoff positioning and such was the case when the Norwalk boys basketball team hosted…