605 LEAGUE BASKETBALL : CERRITOS BOYS DOMINATE ARTESIA TO WIN PROGRAM’S FIRST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP IN OVER TWO DECADES
BY LOREN KOPFF @LORENKOPFF Longtime Cerritos High boys basketball head coach Jonathan Watanabe was coaching the school’s junior varsity team the last time the Dons won a league title. Cerritos…
NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : Gahr girls soccer lacks energy against Lynwood, misses chance of clinching playoff spot
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter When you haven’t been to the playoffs since 2003 and are knocking on the door of ending that drought, one would think that…
PMA WARRIOR SHOWCASE : Payero nearly does it all as Valley Christian boys routs Arcadia
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter DOWNEY-It has been a roller coaster of a season for the Valley Christian High boys basketball team this season, especially with a new…
605 LEAGUE BASKETBALL : Cerritos girls survive hostile homecoming crowd to get past Whitney, stay in tie for second place
Cerritos High junior Kamse Okere drives between Whitney High senior Kiana Sanchez (left) and junior Janelle Ho in last Friday night’s 605 League girls basketball game. Okere came off the…
605 LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER: Cerritos battles Artesia like good old times from Suburban League, posts another shutout
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter When they were situated in the Suburban League, Artesia High and Cerritos High would always have some of the best battles in girls…
605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Cerritos nips depleted Artesia squad, catches Pioneers for second place
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter When the 2018-2019 high school basketball season began in the middle of November, the Artesia High boys squad had a dozen players. But recent…
NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : Valley Christian boys basketball earns first league win, Lady Defenders come close to theirs
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter It’s been a long season for the Valley Christian High boys basketball team, having just one returning member of a 10-player squad. It’s…
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LEAGUE BASKETBALL: Dominguez posts rare doubleheader sweep against Gahr in league opener
Gahr High junior Clarissa Heredia tries to get past a pair of Dominguez High defenders in last Friday night’s San Gabriel Valley League opener. Heredia scored nine points and grabbed…
605 LEAGUE BASKETBALL: Whitney girls rally in second half, hold off Cerritos in league opener
Artesia High sophomore Mariah Jarnet tries to keep the ball away from Whitney senior Kiana Sanchez in last Saturday night’s contest. Whitney defeated Artesia 68-34, improving to 15-4 overall …
Tetzlaff Middle School student and St. John Bosco graduate Bryce Turner dies after experiencing “medical emergency”
STAFF REPORT 20-year-old California defensive back and St. John Bosco graduate Bryce Turner died after he experienced a “medical emergency” during a workout. The school said Thursday that he…