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CIF-SS DIV. 5 AA GIRLS BASKETBALL FINALS : Artesia holds off San Jacinto Valley Academy to win program’s first championship in 17 years

CIF-SS DIV. 5 AA GIRLS BASKETBALL FINALS : Artesia holds off San Jacinto Valley Academy to win program’s first championship in 17 years

The Artesia High girls basketball team defeated San Jacinto Valley Academy 46-39 last Saturday morning to capture the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 AA championship. It’s the program’s fourth divisional title,…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Cerritos girls basketball player Kari Orr signs to play soccer at California Lutheran University

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Cerritos girls basketball player Kari Orr signs to play soccer at California Lutheran University

Cerritos High senior Kari Orr (center) is surrounded by coaches, family members and friends as she signed a letter of intent to play soccer at California Lutheran University.  By Loren…

CIF-SS DIV. 5AA GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : McKee, Young power Artesia into program’s first divisional title game in 17 years

By Loren Kopff • @ LorenKopff on Twitter SAN BERNARDINO-Artesia High girls basketball head coach Shonyta Pouncey has been around a long time to remember how he got started in…

CIF-SS DIV. VI BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Cerritos’ historic season falls one penalty kick short of victory, loses to Charter Oak

CIF-SS DIV. VI BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Cerritos’ historic season falls one penalty kick short of victory, loses to Charter Oak

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter The toughest way to go out in any high school soccer game is when you lose in penalty kicks, especially by a goal.…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Gahr girls lose battle of goalkeepers during penalty kicks in second round playoff loss

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Gahr girls lose battle of goalkeepers during penalty kicks in second round playoff loss

GAHR HIGH senior goalkeeper Ashley Correia dives to make one of her five saves against San Dimas High last Saturday in a CIF-Southern Section Division 5 second round game. Gahr…

CIF-SS D IV AA GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Hosoda, Whitney power past Highland in second round

CIF-SS D IV AA GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Hosoda, Whitney power past Highland in second round

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter Myron Jacobs was quite concerned about one player as he scouted Highland High in preparation for his team’s CIF-Southern Section Division 4 AA…

CIF-SS DIV. VI BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS : John Glenn’s playoff drought ends with rare postseason victory, blanks Lennox Academy

CIF-SS DIV. VI BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS : John Glenn’s playoff drought ends with rare postseason victory, blanks Lennox Academy

John Glenn High senior midfielder Juan Galvan battles for possession with Jonathan Bonilla of Lennox Academy in this past Monday’s CIF-Southern Section Division 6 wild card game. Glenn blanked the…

CIF-SS D IV Basketball AA PLAYOFFS : Road warrior Norwalk squad stuns fourth-seeded St. Margaret’s behind starting unit

CIF-SS D IV Basketball AA PLAYOFFS : Road warrior Norwalk squad stuns fourth-seeded St. Margaret’s behind starting unit

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO-The Norwalk High boys basketball team has played inside the friendly confines of its own gymnasium just three times since Dec.…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : Transition from winter to spring means extremely busy time for athletics

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : Transition from winter to spring means extremely busy time for athletics

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter While the CIF-Southern Section basketball and soccer divisional playoffs began at the beginning of the week, baseball and softball games begin on Saturday…

605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Cerritos gets revenge with home victory over Pioneer, claim second 605 League championship

605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Cerritos gets revenge with home victory over Pioneer, claim second 605 League championship

The Cerritos High boys basketball team won its second straight 605 League title and the program’s sixth overall following a 68-39 win over Pioneer High last Friday night. By Loren…

605 LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL : Vo nearly perfect as Cerritos grabs a piece of program’s 11thleague championship

605 LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL : Vo nearly perfect as Cerritos grabs a piece of program’s 11thleague championship

The Cerritos High girls basketball team defeated Pioneer High 71-47 last Friday night to clinch a share of the 605 League title, then won it outright this past Tuesday with…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : La Mirada boys soccer denied multiple times in late stages of key game with Mayfair

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : La Mirada boys soccer denied multiple times in late stages of key game with Mayfair

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter LAKEWOOD-When you’re down a goal in the second half of any soccer game, that sense of urgency to tie is magnified 10 times.…

605 LEAGUE BASKETBALL : Artesia boys basketball in desperate mode to make playoffs after falling to Cerritos

605 LEAGUE BASKETBALL : Artesia boys basketball in desperate mode to make playoffs after falling to Cerritos

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter As the second round of the 605 League began last Friday, the Artesia High boys basketball team knew there was little margin for…

SUBURBAN LEAGUE BASKETBALL: Norwalk boys build big lead against Bellflower, hold off late rally for first league win

SUBURBAN LEAGUE BASKETBALL: Norwalk boys build big lead against Bellflower, hold off late rally for first league win

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter BELLFLOWER-Norwalk High boys basketball head coach Brent Campanelli was telling his coaching staff midway through its road game against Bellflower High that the…

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Ebalo, Bushong carry Valley Christian girls to victory over CAMS in holiday tournament

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Ebalo, Bushong carry Valley Christian girls to victory over CAMS in holiday tournament

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter It may have been a school holiday but the Valley Christian High girls basketball team was still active on Martin Luther King’s Day…

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER : Gahr’s defense does enough to overcome Paramount’s speedy offense

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER : Gahr’s defense does enough to overcome Paramount’s speedy offense

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter Martin Henry, the fifth-year head coach of the Gahr High girls soccer team, admitted that every opponent his team has played this season…

605 LEAGUE BASKETBALL: Cerritos girls basketball upends Oxford Academy with stifling defensive performance

605 LEAGUE BASKETBALL: Cerritos girls basketball upends Oxford Academy with stifling defensive performance

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter The 605 League is not even two years old, and already there seems to be a changing of the guard in girls basketball.…

Artesia girls basketball changing the culture with turnaround season

Artesia girls basketball changing the culture with turnaround season

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter Towards the end of the 1990s, the Artesia High girls basketball program was taking baby steps to eventually becoming a Southern California power…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : John Glenn girls basketball holds on to beat Whitney, boys lose big lead in second half

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : John Glenn girls basketball holds on to beat Whitney, boys lose big lead in second half

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter John Glenn High was looking for its first basketball sweep of a 605 League opponent when it hosted Whitney High this past Tuesday.…

605 LEAGUE BASKETBALL : Whitney’s new freshman superstar single handily beats Artesia

605 LEAGUE BASKETBALL : Whitney’s new freshman superstar single handily beats Artesia

Artesia High freshman Samerika Young takes one of her eight attempt as Whitney High freshman Rachel Song defends her in last Friday night’s 605 League contest. Whitney defeated Artesia 66-24…