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605 LEAGUE SOFTBALL : Whitney shakes off sluggish start to bury Pioneer with nine-run third inning

605 LEAGUE SOFTBALL : Whitney shakes off sluggish start to bury Pioneer with nine-run third inning

[current_date] By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter As the Whitney High softball team is trying to have a 180-degree turnaround from last season, longtime head coach Luis Lavayen had to…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW-Whitney baseball uses blowout win to give pitchers more work on mound

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW-Whitney baseball uses blowout win to give pitchers more work on mound

By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter The 2019 high school baseball season officially began on Feb. 9, but Whitney High had only played five games entering its home game with…

605 LEAGUE SOFTBALL: Big fourth inning gives Cerritos the edge in old, but new rivalry

605 LEAGUE SOFTBALL: Big fourth inning gives Cerritos the edge in old, but new rivalry

  By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   When the Artesia High and Cerritos High softball teams faced each other in the Suburban League, it was as one-sided as it…

TORRANCE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT: Gahr ends tournament with second loss in seven hours, finishes in fourth place

TORRANCE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT: Gahr ends tournament with second loss in seven hours, finishes in fourth place

  Gahr High senior third baseman Jazmine Hill is tagged out by Grand Terrace High third baseman Nikki Barboza on her attempt to steal third base in the bottom of…

EL DORADO STEAKHOUSE TOURNAMENT : Gahr loses two-run lead twice, continues rare early season slide in 10-inning loss to El Toro

EL DORADO STEAKHOUSE TOURNAMENT : Gahr loses two-run lead twice, continues rare early season slide in 10-inning loss to El Toro

By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   Gerardo Perez has seen a lot in his 15 seasons as the head coach of Gahr High’s baseball team and even though the…

ST. PAUL TOURNAMENT: Cerritos navigates win over Banning behind Hill’s bat, Pinal’s arm

ST. PAUL TOURNAMENT: Cerritos navigates win over Banning behind Hill’s bat, Pinal’s arm

By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter The Cerritos High baseball team was mired in a season-long three-game losing streak entering the beginning of the week. That’s when first-year head coach…

OLYMPIC LEAGUE BASEBALL: Defense ruins another strong outing by Bloom, Valley Christian edged by Whittier Christian

OLYMPIC LEAGUE BASEBALL: Defense ruins another strong outing by Bloom, Valley Christian edged by Whittier Christian

By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   Valley Christian High’s baseball team was trying to keep a steady trend going against Whitter Christian when the two Olympic League rivals met…

SOFTBALL : Gahr’s depth does it again as Lady Gladiators flex their muscles again, slams Cerritos

SOFTBALL : Gahr’s depth does it again as Lady Gladiators flex their muscles again, slams Cerritos

    By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   A rivalry that has been interrupted several times over the past two decades was renewed last Thursday when Gahr High hosted…

2019 BASEBALL PREVIEW : Cerritos, John Glenn old but new rivals for supremacy in 605 League

2019 BASEBALL PREVIEW : Cerritos, John Glenn old but new rivals for supremacy in 605 League

  By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   John Glenn High has spent the last four seasons being contenders for the Suburban League championship while Cerritos High has simply been…

2019 SOFTBALL PREVIEW : Gahr hoping for return trip to divisional finals while Artesia is anxious to win rare league title

2019 SOFTBALL PREVIEW : Gahr hoping for return trip to divisional finals while Artesia is anxious to win rare league title

  By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   The most dominant team in the area last season was Gahr High, which advanced to the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 championship game.…

2018-2019 HMG-LCCN WINTER ALL-AREA TEAMS: Cerritos boys basketball, girls soccer take advantage of new league with rare championships

2018-2019 HMG-LCCN WINTER ALL-AREA TEAMS: Cerritos boys basketball, girls soccer take advantage of new league with rare championships

  By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   This is what schools like Artesia High and Cerritos High wanted-a new league where they could compete for and win a league…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : Valley Christian baseball off to hot start in Newport Elks Tournament

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : Valley Christian baseball off to hot start in Newport Elks Tournament

  By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   Five area baseball teams are beginning the season participating in the largest high school baseball tournament in the state, the prestigious Newport…

COMMENTARY : San Diego hopes new football team will shape up, not ship out

By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   Professional football is back in San Diego. Ladies and gentlemen, I present you…the San Diego Fleet. And if the new Alliance of American…

SOFTBALL: Genera’s career performance spoiled by early blunders as Whitney falls in season opener

By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   Taylor Genera did as much as she could to give her Whitney High softball team an opening-season victory against visiting Dominguez High. The…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : Valley Christian boys basketball gives Warren a challenge before fading in fourth quarter

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : Valley Christian boys basketball gives Warren a challenge before fading in fourth quarter

  By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   DOWNEY-The Valley Christian High boys basketball team walked into Warren High’s gym with a lot of confidence prior to last Friday night’s…

CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 3AA GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : Cerritos pulls away from Peninsula in fourth quarter behind Buycks, Lee

CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 3AA GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : Cerritos pulls away from Peninsula in fourth quarter behind Buycks, Lee

By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   Sometimes, it’s good to play a team in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs who you had seen before and one that’s not in your…

CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 4AA GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Whitney’s late season slump wiped away with complete performance against Santa Ana

CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 4AA GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Whitney’s late season slump wiped away with complete performance against Santa Ana

  By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   SANTA ANA-There was lots of cheering in the locker room after Whitney High’s CIF-Southern Section Division 4AA first round playoff game at…

CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 4 GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS : Top-seeded Cerritos falls in overtime on one in a million shot

CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 4 GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS : Top-seeded Cerritos falls in overtime on one in a million shot

Cerritos High senior forward Erika Rizal scores her team’s lone goal in last Friday’s CIF-Southern Section Division 4 second round game against Palm Desert High. The Lady Dons, the top-ranked…

CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 4 GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS: Valley Christian squanders first half lead, gets kicked out in first round

By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   By now, the Valley Christian High girls soccer team must be getting tired of penalty kicks, especially in home playoff games. Having been…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : Cerritos boys soccer unable to clinch long-awaited playoff spot in setback to Pioneer

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW : Cerritos boys soccer unable to clinch long-awaited playoff spot in setback to Pioneer

By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter   The Cerritos High boys soccer program had been the laughing stock of the Suburban League since the last time the program went to…