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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…

Whitney girls struggle early, pull away late for big win

By Loren Kopff As the Whitney girls basketball team steamrolls towards its fourth straight Academy League title and sixth in the past eight seasons, competition for the Lady Wildcats is…

Valley Christian girls finish strong for one-point overtime victory

By Loren Kopff LA HABRA-It wasn’t the prettiest of wins but for Ally Wade, she will block out all of the negatives for a moment and take her Valley Christian…

Artesia unable to finish off Mayfair, trails first place by four points

SUBURBAN LEAGUE BOYS SOCCER By Loren Kopff The Artesia boys soccer program has been the best in the Suburban League over the past three-plus seasons, going 31-0-3 since it last…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Cerritos boys hoopsters stay close to Suburban League top spot

By Loren Kopff After finishing in fourth place in the Suburban League with identical 6-6 marks in each of the past two seasons, the Cerritos boys basketball team is moving…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW Artesia girls soccer stumbles against up and coming Norwalk

By Loren Kopff There are few teams that the Artesia girls soccer program has dominated over the course of time, but one of them is Norwalk. The Pioneers entered last…