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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LEAGUE SOFTBALL Gahr squanders chance for rare season-series sweep over Warren

By Loren Kopff DOWNEY-The last time a Gahr High School softball team swept Warren in the same season was 2008. That was also the last time the Gladiators, who were…

Cameron, Iseri clicking on all friendly cylinders for Lady Dons softball

Cameron, Iseri clicking on all friendly cylinders for Lady Dons softball

  By Loren Kopff   They have different last names and they have their own set of parents but if you call Heather Cameron and Jennifer Iseri sisters, they won’t…

John Glenn hits brick wall in semifinals, blanked by Long Beach Wilson

REDONDO TOURNAMENT By Loren Kopff REDONDO BEACH-The opportunity for John Glenn’s baseball team to come away with its most signature victory this season was lost in a semifinal game of…

Chemistry of junior class is keeping Gahr softball on brink of league title

By Loren Kopff It’s one thing to build a high school softball program around one or two players who begin as freshmen on the varsity squad and stay all four…

PRESS ROW League titles, playoff spots on the line as stretch run begins

By Loren Kopff Three weeks remain in the regular season for the spring sports and two area baseball teams are in contention for league titles while as many as four…

Valley Christian makes a statement, remains atop Olympic League

OLYMPIC LEAGUE SOFTBALL By Loren Kopff   LA HABRA-The numbers were certainly against Valley Christian’s softball team last Thursday afternoon when it paid a visit to Whittier Christian. But one…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW Spring break means no time off for area teams

By Loren Kopff For a lot of high school students, this is spring vacation time. But for a lot of the area baseball and softball teams, they will be keeping…

Artesia’s Montano stifles struggling Norwalk on two-hitter

SUBURBAN LEAGUE BASEBALL By Loren Kopff As the midway point of the Suburban League schedule for Artesia and Norwalk had come and gone, the window for either squad reaching the…

Cerritos salvages season split with Mayfair with five-run sixth inning

By Loren Kopff Over the past seven seasons, Mayfair has owned Cerritos on the softball field, winning 13 of the past 15 meetings including the one played on Apr. 9.…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW Glenn baseball continues to roll, soars past Artesia

By Loren Kopff Victor Sanchez is making a strong case to become one of John Glenn’s best baseball pitchers of all-time, if not the best. The junior left-handed hurler worked…

SUBURBAN LEAGUE SOFTBALL Norwalk wakes up late with one big inning, sweeps season series with John Glenn

By Loren Kopff Norwalk was three outs away from losing to city rival John Glenn for the first time in 19 games. But the visiting Lady Lancers took advantage of…

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LEAGUE SOFTBALL Vasquez holds off Warren in Gahr debut, Gladiators remain in first place

 By Loren Kopff  The last time Destiny Vasquez pitched in a meaningful high school softball game, her then-Norwalk Lady Lancers had been blown out of the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW Glenn’s Sanchez no-hits city rival Norwalk in Suburban League opener

 By Loren Kopff  John Glenn’s baseball team sent a statement to the rest of the Suburban League this past Wednesday, which basically says do not overlook Victor Sanchez. The junior…

Gahr freshmen provide late inning dramatics in rare league-opening victory

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LEAGUE SOFTBALL By Loren Kopff   Like many of its opponents this season, Gahr showed Downey that if you try to bat around, or hit any batter…

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…