Mt. Baldy League honors: Softball

MVP: Monique Cazares, Senior, Pitcher, Montclair

First team
Sarah Aispuro, Sr., Don Lugo
Crystal Amaral, Jr., Don Lugo
Cynthia Barba, Sr., Colony
Ilene Cazares, Soph., Montclair
Alyssa Diaz, Sr., Montclair
Jayden Diaz, Fr., Montclair
Kaaila Eastburr, Soph., Chaffey
Elaina Felix, Jr., Ontario
Jessica Gomez, Soph., Chaffey
Rayanne LaBeau, Soph., Montclair
Keahlele Mattson, Fr., Alta Loma
Valarie Mendoza, Sr., Colony
Audrey Munoz, Jr., Don Lugo
Emily Sevilla, Sr., Don Lugo
Maddie Valdez, Sr., Colony

Second team
Lindsey Caballero, Soph., Montclair
Noemi Chavez, Fr., Ontario
Anjaly Cruz, Jr., Don Lugo
Madison Flexser, Soph., Don Lugo
Karina Flores, Sr., Don Lugo
Karyssa Kelley, Jr., Colony
Brandi Machado, Sr., Don Lugo
Nicole Marquez, Soph., Montclair
Tessa Martinez, Fr., Chaffey
Julia Maya, Sr., Colony
Alyssa Mercado, Sr., Colony
Emily Nunez, Soph., Alta Loma
Clara Rizo, Jr., Don Lugo
Savanna Sanders, Fr., Alta Loma

Honorable mention: Sierra Gonzalez, Jr., Don Lugo; Diana Hernandez, Soph., Ontario; Sarah Velasquez, Fr., Don Lugo.

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Mt. Baldy League honors: Softball

MVP: Alissa Noble, Sr., Pitcher, Don Lugo

First team
Jocelyn Alvarado, Sr., Montclair
Cynthia Barba, Jr., Colony
Monique Cazares, Jr., Montclair
Breanna Ceballos, Jr., Chaffey
Alyssa Diaz, Jr., Montclair
Kaila Eastburn, Fr., Chaffey
Clarissa Felix, Sr., Ontario
Jessica Gomez, Fr., Chaffey
Raina Hernandez, Sr., Colony
Alyssa Huerta, Soph., Alta Loma
Kyleigh Marquez, Sr., Alta Loma
Valeria Ortiz, S.r, Don Lugo
Emily Portesi, Sr., Don Lugo
Ciara Rizo, Soph., Don Lugo
Emily Sevilla, Jr., Don Lugo

** A second team was not provided

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Montclair wins first softball league title since 1989

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A league title has been a long time in coming for the Montclair High School softball team.

In fact, coach Gilbert Diaz says his girls were in the gymnasium looking at the different league championship banners in anticipation of securing that league title, the last of which came way back in 1989.

“One of the girls said to me, `Coach we weren’t even born,’ ” Diaz said with a chuckle.

It has indeed been that long.

But the Cavaliers (18-4) secured that long-awaited league title with a 9-4 win over Ontario today. It didn’t come easy. They trailed 3-0 in the sixth inning before regrouping.

Diaz, in his sixth year heading the squad, said the celebration wasn’t that elaborate. Yes the league title was nice. But he thinks his team is capable of more than winning a league title. He is looking for a playoff win or two before he’ll call the season a complete season.

The Cavaliers had battled for years with little success against Chino which has since departed for the Hacienda League, as well as Don Lugo which had been the perpetual runner-up to Chino.

Montclair, ranked No. 5 in Division 3, has been led by senior pitcher Brittany Violette, who has signed with Division I College of Charleston. The only other senior on the squad is catcher Taylor Plant.

Designated player Monique Cazares (.438) is the team’s leading hitter and she is just a sophomore. Third baseman Jocelyn Alvarado (.362) is just a junior.

So Diaz is hoping he has built a good foundation for the future.

The youth programs in the area are getting better which can only help. The other key is being able to keep the players at home who should be going to the school.

Diaz said when he started with the the program there were no players who competed year round in travel ball. Now he had five. But he knows many teams he’ll compete have a roster filled with those. But this is a good start!

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Viramontes, Chino head Mt. Baldy softball selections

The Mt. Baldy All-League softball selections. The MVP is no surprise, nor is the fact that CIF runner-up Chino has the most selections. Here’s the list:

MVP – Miranda Viramontes, Chino, Sr.

First team
Pearl Barroso, Chino, Fr.
Amanda Brashear, Chino, Soph.
Marina Duran, Don Lugo, Sr.
Corina Gamboa, Chino, Soph.
Alyssa Gonzalez, Chino, Soph.
Raina Hernandez, Colony, Soph.
Annemarie Huicochea, Ontario, Sr.
Kailey Palazzolo, Don Lugo, Sr.
Elexa Rangel, Chaffey, Soph.
Elizabeth Rodarte, Chaffey, Jr.
Journey Rojas, Chino, Fr.
Amanda Velasquez, Don Lugo, Jr.
Brittany Violette, Montclair, Jr.

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