Nick Kaye’s two-out triple in the bottom of the seventh tied the score.
And D.J. Peters followed with an infield single to give Glendora a walk-off 3-2 win over Alta Loma.
Glendora ties and beats Alta Loma 3-2 with 2 outs in 7th
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Etiwanda downs Los Osos 8-3 in Battle of the Baseline
Etiwanda trailed 3-1 in the third inning Saturday in Game 1 of the Battle of the Baseline against first-place Los Osos. The Eagles scored once, and thought they had tied the score, but didn’t get a balk call despite coach Don Furnald’s vehement argument. Here he talks about the next strategy, a double-steal that tied the game. Etiwanda went on to score five more in the fifth inning en route to an 8-3 victory.
Daily Bulletin baseball, softball polls: Bonita, Chino wire-to-wire No. 1s?
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1. Bonita (14-2-1) A loss and a tie in last five games doesn’t faze Bearcats
2. Kaiser (14-3) 7-0 in Sunkist League, but yet to face second-place Fontana
3. Diamond Bar (14-2) Followed second loss of season with two gutsy 1-run wins
4. Los Osos (12-3) Allowing an average of just one run per game in last six
5. San Dimas (14-5) Big accomplishment to be first in a deep Valle Vista League
6. Carter (11-5) Three of Lions’ losses: Los Osos, Bonita and Diamond Bar
7. Montclair (13-5) Didn’t lose 1st league game until falling to Chino Thursday
8. Don Lugo (13-4) Lost twice to first-place Montclair, but is only a game back
9. Claremont (8-6) Four of six losses have come by two runs or less
10. Ayala (13-6) Big two-game series looming with Chino Hills next week
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CIF commissioner: Less playoff teams means less spending by schools
Could there be fewer teams in the playoffs in the future? CIF-SS Commissioner Rob Wigod, in his regular message on cifss.org, indicated that maybe it’s time for a change.
Wigod wrote that many of those at-large teams which gain entry into the playoffs result in long travel distances and lopsided scores.
“At a time when standards are being raised every year, in relation to high school test scores and college admissions, CIF Southern Section Rule 3214.1 does the opposite, as it lowers the standards for participation in our playoffs,” Wigod said. “I wonder what message that is sending to all involved.”
Summit WR has three Pac-12 offers after lighting up 7-on-7 circuit
Doors just keep opening for Summit’s Erik Brown. Perhaps that’s why the junior wide receiver resisted the temptation to commit immediately after UCLA issued him a scholarship offer last week.
It was the sixth scholarship offer for Brown since the end of football season, and the third Pac-12 offer. Brown also has offers from Washington and Oregon State. Nevada, Houston and San Diego State have also offered Brown.
“UCLA is his dream school,” Summit head coach Cesar Villalobos said. “And I expect him to keep getting offers partly because he’s doing so well with his seven-on-seven team.”
Rancho Cucamonga QB to be priority walk-on at Arizona next season
Two years ago, Adam Friederichsen was the fourth-string quarterback at Carlsbad La Costa Canyon. Next season, he will be on the University of Arizona roster.
In his only season at Rancho Cucamonga, the senior started and helped the Cougars to the CIF-SS Inland Division semifinals, helping him earn a priority walk-on offer from Arizona, which means he won’t receive a scholarship but will be guaranteed a spot on the roster.
A family illness prompted Friederichsen’s family to move closer to the City of Hope cancer treatment center in Duarte, landing him at a school that had just graduated its two-year starting quarterback.
Each with a title, Etiwanda, Mater Dei stars share top individual award
As it turned out, the Etiwanda and Santa Ana Mater Dei boys basketball teams each ended the season with a championship. Perhaps it’s only fitting that the teams’ star players share Southern California’s top individual award.
After leading the team to the school’s first CIF title in eight years, Etiwanda’s Jordan McLaughlin (right) was named the CIF-SS Division 1AA co-Player of the Year along with Mater Dei’s Stanley Johnson on Monday.
Etiwanda defeated Mater Dei in the CIF-SS championship game only to lose two weeks later in the CIF State tournament semifinals to a Mater Dei team on the way to its third straight state title. Etiwanda’s Dave Kleckner was granted sole possession of the CIF-SS Coach of the Year award after leading the No. 6 seed to the first championship since current NBA players Darren Collison and Jeff Pendergraph helped the Eagles to the 2005 CIF title.
Arizona-bound pitcher returns after quitting Chino Hills softball team
Patricia Parks, the star pitcher for the defending CIF champion Chino Hills softball team, has returned to the team after leaving indefinitely two weeks ago.
Following the first two tournaments of the season, Parks, a junior committed to the University of Arizona, left the team of her own accord.
“Patricia decided she did not want to play anymore,” Chino Hills coach Mike Southworth said in an email. “She was not removed from our team. Nobody likes to lose a player of Patricia’s ability, but athletes have to want to be there and be there on the coach’s terms.”
Daily Bulletin baseball, softball top 10: Los Osos on the rise in both polls
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1. Bonita (7-1) Team ERA is 1.26 for Bearcats, whose only loss is South Hills.
2. Kaiser (6-2) Cats open Sunkist League play against hot Summit team.
3. San Dimas (7-2) It took Bonita 12 innings to beat Saints last week.
4. Los Osos (6-1) Grizzlies league frontrunner after beating Glendora.
5. Diamond Bar (7-1) Previously unranked Brahmas shooting up the charts.
6. Don Lugo (8-2) Will anybody challenge Lugo in Mt. Baldy League?
7. Carter (7-4) Lions have already beaten Upland and Rancho Cucamonga.
8. Upland (9-2) Hoping to avoid 0-2 start in Baseline League.
9. Ayala (6-3) There could be plenty of parity in Sierra League.
10. Summit (8-4) Winners of Cougar Classic face league foe Kaiser next.
Dropped out: No. 4 Rialto (8-6), No. 9 Claremont (4-4), No. 10 Damien (4-4).
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Garey, Pomona hoping to form new league with Montview members
Garey certainly makes a convincing argument for why it should be granted relief from the Mt. Baldy League.
Take its track record in girls’ sports. Only twice in the last three years has Garey not finished last in the league in any sport.
The process of releaguing begins Friday, when Garey will inform all principals and athletic directors in the Mt. SAC area of its request for relief after seven years in the Mt. Baldy League.
“The sad fact is that not only are we coming in last place for the majority of our programs, but we are also getting completely dominated by our league opponents for the majority of our teams at all levels,” Garey athletic director John McGaha said. “Garey hasn’t been in a league where we could be competitive in most sports for more than ten years, but we are hoping this will finally change.”
