Baseball: Temple City withstands pressure, wins 3-2

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Temple City found a way to withstand Monrovia’s string of chances to record a 3-2 Rio Hondo League victory at Monrovia High. Temple City (11-6-1, 7-1) didn’t succumb to pressure when Monrovia (13-2, 6-1) loaded the bases in the sixth with no outs. It didn’t matter that Wildcats opened the inning with two consecutive singles from Jairo Jiore and Robert Nakamura, followed by Adrian Velasco’s RBI single up the middle to cut the lead to 3-2. Temple City’s Calvin Copping threw a wild pitch to advance the runners and then walked Justin De La Nuez to load the bases, seemingly giving Monrovia the opportunity it had been waiting for. But a fielder’s choice to home saved a run, and Justin Smith ran down Nakamura on a squeeze before Copping struck out the next batter to end the threat. Temple City’s Brandon Pultz hit a home run to center to break a scoreless tie, and Monrovia’s Aaron Murphree connected on a 1-0 count for a home run to center to tie it. Temple City’s Julian Jarrard allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out five to pickup his fourth win. Copping got all three batters in the seventh to ground out to record his first save. He scored in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie and Alec Vigil’s RBI single scored Dusty Sanderson to make it 3-1. Temple City catcher Jonah Jarrard made made it known that running on him wasn’t an option. He picked off Monrovia’s Nick Bueno at third in the first and then Velasco in the second. Jonah did it again in the fifth when he got Bueno at third, this after he doubled down the third-base line.

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Wilson’s “Asian Sensation” Michael Wong looks to give Star-News All-Stars George Toyama and Timmy Wong a run in Saturday’s Tribune/Star-News Basketball Classic.

Boys and Girls Basketball All-Star Game
Seventh Annual Tribune/Star-News All-Star Classic
Saturday, April 24, Damien High School

Girls game: 4 p.m.
Boys game: 6 p.m.
SERIES RECORD
Boys Star-News leads series, 5-1
Girls: Star-News leads series, 4-2

By Aram Tolegian, Staff Writer
Think the Star-News All-Star team has the only Asian sensation in Saturday’s Tribune/Star-News All-Star Classic? Think again. Wilson High School’s Michael Wong was turning heads again Tuesday night at Damien High School when the Tribune team held its second practice in preparation for Saturday’s 6 p.m. showdown, also at Damien.

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Baseball: Arcadia-Burbank, CV-PHS get rained out


Above: Burbank coach Bob Hart and his staff and Arcadia coach Nick Lemas discuss whether to continue playing because of rain …

BURBANK — It took me longer getting to and from Burbank than the game itself, though I gotta give the umps some credit for at least making it worth my while. The game went on despite persistent rain. It lasted only one inning with Burbank’s McCauley Taylor throwing 15 pitches and Arcadia’s KJ Edson throwing 11. The game was delayed for 15 minutes, but really that turned into 43 minutes, but not before the umpires decided to let Taylor warm up, then delay the game another 10 minutes before finally putting an end to the circus. The Burbank supporters clearly weren’t happy that the game went on at all, what with Taylor having little grip on the baseball — he walked the first batter on four pitches. The game might be rescheduled for Thursday at Burbank, but rain is in the forecast the next three days. “I’d rather get it played this week,” Arcadia coach Nick Lemas said. If the game is not played Thursday, it’s likely they’ll then meet Monday. “I don’t see how we can’t get it played now,” Lemas added. “It looks like it’s slowing down.” Not five minutes passed when it started raining hard again, and I think that was the problem to begin with, the rain was inconsistent; it sprinkled, it poured, it stopped, then it came down hard again. This wasn’t the only game to be postponed because of rain. Just across campus, the Burbank-Arcadia softball game also was called. Pasadena’s home game against Crescenta Valley was called hours before its 3:30 start. The Duarte-Azusa softball game was postponed, too, and I understand that some practices didn’t happen either. We’re supposed to see rain Wednesday, and what this will do to the Rio Hondo Leauge baseball showdown between Temple City and Monrovia still is unclear. And, yes, I hate the rain.

Below: With Pasadena’s game called before it even started, Bulldogs coach Mike Parisi made the drive to watch, err, wait and see if this game had a chance.

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Football: Mike Mooney makes a grand return to coaching

As Aram Tolegian confirmed, Mike Mooney is back and takes the reigns at San Marino High after D.R. Moreland decided to step down to further his education. Mooney’s no stranger to the West, so I ask you this: Does this make Mooney the biggest name in the West San Gabriel Valley?

By Aram Tolegian, Staff Writer

San Marino High School announced assistant principal Mike Mooney as its new football coach on Monday, ending weeks of speculation that Mooney would replace D.R. Moreland, who resigned in late March to further his education.

San Marino gave Mooney his first head coaching position in 1996. Mooney left San Marino after the 1998 season to become head coach at his alma mater Temple City where he guided the Rams to four Rio Hondo League titles during a successful eight-year run.

Mooney was back at San Marino for the 2007 school year after accepting his current assistant principal position. He served as offensive coordinator for Moreland for the past two seasons.

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Wrestling: James Magaa featured on MaxPreps.com

In the winter we profiled James Magaa in a story that published in the Star-News. He’s a Monrovia wrestler who’s inspired many through his story. Magaa is blind, but he hasn’t let it deter him, and in fact, he’s an integral part of the Wildcats’ team. Magaa was featured on Fox Sports’ High School Spotlight and most recently was honored the Cullen Fitzgibbons Award for being the most inspirational wrestler in the state. MaxPreps currently features Magaa on its front page.

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