March 2011 Archives

Oak Hills junior wrestler Robert Marchese, competing at the NSCA National Wrestling Championship, Junior Division, in Virginia Beach, Virginia has advanced all the way to the finals.

Marchese, who was seventh at the state meet four weeks ago, had to win five matches in the 171-pound weight class to reach Friday's final. The medal rounds for the juniors are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. PDT today.

Marchese won his first two matches of the tournament 12-3 and 11-1, then won by fall. His last two were close: 9-7 and 3-1 to advance to the final where he'll face California State champion Nikko Reyes of Fresno Clovis West. Marchese and Reyes did not meet in the state tournament.

Oak Hills freshman heavyweight Justin Gillham, competing in the Freshman division of nationals, advanced all the way to the semifinals, before losing 2-1 on Thursday. He'll be competing in consolation today before wrestling for a medal.

The Senior Division gets underway Friday, including 135-pound state champion Chris Mecate of Redlands East Valley.

Barstow recently hired its next football coach, as Victor Valley assistant coach John Marquez was named to replace Jose Rubio, who coached the Aztecs the last three seasons.

Rubio, who resigned after this past season to spend time with family, was highly successful during his first two years at Barstow, leading the Aztecs to a 17-8 overall record and two playoff appearances, including a run to the CIF-SS Eastern Division championship game in 2008. But Barstow struggled last year, only going 1-9 with a young team.

The San Gorgonio baseball team is spending its spring break in sunny, though sometimes rainy, Florida, as the Spartans are competing in the Orlando Invitational. With the Inland Empire Classic tabeled this year, the Spartans raised money through fireworks booths, program sales and even proceeds from the County Clash.

The trip harkens back to trips San G used to make in the past, as the Spartans used to travel to Las Vegas for baseball tournaments before working with the IE Classic.

"I think (San G coach) Bill (Eatinger) has a job as a travel broker when he retires from coaching," San G athletic director Matt Maeda said. "He's done such a great job managing money and getting the most out of this trip and the kids are really appreciative of it."

Along with playing some of the premier high school baseball teams in the United States, the Spartans have gone to Disney World and dealt with chaotic Florida weather, as tornado warnings and thunderstorms have made their Florida vacation an adventure at times.

"It's been crazy out here with the tornado warnings and power going out," Maeda said. "We are definitely getting quite an experience from being out here."

Dorian Cason's inbounds pass with 18.7 seconds left went over Montigo Alford's head, resulting in the final two points of Mitty's 53-50 victory over the SkyHawks. Alford saved the pass, which came from midcourt along the sidelines, under his basket but threw it into the arms of White, who laid it in to give the Lions a 53-50 lead.

Alford dribbled the ball up the court but was off on a contested 3-pointer, leaving Summit just short of a state championship. Both players played their hearts out, with Cason scoring 15 of his game-high 19 points in the second half and pulling down 10 rebounds. He held his own against Mitty sophomore Aaron Gordon, who finished with 17 points and 21 rebounds after having 13 and 12, respectively, in the first half. Alford finished with 14 points for Summit.

Brandon White hit 1 of 2 free throws for the Lions to give them the lead after Summit scored four straight points to tie it. Dorian Cason drained two free throws with 1:15 left and found Quinton Lilley for the tying basket with 22.7 seconds left before White was fouled by Montigo Alford.

Summit hasn't been able to push past the Lions and they are running out of time to do so, as the SkyHawks have yet to hit a 3-pointer. Dorian Cason is keeping Summit afloat at the free-throw line, hitting seven of eight foul shots in the fourth quarter.

The Lions have opened up a five-point lead thanks to the efforts of Brett Younger, who hit two crucial baskets for Archbishop Mitty. However, Aaron Gordon has picked up his fourth foul and is on the bench, so perhaps this is the time for Summit to strike.

The SkyHawks' senior leaders are doing their thing, with Montigo Alford and Dorian Cason scoring 14 points each thus far.

A 3-pointer by Neil Vranicar with 45 seconds left in the third quarter gave Archbishop Mitty the 3-point lead going into the final quarter. Summit tied the game three times in the third period but hasn't been able to take the lead. Montigo Alford has 11 points and four assists to lead the SkyHawks while Dorian Cason has 10 points and eight rebounds.

Aaron Gordon has 17 points and 17 rebounds for Mitty.

Summit has come out firing in the second half, outscoring Mitty 15-8 to tie the game 34-34 with 3:07 left in the third. Montigo Alford has six of his 11 points in the third quarter, also assisting on a dunk by Dorian Cason. Cason now has eight points for the SkyHawks.

The story for Mitty continues to be Aaron Gordon, who has 17 points and 15 rebounds thus far.

The SkyHawks have scored six points in the first 1:18 of the third quarter, moving within 26-25. Montigo Alford, Darrick Arnold and Devon Alexander have each scored, with Alexander making an acrobatic layup to force a 30-second timeout from Mitty.

Sophomore Aaron Gordon has been dominant for the Lions, scoring 11 of his 13 points in the second quarter and pulling down 12 rebounds, allowing Mitty to establish a little cushion. Summit has struggled from the field, only shooting 28.6 percent in the first half. Montigo Alford has five points to lead the SkyHawks, with Darrick Arnold, Dorian Cason and Cameron Lewis adding four points each. Cason also has six rebounds, but Summit was beaten 25-16 on the boards in the first half.

Mitty super sophomore Aaron Gordon has started to get untracked, scoring six points in the second quarter to open up a five-point lead. He did get overexuberant after a dunk with 5:38 left, getting called for a technical foul for slapping the backboard. He has eight points to lead the Lions, while Darrick Arnold's four points leads Summit.

Summit and Mitty go into the second quarter tied 9-9. It's been a game of runs so far, as Summit scored the first seven points over the first 4:02 with Mitty responding with nine points in a row after that. Devon Alexander tied the game with the SkyHawks with a jumper with 14 seconds left and Cameron Lewis blocked a Mitty shot as time expired.

The SkyHawks' D came out playing hard, holding Archbishop Mitty without a point for the first 4:26 of the game. Darrick Arnold scored Summit's first four points, with Dorian Cason adding the next three along with four rebounds. Point guard Montigo Alford has also been active early.

Doing the introductions right now. Matchup to watch is Summit's 6-foot-8 center Dorian Cason against Mitty's 6-7 sophomore forward Aaron Gordon. Should be fun.

Rialto's dream season fell one game short, as Stockton St. Mary's full-court man-pressure was too much in a 64-48 victory. Rialto was turned over 33 times by the Rams, who held star Knights point guard Janae Sharpe to eight points.

Brittani Walker led Rialto with 17 points and 10 rebounds while Denae Williams added 13 points, but it wasn't enough against a seasoned St. Mary's squad that saw four players score in double figures. Courtney Range led the way for the Rams with 17 points.

If Rialto has a run in it, now is the time to unleash it, as St. Mary's continues to lengthen its lead. Turnovers have been the main issue for the Knights, who have now committed 28. Brittani Walker continues to lead the way for Rialto, scoring 15 points and pulling down eight rebounds. Courtney Range has 15 for the Rams while Ali Gibson has 12.

Rialto is in a dangerous spot right now, as the Rams have used seven points from Oregon State-bound forward Ali Gibson in the third period to move out to a double-digit lead. Gibson now has 12 points for St. Mary's, which has forced 24 Rialto turnovers.

Denae Williams has not played in the second half thus far due to her three fouls. Brittani Walker is continuing to play well for Rialto, as she now has a game-high 13 points along with seven rebounds.

Kendall Kenyon hit a putback as time expired, giving the Rams a five-point halftime lead. Rialto scrapped to a 27-2 tie with 1:33 left on a basket by Bianca Brown, who scored five points off the bench in the second quarter, but St. Mary's ended the quarter on a 5-0 run to take the lead.

Janae Sharpe got on the board with a 3-pointer late in the second quarter, but Rialto has been led by Denae Williams' 10 points and six rebounds and Brittani Walker's nine points, five rebounds and two assists. Williams has three fouls, something that could come back to haunt the Knights.

Courtney Range has eight point and five rebounds for St. Mary's, which forced 18 Rialto turnovers in the first half.

Denae Williams is continuing to produce for Rialto, as she now has 10 points and six rebounds for the Knights. However, she just picked up her third foul on a questionable call, leaving Rialto in peril for the rest of the half.

St. Mary's has been up by as many as seven points thus far and has forced 15 Knight turnovers. Janae Sharpe remains scoreless for the Knights, but Brittani Walker has picked up some of the slack with seven points and four rebounds.

Despite committing 10 first-quarter turnovers, Rialto led for the majority of the first quarter before Courtney Range put the Rams up with seconds left in the first. Denae Williams has six points and five rebounds for the Knights, but picked up her second foul with 1:05 left in the first period. Brittani Walker has four points and four rebounds as well for the Knights.

Denae Williams has come out firing for the Knights, scoring six of the team's eight points and adding four rebounds. The St. Mary's full-court pressure is causing Rialto problems though, as the Knights have five turnovers thus far.

Division 1AA
Player of the Year - Ryan Anderson, Long Beach Poly
Coach of the Year - Sharrief Metoyer, Long Beach Poly

Byron Wesley, Etiwanda
Jordan Daniels, Etiwanda
Michael Caffey, Corona Centennial
Dominique Dunning, Corona Centennial
Gelaun Wheelwright, Corona Centennial
Xavier Johnson, Mater Dei
Katin Reinhardt, Mater Dei
John Gilliam, Upland
Lonnie Jackson, Valencia
Alexis Moore, Long Beach Poly

Division 1A
Player of the Year - Joe Stein, Loyola (12); Julian Harrell, Loyola (11)
Coach of the Year - Jamal Adams, Loyola

Parker Cartwright, Fr., Loyola
Taylor Hamasaki, Sr., Capistrano Valley
Bryan Fisher, Jr., Aliso Niguel
Paulin Mpawe, Sr., Redlands East Valley
Christian Misi, Jr., Crescenta Valley
Dusty Baker, Sr., Tesoro
Garrett Neilan, Jr., Downey
Bryan Gholar, Sr., Walnut
Devyn Sampson, Jr., Montclair

Division 2AA
Player of the Year - Chris Anderson, Canyon/Anaheim (12); Dylan Houck, Ventura (12)
Coach of the Year - Dan Larson, Venture

Dorian Cason, Sr., Summit
Jonathan Davis, Sr., Simi Valley
Zeke Deblase, Sr., Victor Valley
Dylan Garrity, Sr., Edison
Allan Guei, Sr., Compton
Shaquille Hunter, Sr., Villa Park
Billy Kelly, Sr., Ocean View
Isaac Neilson, Sr., Mission Viejo
Kevin Ramirez, Sr., Katella

Division 6A
Player of the Year - Daniel Soto, Padre Pio (12)
Coach of the Year - Chuck Selway, Padre Pio

Mikeal Anderson, Sr., Redlands Adventist
Tino Mkorombindo, So., Redlands Adventist
Jack Karapetian, Jr., Arshag Dickranian
James Brooks, Jr., Trinity Classical Academy
Daniel LaMoureaux, Sr., Boron
Evan Kidd, Sr., Midland
Shands McCoy, Jr., Westmark
Danny Taylor, Sr., Lee Vining
Vincent Smith, Jr., Padre Pio
Josh Pimentel, So., Calvary Baptist

Got a couple MVPs and a Coach of the Year, as Rialto's Janae Sharpe was named the Player of the Year in Division 2AA while Mesa Grande's Jennifer Dupper did in the same in D6AA. Mesa Grande coach Bob Walker got Coach of the Year in leading the Cardinals to the first CIF title by a Seventh-Day Adventist school.

Division 1AA
Player of the Year - Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Mater Dei (12)
Coach of the Year - Kevin Kiernan, Mater Dei

Jordan Adams, Jr., Mater Dei
Alexyz Vaioletama, Sr., Mater Dei
Justine Hartman, Sr, Brea Olinda
Moriah Faulk, Sr, Santa Monica
Ariya Crook-Williams, Sr., Long Beach Poly
Sheila Boykin, Sr., Long Beach Poly
Jada Blackwell, Sr., Etiwanda
Teara Laudermill, Sr., Canyon Springs
Sophia Ederaine, Sr., Canyon Springs
Chrishae Rowe, So., Corona Santiago

Division 1A
Player of the Year - Bonnie Samuelson, Edison (12)
Coach of the Year - Dan Wiley, Edison

Karlie Samuelson, So., Edison
Gaberiella Hanson, So., Troy
Madalene Barrett, Sr., Troy
Shelby Dougherty, Jr., Troy
Sarah Lipton, So., Woodbridge
Kourtney Ainsworth, Sr., Rancho Cucamonga
Connie Ballestero, Jr., Villa Park
Tyler Woods, Sr., Corona Centennial
Christina Marquette, Sr., Edison
Samantha Doucette, Sr., Woodbridge

Division 2AA
Player of the Year - Janae Sharpe, Rialto (12)
Coach of the Year - David Guenther, Buena

Denae Williams, Jr., Rialto
Lisha Eisenbach, Sr., Burbank Burroughs
Adrianna Dent, Sr., Canyon Country Canyon
Taylor McGuire, Sr., Buena
Kaity Lykins, Sr., Royal
Hanna Burge, Sr., Newbury Park
Alia McCoy, So., Canyon Country Canyon
Keani Albanez, Sr., Buena
Kelsey Minato, Jr., Huntington Beach
Deanna Johnson, Jr., Norco

Division 6AA
Player of the Year - Jennifer Dupper, Mesa Grande Academy (12)
Coach of the Year - Bob Walker, Mesa Grande Academy

Rachel Tohm, Sr., Mesa Grande Academy
Charley Parker, Sr., Rio Hondo Prep
Selina Breshers, Sr., Los Angeles Adventist
Nicole Tweedy, Sr., Lone Pine
Marry Spohn, Sr., Mayfield
Nanor Babian, So., Pasadena AGBU
Jordan Wilson, Sr., California Lutheran
Hannah Martin, Sr., Rio Hondo Prep
Erin Guinan, Sr., Hesperia Christian
Raquel Spencer, So., Orangewood Academy

Division 6A
Player of the Year - Mar-Jana Phillips, Rolling Hills Prep (12); Peyton Langston, Rolling Hills Prep (9)
Coach of the Year - Joe Jackson, Rolling Hills Prep

Jill Webster, Sr., Redlands Adventist
Jordan Ward, Sr., Riverside Bethel Christian
Marissa Lemus, Sr., Big Pine
Maya Machler, Sr., Lake Arrowhead Christian
Taylor Cubas, Sr., Santa Clarita Christian
Allison Dial, So., Calvary Baptist
Cassandra Haro, Jr., Calvary Baptist
Una Hertzog, Jr., Santa Maria Valley Christian
Grace Napier, Sr., Coastal Christian

Don't worry, I didn't forget about the ladies.

Division 1
Player of the Year - Lauren Bohaboy, Sr. Fwd - Santa Margarita
Coach of the Year - Frank Pace and Kathy Desmond - Flintridge Sacred Heart

Sammy Jo Prud'homme, Jr, GK, Aliso Niguel
Taylor Alderete, Jr., F, Anaheim Canyon
Lindsey Luke, Sr., GK, Corona del Mar
Rylee Baisden, Jr., F/D, Esperanza
Paulina Good, Jr., MF, Esperanza
Nosa Ogiamien, So., F, Esperanza
Katie Johnson, Jr., F, Flintridge Sacred Heart
Kayla Mills, So., D, Flintridge Sacred Heart
Tera Trujillo, Jr., MF, Flintridge Sacred Heart
Natalie Zeenni, Sr., D, Flintridge Sacred Heart
Adriana Gjonovich, Sr., MF, Los Alamitos
Mariah Helmer, Sr., MF, Mission Viejo
Addison Carroll, Jr., F, Redlands
Tessa Andujar, Sr., F, San Clemente
Frannie Coxe, Sr., MF, San Clemente
Janae Cousineau, Jr., MF, San Clemente
Lauren Bohaboy, Sr., F, Santa Margarita
Mackenzie Cochrane, Sr., D, Santa Margarita
Leigh Edwards, Sr., MF, Santa Margarita
Torey Markowitz, Sr., D, Tesoro
Natalie Warner, Sr, MF, Trabuco Hills
Kodi Lavrusky, Jr., F, Yucaipa

Division 2
Player of the Year - Riley Ridgik, Sr. Midfield - Buena
Coach of the Year - Trish Butterbaugh -Buena

Daisy Cardona, Sr., MF, Buena
Riley Ridgik, Sr., MF, Buena
Taylor Wright, Sr., D, Buena
Mallory Carcich, Jr., D, Crescenta Valley
Michelle Craft, Jr., GK, Great Oak
Lo'eau LaBonta, Sr., F, Los Osos
Laura McGrail, Sr., F, Los Osos
Ninfa Ramirez, Sr., MF, Murrieta Valley
Monique Pendleberry, Sr., MF/D, Newbury Park
Morgan Valenzuela, Sr., D, Newbury Park
Elizabeth Caparis, Sr., F, Palos Verdes
Haley Rosen, Sr., MF, Palos Verdes
Haylee DeGrood, Jr., D/MF, Riverside Poly
Cierra Gamble, Jr., MF, Corona Santiago
Sydnie Green, Sr., D, Corona Santiago
Brittany Aanderud, Jr., MF, Sunny Hills
Alex Balistrieri, Sr., D, Sunny Hills
Michelle Bagheri, Sr., D, Upland
Devin Wright, Sr., MF, Upland
Arnelle Ship, So., F, Westlake
Kimberly Marshall, Sr., MF, Long Beach Wilson
Breegan Saller, Sr., GK, Long Beach Wilson

Carter had a couple of underclassmen wrestlers excel in tournaments earlier this month, as sophomore heavyweight Kenny Clark won the state title as the state Frosh/Soph competition in Fresno March 12 while 106-pound junior Carlos Navarro won the state title at the junior tournament that same weekend in Lemoore.

Clark, who finished fifth at CIF and won a match at Masters, ripped through the field in the state's most prestigious tournaments for underclassmen.

The 15th Annual County Clash will take place Saturday at Arrowhead Credit Union Park in San Bernardino with a baseball tripleheader starting at 1 p.m.

Arroyo Valley and Carter start the day at 1 p.m., with crosstown rivals Cajon and San Gorgonio playing at 4 p.m. and Citrus Belt League foes Fontana and Yucaipa facing off in the nightcap at 7 p.m. Tickets for the event are $4 and can either be purchased at Arrowhead Credit Union Park or at each participating school. For more information contact Sam Farber at (909) 495-7632 or at sfarber@ie66ers.com.

Fresh off the e-mail from the CIF-SS offices. Ok, well it's a couple hours old, but I'm just getting back into the flow after being out of the office for most of last week.

Division 2
Player of the Year: Cory Hodge, Sr., D, Claremont
Coach of the Year: Fred Bruce-Oliver, Claremont

Eduardo Morales, Sr, F, Arlington
Alex Wixsted, Sr., D, Anaheim Canyon
Michael Salazar, Sr., F, Canyon Springs
Felix Espinoza, Sr., F, Capistrano Valley
Jensen Lee, Sr., D, Capistrano Valley
Ben Manko, Sr., D, Capistrano Valley
Alex Sanchez, So., MF, Chino Hills
Troy Ford, Jr., MF, Claremont
Cory Hodge, Sr., D, Claremont
Alberto Villa, Sr., F, Coachella Valley
Cam Waymire, Sr., F, El Modena
William Bobo, Sr., MF, Foothill
Paul Mahlerbe, Sr., D, Great Oak
Evyn Hewitt. Sr., MF, Kennedy
Earvin Aleman, Sr., D, La Habra
Santiago Garcia, Sr., GK, La Habra
Tylor Magdeleno, Sr., MF, La Habra
Giovanni Acosta, Sr., D, King
Andy Ho, Sr., MF, King
Ryan Felix, Sr., D, Corona Santiago
Sung Moon, Sr., F, Sunny Hills
Alex Turkson, Jr., F, Valley View

Division 3
Player of the Year: Ricardo Villegas, Sr., D, Paramount
Coaches of the Year: Juan Navarro and Rafa Villaseñor, Paramount

Sean Greathead, Sr., F, Lompoc Cabrillo
Christian Alvear, Sr., F, Century
Anthony Carillo, Sr., MF, Chino
Brian Ford, Sr., MF, Corona del Mar
Carlos Cruz, Jr., MF, Fontana
Jonathan Madrid, Jr., F, Fontana
Jonathan Martinez, Sr., MF, Garey
Uriel Rodriguez, Sr., MF, Hart
Hugo Cobain, Sr., F, Katella
Adrian Topete, Sr., GK, Montclair
Eric Pulido, Sr., F, Nipomo
Isaac Flores, Sr., F, Oxnard
Angel Marriquez, Sr., D, Oxnard Pacifica
Alejandro Iniguez, Sr., F, Palmdale
Jose Ochoa, Jr., MF, Paramount
Antonio Salgado, Sr., F, Paramount
Ricardo Villegas, Sr., D, Paramount
Armando Flores, So., MF, Santa Ana Valley
Ulises Alvarez, Sr., MF, Santa Maria
Anthony Zavala, Jr., GK, Warren
Daniel Ten Bosch, Jr., MF, Woodbridge
Giovanny Romero, Sr., F, Yucaipa

Summit trailed by 10 points after a quarter, nine at halftime, and was still down eight after three quarters, but outscored top-seeded San Diego LIncoln 26-13 in the fourth quarter for a 72-67 victory in the Division II Regional Final at the Galen Center.
It was a 14-1 run to start the fourth that gave Summit a five point lead. Lincoln, the defending state champion, never got closer than two points the rest of the way.
Montigo Alford outscored Lincoln 9-1 by himself at one point during that run.
It is the first trip to the state finals for Summit, which will play on Friday at 8 p.m. in Sacramento.

Summit, behind nine straight fourth-quarter points by Montigo Alford, holds a 64-62 lead over top-seeded San Diego LIncoln with 2:16 to go

Lincoln started off fast against Summit in the Division II boys basketball regional final, taking a 22-12 lead after a quarter.
But the SkyHawks got their legs in the second, and trimmed the lead ever so slightly, trailing 37-28 at halftime. Darrick Arnold leads Summit with six points, while Doran Cason has seven rebounds.
Lincoln's UCLA-bound guard Norman Powell has a game-high 10 points at the half.

For the second time in as many meetings with Buena, Janae Sharpe made a buzzer-beater to give RIalto the victory. This time, Rialto's 44-42 win vaulted the Knights into the Division II state championship game.
Sharpe's basket with 8.5 seconds to go tied the score 42-42. Then Denae Williams took a charge with 2.8 seconds to go. Sharpe then caught a long inbounds pass and hit a runner from the free throw line as time expired.
Rialto is headed to the state finals for the first time in school history. They will play on Friday at 6 p.m. at Arco Arena in Sacramento

After the offensive doldrums of the second quarter, both teams shot better in the third.
Buena went on an 11-4 run to take the lead for the first time since the first quarter.
Now, after three quarters, Buena leads Rialto 33-32.
Could we be in for another great finish?

Each team scored only four points in the second quarter, but Rialto leads Ventura Buena 18-15 at halftime of the Southern California Division III championship at the Galen Center.

Rialto led 14-11 after a quarter, then held Buena to a single free throw until a 3-pointer in the final minute cut the Knights' lead to 18-15.

Here are some ugly second quarter numbers: Buena 1-10 from the field, 1-4 from the line. RIalto 2-17 from the field, 0-0 from the line.
Overall, Rialto is shooting 23 percent from the field at the half, while Buena is at 26.

But the bottom line is, Rialto is leading, 16 minutes away from a berth in its first state championship game.

Ashley Simmons, who would've been one of the pitchers used by Cajon softball coach Jerry Tivey this season, now won't be. That's because Simmons has transferred to San Gorgonio.

Simmons was with Cajon just before the season started but has since transferred to San Gorgonio. Her transfer was approved by the CIF-Southern Section on Friday. She has not yet played varsity softball and I believe she is a senior.

Interestingly enough, Cajon opens league play on Tuesday -- you guessed it -- at home against San Gorgonio.

Cajon, meanwhile, finished play in the Hemet Tournament on Friday night, beating Palm Desert 19-8 in four innings to capture seventh place. Although she didn't pitch her best, Sharon Estrada had a record-breaking day at the plate. Estrada went 4-for-4 with two home runs and a school-record nine RBIs to lead the Cowgirls.

I posted the boys basketball team yesterday, but here are the rest.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Most Valuable Player: Janae Sharpe, Sr., Rialto

First Team
Sophia Bhasin, Jr., Cajon
Angelica Guardado, Jr., Cajon
Shylnn Trone, Sr., San Bernardino
Chelsea Waddy, So., Carter
Denae Williams, Jr., Rialto

Second Team
Dejaunee Brooks, So., Cajon
Summer Ramsey, Jr., Rialto
Tatyana Roscoe, Jr., Colton
Brittani Walker, Sr., Rialto
Jazzmeen Williams, Jr., Cajon

Honorable Mention
Terrika Johnson, Jr., Arroyo Valley
Shannon Moore, Sr., Cajon
Angel Lawler, Sr., Carter
Michelle Herrera, Sr., Colton
Ashley Meadows, Sr., Pacific
Montoya Washington, Sr,. Rialto
Raejine Long, Sr., San Bernardino
Danielle Stout, Jr., San Gorgonio

The problems that were highlighted by Referendum E at the Fontana Unified School District's School Board meeting last Tuesday aren't restricted to Southern California apparently, as Duval County in Florida is seriously considering taking that approach to combat a $97 million deficit.

Duval County isn't exactly a small county as far as population, as it encompasses the city of Jacksonville and has produced hundreds of Division I athletes over the years. Needless to say, the uproar is huge, as evidenced by this blog entry at jacksonville.com. Another take on the situation can be read here. It will be interesting to see if Duval County will do what the FUSD thankfully reconsidered doing.

Just released today by the CIF-SS offices. A few schools - Los Osos, Redlands East Valley and Cajon - had multiple athletes honored.

Division 3
Player of the Year: Emily Donohoe, Sr., St. Lucy's
Coach of the Year: Bryan Lynton, Murrieta Valley

Melizz Hale, Sr., Murrieta Valley
Paige Virgil, Fr., Murrieta Valley
Caroline Teets, Sr., Murrieta Valley
Megan Guerts, Jr., Murrieta Valley
Cambria Shockley, Jr., St. Lucy's
Sabrina Kaefer, Sr., St. Lucy's
Kim Johnson, Jr., Arroyo Grande
Katie Sverchek, Jr., Arroyo Grande
Anna-Lena Hathaway, Sr., South Pasadena
Tyler Brown, Sr., South Pasadena
Monique Dorado, Jr., La Serna
Kim Van Alstine, Sr., Ayala
Gabrielle Juarez, Sr., Whittier

Division 4
Player of the Year: Ashley Grossman, Sr., Harvard-Westlake
Coach of the Year: Robert Lynn, Harvard-Westlake

Camille Hooks, Sr., Harvard-Westlake
Morgan Hallock, So., Harvard-Westlake
Aleah Halverson, Jr., Los Osos
Colleen McNaught, Sr., Dana Hills
Dani Styles, Sr., Dana Hills
Kristen Hensen, So., Los Osos
Alex Bayer, Sr., Los Osos
Frankie Libutti, Jr., Upland
Katherine Kammer, Sr., Troy
Morgan Klingfus, Sr., La Habra
Alex Hoetker, Sr., Sunny Hills
Bella Gonzalez, Jr., Harvard-Westlake
Mackenzie Baber, Jr., Trabuco Hills

Division 5
Player of the Year: Lauren Thatcher, Sr., Temescal Canyon
Coach of the Year: Damien Andrews, Temescal Canyon

Lina Medeiros, Jr., Temescal Canyon
Samantha Murphy, So., Temescal Canyon
Ashtynn Nelson, Jr., Temescal Canyon
Ambyr Stewart, Jr., Bonita
Haley Williamson, Sr., Bonita
Megan Snow, Jr., Bonita
Kaitlyn Tanner, Sr., Redlands East Valley
Mikayla Vessey, So., Redlands East Valley
Kim Fraisse, Sr., Crescenta Valley
Adrienne Ingalla, Sr., Crescenta Valley
Allison Hu, Sr., Walnut
Alegra Hueso, Jr., Pasadena
Stephanie Contreras, So., Los Altos

Division 7
Player of the Year: Kaitlyn Frain, Sr., Garden Grove
Coach of the Year: Fred Lammers, Santa Ana Valley

Jenny Silva, Sr., Santa Ana Valley
Katie Braun, Sr., Cajon
Elizabeth Keenan, Sr., Garden Grove
Jazmin Hinojoza, Jr., Santa Ana Valley
Briana Salas, Jr., Los Amigos
Christina Alamazan, Sr., Katella
Lauren Stierl, Sr., San Gorgonio
Jaime Hauk, Sr., Cajon
Gabriela Chavez, So., Santa Ana Valley
Jillian Prieto, Sr., Katella
Zoe Agapinan, Sr., Garden Grove
Dianna Solano, Sr., Santa Ana Valley
Loreina Rivera, Jr., Citrus Valley

Just got this e-mail highlighting the all-SAL team. Leading the way was San Bernardino senior guard Choncey White, who won Most Valuable Player honors after averaging 16.9 points and 2.6 assists per game in leading the Cardinals to their first league title since 1993.

The entire team:

Most Valuable Player: Choncey White, SR, San Bernardino

First Team
Steven Reneau, SR, Carter
Devin Jones, JR, Cajon
Stephen Marshall, JR, Arroyo Valley
Richie Ragoo, JR, Colton
Jeremiah Tardy, SR, San Bernardino

Second Team-
Kevin Batiste, JR, Rialto
Bill Belvins, JR, Cajon
Kalen Fair, SO, Pacific
Dashun Hardrick, SR, Arroyo Valley
Khleem Perkins, SO, San Bernardino

Honorable Mention-
Channing Runkle, SR, Arroyo Valley
Lorelle Martin, SR, Cajon
Marcus Marshall, SR, Carter
Richard Medina, SO, Colton
Bobby Jackson, SR, Pacific
Devon Blackwell, SR, Rialto
Deantonio Harris, SR, San Bernardino
Kevin Poku, SR, San Gorgonio

Mary Williams proved to be unstoppable for Rialto's girls basketball team on Saturday night.
The junior center had 17 of her game-high 25 points in the second half and added 19 rebounds as Rialto pulled away from North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake 76-60 in a CIF State Division II Southern Regional semifinal at Rialto High School.

Top-seeded Rialto (32-3) advances to the regional final on Saturday against second-seeded Ventura Buena. Rialto defeated Buena 55-53 in the CIF-SS Division 2AA championship game last week. This time, the game will be played at USC's Galen Center. Game time is 2 p.m. Saturday.

The Rialto-Buena game will be the first of back-to-back games featuring area teams.
Following that game, at 4 p.m., the Summit boys will face San Diego Lincoln in the Division II Final. Summit downed Palos Verdes Peninsula 79-74 in another regional semifinal on Saturday.
One of the other games on Saturday at Galen Center is the Division III boys final, featuring La Canada and La Verne Lutheran at noon.

Cajon girls basketball coach Mark Lehman and boys basketball coach Randy Murray are once again spearheading the annual Boys and Girls Senior All-Star Basketball Game between All-Star teams from San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The 31st Annual edition of these games will be played April 22 at 6 p.m. (girls) and 8 p.m. (boys) at Cajon High School and both coaches are looking for nominations for the game, which will feature a 3-point shooting contest at halftime of the girls game and a slam-dunk contest at halftime of the boys game.

Nominating coaches and athletic directors should send Lehman (girls) and Murray (boys) the following information in their nominaton -- player's name, jersey number, high school, position, email address, cell and/or home phone number, height, statistics and why they should be representing their county. This information should be e-mailed to Lehman for the girls at mark.lehman@sbcusd.com or Murray for the boys at randy.murray@sbcusd.com.

The Colton football CIF celebration will continue tomorrow at Colton High School, as the team and coaches will be presented their rings as part of a ceremony at 6:30 p.m. at the Colton High School auditorium. Should be quite the affair.

That very well could be the case tonight, as the Fontana Unified School District school board will meet in a closed-door session tonight to discuss the cutting of $8 million from the district's budget. That could include the entire athletic department, as stated in Referendum E.

"Suspension of All Athletic Programs (Ref. E).
This item is for consideration by the Board of Education to take action to suspend all Athletic Programs and eliminate the Athletic Directors ..."

I'm no economist and I won't pretend to have the slightest idea of all of the factors that presently has FUSD drowning in red tape. And I definitely am not going to advocate the resumption of athletics in FUSD sports at the expense of other extracurricular programs or teacher jobs. But it would just be an absolute shame if athletics were taken out as a response to the budget crisis.

Athletics are not only a fun extra-curricular activity, but a source of pride for the community and a diversion for the athletes from negative outside influences. They also provide a form of academic support, as an athlete has to make certain grades to be able to play athletics. It would be sad to see hundreds of students be deprived of that outlet. And it would stink as a sportswriter to miss out on the Summit football and basketball programs, the Kaiser football program, the Fontana boys soccer team, the Miller football program and see the development of Jurupa Hills cut off at the knees.

I'm not sure what is going to happen. But this could drastically change the landscape of Inland Empire and Southern California athletics permanently.

Only two county teams, the Ayala girls and Oak Hills boys, advance on to the regional tournament, which starts Tuesday and will end Saturday at Downey Warren High School. The pair of Bulldogs are looking to avenge CIF-SS championship losses, with Ayala falling to Bishop Amat in the Division 2 finals Friday and Oak Hills losing to Pico Rivera in the D4 championship Saturday. First-round games are Tuesday at 4 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Division 1 Girls
Westview at No. 1 San Clemente
Buena at No. 4 Bullard
Wilson at No. 3 El Camino Real
Ayala at No. 2 Torrey Pines

Division 2 Boys
Coronado at No. 1 Claremont
Oak Hills at No. 4 Reedley
Canoga Park at No. 3 Santa Barbara
Citrus Hill at No. 2 University City

The brackets for the next step of California's February/March Madness were released today by the CIF-State offices. Leading the way is Division 2AA girls champion Rialto, who got the top seed in the Southern California part of the Division II girls bracket and a first-round bye, pushing its first game of the state playoffs back to Thursday.

Here are the Southern California regions that involve county teams. All first-round games will be played Tuesday at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

GIRLS
Division I
Fairfax at No. 1 Mater Dei, 6 p.m.
Santa Monica at Carson
San Diego at Troy
Narbonne at No. 4 Edison
Washington Prep at No. 3 Canyon Springs
Woodbridge at Hanford
Rancho Cucamonga at La Costa Canyon, 6 p.m.
Clovis East at Brea Olinda

Division II
No. 1 Rialto, bye
Canyon Country Canyon at Monache
Mt. Carmel at Inglewood, 6 p.m.
Yosemite at No. 4 Harvard-Westlake, 6 p.m.
Southeast at No. 3 Anaheim Canyon
Indio at Westview
Mark Keppel at Palisades Charter
No. 2 Buena, bye

Division V
No. 1 View Park Prep, bye
Chadwick at Rolling Hills Prep
Rio Hondo Prep at Horizon, 6 p.m.
Tri-City Christian at No. 4 St. Bernard
Redlands Adventist at No. 3 Central Valley Christian
Vincent Memorial at Pasadena Poly
Christian Life at Mesa Grande Academy
Kings Christian at No. 2 Santa Clara

BOYS
Division I
Palisades Charter at No. 1 Long Beach Poly
Etiwanda at Bullard
Torrey Pines at Loyola
Aliso Niguel at No. 4 Mater Dei, 7:30 p.m.
Clovis West at No. 3 Taft
Washington Prep at La Costa Canyon, 7:30 p.m.
Capistrano Valley at Westchester
Redlands East Valley at No. 2 Corona Centennial

Division II
No. 1 Lincoln, bye
Compton at Clovis North
Tulare at Mayfair
University at No. 4 Gahr
Foothill at No. 3 Mission Viejo
Hoover at Peninsula
Summit at Narbonne, 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 Ventura, bye

Division V
No. 1 Sierra Canyon, bye
Bishop Diego at Fresno Christian
Foothills Christian vs. View Park Prep at RFK HS
Calvin Christian at No. 4 Valley Torah
The Rock Academy at No. 3 Montclair Prep
Arshag Dickranian at Horizon, 7:30 p.m.
St. Bernard at Redlands Adventist
Tranquility at No. 2 Flintridge Prep

Cajon girls basketball coach Mark Lehman was honored with a Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Longevity Award at Friday night's CIF-SS Division 1AA championship game at Anaheim Arena. Lehman has led the Cowgirls to nine straight San Andreas League titles and CIF titles in 2008 and 2009 during his storied career at Cajon High School. The Cowgirls compiled a 29-2 record and shared the SAL title with Rialto this season before falling to Moreno Valley Canyon Springs in the D1AA quarterfinals.

Redlands East Valley senior Chris Mecate is his school's first-ever state finalist in wrestling after downing Timmy Box of Bakersfield 11-5 in the 135 pound semifinals at the CIF State Championships in Bakersfield Saturday morning.

Mecate entered the tournament ranked No. 1, while Box was ranked No. 3
Mecate, who has fifth and sixth-place medals from his junior and freshman years, respectively, will face No. 2- ranked Shane Yacuta of Porterville in the championship match tonight.

A total of seven county wrestlers made it to Day 2. Mecate and Oak Hills' Ray Delgado (119) were the lone semifinalists. Delgado, ranked sixth, was pinned in his semifinal by second-ranked Daniel Gaytan of Clovis in 51 seconds. Delgado will wrestle in consolation.
Delgado had two teammates make it to Saturday. Robert Marchese (171), an eighth-place finisher last year, clinched a spot in the top eight. Gerardo Aguirre (215) lost in consolation and is out.
Bloomington's Juan Alvarado (152) won his first match Saturday 5-1 to earn a spot in the top 8. Etiwanda's J.J. Everard (215) and Los Osos' Jon Solano (160) were eliminated Saturday morning.

Redlands East Valley senior Chris Mecate (135 pounds) and Oak Hills senior Ray Delgado (119) both advanced to the semifinals at the CIF State Championships Friday in Bakersfield.
Check back with this blog Saturday for updates on Mecate, Delgado and the other county wrestlers.
Both Mecate and Delgado secured a spot in the top six, and still have a shot at a state title.
But overall, it was a rough day for San Bernardino County wrestlers.
Of the 25 state qualfiers for the county, only seven made it to day 2.
Joining Mecate and Delgado today, but competing in consolation are: Bloomington's Juan Alvarado (152), Los Osos' Jon Solano (160), Oak Hills' Robert Marchese (171), Etiwanda's J.J. Everard (215) and Oak Hills' Gerardo Aguirre (215).
Marchese was his school's first state placer last year, and Solano is hoping to be his school's first this year. Colony, Kaiser and Chino Hills all had wrestlers at state hoping to be the first from their schools to place, but none made it to day 2.

Redlands East Valley boys basketball coach Bill Berich will be honored at halftime of tomorrow's CIF-SS Division 1A boys championship game between Los Angeles Loyola and Capistrano Valley. Berich will be honored by the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association for his longevity in coaching.

Berich had one of his best years of a stellar career at REV this past season, leading the Wildcats to a 25-6 record and a berth in the D1A semifinals, where they fell to top-seeded Loyola.

48 hours ago, there were zero Seventh-Day Adventist schools with CIF-Southern Section titles. Now there are two, as the Redlands Adventist Academy boys team joined Mesa Grande Academy's girls team with a 61-42 victory over Los Angeles Arshag Dickranian this afternoon at Mater Dei High School.

RAA (21-7) overwhelmed Dickranian with a 15-2 run to start the fourth quarter, outscoring Arshag 21-6 in the final eight minutes. Mikael Anderson had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs, including a thunderous dunk right before the end of the first half that put RAA up four points. Tino Mkorombindo had 15 points and 12 rebounds for RAA while Kamaal Thomas added 10 points.

Jack Kerepetyan had 20 points and 15 rebounds for Arshag, but all of his points came in the first half, as RAA's pesky 5-foot-10 duo of seniors Stephen Lawson and Chido Mutodo frustrated the 6-6 Kerepetyan in the second half.

With 25 wrestlers from the County competing at state, here's a look at their brackets.
Reminder: Check back on this blog throughout Friday and Saturday for updates

103
Christian Martin, Chino Hills (unranked)
Wrestles a first-round match, but doesn't face a wrestler ranked in top 20 until third round (No. 3 wrestler)
Anthony Roybal, Hesperia (No. 11)
Wrestles unranked wrestler in the second round, but could face No. 8 or No. 4 in the third round.
Anthony Soto, Colony (No. 12)
Wrestles in the 2nd round, but has to face No. 6 Brandon Rodriguez of Clovis West there. If he gets past that No. 1 Emilio Saavedra of Pitman awaits in the third round
119
Ray Delgado, Oak Hills (No. 6)
Wrestles unranked wrestler in 1st round, No. 19 would be in the third round and No. 7 in the quarterfinals.
Timmy Maldonado, Los Osos (unranked)
Wrestles No. 4 Javier Gasca of Central in the 2nd round, then could face No. 5 wrestler in the third round
125
Gilbert Gomez, Colony (unranked)
Wrestles No. 3 Vince Rodriguez of Clovis North in the first round.
130
Michael Rodriguez, Alta Loma (unranked)
Wrestles No. 13 Oscar Lizarraga of Brawley in the second round. Could face No. 10 or 16 wrestler in the third round
135
Chris Mecate, Redlands East Valley (No. 1)
Has a very favorable draw: no first round match, none ranked in the top 20 until the quarterfinals, when he could face No. 8 wrestler, Shane Tate of Oakdale. No. 3 Timmy Box of Bakersfield looms for the semis.
Jacob Leon, Alta Loma (No. 11)
Wrestles in the first round, doesn't have to face another ranked wrestler until the third round (No. 7). Highest ranked wrestler to get to the semis is No. 4.
Eric Dunlap, Cajon (unranked)
Faces No. 12 Jesse Taylor of Poway in the second round and could face No. 4 wrestler in the third round.
140
Seth Whisner, Rim of the World (No. 12)
Wrestles L.A. City champ (usually an advantage) in the first round, No. 20 wrestler in the second round and No.8 wrestler in the third round.
Eli Mack, Alta Loma (No. 15)
Wrestles in the first round. First ranked wrestler he could face is No. 2 Nick Cano of St. Francis in the third round.
145
Michael Gonzalez, Sultana (No. 12)
Wrestles unranked wrestler in the second round, could face No. 2 Damien Arredondo of Clovis Buchanan in the third round.
Alex Cruz, Bloomington (No. 15)
Has first-round bye, could face No. 16 wrestler in the second round and No .13 in the third round.. No. 1 Jake Elliott of Oakmont looms as a potential quarterfinal opponent.
152
Juan Alvarado, Bloomington (No. 7)
Has first-round bye, faces No. 17 Sam Hopkins of St. Francis in the second roundand could face No. 4 wrestler in the third round.
160
Jon Solano, Los Osos (No. 7)
Wrestles in the second round, and faces No. 19 Roman Flores of San Diego Hilltop. Only other ranked wrestler in his section to the quarterfinals is No. 11.
Edward Randolph, Bloomington (unranked)
Wrestles unranked wrestler in the second round, could face No. 2 wrestler in the third round.
Zach Vom Steeg, Oak Hills (unranked)
Wrestles No. 20 wrestler in the first round and could face No. 1 Bryce Hammond of Bakersfield in the third round.
171
Robert Marchese, Oak Hills (No. 4)
Faces unranked wrestler in the first round. First ranked wrestler he could face is No. 6, 8 or 17 in the quarterfinals.
Ryan McWatters, Sultana (No. 5)
Ranked lower than Marchese, even though he beat Marchese last week. Faces No. 19 wrestler in the first round and could face No. 10 in the third round.
Brody Goens, Chino Hills (unranked)
Wrestles No. 6 Trent Noon of Oakdale in the first round. If he wins, he could have easy second round against L.A. Section champ, but No. 8 seed looms in the thrid round.
189
Anthony Flores, Kaiser (No. 15)
Wrestles No. 6 Jesus Ambriz of Rancho Buena Vista in the second round. Ambriz is highest ranked wrestler in Flores' way to the semifinals.
215
Garrardo Aguirre, Oak Hills (No. 11)
Has first-round bye; could face No. 3 Austin Lobsinger of West Valley of the Northern Section in the second round.
J.J. Everard, Etiwanda (No. 14)
Has first-round bye, could face No. 5 wrestler in the second round and No. 9 in the third round.
Heavyweight
Anthony Jimenez, Oak Hills (unranked)
Has a first-round bye and could face No. 13 wrestler in the second round and No. 9 in the third round.

Colton linebacker Devan Hussey, the San Andreas League and CIF-SS Defensive MVP and all-Sun selection at linebacker, has signed with Azusa Pacific according to a text by Colton coach Rick Bray yesterday. Hussey was an integral force behind Colton's CIF championship this past season and quite frankly, APU got itself a steal.

Yucaipa High School has announced the inductees for its third Athletic Hall of Fame class, which will be honored at a banquet April 30 at Yucaipa High School. The athletes that will be honored are 1965 graduate Charles Chiappone, 1970 grad Rick Waller, 1982 grad Mike Baker, 1986 grad Lisa Rogers and 1998 grad Rich Hofman.

Baker and Hofman both specialized in baseball, with Baker playing professionally in the Boston Red Sox organization after two all-CIF appearances while Hofman played at UCLA after being named the County Baseball Player of the Year as as senior. Waller, an all-CIF basketball player holds the school record for rebounds in a game with 32 while Chiappone was an all-league football and basketball player for the Thunderbirds before playing at the University of Redlands. Rogers was a three-sport athlete in track, volleyball and baseball, notching all-league honors in four different track and field events.

The times and sites for this weekend's CIF-SS soccer championships were finalized Wednesday, with three county teams set to battle for titles in their respective divisions. Both county boys soccer teams that are still alive, Fontana in Division 3 and Oak Hills in Division 4, will play Saturday. The Mojave River League champion Bulldogs, making their second consecutive CIF championship appearance, will play No. 2-seeded Pico Rivera El Rancho in the D4 title game at 9:30 a.m. at Downey Warren High School while the Citrus Belt League champion Steelers will face off against No. 4-seeded Paramount in the D3 title game at 5 p.m. at Mission Viejo High School.

The top-seeded team in Division 3 girls, Ayala, will play its championship game on Friday, as the Bulldogs will take on No. 2-seeded La Puente Bishop Amat at 7:30 p.m. at Warren High School. Bishop Amat defeated No. 3 Granite Hills in the semifinals Tuesday.