Sunkist League Spring 2017 all-league teams

Grand Terrace’s Lilly Bishop celebrates her 2 run double in the 6th inning of their Division 1 softball semifinal game against Norco on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 in Norco. (Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Grand Terrace’s Lilly Bishop celebrates against Norco. (Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

 

Here are Spring 2017 Sunkist League all-league teams
MVP: Armando Duenas, Sr., Kaier
First Team
Johnathan Gonzales, Sr., Kaiser
Jason Lopez, Sr., Kaiser
Johny Holland, Jr., Kaiser
Leonardo Rodriguez, Jr., Kaiser
Ramon Salazar, Sr., Grand Terrace
Dominic Tejada, Sr., Grand Terrace
James Gomez, Jr., Grand Terrace
Abel Mandueno, Jr., Grand Terrace
Daniel Garcia, Fr., Grand Terrace
Francisco Navarette, Sr., Colton
Rene Navarette, Sr., Colton
Marcus Martin, Sr., Bloomington
Jacob Martin, Sr., Bloomington
Levin Cornish, Jr., Fontana
Andrew Rodriguez, Fr., Summit
Cristian Enriquez, Fr., Summit

SOFTBALL

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Sunkist League winter all-league 2016-17

Summit's Josiah Yarde, (#25), shoots over Bishop Amat's Dominic Barrera, (#55), during the first half of Monday's MLK Showcase at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, Ca., January 16, 2017. (Photo by John Valenzuela/The Sun/SCNG)
Summit’s Josiah Yarde, (#25), shoots over Bishop Amat’s Dominic Barrera, (#55), during the first half of Monday’s MLK Showcase at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, Ca., January 16, 2017. (Photo by John Valenzuela/The Sun/SCNG)

Sunkist League all-league teams winter 2016-17

Boys Basketball

GIRLS BASKETBALL

2016-17 SUNKIST ALL LEAGUE TEAM

MVP – Alondra Duncan (Summit)

First Team

Laila Walker (Summit)

Karah James (Summit)

Tianna Johnson (Summit)

Amonie Jackson (Summit)

Trinique Jonzun (Colton)

Sabryn Rodas (Grand Terrace)

Lauren Agullard (Grand Terrace)

Aniya Anderson (Grand Terrace)

Alyssa Botello (Fontana)

Kyra Prak (Kaiser)

Alyssa Dodson (Kaiser)

Aniya Stallone (Bloomington)

Second Team

Alyssa Boone (Summit)

Jordan Murphy (Grand Terrace)

Zierra Smith (Grand Terrace)

Ashton Perkins (Grand Terrace)

Le’Imoni Brown (Grand Terrace)

Stephanie Perez (Fontana)

Danielle Smith (Fontana)

Ashley Perez-Garcia (Fontana)

Adilene Gutierrez (Fontana)

Alexis Acevedo (Colton)

Jasmine Cardenas (Colton)

Gissel Rubio (Colton)

Jasmine Ramos (Kaiser)

LaShawn Robinson (Kaiser)

Emelda Chikezle (Kaiser)

Casandra Loya (Kaiser)

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Fontana will meet Norco in the Riverside Poly Tilson Cup Final

FONTANA 3, VISTA MURRIETA 0 >> Alejandro Sanchez, Beto Ramirez and Santiago Gomez each scored a goal for the Steelers (10-1-3) in the Riverside Poly Tom Tilson Tournament semifinal game against the Broncos.Fontana Steeler The first two goals for the Steelers were scored within the first 10 minutes of play. Fontana will play at 10:30 a.m. today against Norco in the tournament finals.

FONTANA 2, RIVERSIDE KING 0 >> Santiago Gomez scored both goals for the Steelers in the Riverside Poly Tom Tilson Tournament quarterfinal victory over the Wolves.

NORCO 1, RIALTO 0 >> Finn McDaniel scored the game-winning goal for the Cougars in Riverside Poly Tom Tilson Tournament semifinal game against the Knights (7-4-3). Norco will play at 10:30 p.m. today against Fontana in the tournament finals.

 

Other local results from Poly Tournament on Monday:

Rialto 1, Hillcrest 0

Riverside Poly 4, Palm Springs 0

Palm Desert 3, Los Osos 1

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VIDEOS: Alyssa Burk strikes out 17 , Fontana downs Chaffey 2-0

Below, highlights of Fontana’s 2-0 win over Chaffey in the wild-card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs.

Below, Alyssa Burk talks after striking out 17

Click below for some more information on game
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Corey Benjamin, Sean Rooks have jerseys retired by Fontana HS Thursday


Corey Benjamin, above, talks after his No. 50 jersey was retired by Fontana High School.

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The mother of Sean Rooks, Deborah Young (brown shirt) accepts the framed jersey for her son and Corey Benjamin accepts his framed jersey. Both jerseys were retired by Fontana High Thursday.

Perhaps overdue, but Rooks’ mother and Benjamin said the right things.
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Latest CIF-SS boys soccer rankings

Below are the latest CIF-SS boys soccer rankings. Take a look and see if you notice a paritcular San Bernardino County team missing from the rankings. I’ll post who I think has been overlooked below the rankings.

 

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How about Fontana in Division 2? Fontana just suffered its first loss of the season, to Bloomington, but is 14-1-1 this season. One of Fontana’s wins was a 2-0 win vs. Riverside Poly, which is tied for No. 4 in the division. According to maxpreps.com’s state power rankings, Fontana is No. 13 in the state. Among all schools. In all Divisions. I’m just saying.

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Fontana football showed class vs. Summit

It was a tough game for Fontana players. Many of them had been fired up for Friday’s game ever since former coach Nick Matheny left his alma mater to coach at Sunkist League and city rival Summit.

Fontana was 1-7 entering the game but played Kaiser and Grand Terrace close (both eight-point losses, and the Grand Terrace game went to overtime). They were highly motivated. Perhaps to show their former coach they were OK without him. Perhaps to show he should’ve stuck around.

In a season they had already been eliminated from playoff contention, this would’ve made their season. It had all the buildup and Summit provided an early knockout punch.

But as far as I could tell, Fontana was all class. Several players came up to Matheny afterward to congratulate him. He hugged a few Fontana players and staff members. In the video above, he appreciated their class. I did not see an abundance of penalties. I had Fontana wwith four penalties, totaling 46 yards. (I had Summit with 9 for 65). There was at least one set of offsetting unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, but other than that it was class. That’s a testament to the Fontana kids, and probably coach David Crump.

Summit, actually was the one that got a trash-talking 15-yard penalty before the opening kickoff, but not Fontana. That’s not a criticism of Summit, but rather praise for Fontana for not retaliating.

The above video has Summit coach Nick Matheny talking about how tough it was to play Fontana and the Steelers’ class.

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Is this the best Fontana volleyball team of the last decade?

On the surface it would seem to be an easy question I asked of Fontana High girls volleyball coach Leah Gomez today.
Fontana is currently ranked No. 2 in CIF-SS Division 4A, so the Steelers as of now would be a favorite to reach CIF-SS Finals, a feat Fontana has not come close to accomplishing in the last decade.
So, when I asked Gomez if this is the best team she’s had in the decade she’s coached at the school, you would think the answer would be a resounding yes.’
But, upon further inspection, Gomez cautioned me, it is not so easy.
Remember, until 2012, Fontana was in the Citrus Belt League, which was dominated by the likes of Redlands East Valley, Redlands and Yucaipa.
But Fontana actually finished in the top half of the CBL in both 2009 and 2010, qualifying for the playoffs. With all due respect to the Sunkist League, it is not the CBL. The CBL for years was either in Division 2AA or 1A. It’s entirely possible one of those CBL Fontana teams was better than the current.
It may not be the only way to gauge team strength, but maxpreps.com gives state rankings, involving all schools, regardless of division. Fontana in 2009 was 272, 2010 was 237. What is this year’s ranking? 315.
This may be the Fontana team in the last decade that has the best chance to win a CIF-SS title, but doesn’t necessarily mean it’s better than previous Steeler teams.

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San Bernardino County Prep football coaching changes: an updated list

The latest list of San Bernardino County prep football coaching changes from last year to this year, with last year’s record in parentheses:

  • Arroyo Valley: old coach Tony DiThomas (3-7); new coach Demetrius Stewart
  • Cajon: old coach Kim Battin (2-8), new coach Nick Rogers
  • Don Lugo: old coach Lou Randall (3-7), new coach Luis Garcia
  • Fontana: old coach Nick Matheny (3-7); new coach David Crump
  • Grand Terrace: old coach Harold Strauss (4-6), new coach TBA
  • Ontario: old coach Ron Stocking Jr/ interim coach Ryan Alvarez (1-9); new coach John Kusleika
  • Ontario Christian: old coach Chris Stevens (6-5), new coach: Rick Martin
  • Rialto: old coach Gavin Pachot (6-5), new coach Drew Young
  • Rim of the World: old coach Bob Gradillas (8-4), new coach Ernie Madrigal
  • Summit: old coach Cesar Villalobos (5-6), new coach Nick Matheny
  • Victor Valley: old coach Leland Eudy (7-4); new coach Mark Mora

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San Andreas League winter all-league teams: basketball, soccer, girls water polo

SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL

MVP: L.J. Harris, Sr., San Bernardino

FIRST TEAM
Anthony Banks, Sr., San Bernardino
Jaylen Bowman, Sr., Carter
Romeo Ferguson, Sr., Carter
Leonard Herrera, Sr., Pacific
De’Quan Spencer, Sr., San Gorgonio
SECOND TEAM
Jaywone Draper, Jr., San Bernardino
Reshawn Jackson, So., Rialto
Jalen Jenks, Sr., San Bernardino
Nate Meadors, Jr., San Gorgonio
Duante Williams, Jr., Arroyo Valley
HONORABLE MENTION
Eric Mliner, Fr., Arroyo Valley
Arthur Lincoln, So., Carter
Joey Torres, Jr., Pacific
Donald Nesby, So., Rialto
Aaron James, Jr., San Bernardino

GIRLS BASKETBALL

MVP: Jennifer Gonzalez, Sr., Carter

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