San Dimas outlasts Northview, 9-6
Above: San Dimas' Josh Leyland celebrates after hitting a tying home run on Thursday.
SAINTS TAKE STAGE 1: San Dimas fell behind 4-0, then rallied to score a 9-6 victory over the Vikings in the battle for supremacy in the Valle Vista League. Kevin Ponzo survived a rough start to get the win. Josh Leyland hit a home run to tie the score and Tim Brookes and Aaron Orona had key hits to push the Saints over the top.
San Dimas coach Mike Regan: "For one time this year, my guys fought back. We haven't fought back at all. Today, we showed heart. At the beginning we made errors and we gave away four runs. When people have thrown up leads on us, we haven't fired back."
Northview coach Darren Murphy: "Ponzo did what we didn't. He stopped the bleeding. When you give up a couple of runs, you stop it. If they get to three, it can't go to four and he did a good job of leaving it there. He had that one bad inning but he gave his team a chance to win."
Other area baseball scores
Montview League
Azusa 13, Bassett 3
Gladstone 6, Sierra Vista 3
La Puente 8, Duarte 5
Sierra League
Diamond Bar 4, Chino 3
Glendora 7, Chino Hills 3
Softball Scores
Miramonte League
Bonita 16, Wilson 0
Montview League
Sierra Vista 19, Duarte 3
Workman 11, Bassett 10
San Antonio League
Nogales 7, South Hills 1
Nonleague
Mater Dei 7, Bishop Amat 0
Boys Track
Mission Valley League
Rosemead 78, South El Monte 57
Montview League
La Puente 82, Gladstone 36
Nonleague
Rowland 83, Wilson 44
Girls Track
Mission Valley League
Rosemead 91, South El Monte 44
Montview League
Gladstone 65, La Puente 50
Nonleague
Rowland 73, Wilson 54
Comments
who cares northview didnt have rj! he probably wouldve flew out like he always does. throw him a curve ball and see what he does with it...wiffs!!! throw anything outside and watch him swing and miss he is not a good player at all. not one player is gonna make a difference. Its a team sports. stop making excuses northview. Take it...you suck!
san dimas and claremont?? come on now thats embarrassing hahaha
Posted by: nv sucks | March 29, 2009 3:11 PM
Hard to give excuses when you play as bad as we did against san dimas...sucks that we didn't have rj arnold available to play. his spot came up in the order 3 or 4 times with guys in scoring position. Not out of line to say that could've made a difference is it? Good job Saints, we'll see you in a few weeks.
Posted by: Ball | March 29, 2009 2:02 PM
WSU
You're right! We'll see who wins league again this year!
Reagan sucks, and his comments in the paper are just an example of what a loser this guy is!
Posted by: Go Vikes | March 29, 2009 11:23 AM
paez is committed to USD not uCsd... get it right.
Posted by: getur factsstraight | March 27, 2009 5:33 PM
No excuses but No Arnold for NV against SD. Bigger key was Nv looked terrible at bat. Both teams played a horrible defensive game, all pitchers looked sloppy but as Murphy said, Ponzo was able to stop the bleeding.
Posted by: It hurts | March 27, 2009 4:12 PM
Go vikes,
Victory wouldn't have been any nicer if R.J. was 100%.
Hope he gets healthy soon, I heard 2 weeks.
CYA at game 2!
Posted by: SaintsR4real | March 27, 2009 2:11 PM
Did Arnold play yesterday in the SD/NV game? Heard he is injured...
Big weapon to be missing!
Posted by: Go vikes | March 27, 2009 10:07 AM
Hey WSU: SD beat Northview one time last year and would have won two if the catcher didn't throw the ball out into CF. Great job Regan! Keep marching on Saints!
Posted by: BandBox | March 27, 2009 9:51 AM
NOW WHAT N.V. THE FIELD WAS TO SMALL,LIKE I SAID.I SAW YOU GUYS BEAT THE BOMBCATS.I HEARD ABOUT YOU GUYS LOSING TO C.M. NOW I READ ABOUT THE LOSS TO S.D.STOP POLISHING LAST YEARS RINGS. AND YOU BETTER START PLAYING SOME BALL GUYS..I KNOW THERES GOOD COACHING, START LISENING..GO REDBIRDS
Posted by: KH | March 27, 2009 8:27 AM
another observer,
Hater, hater, hater! Give Diamond Bar it's due props!
their playing some great ball. Congrats Diamond Bar!
Sincerely,
Proud Diamond Bar fan
Posted by: Brahma Country | March 27, 2009 7:40 AM
San Dimas Beat Northview 1 time last year.
Great job Saints, great job Regan. Now maybe the Saints can continue to march on.
Posted by: Blue/Gold | March 27, 2009 7:27 AM
DB's record this far against the schedule they have played speaks volumes......relax over there and get over the 26-6 thrashing Bonita gave you! Its mid season with league just firing up, and the Brahmas are playing well.......settle down chunthee...
Posted by: randy | March 27, 2009 6:36 AM
first paez from amat got exposed for what he is, an average pitcher. now has perdroza from northview been exposed as well? they had great seasons last year but it seems that this year against tougher competition they are not what everyone thought they were. i imagine ucsd must not be feeling to good right now after having paez committ to them.
Posted by: MAN RAM | March 27, 2009 2:14 AM
Great job Josh! Maybe you'll get more AB'S this year?
Regan get clue with your winning comments. When was the last time SD beat NV? All the kids have heart everyday and work there A## off.
Go to positivecoaching.org, you may just learn something? Maybe.. LOL
Posted by: Washington State | March 27, 2009 12:21 AM
AZTEC PRIDE,
I think the crystal ball Steve & Fred use to get the scores is in the repair shop. In the mean time, get after your coaches and AD's to get after their coaches to report the scores to the local papers.
Posted by: wormseyeview | March 26, 2009 11:04 PM
Diamond Bar?? Diamond Bar??
Not really that good. Randy, what planet are you from?? They just aren't the team you're dreaming about. Sorry dude, they won't be around in the end.
Posted by: Another Observer | March 26, 2009 10:48 PM
Great Job Steve with the scores.
Posted by: McGarrett | March 26, 2009 10:00 PM
Boys from San Dimas, you guys showed alot of grit today. Something that you need to have to make some dreams come true!
Great Job Today, let's roll with it.
Posted by: SaintsR4real | March 26, 2009 9:50 PM
The combined records of the teams DBHS lost to are 18-9.....they weren't playing weaklings.....and they beat down every non-OC opponent to date, Walnut, Glendora, Ayala, Chino and lets not forget Villa Park and Long Beach Wilson.....if your gonna cling to Northviews Div 4 crown from last year, then DB's victory a few weeks ago against a Div ONE monster in Wilson from last year has to score major points....there is some baseball played south of the 10 fwy, and I ain't talking about Nogales, PUH-lEASE!!!!!!!!!!!.....its where the big boys play.....come check it out....inform yourselves.....
Posted by: randy | March 26, 2009 9:05 PM
Hey Steve,
How about posting other scores around the valley. I believe there was more teams playing today...
Also how about some Track& Field news. I believe there's alot of track meets today!
Good job AZUSA'S Track team today!
Posted by: AZTEC PRIDE | March 26, 2009 8:58 PM
Diamond Bar, a Div 2 team, just beat the number 5 ranked Chino team in Div 2, yet all you have here is this scrub sheet from Div 4? Well hello there haters! Just take a number a get in line for your next whuppin'!!!!!
Posted by: randy | March 26, 2009 8:47 PM