The Lady Conqueror Water Polo Team is wrapping up another strong season. The girls are 20-8 overall, ranked 10th in CIF Division 5, and head into the League Tournament with a 4-0 league record. This week the Conquerors host the annual Hacienda League Tournament that will decide the league champion and final seedings going into
By James Escarcega ~ SGV Tribune In an expected thriller, the teams delivered one of the better games of the season as the host Conquerors (22-3, 8-0) narrowly defeated the Mustangs to clinch the Hacienda League title in double overtime. Josh Tineo’s bucket with 15 seconds left provided the final margin of victory for the
By James Escarcega ~ SGV Tribune Los Altos clinched a share of the Hacienda League girls basketball championship with a 58-38 win victory over visiting Walnut on Friday. “It’s our No. 1 goal to win our league,” Los Altos coach Mark Nakamura said. “This is one of the closest teams that we’ve had this season.
By James Escarcega ~ SGV Tribune The CIF Southern Section Council voted to change the rules for the summer “dead period” at its meeting Tuesday, but it did not endorse a proposal to create regional baseball and softball playoffs. The Council voted 45-40 with five abstentions for the new “dead period” rules, which require the
Attention all you seamheads out there, it’s that time of year again! February is around the corner and that means it’s time to get a whiff of the fresh cut grass, listen to the pop of the glove and the ping of the bat and be a part of the roar of the crowd as
The past 2 seasons have not been kind to the Boys Soccer team as they have finished below .500 and failed to make the playoffs. Those struggles seem to be a thing of the past as this years squad sits atop the Hacienda League after 1 round of league play. The team is 9-6-1 overall and
Last week, Rene Zaldivar fulfilled a dream of his and signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his academic and athletic career at the Division 1 level. Next Fall, Rene will be enroll at Northern Arizona University and be a part of Lumberjack Football. Zaldivar has had an amazing past couple of seasons for
By James Escarcega ~ SGV Tribune Madelyn Roel scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Los Altos girls basketball team to a resounding 63-39 victory at Walnut. The performance of Emma Magana proved critical in the victory. When Roel got into foul trouble in the second quarter, Magana, a junior forward, scored
By James Escarcega ~ SGV Tribune Los Altos and Walnut renewed its annual boys basketball rivalry Wednesday. It’s one that will be talked about for years to come. Overcoming a 10-point deficit, Los Altos defeated host Walnut 66-63 in overtime in a crucial Hacienda League game. The win gave the Conquerors a one-game lead in
By Fred Robledo ~ SGV Tribune La Mirada’s Jalen Cole got the Matadores going with his hot shooting and it was the difference in the end in a 65-59 victory over Los Altos in the championship of the Covina Boys Basketball tournament on Monday night. Cole helped the Matadores built a 10-point first-quarter lead with
