The 2019-20 school year was definitely one for the history books and while it was cut short by the pandemic we were still able to see some great athletic performances by teams and individuals. Some of our seniors that were a part of those performances have committed to compete at the next level but were not
The Los Altos Basketball Team had another 20 win season and captured its 5th Straight Hacienda League Championship. The Conquerors only lost 4 games in the 2019-20 campaign and went undefeated in league play. While basketball is a team sport and the team as a whole had a successful year, two young men were honored by
Freshmen Jazz Gardner has been name the San Gabriel Valley Male Athlete of the Week by the Tribune. The 6-foot-10 freshman had a triple-double — 10 points, 16 rebounds and 11 blocks — in a 72-51 victory over South Hills, as the Conquerors went undefeated in the Hacienda League and finished the regular season 24-3.
The 2019-20 regular season concluded last night for both the Boys and Girls Basketball programs at Los Altos. Both teams went undefeated in league play and both captured league titles. For the Boys, it is their 5th straight league title and the Girls are just one behind with their 4th straight. The boys have never
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 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
The Los Altos Boys Basketball team is off to a 4-0 start to the season and collected their first championship along the way. The week before Thanksgiving, the boys took part in the Cantwell Tournament and competed against some quality competition. The squad went 4-0 and senior Dion Porter was named the Tournament MVP for his play
Senior Dion Porter was named named San Gabriel Valley Boys Athlete of the Week for his efforts in the Cantwell Tournament before Thanksgiving. Dion scored 19 points in Los Altos’ 60-53 win over Gahr in the championship game of the Cantwell Sacred Heart tournament and was named the tournament MVP. He also had 27 points
By James Escarcega ~ SGV Tribune The past four seasons, when the subject of Los Altos basketball was brought up, there was one name associated with the team-Jarod Lucas. The mega-talented shooting guard, who became the CIF-SS all-time leading scorer, is now at Oregon State. One thing the Conquerors will not lack this season is
