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Artesia Punishers 18-U team captures championship while two others finishes as runners-up
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter FONTANA-The Artesia Punishers travel softball program was well-represented in the 2017 West Coast American Fastpitch Association Nationals with five teams vying for a…
AMATEUR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION ‘B’ STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Cerritos 10-Under All-Stars unable to weather the hot conditions, go two and out
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter LANCASTER-The Amateur Softball Association ‘B’ State Championship Tournament has been held in Lancaster and nearby Palmdale for many years. While it tends to get…
Artesia Punishers president, manager looks back on program’s lone National Championship
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter It has been a decade since the Artesia Punishers 18-Under travel softball team won the USA/Amateur Softball Association 18-Under ‘A’ National Championship, the only…
Valley Christian’s Wesley is Gatorade’s National Girls Soccer Player of the Year
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter The accolades continue to grow for Valley Christian High’s Kennedy Wesley and the latest one is the biggest one thus far. Wesley can…
AMATEUR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION L.A./SOUTH BAY ‘B’ DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Cerritos 10-Under All-Stars move on to state tournament after wild elimination victory
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter LA MIRADA-The Cerritos Girls Softball Association 10-Under All-Stars were one strike away from seeing their summer season come to an end and prevent the…
SOUTH HUNTINGTON BEACH SURF CITY CLASSIC CGSA All-Stars perform better in second summer tournament
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter HUNTINGTON BEACH-After going a combined 1-10-1 in the San Clemente Memorial Day Tournament, the four Cerritos Girls Softball Association all-star teams turned it around…
605 ALL-STAR FOOTBALL CLASSIC Trio of Valley Christian players, coaching staff enjoy final time together
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter WHITTIER-Any all-star high school football game will always be special for those who are playing or coaching in it. As it relates to Valley…
2017 HMG-COMMUNITY NEWS SPRING ALL-AREA TEAMS Cerritos, Gahr baseball, softball teams headline solid spring seasons
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter San Gabriel Valley League championships are nothing new for the Gahr High baseball and softball programs. But, the 2017 spring season was different in…
CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION TRACK AND FIELD DIVISIONAL FINALS Valley Christian breaks school records while Gahr boys have a big day
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter It was a good day for the Gahr High boys track and field team and even a bigger day for the Valley Christian High…
NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW Casillas’ solid pitching powers Gahr to first round win against Los Alamitos
By Loren Kopff @LorenKopff on Twitter When the California Interscholastic Federation-Southern Section baseball brackets were released on May 15, the first thing Gahr High head coach Gerardo Perez did was…