Adam McCreery throws the ball and his big frame at a batter.
To the list of Barry Bonds, Reggie Jackson and Andre Ethier, prepare to add one more — Adam McCreery, a senior left-handed pitcher for Bonita High School. Bonds, Jackson, and Ethier were all Sun Devils who played for Arizona State before going on to great careers in Major League Baseball.
McCreery, who went 8-2 in his [...]
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Some things you can always count on: The sun coming up, Tax Day on April 15, and Patrick Bearse returning to coach another year of La Verne/ San Dimas Pop Warner football.
“I love watching the kids grow and develop as players and young men,” he said, about to blow his whistle signaling the start of [...]
Of all Bonita’s coaches, none radiates more positivism than girls’ tennis coach Randy Bell. Not even the fiery sphere 93 million miles from earth can spread more sunshine.
Currently, 72 girls are trying out for about 30 to 35 total spots on the varsity/junior varsity team.
“That’s the most I’ve had in any year,” said Bell, a [...]
If you’re someone who owes more on your mortgage than the current value of your home, you should attend a future HOAP (Homeowner Outreach Assistance Program) workshop.*
You’ll be surprised by what you’ll learn. Here are just some of the questions and answers touched on at the just-concluded August HOAP workshop.
Q. How can I find out [...]
If you follow golf at all (and maybe even if you don’t) you are probably aware that a nice young fellow named Dustin Johnson was disqualified from the PGA Championship last week—more specifically, disqualified from being in a 3-man playoff to determine the PGA champion—for grounding his club in a bunker on the tournament’s [...]
It was the long Thanksgiving 2008 holiday weekend. Both Jeremy Poincenot of Carlsbad, Calif. and Mark Prophet of La Verne, Sigma Phil Epsilon fraternity brothers and roommates at San Diego State, were headed home.
Mark was eager to reconnect with family, see old friends, catch some football and TV and just enjoy some downtime. Meanwhile, Jeremy’s [...]
Unless you’re a hard core fan you probably missed it, but on Dec. 8, 2009, a 36-year-old rookie stepped on the floor and saw his first action in an NBA game. LeBron James and his supporting cast of Cleveland Cavaliers were in town to play the Memphis Grizzlies. Naturally, it was a sell-out.
The aging rookie [...]
Saturday, August 14, the community is invited to attend the free Homeowners Outreach Assistance Program, which will offer distressed homeowners unbiased information and guidance to help them find solutions in today’s complex real estate market.
The conference will take place at the Citrus Valley Association of Realtors at 504 E. Route 66. To reserve your seat [...]
A few years back, I worked in Laguna Hills, a city that rims Interstate 5 and is best known for being the address of Leisure World and home to lots of nondescript mortgage and auto design firms. There wasn’t one thing remarkable about the town or my job.
Then one day, I wandered and wound my [...]
Shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, pockets of people slowly started filing out of their offices and homes from D Street and Bonita Ave. in La Verne all the way to Cataract and 4th St. in San Dimas – and Lindsay Lohan was nowhere in sight.
This curious confection of patriotic paparazzi on a hazy dog [...]
