Sam Stavang and family stand tall after season-ending victory.
Bonita unexpectedly fell to Cathedral in the opening round of the playoffs, 3-1, last Thursday at Bonita, ending an incredible season in which the team went 26-4-1. It was the earliest playoffs exit for the team since 2007. The story that follows was written following the Bearcats’ final regular season game, which was also senior [...]
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La Verne Lutheran’s 22-0 win over the La Sierra Academy Knights on Wednesday night at Bonita High School was every bit as dominating as Secretariat’s 31-length triumph in the 1973 Belmont or Tiger Woods’ 12-shot victory in the 1997 Masters.
Trojans hurler Layne Henderson faced only batter over the minimum, while striking out 13 of the [...]
Bonita varsity softball remained undefeated in league play (8-0), downing Los Altos, 5-0, behind a sterling pitching performance by senior Bianca Cockrell and three-hit performances by Choloe Melanson and Corrina Liscano.
After shutting down Los Altos in the top of the first inning, Bonita quickly went to work in the bottom of the frame. Melanson sharply [...]
On the day when Bonita’s John Knott was named California Coach of the Year, his Bearcats rolled over West Covina, 7-2, featuring the team’s triad of timely hitting, impressive pitching and lock-down defense.
“It’s the epitome of a team award,” Knott said, describing the honor. “I don’t get that if the team doesn’t have a 31-2 [...]
La Verne Lutheran defeated Southlands Christian (Walnut) 3-1 behind a masterful two-hit, seven strike-out performance by Layne Henderson at Bonita High School last night, extending the Trojans’ record to 9-5.
Henderson not only impressed the fans in the stands but his coach and teammates, as well.
“Layne gave us another outstanding performance,” Coach Michael Lange said. “He [...]
Bonita stretched its record to 3-0 in league and 10-1 overall in the 2013 season after shutting out Diamond Ranch 3-0 behind a four-hit complete game by staff ace Parker Merritt.
Merritt worked with extreme efficiency, throwing just 53 pitches, 38 for strikes. He also got great play from his defense, which turned three double plays [...]
It was that kind of night. Both San Dimas and Bonita were running out of balls, ballplayers, fans, innings, and then, without a cloud in the sky, there was a 10-minute rain delay in the bottom of the 11th inning with the Saints up to bat. Actually, it was a sprinkler delay, but the waters [...]
By now, everyone in town should know that when tiny La Verne Lutheran High School is out to make a name for one of its sports programs, we all better sit up and take notice.
For the past few years, the Trojans basketball program has been synonymous with excellence and state championships. This past season, the [...]
Great players have a gift for slowing down time. They operate on their own clock.
With his team trailing, 72-71 with 3.2 seconds left in overtime against Mission Oak High School, Damien sophomore sensation Jeremy Hemsley, who already had a game-leading 28 points, needed one more basket to give his team the victory in the first [...]
Bonita freshman Nick Johnson threw a one-hit 10-0 shutout against San Dimas Saturday morning to push the Bearcats record to 3-0 on the young season.
Johnson pitched a no-hitter through five innings before he surrendered the solo hit in the sixth. He ended the minimal threat by striking out the next two San Dimas batters.
Johnson was [...]
