Bonita Head Coach Eric Podley addresses the Bearcats moments after the scrimmage against Damien High School.
Bonita scrimmaged Damien High School on Friday, a useful exercise to help the Bearcats gauge how far they’ve come in their pre-season practices and what they still need to fine-tune before the team’s September 3 home opener against San Dimas in the Smudge Pot.
“It was invaluable,” said Bonita head coach Eric Podley shortly after the scrimmage [...]
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In its June 5 Southern Section Division III championship game against Ocean View, the Bonita baseball team was robbed in broad daylight.
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The Bearcats were hitless against Elsinore ace Zach Varela through the first [...]
The Bonita Bearcats varsity baseball team started the season with a 21-1 shellacking over Ayala and finished the season on a similar tear, winning games 13-0, 17-0, 13-1 and yesterday’s finale 10-2 over Walnut. They closed the books on the regular season, finishing 19-4-1.
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