“How you feeling, Sabrinawood?” Sabrina Carpenter asked as she gazed out at the tens of thousands of fans she’d gathered into a makeshift city Friday night. “I can’t believe I’m headlining Coachella. “I mean, I can a little bit.” Indeed, when Carpenter made her Coachella debut in 2024, the Disney kid turned pop icon vowed…
The Boras Classic has seen lots of upsets this week. No. 1 St. John Bosco, No. 4 Corona and No. 6 Huntington Beach were all beaten in first-round games. On Wednesday, No. 2 Orange Lutheran was taken into the eighth inning by Gahr until a walk-off single by CJ Weinstein delivered a 2-1 victory and…
A look at The Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings for the Southland after the seventh week of the season: Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week 1. ST. JOHN BOSCO (11-3): Pitcher Julian Garcia showed he’s healthy and in dominant form; 2 2. ORANGE LUTHERAN (8-3): Senior catcher Brady Murrietta is tough, strong…
It was Brady Murrietta’s silence rounding the bases, then his Darth Vader-like stare directed at St. John Bosco pitcher Jack Champlin after touching third base on Thursday and slowly jogging toward home plate that sent a clear message: Don’t poke the bear. His two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a…
Determined to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of rival St. John Bosco on Thursday, No. 1-ranked Orange Lutheran turned to Texas-bound catcher Brady Murrietta, who came through with a memorable individual performance in a 5-4 road victory. Let’s count the ways Murrietta made an impact. In the top of the first inning, he…
A look at The Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings for the Southland after the sixth week of the season: Rk. School (Rec.); Comment; ranking last week 1. ORANGE LUTHERAN (7-1): Gary Morse had 16-strikeout performance; 4 2. ST. JOHN BOSCO (9-2): Three-game series with Orange Lutheran this week; 1 3. NORCO (10-1): Three-game…
It’s an hour before Monroe High’s baseball team takes infield practice. In the dugout dressed in his uniform, Miguel Gonzalez has his scissors out giving a free haircut to a teammate. “Ten out of 10,” infielder Alexander Hernandez said when describing Gonzalez’s barber skills. His pitching skills aren’t bad either. He struck out 12 in…
This week began with Orange Lutheran having played in only four baseball games while others had played in 10 or more. The Lancers were saving their best to come and it certainly showed when they won four consecutive games to capture the National High School Invitational on Saturday in Cary, N.C. After needing consecutive walk-off…
One month into the high school baseball season, it’s clear that junior third baseman and relief pitcher Troy Randall of Corona Santiago is headed to standout status. So far, he’s batting .444 with 20 hits and only two strikeouts in 45 at-bats. As a pitcher, he’s given up no earned runs in eight innings with…
Since he became head coach at Birmingham in 2007, Matt Mowry is 0 for 18 when it comes to winning a West Valley League baseball title. He’s won five City titles but the Patriots haven’t been able to figure out how to win a league title. A showdown against defending City champion El Camino Real…
