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The City Section will be represented by an unprecedented three football teams at the CIF State finals

The Marcie Van Dussen Classic Invitational Wrestling Competition for high school girls was held on Friday December 1st, in the gym at Rim of the World High School. Twenty schools from all over Southern California took part in the tournament. Eagle Rock High School came in first place, followed by Yucaipa High School in 2nd and Beaumont High School coming in third place. Our own Millie Thompson placed third in the tournament. She took 4th in CIF last year and 7th at the Walnut Tournament this year. Millie, a junior, is expected to do well this year and we hope the young athlete has a successful year.

Last Thursday, November 28th, Rim of the World’s Lady Scots Soccer team hosted Indian Springs High in a fog-laden soccer match. Yes, as the frigid clouds rolled over the Rim, they dropped down on the school, enshrouding the soccer field and making visibility plummet to almost zero. Then with a burst of a mountain breeze the field clear until the next wave of clouds enshrouded the field again!

Elected and city officials are denying that any unethical conduct occurred ahead of a controversial vote related to a pickleball court at San Gorgonio Park last month. After a Nov. 9 special meeting when Mayor Chris Duncan and Councilmembers Victor Cabral and Mark Enmeier voted to keep one tennis court at San Gorgonio Park for pickleball use, a local proponent of the sport was seen presenting some of the elected officials with gift bags containing Superman capes.

On Oct. 28, a Saturday afternoon, Beaumont High School hosted an event unprecedented in the school district’s history: its esports tournament debut, featuring 12 teams from schools around the county. Organized by the Riverside County Office of Education, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (SSBU) tournament was the in-person debut...

Brandon Cortez has been putting out sick videos for years, and his ripping brother Jake is usually featured alongside a host of low-key killers. This one's no different. The truth hurts. Great filming, some classic SD spots, and a lot more. Bobby Long is killing it in here! "Featuring: Wyatt ...

Colton, CA—With a second left on the clock and anticipation radiating from the stands, Zoey Espino got the ball, and as the buzzer blared, the ball hit nothing but net, and Colton celebrated a 53-50 buzzer beater victory over the Miller Rebels. For a split second the crowd was...

Micah Mailo has been recognized as Grand Terrace High School’s Athlete of the Week! Micah’s dedication to both academics and sports is truly commendable. Maintaining a 3.0 GPA while actively participating in multiple sports demonstrates not only his athletic talent but also his commitment to his studies. It’s...

Here’s a quick look at some of the top stars and memorable performances from the regional bowl game round in Southern California. CIF State championship matchupsNote: Entries are based on information provided by coaches, statisticians, media members and high school sports fans. Don’t see any ...

On the final day of the Redlands East Valley High School tournament, the Yucca Valley High School Lady Trojan basketball team scored a 46-28 win over the Riverside Poly High School Bears on Saturday afternoon (December 2). Playing the Bears for the second time in two weeks, the Yucca girls...

High school soccer teams across Southern California are struggling to find referees for their games because of a boycott organized by California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF-SS) officials because of a pay dispute. This has led to college students and other non-CIF associated referees being hired to referee high school games. CIF-SS needs to do more to protect high school soccer players during this boycott.

Stephen Colvin’s return to Yucaipa High did not go as planned. First-year Banning High coach Colvin watched his Banning High boys basketball team fall to the Thunderbirds 73-28 on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in a non-league game. “I’m proud of my guys for not giving up,” said Colvin, a 7-foot...

The Homecoming Volleyball game at California State University, San Bernardino was a fun event where the CSUSB Women’s Volleyball team won against CSULA. It was organized by Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) and had 3,000 excited guests, including alumni, students, teachers, staff, and folks from the local area. Homecoming this...

• The Southern California Regional Bowl Games saw victories for Mission Viejo, La Serna, Birmingham, Jurupa Hills, Ramona, and Wasco in their respective divisions. Fairfax had a bye in Division 7-AA.

The Torreys fall to Banning of Wilmington 41-21.

CJ Ceron and Owen Long led La Serna to the school's first regional title

Olivia Lewis just completed her freshman tennis season at Yucaipa High, and it was a doozy. Lewis won the Citrus Belt League title and then played in CIF-Southern Section competition. There were five locations with 28 girls each (140 in all). She made it all the way to the final 20 group of girls. They competed on Wednesday, Nov. 29, (too late for publication) in the finals at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps University (CMS).

A midseason team slump didn't deter Ivan Levant.  The Fairfax senior quarterback has helped carry the Lions into the CIF Division 7-AA state championship football game with four straight wins, including a 20-14 victory over Chatsworth in the LA City Section Division 2 title game.  In that ...

• The game is set to take place on Friday at 7 p.m. • Granite Hills of El Cajon has a perfect season record of 12-0. • Mission Viejo has a season record of 11-3. • This marks the first time Mission Viejo has returned to the regional playoffs since their previous division.

Photography by Jeremiah Klein, Michael Weybret, Dom Stone, Julia Dinerman, Andy Bowlin, and Nick Liotta. Southern California was never going to get giant from the North Pacific behemoth that steamrolled Hawaii and NorCal last weekend. Big storm, yeah, strong winds, too — but it was just too far away and too north to require anyone Santa Barbara-south to unsheathe their stepups. But, if we’re being honest, most of us would much rather gape in shock and awe at waves like Waimea Bay or big Ocean Beach than actually attempt to ride the places. Which is kinda why we went a little crazy covering the multiple dramatic sessions that went down. Impossible to look away from that stuff. (Especially from the safety of a screen.)