YUCAIPA, CA – Game ending dramatics don’t come any better than this.
With two out and the winning run on base, Matt Hardison belted a 390-foot walk-off home run over the left field fence in the bottom of the seventh inning to power the Yucaipa Thunderbirds to a 7-5 victory over the El Toro Chargers (23-7-1) in the semifinals of CIF-Southern Section Division 2 playoffs, Tuesday, at Yucaipa. Click to continue »
Get your kicks playing adult soccer! Sign up now, and don’t miss the Kick-Off Karnival.
By Melissa Huggins
YucaipaASL@yahoo.com
(951) 330-1660.
YUCAIPA, CA – If you and your family love soccer, then you can’t miss this event! There’s something for the whole family to do at the First Annual Yucaipa Adult Soccer League (YASL) “Kick-Off Karnival”. The event is sponsored by the newly formed YASL in conjunction with the Yucaipa High School Girls Soccer team.
It will be held at Yucaipa High School on Sunday, June 27 from 2:00pm – 7:00pm.
Adults can play in full-field “pick-up” games, while children 10 and under can play in short-sided games. Individuals or teams can play on this day. The cost to play in a pick-up game is $5 per player which goes toward referee fees and field costs. Click to continue »
YUCAIPA, CA – Ashley and Cortney Kivett, daughters of Yucaipa High School softball coach, Dave Kivett, play for the Oregon Ducks softball team. The girls will be on ESPN live at 10 a.m. as the No. 20 ranked Ducks battle the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (49-9) in the NCAA Atlantic Regional championship game.
The Ducks are undefeated, so should they lose the first game, an if necessary second game will follow at 12:30 – also televised.
The winner advances to the NCAA Super Regional, May 28-30, with times and locations to be determined.
To learn more about Oregon Ducks softball, visit the team website. Oregon Ducks Softball website
YUCAIPA, CA – The Fontana Steelers and Yucaipa Thunderbirds finished Citrus Belt League play on Friday. Check out both teams in action by visiting the game’s photo gallery.
SAN BERNARDINO, CA – The Yucaipa Thunderbirds knocked off the Fontana A.B. Miller Rebels, 6-2, in a Citrus Belt League game on the strength of Taijuan Walker’s two-hit pitching and 12 strikeouts. Walker also hit a home run, double, and drove in two runs.
See both teams in action on my photo gallery.
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FONTANA, CA – A.B. Miller High School hosted the Citrus Belt League Track and Field Finals, Wednesday, May 5th. Check out my photo gallery of the event. Pictures are available for purchase.
Citrus Belt League Finals Photo Gallery
YUCAIPA, CA – He doesn’t blow the ball by batters. He doesn’t over power batters with great breaking pitches. He doesn’t leave batters feeling in awe. But what Pedro Cota does very well is this: He wins.
And the Fontana A.B. Miller Rebels will a test to that after dropping a 7-2 decision to the senior right-hander and the Yucaipa Thunderbirds, Wednesday, in Citrus Belt League play.
“He’s a good, crafty pitcher,” said Rebels Head Coach, Frank Martinez. “He kept us off balance and threw strikes. We talked about his off speed pitches and change ups, and staying back and the hitting the ball the other way and not trying to pull the ball. (But) that Cota kid is a real good pitcher.”
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YUCAIPA, CA – Amy Reason has much to smile and feel good about lately.
Amy, a shooting guard on the Yucaipa Thunderbirds girl’s basketball team, received one of the highest honors a high school athlete can receive when she was selected as a Second-Team, All-Citrus Belt League performer.
“I was shocked, I didn’t think I would get it,” said Amy, a senior. “It is an honor and made me feel really good about myself to find out I’m on that team.”
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YUCAIPA, CA – The Yucaipa Thunderbirds (2-0) won their second consecutive game in the El Segundo Tournament, by defeating the host El Segundo Eagles, 11-2, Saturday at Yucaipa. Click to continue »