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Alec Rubalcava caught a touchdown pass in the first quarter of Palms Springs, 41-0, win over Kaiser.
FONTANA, CA – The Palm Springs Indians defeated the Fontana Kaiser Cats, 41-0, in the semi-finals of the CIF-SS Eastern Division Saturday.
See both teams in action by going to the following link:
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LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA – Do I know cold? Oh, I know cold all right. After all, I grew up in Minnesota and outside of maybe North Dakota and Alaska there’s no nastier cold weather anywhere in the U.S. than in the Land of Ten Thousand (frozen) Lakes. Click to continue »
LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA – NFL teams such as the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers, along with college teams such as the Michigan Wolverines and Wisconsin Badgers thrive and win championships in frigid playing conditions.
And now the Kaiser Cats can be included with that distinguished list of championship-caliber cold weather teams. Click to continue »
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FONTANA, CA – On Saturday morning I was gloating and saying to anyone who would listen, “I told you so.”
For I had predicted that Fontana Summit would knock off Perris Citrus Hill in last Friday’s first-round CIF-Southern Section Eastern Division football playoff game. Click to continue »
Summit’s, Jamaal Anderson, catches a pass during the Sky Hawks, 48-36, victory over previously unbeaten Perris Citrus Hill, Friday.
Photos By BOB OTTO / For The Fontana Herald News
See Fontana Summit and Perris Citrus Hill in action during Friday night’s, 48-36, victory by Summit in the first round of CIF Playoffs.
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Summit’s, Marty Casteneda, recovered the ball after teammate, Donte Deayon, blocked a field goal attempt and Casteneda returned the ball to the Citrus Hill nine-yard line, setting up a Montigo Alford touchdown during the Sky Hawks, 48-36, win over unbeaten Perris Citrus Hill, Friday.
Photo and Story By BOB OTTO / For the Fontana Herald News
PERRIS, CA – In the fall of 2006, the Fontana Summit and Perris Citrus Hill high schools opened. And the brand new schools scheduled their first-ever football game against each other on September 8th at Citrus Hill.
For Summit, the game was ugly. A 51-0 spanking. Summit Head Coach, Tony Barile, never forgot that game.
It would be another three years before the two teams would meet again. Again at Citrus Hill. And again a high scoring affair. But this time, the results had Barile smiling.
And brandishing a bright yellow slingshot after the game. Click to continue »
YUCAIPA, CA – The Yucaipa Thunderbirds and the Rialto Carter Lions met Friday night in a battle for the fourth place spot in the Citrus Belt League with the Lions taking a 28-7 victory.
See both teams in action by visiting a photo gallery of the game:
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YUCAIPA, CA – Brittany Stone remembers the eyes starring at her and the silence as she lined up for her first kick. Nervous? Oh, yes, she said.
The Rialto Carter football team desperately needed someone – anyone – to accurately kick extra points and short field goals. Some guys tried, but didn’t measure up to what the coaching staff expected.
So when the Carter coaches heard of this 14-year-old freshman girl with a strong leg, they said let’s see what she can do. The coaches gave her an audition. Her audience? The entire team. All 87 players.
“All the guys were watching and I was nervous,” said Brittany. “But I made the kick right down the middle.”
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YUCAIPA, CA – The chant on the Rialto Carter side grew louder as game time neared: “Playoffs! Playoffs! Playoffs!” shouted a large group of Carter fans.
And for Carter, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) football playoffs indeed became a reality. The Lions special teams and four fumble recoveries, propelled Carter to a 28-7 victory over the Yucaipa Thunderbirds at Yucaipa, Friday night before a large and boisterous homecoming crowd. Click to continue »
YUCAIPA, CA – Cheerleaders cheered, a large and boisterous football and homecoming crowd applauded, and Holly Marskbury beamed her radiant smile.
And the 17-year-old senior had much to smile about. For Holly was chosen as the Yucaipa High 2009 Homecoming Queen during half time coronation ceremonies of the Yucaipa versus Rialto Carter football game, Friday night.
“I’m very shocked and it’s an honor to be homecoming queen,” Said Holly, who is a four-year member of the varsity swim team, and an officer of the school’s Block Y program.
After graduation, Holly plans on attending a four-year university and ultimately pursuing a career in nursing or sports medicine.
But for now? “I’m very happy,” she said as admirers flocked around her, camera bulbs flashed, and reporters with pens in hand came to interview the newly crowned Yucaipa royalty.
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