Thirty-two minutes of basketball came down to one play on Thursday, Jan. 26.
Palm trees swayed gently in a slight breeze. The snowcapped mountains glistened in the distance.
The Citrus Valley High boys’ basketball team stunned Beaumont 72-48 last week, thanks to a tennis coach from a rival school and a Blackhawk player nicknamed, “Bones.”
The NFL season nears completion this weekend with the conference championship games.
YUCAIPA — The Yucaipa High girls’ water polo team has established itself as the top team in the Citrus Belt League. The Thunderbirds’ 13-8 victory against Citrus Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 17 did nothing to contradict that.
The first athletic contest on the new Redlands East Valley High football/soccer field will happen this month, barring delays.
The Beaumont High girls’ basketball team has won the last two Citrus Belt League titles, and a third consecutive championship may be in the offing.
A Redlands man who proposed to his girlfriend by giving her a Green Bay Packers’ jersey instead of an engagement ring, may soon find himself in the Packers’ FAN Hall of Fame.
SAN BERNARDINO — Heading into the 64th San Bernardino Kiwanis basketball tournament, Arrowhead Christian coach Lance Evbuoumwan had thoughts of winning the title, like his Redlands East Valley team did when he was a junior in high school.
A rough start was too much to overcome as the Redlands High boys’ basketball team fell to Palm Springs 57-48 on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
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Most children who don a youth league baseball jersey x dream of playing professional ball.
Michael Jackson wore one in the 1983 music video “Thriller.” Wally Cleaver rocked one — a sweater actually — in “Leave it to Beaver.” And hip-hop artists Run-DMC and NWA wore them in the 1990s, giving them a large dollop of swag.
The area’s oldest and most revered invitational basketball tournament returns on Dec. 26 to 29.
League champion Cajon of San Bernardino and second-place Citrus Valley dominate the recently released All-Citrus Belt League football team.
That new-car smell mixes with the sentiment of yesteryear as a new tennis facility is built in Redlands.
It’s uncertain if a lifeguard was on duty, but by the end of the game there were a lot of people in the swimming pool at Thousand Oaks’ Samuelson Aquatics Center.
Nine University of Redlands football players made the All-Southern California Collegiate Athletic Conference team announced recently.
Runners from Citrus Valley and Redlands East Valley high schools fared well in the CIF-State Cross-Country Championships held on Saturday, Nov. 26, at Woodward Park in Fresno.
TORRANCE — The Arrowhead Christian Academy football team was on a quest to make the school’s first section title game since 2014 and seventh overall. But that bid was rudely rejected by host Bishop Montgomery of Torrance, 50-20.
WALNUT — The weather was cool, perfect for running. Later the sun came out and smiled broadly on the Citrus Valley High girls’ cross-country team and two boys from Redlands, Ethan Romero (Citrus Valley) and Emmanuel Wallace (Redlands East Valley).
The University of Redlands football team celebrated Senior Day with a 58-14 victory against visiting Whittier on Saturday, Nov. 12.
Ten area teams qualified for the CIF-Southern Section cross-country finals.
There were tears and hugs last week at Hodges Stadium.
Snow covers the mountains as seen from the downtown Arrow Train station on a recent sunny day. Snow Valley, the closest ski resort to Redlands, got 5 inches of fresh snow in last week’s storm. The resort expects to open on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, weather permitting.
SIMI VALLEY — The celebration was on for the Arrowhead Christian Academy girls’ volleyball team when Simi Valley’s last serve landed beyond the end line.
SAN BERNARDINO — Citrus Valley High defensive back Jelani McLaughlin intercepted a pass, skidded along the cold turf and then popped right up. McLaughlin raised his arms in triumph— a victory that was just nine minutes away.
The Citrus Valley High football team secured second place in the Citrus Belt League by defeating Redlands 49-6 last week.
The Arrowhead Christian Academy girls’ volleyball team is on the cusp of making history.
Dre Owens saw the ball floating tantalizingly through the air and his eyes grew wide.
It is homecoming at Cajon High School in San Bernardino and a disc jockey is hired for the occasion. The sound of the proceedings is like a jet airplane engine.
The pivotal play in Redlands High’s tense 20-19 Smudge Pot Game victory against Redlands East Valley came with 25 seconds left on the REV 1-yard line.
There are fans who wear elaborate costumes to professional sporting events (see Las Vegas Raiders).
The Redlands High girls’ volleyball team wrapped up its unbeaten Citrus Belt League season with a 3-0 victory against Citrus Valley. The scores were 25-16, 25-8, 25-17.
The University of Redlands football team fell to Chapman 38-28 last week in a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game.
Citrus Valley High football coach Kurt Bruich won his 200th game as the Blackhawks defeated Redlands East Valley 55-6 last week.
Redlands East Valley High School boys captured the Varsity Division of the Perris Valley XC Showdown Saturday while the REV girls took fifth place, led by two sophomores and a freshman.
The University of Redlands football team won its first game of the season and retained the Smudge Pot by defeating Cal Lutheran 35-14 on Saturday, October 8.
Riveting. Thrilling. Exhausting. That’s what the marathon 72-point first set between visiting Yucaipa High and Redlands was last week.
Beaumont High boys’ water polo coach Chris Carlson showed up in the city where he lives and the pool where his two sons played.
The Cajon High of San Bernardino football team served notice last week.
The Redlands High boys’ cross-country team placed second in the varsity division of the Temecula Twilight Invitational on Saturday, October 1 while the Beaumont girls placed fifth in the Showdown Division.
The first-place Redlands High girls’ volleyball team made a call and cross-town Citrus Valley was revved up.
The Grove School meets Packinghouse Christian Academy, a battle of Lilliputian-sized schools. Both have fewer than 200 students — a tussle Jonathan Swift would love.
Maddie Brown fields a pass and sets the ball perfectly across the court to Julia Tolstova who pounds it home. It is one of Tolstova’s 15 kills and she pumps her fist in joy.
BEAUMONT — The Citrus Valley High football team turned in its third sterling effort in a row, defeating host Beaumont 28-0 last week.
Volleyball teams with first-year coaches met last week and host Citrus Valley High prevailed.
SAN BERNARDINO — Hannah Butterfield and Taylor Becker were close approaching the track at the Cajon High Stadium in the Citrus Belt League No. 1 center meet. But Beaumont High’s Butterfield, with her long strides, outkicked Yucaipa’s Becker to the finish.
There is still a long way to go, but is the Redlands High girls’ volleyball team steaming toward history?
The bright spot for the University of Redlands football team following a 25-21 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps last week is that conference play has not started.