Please say it ain’t so

Sophomore Hannah Jugar shot 67 at Olivas Links Golf Club in faraway Ventura, marking a return to athletic play by University of Redlands golfers last weekend.

Matt Hornung had his hands full with the stopwatch.

That photo told a huge story.

Guidelines for Citrus Belt League cross-country meet No. 2 were laid out early on Monday morning by Boyd Lium, athletic director at Citrus Valley High School.

It was Tom Flores’ caricature, Murray Olderman’s artwork, and it was all signed over to Brian DeRoo.

It was more than a cross-country race.

It was bound to happen sooner or later.

Statistics. Sports.

While listening to Kenny Cabral, who has recently been tabbed as Redlands High School’s new softball coach, his stories can quickly pile up.

Citrus Valley High School’s Cross-country coach Grace Padilla Leong’s car accident in mid-January was only a small part of the carnage.

An hour? For a hundred bucks? Bring your sticks!

It was an announcement set to take place at any moment.

John Wooden and Pete Newell, two legendary college basketball coaches, were right in the middle of Redlands High’s Danny Wolthers college career.

In weeks to come, you’re going to see a feature on a 1961 Redlands High graduate named Danny Wolthers. Basketball player. 6-feet-4-inches. 25 points a game. All-CIF. Played with guys like Gary Sherman. Jim Weatherwax. Steve Taylor.

Mika Lee pays tribute to everyone, it seems, that she deems responsible for the latest big moment in her life — a scholarship at UC Berkeley, a place on its softball team included.

That Christian tag had long been connected with softball whiz Kenzie San Pedro.

YEAR IN REVIEW: Ex-Terrier had a hand in NCAA football championship … Locals had shots at a World Series, Super Bowl and March Madness … Swimming, soccer, softball claim top headlines … Eagles’ net surprise.

There were high expectations — sky-high, in fact— when The Man himself was on the move last night.

In the Land of Twitter, he was once known @PrepCat.

Kurt Bruich made his case for playing a high school football season like no one else probably could. Odds could be stacked against playing, starting first with the CIF-Southern Section’s recent decision to scale back December season startup dates to next month.

Ever since she was 10 years old, Redlands High senior softball player Lindsay Cabral has suited up to play … somewhere.

Redlands East Valley’s golf champion Tayler Muchmore watched Boise State and Nevada-Reno fall away from her grasp at a college scholarship.

Let’s see, Megan Rapinoe or Tom Seaver.

Oziomachkukwu Ozonoh, a 6-foot middle blocker coming into her junior season at Redlands East Valley High, remembers a little trip to Los Angeles back on Sept. 14, 2019.

Citrus Valley senior softball star Ella Nadeau could be a walking billboard for Stanford University.

Inside word was that if Virginia Tech had taken the trouble to block Miami’s Jaelan Phillips last week, the Hokies might’ve been able to beat the ninth-ranked Hurricanes.

It’s a similar lineup, but it’s missing a couple of key names off a state-finishing fifth place from last fall’s California boys’ cross-country championships.

Matt Maeda admits the COVID-19 virus struck him down good during a 30-day period.

END ZONE NOTES: Phillips, Holiness show up on winning sidelines last weekend … Nationally-ranked BYU-Boise State hoists plenty of locals … Daniels & Co. falls one short against USC … Moi family still football active.

SPORT NOTES: Cajon, REV players log into college games … Greg Horton tournament offered to golfers … Pruett winds up fourth on NHRA trail … Chatwood among dozens of MLB free agents.

SPORT NOTES: Aranda has Baylor at 1-2 … Phillips speaks up after Miami win … Pruett goes down in second round speed duel … Ex-Blackhawk heads for Humboldt State.