Riverside Poly defeated Long Beach Poly 81-60 Friday night in a basketball playoff game. The game included some interesting area connections said Mike Murphy, the former San Bernardino Sun sports editor. Long Beach Poly coach Shelton Diggs Jr. is the son of San Bernardino High athletic royalty, former three-sport Cardinals star Shelton Diggs Sr.

The Temecula Valley girls water polo team was right where it needed to be defensively. And the offense was not too far off. Temecula Valley rattled the bar four time in the first period, but the Golden Bears had no problems finding the net the rest of the match. Jadyn Hepler scored all four of her goals during the second half, and Caydence ...

BRENTWOOD – Damien relied on its resiliency to hit some key shots in the fourth quarter and pulled away to defeat Brentwood 80-65 in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 boys basketball playoffs on Friday night.

Not so, their senior offensive force. “Nicole is incredible,” Alfaro said. “I think she’s the best forward in Riverside or San Bernardino (counties).” Dallin’s combination of quickness, strength and instincts were on full display on both goals.The first, in the 12th minute, came on a scramble near the top of the box, when she picked ...

BLOOMINGTON >> Bloomington senior guard Mohammed Awad shook off a sluggish performance in his regular-season finale and ignited the Bruins on Wednesday night. Awad made three 3-pointers and scored 11 first-quarter points en route to a game-high 21 points as Bloomington beat Arlington 67-50 in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division ...

MURRIETA >> Murrieta Mesa girls water polo coach Audra Woods called Ashley Murray a machine. Murray produced a game-high five goals Tuesday evening, leading the Rams to a 12-6 home win over Citrus Valley in a first-round match of the CIF Southern Section’s Division 4 playoffs. “She hustles and is a very smart player,” Woods said of Murray ...

For this day, the Big A stood for Altobelli. The stands along the third base line were nearly full as family and friends of the Altobellis tearfully recounted the lives of the former Orange Coast College baseball coach, his fiercely loyal wife and their basketball star-in-the-making daughter. The field was still full of muddy hills for jumps ...

Oak Hills and Aquinas earned the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, respectively, for the Division 4AA boys playoffs. Oak Hills hosts San Bernardino on Wednesday, while Aquinas opens at home against Bell Gardens in Wednesday’s opening round. Victor Valley Christian is seeded No. 4 in the Division 5AA boys bracket, and the Royals open Wednesday at ...

Upland and Hemet earned the No. 1 seed in their respective playoff divisions as the CIF Southern Section released its girls soccer pairings Saturday morning. Upland, the Baseline League champion, is the top seed in the Division 1 bracket. The Highlanders (22-0) open at home Thursday against Huntington Beach (10-9-5). Hemet, the Mountain Pass ...

Hesperia, Granite Hills and Linfield Christian received No. 1 seeds in their respective divisions as the CIF Southern Section released its boys soccer playoff pairings Saturday morning. Hesperia, the Mojave River League champion, is the top seed in the Division 4 bracket. The Scorpions (16-0-2) open at home Wednesday against Chino Hills (8-5-3 ...