Note From The Editor: Wishing another great sports day to all of our dedicated viewers and followers. If you are a brand new follower, then welcome aboard! Please check out our newest feature in this posting. In an effort to maintain a flow-based consistency in our reporting of exciting games, events, trends, and competitions that you will be interested in, we debut our“Cavalcade of Sports & Team Round-Ups #1.” It’s been designed similar to a photo gallery, and will provide you with a brief caption, readable at a glance, while you may be at work, at play, or in relaxation mode. We will attempt to cover those competitive team sports events that occur within East L.A. and carry interest and significance beyond our geographical boundary. Our simple idea is to offer brief work-ups on Youth Programs, High School, College, Major League Baseball, NBA, MLS Soccer, NHL, Arena Football League, Semi-Pro Football and other interesting local sporting events that our Latino & Latina athletes are taking part in, and playing major roles, in their team’s success.
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Congrats! to State Champion, Boys Div. 2, La Mirada “Matadores” for their double OT win over Archbishop Mitty last Saturday at Cal Berkeley. Team Captain, Vittorio Reynoso-Avila, the JR/6-5/Guard, was huge in the tourney. It’s La Mirada’s 1st-ever State Title.
Local East L.A. teams are now in league play. There is a tie for 1st in the Eastern League as of this posting and it’s between Roosevelt and the Bell. Garfield is in 4th place with a (2-1) record. The “East L.A. Classic”- Baseball Game #1 is set for Wed, 4/8 at ELAC. 1st pitch goes at 6 pm.
On 4/4, Final Four Day in Indianpolis, “March Madness” comes to a near-peak as Wisconsin faces #1 Kentucky & Duke squares off with Michigan St. Both games are on TBS. The Final tips off on Mon. 4/6 at 6 pm and is on CBS.
Notre Dame plays So. Carolina in semi #1 on 4/5. Semi #2 features UConn vs. Maryland. The Final is set for 4/7 in Tampa, FL. at 5:30 pm. All games are on ESPN. Watch UConn’s Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, the new NCAA record-holder for most 3 pointers in D-1 history.
As of 4/10, the Bruins softball team is #9 in the national poll. They are currently (6-3) in the PAC-12 & (32-8) overall. Their next homestand vs. the California “Bears” will take place from 4/17-4/19 at Easton Field.
*ELAC Softball: The Lady Huskies are (6-8) in SCC play and (11-17) overall. The team is struggling to repeat last year’s playoff appearance. They are currently tied for 4th place in the Conference. They defeated L.A. Harbor, (3-0), on 3/31. Next home game is on 4/14 vs. El Camino-Compton at 3 pm.
The East L.A. Spartans moved their PAC WEST season record to 4-4 with a Saturday night victory over the visiting Inland Empire “Ryders.” The final score was 48-6. Next up for the Spartans is a road game on 4/4 with the High Desert Rams in Victorville, CA.
The Pacific Warriors, a member of the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA) opens their 2015 season on 4/11. Look for our coverage of the Warriors to begin soon. If you are an interested player or a sponsor, contact the team’s GM now. For more info go to pacwarrriorsfootball.com.
Unfortunately, the Kiss opened their season with a (42-37) road loss to the Portland Thunder. They play the San Jose Sabrecats on 4/4. Look for AJ Cruz (Punt Returner), Matt Estrada (DB) & Mike Diaz (OL) to show their presence. All Kiss games are televised. Go to lakissfootball.com for more info.
For Arena Football fans, keep your eyes on one of the greatest passers in the League’s history, Nick (The Latin Laser) Davila, from Downey, CA was the 2014 AFL MVP & led his Arizona “Rattlers” to the Arena Bowl Championship. To follow the AFL, go to arenafootball.com
Laker fans will have to wait on yet another season before building up their hopes for a new and more competitive team for the 2015-16 season. They are currently in 14th place in the Western Conference with a record of (20-53).
The Playoffs are coming & we now take a look at a short list of our “Names in the Games” – Robin Lopez & Arron Aflalo/Portland Trailblazers; J.J. Barea & Charlie Villanueva/Dallas Mavericks; and Greivis Vasquez/Toronto Raptors. All will be active participants in the run to the Title.
The Clippers (49-26) are now in 5th place in the Western Conference with their hopes still set on clinching a home-court advantage for the upcoming playoffs. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division behind the Warriors who they lost to on 3/31 (110-106), despite Blake Griffin’s 40 point outburst.
The Galaxy are off to a good start. Their current record is (1-1) in the West Division and they are in a 4-way tie for 3rd. They lost a 1-0 decision to D.C. United last weekend. The Galaxy play Vancouver on the road, 4/4 & then come home to play Seattle on 4/12. To follow the team, go to lagalaxy.com
USA & World Soccer Competitions: Mexico defeated Ecuador 1-0 before 90,000 fans at the L.A. Coliseum on 3/28. In other recent “Friendly” matches, Mexico defeated Paraguay (1-0). The USA tied with Switzerland (1-1). And Argentina defeated Ecuador (1-0). For more info go to fifa.com
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Wishing another great sports day to all of our dedicated viewers and followers. If you are a brand new follower, then welcome aboard! Please check out our newest feature in this posting. In an effort to maintain a flow-based consistency in our reporting of exciting games, events, trends, and competitions that you will be interested in, we debut our
