Joe Snyder

Sports Editor at Gardena Valley News

Featured in: Favicon

gardenavalleynews.org Favicon

culvercitynews.org

Articles

Pleasant fails in prelims; Gray, Rendon lead Carson

3 days ago | gardenavalleynews.org | Joe Snyder

By Joe SnyderThroughout the past few decades, Serra High’s boys’ and girls’ track and field teams enjoyed success by winning several CIF-State championships.
Pleasant advances to state in triple jump; Harrison’s hurdle time leaves him up in air

1 week ago | gardenavalleynews.org | Joe Snyder

By Joe SnyderSerra High’s track and field athletes exceled in the CIF-Southern Section Division IV Championships on May 17 at Moorpark High but saw the more prestigious Southern Section Masters Championships (with Divisions I, II, III and IV combined) way tougher and more competitive last Saturday at the same place. As of last Saturday, the Cavaliers advanced just one athlete in Raelyn Pleasant to the CIF-State Meet after she finished fifth in the girls’ triple jump at 37 feet, five inches.
Serra track team shares Division IV crown

2 weeks ago | gardenavalleynews.org | Joe Snyder

By Joe SnyderPrior to last Saturday’s CIF-Southern Section Division IV Track and Field Championships, Serra High head coach Princeton Williams was confident that the Cavaliers could win the championship. It ended up with the Cavaliers tying for the title with Viewpoint High from Calabasas with 49 points apiece Saturday at Moorpark High. Foothill Tech from Ventura finished third with 37 points. Otis “Tre” Harrison repeated as Division IV 300-meter intermediate hurdle champion at 38.2 seconds.
Lee’s 200 win sparks GHS tracksters at ML Finals

3 weeks ago | gardenavalleynews.org | Joe Snyder

By Joe SnyderGardena High senior Devin Lee came out on top of the boys’ 200-meter dash in last Thursday’s Marine League Track and Field Championships at Carson High. Lee won the race at 22.88 seconds to win over second-place Breeden Villagas from San Pedro (23.11) and third-place Jaquer Lewis (Harbor City Narbonne; 23.78). Lee also finished fourth in the 100 clocking 11.18 as he advanced to the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Prelims in both races. “I feel good,” Lee said about his win in the 200.
Serra finally takes down St. Paul on third try

1 month ago | gardenavalleynews.org | Joe Snyder

By Joe SnyderAfter a pair of earlier losses to St. Paul in the Del Rey League, Serra High’s baseball team came through with a 9-4 win over the host Swordsmen on April 29 in Santa Fe Springs. Trailing 3-1 after the first inning, the Cavaliers, who are 4-7 in league and 17-7 overall, let loose for seven runs in the top of the second inning and never looked back. From there, each team added just one more run. Senior C.J. Hughes had a big day, going 2-for-3 with five runs batted in and one run scored.
Serra continues struggle in DRL; unbeaten in non-league

1 month ago | gardenavalleynews.org | Joe Snyder

By Joe SnyderSerra High’s baseball team is red hot in non-league play but remains cold in the rigorous Del Rey League after getting shut out by St. Paul 4-0 last Thursday at Serra. The loss saw the Cavaliers drop to 3-7 in league but are 15-7 overall after rolling over Van Nuys High 13-2 in a San Fernando Tournament game last Saturday at home. Serra is 12-0 in non-league and tournaments.
Serra baseball rallies in to edge Leuzinger

1 month ago | gardenavalleynews.org | Joe Snyder

By Joe SnyderSerra High’s baseball team rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 4-3 non-league win over Leuzinger High from Lawndale on April 16 at Serra. The Cavaliers took advantage of five walks from Olympian pitching to score the three runs. Tim Pryor, Joshua Bronson, and Isaiah Molina each scored on the bases-on-balls.
Harrison, sprinters highlight Serra at Arcadia Invite

1 month ago | gardenavalleynews.org | Joe Snyder

By Joe SnyderSerra High’s boys’ and girls’ track and field teams vied in Friday and Saturday’s prestigious Arcadia Invitational and came out with strong showings. The big highlight for the Cavaliers was Otis “Tre” Harrison who won his heat and finished second overall in the boys’ 300-meter intermediate hurdles at 38.04 seconds on Saturday. He was just .03 seconds slower than the top overall finisher in Samel Eminovic from Mountain Ridge, Ariz. (38.01).
North wins non-league games over St. Bernard, St. Monica

1 month ago | gardenavalleynews.org | Joe Snyder

By Joe SnyderNorth Torrance High’s baseball team took a rest from the Pioneer League and recorded two non-league wins at home over Playa del Rey St. Bernard 9-8 in nine innings last Thursday and 10-2 over Santa Monica St. Monica on Friday. Against St. Bernard, it was mostly a see-saw game. North held a 6-4 lead after three innings and were tied at seven after four and eight after five. The Saxons pushed across the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.
GHS starts Marine with two Banning losses

2 months ago | gardenavalleynews.org | Joe Snyder

By Joe SnyderGardena High’s boys’ baseball team began the Marine League with a bang with a pair of games against a highly regarded Banning High team last week. The Pilots are currently ranked fourth in the CIF-Los Angeles City Section by MaxPreps and they showed why with mercy rule lopsided wins over the Panthers at 25-1 on March 26 at Gardena and 10-0 last Friday at Banning in Wilmington.