John Murphy

Empire

Journalist and Editor at Freelance

Storyteller. Seeking subjects with compelling backgrounds. Contact: [email protected]

Featured in: Favicon

redlandscommunitynews.com Favicon

dailymail.co.uk Favicon

si.com

miamiherald.com Favicon

ocregister.com Favicon

dailynews.com

star-telegram.com Favicon

pix11.com

sbsun.com

sanluisobispo.com + 62 more

Articles

Fast-growing girls flag football back for a second CBL season

1 week ago | communityforwardredlands.com | John Murphy

Girls flag football is back for a second year for Citrus Belt League teams, beginning in August. The sport's growth is driven by state-governing bodies and the NFL. It will also be included for both men and women in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Flag football is a hit in the CBL with defending league champion Beaumont boasting a huge turnout last season, forcing Cougar coach Frank Kingsley to make cuts. Redlands High coach April Berry also says she made cuts this season.
More than 400 kids participate in Jaelan Phillips Football Camp

1 week ago | shorturl.at | John Murphy

REDLANDS – Hundreds of boys and girls toiled under a bright, windless, nearly cloud-less sky on Saturday. The Jaelan Phillips Football Camp returned to Redlands East Valley High, and it was not disappointing. The pied piper of course was Phillips, a linebacker for the Miami Dolphins and a former REV star. The 6-foot-5, 263-pound defender was difficult to miss in his white camp T-shirt and ballcap turned backwards.
Redlands East Valley High legend Krista (Vansant) Hendrickson returning to West Coast

2 weeks ago | shorturl.at | John Murphy

She’s coming back. Redlands East Valley High graduate Krista (Vansant) Hendrickson, one of the greatest athletes in Inland Empire history, is returning to the West Coast. Monday it was announced that Hendrickson is leaving her job as an assistant women’s volleyball coach at the University of Illinois, to take a similar post at her alma mater, the University of Washington.
Prep football season quickly approaching

2 weeks ago | share.google | John Murphy

The high school football season is now less than three months away. The three Redlands Unified comprehensive high schools have released their schedules and two of them – Redlands High and Redlands East Valley – open their seasons the third weekend of August. Private school Arrowhead Christian begins its season the same week. Redlands hosts Citrus Hill of Perris on Thursday, Aug. 21. REV hosts the California Military Institute of Perris the following night.
More than 40 years ago, Camille Andreas became first Redlands girl to compete in state track and field meet

3 weeks ago | shorturl.at | John Murphy

Sign up for our weekly newsletter Great! Check your inbox and click the link. Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again. Great! Youâ€™ve successfully signed up. Welcome back! You've successfully signed in. You've successfully subscribed to Community Forward Redlands. Your link has expired. Success! Check your email for magic link to sign-in. Success! Your billing info has been updated. Your billing was not updated.
League champ REV lands four on All-CBL baseball

3 weeks ago | communityforwardredlands.com | John Murphy

League champion Redlands East Valley put four players on the baseball All-Citrus Belt League first team. First-teamers for REV are Griffin Cunningham, Cash Dabbs, Azael Hernandez, and Caleb Jamroz. Dabbs went 9-4 on the mound with a 1.77 earned run average. He also had 13 runs batted in at the plate. Hernandez went 0-0 on the mound with a 2.10 ERA and two saves. Jamroz went 7-1 on the mound with a 2.04 ERA. Cunningham hit .396 with five triples and 10 RBI.
Beaumont, Redlands, Yucaipa dominate All-CBL first-team boys volleyball

3 weeks ago | shorturl.at | John Murphy

Beaumont, Redlands, and Yucaipa high schools dominated Citrus Belt League boys volleyball play and the All-CBL first team reflected that. Yucaipa put three players on the first team in JR Lopez, Dylan Spry, and Cooper Fry. League champion Beaumont put two players on the first squad – Jacob Chase and Bryce Jacobsen. Cajon landed two players on the first team, Nathaniel Young and Kyle Loomer. League Most Valuable Player Philip Shin and Saul Yanez made the first team for Redlands High.
All-CBL softball first-teamers equally distributed

3 weeks ago | shorturl.at | John Murphy

Reflecting a softball season in which Yucaipa, Citrus Valley, and Beaumont tied for the Citrus Belt League title and Cajon finished a game behind, all-league honorees were mostly equally distributed. Yucaipa had three first-team honorees – league Pitcher of the Year Emily Mendoza, Makenna Pettey, and Peyton Seevers. Mendoza went 10-3 in the pitcher’s circle with a 0.76 earned run average. She struck out 77 and walked 17. Pettey hit .512 with nine home runs and 29 runs batted in.
Redlands High’s Cullen seeks rarefied air

1 month ago | shorturl.at | John Murphy

Michael Cullen, Redlands High’s state-meet-bound pole vaulter, was competing at the California Winter Championships at Arcadia High on February 8. Cullen took a deep breath. He raised his pole. He thundered down the runway and planted. His pole bent as he tucked his body into a L. He was fully upside down before turning his body 180 degrees and clearing the barrier. The Terrier star bounced off the mat and celebrated.
Redlands High’s Cullen seeks rarefied air

1 month ago | communityforwardredlands.com | John Murphy

Michael Cullen, Redlands High’s state-meet-bound pole vaulter, was competing at the California Winter Championships at Arcadia High on February 8. Cullen took a deep breath. He raised his pole. He thundered down the runway and planted. His pole bent as he tucked his body into a L. He was fully upside down before turning his body 180 degrees and clearing the barrier. The Terrier star bounced off the mat and celebrated.