I cover Inland high school sports for the Southern California News Group. Contact: ejohnson@scng.com
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Jamaal Williams (Fontana Summit) and Tyler Allgeier (Fontana Kaiser) both surpass the 1,000-yard rushing mark today.
Allgeier accomplishes the feat in his rookie season. Williams leads the league in rushing TDs (15).
Williams and Allgeier both played collegiately at BYU.
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And with that, high school sports have resumed in Southern California.
The Ramona and Arlington girls cross country team begin their dual meet Saturday.
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Saoirse Ronan’s speech at tonight’s Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala was awesome.
"... How important it is for all of us to be able to go see a film within which we can recognize ourselves, our mothers, our fathers, our friends, our teachers."
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Final career numbers for Cajon QB Jayden Daniels (@JayD__5):
Passing: 921-1389 (66.3%), 14,007 yards, 170 TDs, 25 INTs
Rushing: 562 carries, 3,645 yards, 41 TDs
Daniels had 6,431 total yards of offense as a junior and 6,051 total yards of offense as a senior.
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Just saw Mockingjay, Part 2. They really nailed this one. A spectacular way to end the @TheHungerGames series.
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Congratulations to Norco's Taylor Dockins on being chosen Gatorade's California Softball Player of the Year. pe.com/2017/06/05/norcos-tay…
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I’ve been a sports reporter at The Press-Enterprise for 22 years, and I’m finally making that most unique of trips in the CIF Southern Section.
Heading to Catalina Island as California School for the Deaf, Riverside plays at Avalon in an 8-man football semifinal game.
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Santiago graduate Brice Turang is 4 for 4 with a walk and two steals in his fifth pro game. Turang has hit safely in all five games with the Arizona League Brewers, and he’s now is 8 for 18 with four walks (.545 OBP) and five stolen bases.
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Congratulations to Norco's Taylor Dockins, this year's Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year winner. pe.com/2017/06/07/norcos-tay…
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Here is the moment Seth Hernandez found out he was this year’s Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year.
Former MLB player and World Series champion Dexter Fowler presenting the trophy.
Corona High School’s Seth Hernandez chosen Gatorade’s National Baseball Player of the Year trib.al/obixFh4
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Riverside County new adjusted case rate is 10.9, which is a 34.3 percent drop from last week.
That number meets the CDPH threshold for football and other outdoor contact sports to resume competitions.
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Thoughts & prayers always with Taylor Dockins (@16tmoney). Thank you again for your willingness to share your story. pe.com/2017/06/30/softball-s…
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Taylor Dockins (@16tmoney) hears great news from doctors in her latest battle against liver cancer.
pe.com/2017/07/13/softball-s…
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When a @jennylewis show ends with positive DRA vibes 🙀👍 @TheRyanAdams
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BREAKING: Vista Murrieta football coach David Olson has been asked to step down by the school's principal, Mick Wager. News comfirmed in a released by the Murrieta Valley Unified School District.
More to come on this story.
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BREAKING NEWS: Don Markham, legendary football high school football coach known for the double-wing offense, passed away today, according to his son. Markham coached at several local schools, including Colton, Bloomington, Ramona, Rialto and Pacific. More to come.
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Just talked with Taylor Dockins (@16tmoney) and she said doctors have approved her to be placed on a list for a liver transplant.
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Matt Logan confirms Seven McGee has enrolled at Centennial. McGee is a four-star running back (Class of 2021) who previously played at East HS in New York and Narbonne HS in California.
McGee already has committed to Oregon.
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At Chino Hills HS today, as the school retires No. 21 boys basketball jersey worn by brother Nnamdi and Onyeka Okongwu. Nnamdi died in 2014 from a brain injury suffered in a skateboarding accident. "Big O" wore the number in honor of his brother for four seasons.
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It’s been another rough week for our industry. I want to take time to thank and show my appreciation for the work done by @landonnegri and @MGardnerSports. Their words helped give a strong voice to Inland area athletes and coaches. They will be extremely missed by all. 😔
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.@Fotogodterry coming through with the great lightning photo during the delay of the Centennial-Norco game
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Humbled and honored to be the recipient of this year’s Bud Dyer Jr. media award from the @SCFCA_.
Thank you to president Scott Morrison (Santiago HS) and the rest of the board, and to Norte Vista coach Ken Batdorf for presenting the award during Saturday’s luncheon.
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CJ Stroud (Rancho Cucamonga) now the highest NFL draft pick to from an Inland high school.
Previous top pick was Hall of Fame offensive lineman Anthony Munoz (Chaffey), who was selected No. 3 in the 1980 draft.
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At JW North for the 8-man football Division 2 final between California School for the Deaf, Riverside and Faith Baptist. Kickoff at 5 p.m.
CSDR looking to cap storybook season, but this, by far, will be the team’s biggest test of the season.
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Norco's Taylor Dockins (@16tmoney) set a @CIFSS record Tuesday, picking up the 104th win of her career.
pe.com/2017/05/09/norcos-tay…
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My story on Randell Turner, who found stability and comfort again at Norco.
“Everybody here welcomed me with open arms, and that makes things a lot easier in a difficult time,” Turner said. “... I can finally say that I have a home again.”
dlvr.it/Q0916y
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Yucaipa’s Asani Hampton breaks the Inland record in the 100. Previous best was 10.27 by Michael Norman.
Yucaipa’s @asani1st sets a PR with a wind-legal 10.26 seconds in 100 meters at Citrus Belt League finals
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I’ve said many times before @16tmoney, you’re strength and your fight are amazing. You continue to be an inspiration to many.
Chemo Monday and bullpens Wednesday #perspective #Taylorstrong
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Norco alum Victor Viramontes with 508 yards of offense in RCC’s 42-34 win over Ventura. He threw for 284 yards, 5 TDs; rushed for 224 yards.
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Our first @SoCalPrepLegend Athlete of the Week is Marcus Nesby (@marcusnesby24) of the @SantiagoSharks. pe.com/2017/08/28/socal-prep…
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Murrieta Valley's Marquis Spiker already holds one Inland receiving records, and a couple more are within in grasp. dlvr.it/PcRz24
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The softball community and beyond continues to offer Taylor Dockins (@16tmoney) support and encouragement. pe.com/2017/06/30/taylor-doc…
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Friday marked my 20th anniversary at The Press-Enterprise. I was hired as a news assistant on August 31, 1998 and moved over to sports 14 months later.
What more appropriate way to celebrate that milestone than Friday night football.
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Have yourself a night Jayden Daniels! The Cajon quarterback throws for 290 yards and 4 TDs and rushes for 278 yards and 4 TD to lead the Cowboys to their first section title in 30 years.
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Biggest win of the night for an Inland team has to go to Santiago, 30-28 over highly-touted Murrieta Valley. Huge win for the Sharks.
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Celebratory moment for Elsinore after the ace by @KiaraLampkin
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Roosevelt’s Brayden Burries moved to No. 2 in Inland boys basketball history for most points in a season.
Only three have topped 1,000
1,155 — Louis Kelly, Cajon, 1997
1,048 — Brayden Burries, Roosevelt, 2024
1,013 — LiAngelo Ball, Chino Hills, 2017
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Heartbroken seeing the news about Kennedie Ryan today. Thoughts are with her family, friends, teammates and coaches, the students and staff at Temescal Canyon and the water polo community.
TC lost an amazing person today and I know we are broken, but let’s take a moment to appreciate all the wonderful moments we shared. Thank you for always being in my life and making me a better person,teacher, and coach. #Titanstrong
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The first-inning catch by Norco RF Dakota Potter that saved two runs from scoring.
One of the best catches I’ve seen in person.
@Fotogodterry with the great photo of the catch.
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Athletics Mercado 1, Georgia Impact 0 (final).
Athletics Mercado win the PGF 18U Premier Division national championship.
Allison Royalty with a one-hitter and 14 Ks. Paige Smith with the RBI that knocked in Quincee Lilio.
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HE’S BACK!
Coley Candaele is returning to lead the Vista Murrieta football program, the school announced today.
Candaele started the program and compiled a 132-25 record over 13 seasons. He led the program to seven straight section finals (09-15), winning one title in 2011.
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Norco's Taylor Dockins (@16tmoney) has been selected the @MaxPreps National Softball Player of the Year. maxpreps.com/m/article.aspx?…
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Norco gets on the board with a 40-yard TD run by @Babydye23
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Santiago water polo goalie Riley Rosales has a partner in his battle with Type 1 diabetes. More on Riley and Apollo. pe.com/2017/10/24/santiago-w…
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Our nominee for @SoCalPrepLegend Girls Athlete of the Week is Santiago girls volleyball player Erin Anderson. dlvr.it/PzY1P1
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This senior class finished their careers at Norco with a 118-11 record, four Big VIII League titles, three appearances in the @CIFSS finals and two section championships. And they cap it off with a mythical state championship, too.
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Norco’s senior class goes down as the best in Inland softball history. 114-18 record over four years while playing the toughest of schedules. Book-ended section titles in 2015/2018, a third finals appearance in 2017 and a semifinals finish in 2016.
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UPDATE: Taylor Dockins and her family received some good news from doctors Friday. Taylor has a meeting scheduled Wednesday at UCLA.
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Tonight’s show was the seventh time in two years I’ve seen @talwilkenfeld in concert. I’ve logged 1,750 miles to see these amazing shows by such a talented artist and wonderful person. I have enjoyed being on this journey.
And Happy (early) Birthday, Tal!
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Joe Kelly’s World Series line:
1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 IP, 4H, 10 Ks, and he appeared in all five games.
The biggest stat though: 0 BBs.
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Norco's record-setting pitcher @16tmoney is the HSGameTime Softball Player of the Year. pe.com/2017/06/24/norcos-tay…
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Biggest win of the night goes to Hemet. The Bulldogs beat Citrus Hill, 10-7 to end the Hawks’ 44-game league winning streak.
Hemet’s first win against Citrus Hill, and just Citrus Hill’s third league loss in school history (San Jacinto in 2006, Beaumont in 2010 the others)
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DIVISION 2 BRACKET
Tesoro at No. 1 Rancho Verde
Alemany at Cathedral
Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks at La Habra
Westlake at No. 4 Los Alamitos
Redlands East Valley at No. 3 Norco
Heritage at Upland
Edison at San Juan Hillls
St. Francis at No. 2 Calabasas
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Marquis Spiker now with 61 career TD catch, five shy of tying the state record held by Cathedral’s Earvin Johnson.
How @spkier5 (Marquis Spiker) led @MurrNightHawks to a 38-17 win over @VMHSUPDATES Story, box, gallery, video here: pe.com/2017/10/06/murrieta-v…
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Mobley brothers’ unselfishness does not always get enough praise. More than happy to defer to teammates if they have the hot hand. Who would have thought Rancho Christian could beat Sierra Canyon with the Mobley combining for only 16 points?
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Centennial honoring Matt Logan prior to tonight’s game. Last week, Logan picked up his 280th victory to become Riverside County’s winningest football coach.
Logan past the late great Gary Campbell (Norco, Banning). Logan, of course, played for Campbell at Norco.
At Centennial HS this evening for a Big West Conference-Upper Division opener between the Huskies (3-2) and Chaparral (4-1).
Last year’s game was close at halftime (42-28), but Centennial pulled away for a 70-28 victory.
Kickoff at 7:30.
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Centennial already has filled its game that was lost due to the cancellation of the Honor Bowl. The Huskies will travel to Helix on Sept. 4. Helix is the reigning San Diego Section Open Division champion.
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Fun night of music/poetry inside the Descanso Gardens. @ZOLAJESUS closed the evening like a Goddess, backed by a string quartet. Here’s the opening verses of her powerful song "Witness" ... Thank you again, Nika, for another memorable performance! 🖤
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Looking forward to another round of @talwilkenfeld and her awesome band next month at @moroccan_lounge. Got my ticket this morning! Early birthday gift to myself. 🎸🎸🎸
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Best celebration in HS sports? The water polo plunge! @ladywolvespolo @CoachLynton @ChristianCardey
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Twins Michael and Michael Forbes both will play for a CIF-SS title in their final games at Norco. And their parents, Christina and Dave, get to see both.
📰: pe.com/2019/05/16/norco-twin…
📷: @Fotogodterry
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Happy Birthday to the wonderful and charming @karengillan, forever my favorite Doctor Who companion and a kick-ass action movie star, as well. #HappyBirthdayPond 🎂🎉
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Riverside County’s adjusted case rate is down to 6.1, and the county is now officially in the red tier.
Testing for high school football and water polo athletes no longer required, but some districts might choose to continue testing.
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Twins Taiwo and Kehinde Olawuyi, born in Nigeria, have made a big impact for @RamonaRamsFB. pe.com/articles/kehinde-8121…
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Riverside Poly boys basketball program has been placed on probation for multiple violations of CIF Southern Section bylaws.
Program is ineligible for the postseason this year and will have to forfeit victories from multiple seasons.
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Character award for Centennial went to Arturo Herrera, who stepped back in at QB after moving to WR this season.
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The Inland Empire played a big part in Boise State’s comeback victory over Fresno State tonight.
Alexander Mattison (San Bernardino HS) ran for 144 yards and 2 TDs, and Khalil Shakir (Vista Murrieta HS) caught the deciding touchdown.
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Unofficially, I had Centennial QB Tanner McKee with 286 passing yards, 3 TDs and 209 rushing yards, 1 TD in tonight’s game.
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Division 1 softball quarterfinals are set:
Orange Lutheran at Norco
Huntington Beach at Chino Hills
Santiago at Gahr
Great Oak at Santa Margarita
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Centennial boys basketball program reaches a new height with this Open Division championship.
And two former players who helped that upward trajectory over the years are in this photo, as they now are assistant coaches: Shannon Sharpe and Gelaun Wheelwright.
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Thursday's D1 softball quarters:
Norco at Valencia
Great Oak at Mater Dei
Vista Murrieta at Los Alamitos
Lakewood at Orange Lutheran
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Norco beats La Habra, 2-0 to win Tournament of Champions. Cougars will be consensus No. 1 softball team in the nation next week.
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Carlton Johnson helped Rancho Verde win @CIFSS and @CIFState titles in track and field last season.
Johnson wants to add a football title to his championship collection.
📷 by @Fotogodterry
dlvr.it/Q3Yvfs
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The Centennial and Riverside Poly boys hoops team were unable to play in the finals of The Classic at Damien, but the teams have set up a nonleague game at Poly on Jan. 24.
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Best thing about @Cen10Football's new Nike Elite Program uniforms ... Check out the collar #EvilEmpire
📷 by @markdustin
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Norco now the No. 1 softball team in the nation in three different rankings. These are USA Today's first rankings of the season.
Norco (Calif.) takes top spot in #Super25 softball loaded with new teams shar.es/1QnHYq @CNUSD @16tmoney
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Norte Vista football team registered its fourth shutout of the season tonight.
My story on Braves defensive coordinator Andy Martinez (@amDC_novi) and why he has some added motivation this year.
trib.al/l0cjcDL
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Another buzzer-beater for Hillcrest, as Sebastian Mendoza sends the game into overtime. Wow!
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Joe Kelly (Corona HS, UC Riverside) is showing his impressive array of pitches. Hit 100 on the radar gun with the fastball three times and got two strikeouts with his changeup.
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I don’t do chain tweets ... but yes, I oppose racism and hate. But those words need to be backed with action, as well.
Therefore, I pledge to donate $600 during the month of June to organizations leading this important fight.
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Confirmation from Ramona AD John Tibbels:
Ramona will be hosting a cross country meet Saturday morning and will run against Arlington. Might be first official XC race in SoCal this season.
Girls race at 9 a.m.
Boys race at 10:15 a.m.
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Five years ago today, @Laurennnnsweet hit a walkoff grand slam to give Santiago a 4-1 win in the D1 title game.
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Norco 9, Huntington Beach 2 (final).
Norco hesding to seventh D1 softball final since 2006 and fourth in five years.
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