Preview: Tuesday’s League Finals

Here we go. As you can see from the coverage below, eight SGV teams and one individual have already advanced to the November 11 CIF Prelims at Mt.SAC and the rest get going on Tuesday with two on the Mt.SAC course itself. The Glendora girls will be looking to win their first league title ever . . . → Read More: Preview: Tuesday’s League Finals

Del Rey League Finals: Emily and Daniel to the Front

Daniel De La Torre

La Salle’s Daniel De La Torre and Bishop Amat’s Emily Hubert came into the season with very different expectations. Daniel had a great sophomore XC season in ’10, medaling at CIF finals and advancing to the State meet. An injury robbed him of his soph track season (read about . . . → Read More: Del Rey League Finals: Emily and Daniel to the Front

Camino Real Finals: Cantwell Boys & St. Paul Girls Finish the Job

St. Paul – Girls Champs

At the two Camino Real League cluster meets, the Cantwell boys and St. Paul girls had come out on top, with the other school coming second each time. At Saturday’s 2011 Championship Finals, held on the flat, 3-mile course at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale, they held form . . . → Read More: Camino Real Finals: Cantwell Boys & St. Paul Girls Finish the Job

Prep League Finals: Flintridge Prep & Mayfield Confirm Their Status

Flintridge Prep – Boys Champs

This highly competitive small school league came into their finals at Pierce College with the SGV #9 Flintridge Prep boys looking to maintain their dominance and the girls from SGV #2 Mayfield looking to confirm their top spot for the first time since 2008. Both teams were more . . . → Read More: Prep League Finals: Flintridge Prep & Mayfield Confirm Their Status

Cougar 2 Miler: Bueckert & Martinez Get Going on the Track

Kyle B on the track at the 2010 CIF XC Finals

Friday’s Cougar Two Miler at Azusa Pacific gave several SGV teams one, last quick run out before finals, and it gave us all the first race on the track of the 2012 season.

Maranatha junior Kyle Bueckert was the quickest among the . . . → Read More: Cougar 2 Miler: Bueckert & Martinez Get Going on the Track

Apache Invite: Arcadia Girls Step Up, El Rancho Guys Confirm

40 teams, including 13 schools from the SGV got in one last race before league finals at the Apache Invitational, run over a flat, super fast 3-mile course at Arcadia Park. Â The hosts Arcadia were second in both races, with the short-handed guys finishing second to Great Oak and the girls, finally running at . . . → Read More: Apache Invite: Arcadia Girls Step Up, El Rancho Guys Confirm

Montview #3: Ganesha Boys Back Out Front, Girls Switch Up Again

The Montview League returned to Schabarum Park for their third cluster meet on Thursday, October 28. The teams in this league evolve a great deal during the season, and this was evidenced again in the girls race, where Azusa was the winner for the first time, following wins by Sierra Vista (2nd this time) and . . . → Read More: Montview #3: Ganesha Boys Back Out Front, Girls Switch Up Again

Almont #2: Keppel Girls Surge, Schurr Boys Hold

Patsy Hurley Last Summer

Getting caught up with recently received results, the boys race at the second Almont League cluster meet, held on Wednesday, October 19 at Legg Lake, was a near repeat of the first. Once again, senior Justin Raya was an easy winner, his 15:49 the best by almost a minute, . . . → Read More: Almont #2: Keppel Girls Surge, Schurr Boys Hold

SGV Girls Rankings II: Arcadia Out in Front

Again, this is why we run the races. Arcadia ran very well in the tough Mt.SAC Team Sweepstakes, turning in the SGV’s best performance of the weekend. Unlike the boys, where several ranked team’s stumbled on the famous 2.93-mile course, the girls teams all either surged forward or held their places. Also unlike the boys, . . . → Read More: SGV Girls Rankings II: Arcadia Out in Front

SGV Boys Rankings II: Damien & Don Bosco Move Up, Flintridge Prep Moves In

Arcadia holds the top spot in our second ranking of the 2011 season for San Gabriel Valley Cross Country. All of the SGV’s top teams ran at last weekend’s Mt.SAC Invitational, and the results created quite a bit of movement in the rankings. While the Apaches are still on top, their team depth is now . . . → Read More: SGV Boys Rankings II: Damien & Don Bosco Move Up, Flintridge Prep Moves In

SGV Track & XC

This site is maintained by Bob Ramsey – a SGV T&F athlete (Arroyo ’80), and former coach at Glendora HS and Meet Director of the SGV Champs. Bob is currently Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Whittier College