Talking to Calipatria High School senior Hugo Cervantes, one gets the sense he might have a chip on his shoulder.
BRAWLEY — Playing at home on Tuesday the Brawley Wildcats administered a cross-league beat-down to the Imperial Tigers that was completely free of any of the anxieties they may have had last week after two tight games against Calipatria and Southwest.
EL CENTRO — The month of January has been mighty kind to the Holtville High girls’ basketball squad.
For Karen Salais, her sophomore year at Calexico High School has been all about getting bigger, faster, stronger. Well, faster and stronger anyway.
EL CENTRO — If at first you don’t succeed, tie, tie again. At least that’s the way the Southwest and Calexico boys’ soccer teams appear to have hea…
EL CENTRO — Strap in, because this Imperial Valley League basketball season is going to be a bumpy ride, and, comfort issues aside, everybody’s goi…
BRAWLEY — There are no easy outs in Imperial Valley League boys’ basketball. The Southwest Eagles proved as much Friday night when they battled the…
HOLTVILLE — A game against the San Luis Sidewinders proved to be just what the doctor ordered for the Holtville High boys’ basketball team on Thursday.
If somebody says they know absolutely, 100 percent for certain, who’s going to with the Imperial Valley League boys’ basketball crown this season i…
EL CENTRO — On Tuesday the Imperial High girls’ basketball team made the short hop down to El Centro for a game against the Southwest Eagles, whom …
Here she is again. New year, same story — Savannah Gomez is absolutely crushing it on the wrestling scene.
HOLTVILLE — Playing at home on Tuesday, the Holtville Vikings notched a quality cross-league win over the Calexico Bulldogs, besting them 51-42 tha…
Imperial's Sierra Morris (15) goes up for a shot with Southwest's Andrea Aguilar (44) flying in to attempt a block in the second half of the Tigers…
IMPERIAL — Fresh off pulverizing the Kofa High Kings, 84-11, on Friday night, the Imperial girls’ basketball team found itself up against a much to…
CALEXICO — So far in the 2019-20 season the Vincent Memorial girls’ basketball team has played in 12 games, and each of those 12 games has ended wi…
CALEXICO — It was good to be a Calexico Bulldog at home on Friday. Both the boys’ soccer and basketball team hosted familiar foes in games with 6 p…
Whisper-quiet in life, Alejandro Serrano inspires loud reactions out on the soccer pitch.
CALEXICO — The Calexico girls’ soccer team earned a 1-0 win over the visiting Gila Ridge Hawks on Thursday afternoon thanks in large part to the “n…
This year’s Holtville High School girls’ basketball team is united by one holy quest: They really want to beat Imperial.
BRAWLEY — Playing in their first post-holiday-break game on Tuesday, the Brawley Wildcats shook off a clunky tournament loss to Portola High out of…
BRAWLEY — The Brawley Wildcats erased any doubt over who is the leader of the pack in the Imperial Valley League soccer race Tuesday with a 9-0 blo…
EL CAJON — Belatedly ringing in 2020 at the Grossmont New Year’s tournament Thursday through Saturday, the Holtville High School girls’ basketball …
The Calexico Booster Club held a baseball and softball camp Saturday for kids ages 6 through 12 near the Calexico Water Plant.
IMPERIAL — The Imperial JV Jamboree girls’ basketball tournament, which has monopolized the school’s main gym here for the past couple of days (and…
When school’s out on holiday break, a fair share of the local sports tends to go with it.
Year in Review
Happy New Year! (Or so it is to be hoped.)
Editor’s note: This column is part of a continuing series examining how the current CIF playoff seeding system came to be and how that formula is a…
DUNCANVILLE, Texas —Valley native Marcos Andrew Navarro took first place in his division at the North American Grappling Association’s World Jiu-ji…
EL CENTRO — There’s no fiercer Imperial Valley League soccer rivalry than that between the Calexico and Central Union High School boys’ teams. The …
BRAWLEY — The Brawley Wildcats took a brief step back from the rigors of IVL play on Wednesday, taking time out to beat up on the City League’s Chr…
The thing about soccer is that it’s a low scoring game, by and large. When Brazil lost to Germany 7-1 back in the 2014 World Cup the six-goal margi…
EL CENTRO — Imperial Valley League soccer got underway with a series of games across the county on Tuesday. Though it’s still early, it is not diff…
