Rio Hondo

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE - Whether his team is coming off a win or a loss, Flintridge Prep boys' volleyball Coach Sean Beattie knows what to expect from his young squad - a high energy, upbeat group of players. The Rebels dropped their first Prep League match of the season just three days prior against Pasadena Poly, but were back on their home court Friday afternoon to take on Rio Hondo Prep in another league showdown. With their high-energy mantra not missing a beat, the Rebels won, 25-17, 25-23, 18-25, 25-19 and improved to 10-8 overall and 2-1 in league.

SPORT Baseball SCHOOL La Canada YEAR Senior THIS SEASON Has helped Spartans stake a share of first place in Rio Hondo League. LAST WEEK AT A GLANCE Three-sport athlete needed 66 pitches, 49 for strikes, to toss a no-hitter in 2-0 victory against reigning league champion Temple City on Friday at home. Stoner (2-2) struck out 10, didn't walk a batter and hit one. SPORT Softball SCHOOL La Canada YEAR Senior THIS SEASON One of top hitters in the area, batting .500 (14 for 28)

GIRLS? SOCCER Crescenta Valley 5, Burroughs 0: Michelle Deunay scored two goals to lead the Falcons (15-1-4, 12-0 in league) to a Pacific League home victory on Friday. Katie Martin, Brittany Berger and Tori Baldridge also scored goals for Crescenta Valley and assists went to Brittani Dearman, Jordan Kirby, Frances Boukidis, Jordan Royer and Brianna Ismale. Goalkeepers Apolonia Martinez and Amanda Rose Johnson played a half each to combine for the shutout. ? BOYS?

Peter Samore LA CANADA HIGH -- At the beginning of the season, La Canada boys' volleyball Coach Kevin Boyke didn't envision his team earning a spot in the postseason. The Spartans did not not have a setter and were coming off a dismal 1-9 Rio Hondo League record the season before. Boyke, in his first season as coach, came in to see that his team had a sizable amount of height and quickness. However, the team was young--featuring only two seniors--and this might it might not have been enough to get into the playoffs.

From Staff Reports It's the vote that counts: More than three million Californians voted Tuesday to elect Arnold Schwarzenegger as their next governor. Voting hasn't pertained solely to politics, though. Take a look at the boys' water polo rankings in CIF Southern Section Division III, which is voted on by six coaches from the division. La Canada and Manhattan Beach Mira Costa highs share the top billing. That may seem strange since La Canada came through with a 5-4 victory against host Mira Costa on Sept.

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE — Perhaps it was a perfect storm of misfortune for the Flintridge Prep softball team on Tuesday afternoon at Prep. Already faced with a first-place Mayfield squad undefeated in Prep League play, the Rebels were forced to play without starting first baseman and All-Area selection Emma Vine, who was doing school testing, and starting pitcher Denise van der Goot, who was dealing with a death in the family. It all added up to a lopsided 13-1 loss to the Cubs, in which Mayfield set an ominous tone with a two-run first inning and then put the game out of reach with a seven-run fourth.

MEN'S BASKETBALL GCC 64, Rio Hondo 59: Glendale Community College recorded its first win of the season Wednesday in a nonconference home game against Rio Hondo. GCC (1-2) received 15 points from Alton Preston and 11 from Gino LaBomme. Ron Ruffin had 10 points and Glendale High graduate Isa Hall grabbed nine rebounds for the Vaqueros, who will play another nonconference game at Oxnard on Wednesday and a Saturday home game against Allan Hancock. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Ventura 76, GCC 56: The Vaqueros (3-3)

GLENDALE ? A 3-0 start in the Prep League put the Flintridge Prep football team in good position to make the playoffs. Thanks to some shifting in the league standings last week, a strong finish will also be necessary to see that goal through. With bragging rights and tradition on the line, the annual rivalry game between Flintridge Prep and Pasadena Poly never requires any added intrigue to motivate the respective squads. ?You want to beat Poly ? that?s the game that everybody will remember down the line,?

-- DATE OPPONENT TIME Sept. 10 vs. Antelope Valley 7 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. East L.A. 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Santa Ana Tourn. TBA Sept. 22 at Rio Hondo 5 p.m. Sept. 29 vs. Santa Ana 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Ventura 7 p.m. Oct. 8 vs. Cuesta 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at Hancock 7 p.m. Oct. 15 vs. Moorpark 7 p.m. Oct. 19 vs. L.A. Pierce 7 p.m. Oct. 22 vs. Bakersfield 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Citrus 7 p.m. Oct. 29 vs. Santa Monica 7 p.m. Nov. 2 vs. COC 7 p.m. Nov. 5 at L.A Pierce 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Bakersfield 7 p.m. Nov. 12 vs. Citrus 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at Santa Monica 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at COC 7 p.m. --

NORTHEAST GLENDALE — From the first inning to the fifth — which marked the merciful finish — Flintridge Prep's baseball team struggled in every aspect on Tuesday afternoon. It was yet another frustrating outing in a season that has thus far been filled with growing pains, frustrations and dubious firsts. "They looked dead from the beginning of the game," said Rebels Coach Robert "Buzz" Cook after his team's nonleague 13-0 five-inning, mercy-rule loss to Buckley at the Glendale Sports Complex.