San Gabriel Mission

SOUTHWEST GLENDALE — There will be no need to participate in a play-in game. This time around, the members of the Holy Family basketball team managed to take care of their own business and punch their ticket into the CIF Southern Section Division V-AA playoffs later this month. It took some dramatics and a few extra minutes for it to get accomplished. Holy Family received a game-tying basket from Gayle Lachica to end the fourth quarter and then got a good defensive effort in overtime to escape with a 45-42 Horizon League home win against San Gabriel Mission on Tuesday night at Pacific Park Community Center.

SAN GABRIEL — With an up-and-coming roster that consists of just one senior and is filled with inexperience, the Holy Family softball team knew there would likely be some challenging times throughout the course of its season. Unfortunately for the Gaels, Tuesday was one of the those days. Holy Family had no answer for San Gabriel Mission and ace Paige Gonzales, as the Gaels were held hitless in a 13-0 mercy-rule shortened Horizon League loss at Mission. The senior Gonzales struck out nine in her five innings of work and faced just one batter over the minimum to pick up the win for the Pioneers (9-10, 2-2 in league)

SOUTHWEST GLENDALE — Right from the start, things clicked for the members of the Holy Family volleyball team. And they couldn’t have picked a better time for it to happen, as their stellar play led to them clinching a playoff spot. Holy Family received nine kills and 20 digs from sophomore outside hitter Ashlee Sandoval on its way to recording a 25-16, 25-18, 25-17 Horizon League victory against visiting San Gabriel Mission on Tuesday afternoon at Pacific Park Community Center.

SAN GABRIEL — Every match the Holy Family High girls' soccer team has played this season has come with a handicap, as the Gaels' roster consists of just 10 players — one short of a full team. On Wednesday, the team's numbers were whittled down even further to nine due to a missing player and, with opponent San Gabriel Mission fielding a full 11 with bench players to spare, the deck was stacked even more heavily against Holy Family. The Gaels never got a shot attempt off in a 10-0 Horizon League loss that saw the host Pioneers continue to attack the goal with full force right up until the final whistle.

TODAY GIRLS' SOCCER Arcadia at Crescenta Valley, 3:15 p.m. Hoover at Glendale, 3:15 p.m. Holy Family vs. San Gabriel Mission at Glendale Sports Complex, 3:30 p.m. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, 5 p.m. BOYS' SOCCER Crescenta Valley vs. Arcadia at Arcadia Civic Center Field, 3:15 p.m. Glendale at Hoover, 3:15 p.m. St. Francis at Sherman Oaks...

Edgar Melik-Stepanyan At the end of the third quarter, with his Holy Family basketball team staying close against San Gabriel Mission, Gael Coach Victor Diaz looked at the scoreboard and wondered out loud, "We're only down by eight?" As poorly as the Gaels were shooting, they still managed to remain in striking distance of the Pioneers in Thursday's Horizon League game at the Glendale YMCA. But in the end, Holy Family couldn't overcome its three-of-35 shooting performance in the second half of a 41-30 setback.

Charles Rich The cleaners are a good bet to do business with Matthan Jackson, who works up a sweat while frantically pacing the sideline in his expensive suit. The Holy Family basketball coach, his dress shirt and jacket filled with sweat, might get a special deal if the Gaels continue to miss free throws. Holy Family missed nine of 14 free throws en route to a 59-53 double overtime loss Thursday to San Gabriel Mission in an Horizon League game at Glassell Park Recreation Center.

Saro Sarkisian LOS ANGELES -- Although the Holy Family girls' volleyball team had won only one match this season, the Gaels were all business Wednesday against San Gabriel Mission in a Horizon League showdown at Elysian Valley Recreational Center. Holy Family gave it all it had, pushing the Pioneers to five games, but fell short, 15-13, 11-15, 18-16, 14-16, 15-13. "Before the match they were not sure of what they were capable of doing," Gael Co-coach Robert Bringas said.

SOFTBALL Mascot: Gaels Enrollment: 295 CIF Division: VI League: Horizon Last year: 12-6, 8-2 in league League finish: Second THE PLAYERS Krystal Avila Lupisue Coria Raquel Rosas Erlinda Sanchez Alejandra Ballar Lupe Diaz Nicole Gonzales Marisa Sanchez Veronica Arrazah Felicia Sanchez Monique Martinez ...

NORTHEAST GLENDALE — First-year Holy Family softball Coach Greg Ziomek would like to see his team’s battery recharged. The Gaels have tried their best under Ziomek, but he made it a point to explain to his squad that the pitching and catching needed to do a little better on the diamond. “The heartbeat of a team is the pitcher and catcher,” said Ziomek after Holy Family suffered a 17-8 loss to San Gabriel Mission in a Horizon League contest Tuesday afternoon at the Glendale Sports Complex.

SAN GABRIEL — Every match the Holy Family High girls' soccer team has played this season has come with a handicap, as the Gaels' roster consists of just 10 players — one short of a full team. On Wednesday, the team's numbers were whittled down even further to nine due to a missing player and, with opponent San Gabriel Mission fielding a full 11 with bench players to spare, the deck was stacked even more heavily against Holy Family. The Gaels never got a shot attempt off in a 10-0 Horizon League loss that saw the host Pioneers continue to attack the goal with full force right up until the final whistle.

SAN GABRIEL — With two starters out for different reasons, the Holy Family softball team was forced to go to Plan B. That plan of attack didn't turn out well for the Gaels, who made seven errors en route to a 4-1 road loss against San Gabriel Mission on Tuesday afternoon in a Horizon League contest. Holy Family (3-4, 2-1 in league) competed without starting catcher Melanie Leyva because of a hand injury and left fielder Kiara Ardines (academics), forcing Holy Family Coach Greg Ziomek to insert players into new positions for the first time this season.

TODAY GIRLS? BASKETBALL ?San Gabriel Mission vs. Holy Family at Pacific Park Community Center, 5:30 p.m. ?Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, 7 p.m. ?San Gabriel Academy at Glendale Adventist Academy, 4 p.m. ? BOYS? BASKETBALL ?San Gabriel Academy at Glendale Adventist Academy, 5:30 p.m. ?Ribet Academy at Renaissance Academy, TBA ? GIRLS? WATER POLO ?Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, 4 p.m. ?

SOUTHWEST GLENDALE — There will be no need to participate in a play-in game. This time around, the members of the Holy Family basketball team managed to take care of their own business and punch their ticket into the CIF Southern Section Division V-AA playoffs later this month. It took some dramatics and a few extra minutes for it to get accomplished. Holy Family received a game-tying basket from Gayle Lachica to end the fourth quarter and then got a good defensive effort in overtime to escape with a 45-42 Horizon League home win against San Gabriel Mission on Tuesday night at Pacific Park Community Center.

SOUTHWEST GLENDALE — Right from the start, things clicked for the members of the Holy Family volleyball team. And they couldn’t have picked a better time for it to happen, as their stellar play led to them clinching a playoff spot. Holy Family received nine kills and 20 digs from sophomore outside hitter Ashlee Sandoval on its way to recording a 25-16, 25-18, 25-17 Horizon League victory against visiting San Gabriel Mission on Tuesday afternoon at Pacific Park Community Center.

PASADENA — For as long and furiously as the Holy Family volleyball team battled just to force a fifth game in Thursday’s Horizon League season opener against Alverno at Foothill Community Church, control of the deciding stanza was ripped from its grasp rather quickly. In a foot race to 15 points, the Jaguars were already a third of the way home before the Gaels even took their first serve and the head start was too much to make up, as Holy Family suffered a 25-14, 25-27, 25-15, 18-25, 15-7 defeat.

NORTHEAST GLENDALE — First-year Holy Family softball Coach Greg Ziomek would like to see his team’s battery recharged. The Gaels have tried their best under Ziomek, but he made it a point to explain to his squad that the pitching and catching needed to do a little better on the diamond. “The heartbeat of a team is the pitcher and catcher,” said Ziomek after Holy Family suffered a 17-8 loss to San Gabriel Mission in a Horizon League contest Tuesday afternoon at the Glendale Sports Complex.

LOS ANGELES — Tara Sims played like an All-Star. The freshman goalkeeper for the Holy Family soccer team did everything within her power to keep the Gaels afloat, stopping a pair of breakaways and foiling several point-blank shots en route to finishing with 16 saves. Unfortunately for Sims, her teammates couldn’t pick her up in a 5-1 loss to San Gabriel Mission in a Horizon League match Tuesday afternoon at Rio de L.A. Park. At 3-7-1 and 0-5-1, it’s unlikely that the Gaels will qualify for the postseason for a third consecutive year.

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE — It hasn’t been the best of weeks for the Holy Family volleyball team. On Tuesday, the Gaels fell to rival Alverno in a crucial Horizon League contest. On Wednesday, Holy Family Coach Michael Godoy stepped down. Fortunately for the Gaels, fortunes turned for the better by the simple nature of their schedule on Thursday, as they swept San Gabriel Mission, 25-18, 25-21, 25-20 in a home league match at Maple Park. “It was devastating for some of us,” said Holy Family senior libero Racquel Valenzuela.

SAN GABRIEL — With an up-and-coming roster that consists of just one senior and is filled with inexperience, the Holy Family softball team knew there would likely be some challenging times throughout the course of its season. Unfortunately for the Gaels, Tuesday was one of the those days. Holy Family had no answer for San Gabriel Mission and ace Paige Gonzales, as the Gaels were held hitless in a 13-0 mercy-rule shortened Horizon League loss at Mission. The senior Gonzales struck out nine in her five innings of work and faced just one batter over the minimum to pick up the win for the Pioneers (9-10, 2-2 in league)