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03/02/2020

Alex Bowman gets his first checkered flag for 2020 in Auto Club 400. Jimmie Johnson takes 7th as he nears his retirement.

Bowman led 11O laps in dominating win.

01/26/2020

01/23/2020

Eleven different players scored at least four points for the Hesperia girls basketball team in an 81-11 victory over Sultana on Wednesday night. Playing against her former team, Tyreshia Sessions led the scorpions with 13 points, five rebounds, six assists and seven steals.

HESPERIA — Eleven different players scored at least four points for the Hesperia girls basketball team in a 81-11 victory over Sultana on Wednesday

01/09/2020

The Silverado wrestling team scored 36 points via pinfall en route to its first victory of the season in Desert Sky League action.

VICTORVILLE — The Silverado wrestling team scored 36 points via pinfall en route to its first victory of the season in Desert Sky League action. The

01/09/2020

The Hesperia boys basketball team extended its win streak to nine games over Oak Hills with a 67-52 victory on the road Wednesday night. Tony Singleton led Hesperia’s offense with 27 points. John McCullough had a huge game crashing the boards with 14 rebounds and 12 points.

OAK HILLS — The Hesperia boys basketball team extended its win streak to nine games over Oak Hills with a 67-52 victory on the road Wednesday night.

01/08/2020

Oak Hills dynamic sophomore Kolo Suliafu was one of 24 players across the nation invited to training camp for the U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team.

FLORIDA — Oak Hills dynamic sophomore Kolo Suliafu was one of 24 players across the nation invited to training camp for the U.S. Under-17

12/31/2019

Stephen Thomas Welch hit a game-winning 3 with 1.6 left to play, lifting the Hesperia boys basketball team in the fifth-place game of the Classic at Damien Tournament. Welch’s buzzer-beater gave the Scorpions a 61-60 victory Monday night, and capped Hesperia’s rally from a late 12-point deficit to beat a Los Osos team coached by a familiar face to High Desert hoops.

LA VERNE — Stephen Thomas Welch hit a game-winning 3 with 1.6 left to play, lifting the Hesperia boys basketball team in the fifth-place game of the

12/31/2019

The Silverado boys basketball team rallied from a double-digit lead to knock off Redlands East Valley for the San Bernardino Kiwanis Tournament title Monday night. The Hawks trailed by eight at the start of the fourth quarter and pulled off a 64-59 victory over the Wildcats, the tournament’s defending champions.

SAN BERNARDINO — The Silverado boys basketball team rallied from a double-digit lead to knock off Redlands East Valley for the San Bernardino

12/20/2019

Laisha Hernandez scored her 16th goal of the season to lead the Sultana girls soccer team to victory Thursday afternoon in the Mojave River League opener.

HESPERIA — Laisha Hernandez scored her 16th goal of the season to lead the Sultana girls soccer team to victory Thursday afternoon in the Mojave

12/20/2019

Darren Atkinson hit a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Adelanto boys basketball team past Victor Valley on Thursday night.

After the Jackrabbits were called for travel with the Saints down two points and a couple of ticks left on the clock, Atkinson took the inbound pass, took a side step and drained the shot.

VICTORVILLE — Darren Atkinson hit a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Adelanto boys basketball team past Victor Valley on

12/19/2019

Adelanto's star running back made good on his commitment to continue his football career at Washington State University on Wednesday — the first day of the early signing period.

Marshawn Buchanan met the NCAA and high school's graduation requirements ahead of schedule, allowing him to enroll in college for the spring semester. Friday is Buchanan's last on the Adelanto High campus.

ADELANTO — Marshawn Buchanan is officially heading to the State of Washington. Adelanto’s star running back made good on his

12/18/2019

The Granite Hills’ Dead Rabbits rugby team opened its season with three wins and a loss at a preseason tournament at JSerra Catholic High School on Dec. 14.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — The Granite Hills’ Dead Rabbits rugby team opened its season with three wins and a loss at a preseason tournament at

12/17/2019

Caijon Wolfe and Darren Atkinson combined for nearly half the Adelanto boys basketball team’s points Monday night in a 70-66 victory over Serrano.

PHELAN — Caijon Wolfe and Darren Atkinson combined for nearly half the Adelanto boys basketball team’s points Monday night in a 70-66 victory

12/15/2019

Serrano’s Parker Chaffee and Apple Valley’s Sam Jang earned the Mojave River League’s Most Valuable Player awards, while Silverado’s Devin Gandy and Adelanto’s Darius Gibson took home Desert Sky League Player of the Year awards.

Serrano’s Parker Chaffee and Apple Valley’s Sam Jang earned the Mojave River League’s Most Valuable Player awards, while

12/13/2019

The Robert Marchese era of Oak Hills wrestling got off to a good start Thursday night. Under their new head coach, the Bulldogs topped Serrano 44-25 on the road in the Mojave River League opener.

PHELAN — The Robert Marchese era of Oak Hills wrestling got off to a good start Thursday night. Under their new head coach, the Bulldogs topped

12/12/2019

The quest for 10 straight league titles is underway for the Victor Valley wrestling team. The Jackrabbits started Desert Sky League action with a 84-0 shutout over a short-handed Adelanto squad on Wednesday night.

ADELANTO — The quest for 10 straight league titles is underway for the Victor Valley wrestling team. The Jackrabbits started Desert Sky League

12/11/2019

The Granite Hills boys soccer team’s offense spent long stretches of the game Tuesday without the ball. When the Cougars finally got their chances in close, they made the most of them. Those just didn’t come until 100 minutes of play had elapsed and the Cougars were playing for the Tournament of Champions tournament title in PKs.

RIALTO — The Granite Hills boys soccer team’s offense spent long stretches of the game Tuesday without the ball. When the Cougars finally got

12/11/2019

The Silverado boys basketball team got a lights out performance from Kyree Manning in a 58-51 road victory over Serrano Tuesday night. The senior guard led all scorers with 26 points and nailed five 3s along the way. Also for the Hawks, Jalen Hartwill scored 19 points and snagged five rebounds.

PHELAN — The Silverado boys basketball team got a lights out performance from Kyree Manning in a 58-51 road victory over Serrano Tuesday night. The

12/10/2019

The Hesperia and Granite Hills boys soccer teams are set to clash in for the title at the Tournament of Champions tournament Tuesday night.

RIALTO — The Hesperia and Granite Hills boys soccer teams are set to clash in for the title at the Tournament of Champions tournament Tuesday night.

12/07/2019

Miranda Fragoso scored a hat trick Friday afternoon to lead the Serrano girls soccer team to a 4-2 victory over Rancho Cucamonga. Fragoso has now scored seven goals through three games this season.

PHELAN — Miranda Fragoso scored a hat trick Friday afternoon to lead the Serrano girls soccer team to a 4-2 victory over Rancho Cucamonga. Fragoso

11/23/2019

Serrano falls 26-21 to Cyprus

Serrano drops 26-21 to Cyprus as a final second comeback falls short.

11/16/2019

The Diamondbacks beat Burbank 35-13 in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 7 playoffs Friday night as Parker Chaffee and Joseph Zuniga each scored two rushing touchdowns. — Note: This story was written by a Burbank Leader reporter.

BURBANK — The Serrano football team is heading back to the semifinals for the second consecutive season. The Diamondbacks beat Burbank 35-13 in the

11/16/2019

The Adelanto football team punched its ticket to the CIF-Southern Section Division 12 semifinals next week as Marshawn Buchanan scored three touchdowns at Julian Weaver Stadium on Friday night.

ADELANTO — A big rematch is on the horizon. The Adelanto football team punched its ticket to the CIF-Southern Section Division 12 semifinals next

11/16/2019

Saints move on in CIF playoffs, top Moreno Valley 36-3.

Adelanto tops Moreno Valley 36-3 in CIF SS playoff game.

11/02/2019

Photos from Adelanto Saints 42-28 victory over Silverado.

Adelanto tops Silverado 42-28 to dethrone the three time champs and take their first Desert Sky League Football title.

11/02/2019

The Apple Valley football team wrapped up second place in the Mojave River League standings by knocking off the defending champions Friday night. The Sun Devils topped the Bulldogs 41-21 at Newton T. Bass Stadium to end the regular season on a three-game winning streak, and punch a guaranteed ticket to the CIF-Southern Section playoffs.

APPLE VALLEY — The Apple Valley football team wrapped up second place in the Mojave River League standings by knocking off the defending champions

11/02/2019

The Serrano football team topped Sultana for the 14th-straight time on Friday night, and claimed its first outright Mojave River League championship since 2015. The Diamondbacks scored 35 points in the first quarter in a 70-17 victory over the Sultans, who last best Serrano in 2005.

PHELAN — The Serrano football team topped Sultana for the 14th-straight time on Friday night, and claimed its first outright Mojave River League

11/02/2019

Adelanto quarterback Angel Ochoa hit Omari McCullough for a go-ahead touchdown, and Hosia Stokes sealed the Desert Sky League title with a pick-6 in a 42-28 victory over Silverado on Friday. The Saints’ victory was historic because it was the program’s first-ever victory over Silverado, which had won three consecutive league titles, and most importantly, according to Stokes, a first-ever league championship.

VICTORVILLE — Adelanto quarterback Angel Ochoa hit Omari McCullough for a go-ahead touchdown, and Hosia Stokes sealed the Desert Sky League title

10/26/2019

photos from Friday night's MRL match up. D'backs top Bulldogs to clinch a share of the league title.

Serrano dominates Bulldogs 31-7 to control Mojave River League.

10/26/2019

The Serrano football team headed into Friday night’s clash against Oak Hills with one goal in mind: Dominate. And thanks to a strong defensive effort, the Diamondbacks did just that.

OAK HILLS — The Serrano football team headed into Friday night’s clash against Oak Hills with one goal in mind: Dominate. And thanks to a

10/26/2019

It wasn’t pretty but the Barstow football team avoided a winless season with a 44-22 victory over Victor Valley in the 96th edition of the Axe Game. The Aztecs increased their all-time lead over Victor Valley to 51-41-4 in the High Desert’s oldest rivalry game, which dates back to 1932.

VICTORVILLE — It wasn’t pretty but the Barstow football team avoided a winless season with a 44-22 victory over Victor Valley in the 96th

10/25/2019

The Sultana girls volleyball team advanced to the second round of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs for the first time in school history. The Sultans opened the Division 5 playoffs with a 3-1 victory over La Quinta at home Thursday night. Sultana won by scores of 25-11, 25-12, 18-25, 25-17.

HESPERIA — The Sultana girls volleyball team advanced to the second round of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs for the first time in school history.

10/25/2019

The Apple Valley football team put itself in a good position for a possible playoff spot with a 42-0 victory over Hesperia on Thursday night at Newton. T. Bass Stadium. The Sun Devils improved to 3-1 in Mojave River League action as Jayden Max Denegal and Tyron Smith connected for three touchdowns in the shutout.

APPLE VALLEY — The Apple Valley football team put itself in a good position for a possible playoff spot with a 42-0 victory over Hesperia on

10/19/2019

Hawks put on the Devin Gandy Show on Friday night. The Silverado standout scored five touchdowns, 244 receiving yards and two interceptions in 42-27 win over Granite Hills.

Silverado's Devin Gandy leads strong fourth quarter to crush Cougars 42-27.

10/16/2019

The Sultana girls volleyball team knocked off the defending Mojave River League champions with a sweep at home, giving the program its first league title since 2004. The Sultans swept Oak Hills 25-21, 25-15, 25-16 on Tuesday night in their home finale.

HESPERIA — The Sultana girls volleyball team knocked off the defending Mojave River League champions with a sweep at home, giving the program its

10/12/2019

Latavion Lispcomb ran for three touchdowns and ran in another to lead the Oak Hills football team to a 68-10 victory over Burroughs. The defending Mojave River League champion Bulldogs sit atop the league standings with Serrano at 2-0.

RIDGECREST — Latavion Lispcomb ran for three touchdowns and ran in another to lead the Oak Hills football team to a 68-10 victory over Burroughs.

10/12/2019

Ka’Son Smith caught three touchdown passes from Tyler Karen as the Granite Hills football team beat Barstow 34-14 at Langworthy Field on Friday night. Karen, a junior, ended the night with four touchdown passes in his first start in Desert Sky League action.

BARSTOW — Ka'Son Smith caught three touchdown passes from Tyler Karen as the Granite Hills football team beat Barstow 34-14 at Langworthy Field on

10/12/2019

Nathan Sandoval not only had the two biggest plays of the night for the Serrano football team, but he did so on both sides of the ball. The two-way junior caught the go-ahead touchdown pass late in the first half to give Serrano a lead it would never relinquish. Sandoval then came up with the biggest defensive play of the night in the fourth quarter as the Diamondbacks beat Apple Valley 17-7 in a battle of unbeaten teams.

PHELAN — Nathan Sandoval not only had the two biggest plays of the night for the Serrano football team, but he did so on both sides of the ball. The

10/11/2019

The Silverado football team inched another step closer to a possible fourth consecutive Desert Sky League title Thursday night. Just don’t say that to first-year head coach Keron Jones. The Hawks blanked Victor Valley 47-0 at Ray Moore Field on Thursday but “there is still a lot of work to do,” the head coach said.

VICTORVILLE — The Silverado football team inched another step closer to a possible fourth consecutive Desert Sky League title Thursday night. Just

10/11/2019

After a trio of teal and white paint coats over the last three seasons, the key to the city will soon be gold and black again. The Hesperia football team snapped a three-game losing streak in the annual Key Game with a 36-14 victory over Sultana at Scorpion Stadium on Thursday.

HESPERIA — After a trip of teal and white paint coats over the last three seasons, the key to the city will soon be gold and black again. The