Climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents cannot be taken lightly; one must go at it with both feet.
That summary comes from Claremont native Tom Bicksler, and he should know, the 41-year-old has climbed two of the seven and takes on his third, Mount McKinley, this month.
CHS football is gearing up for their first scrimmage of the 2016 season on August 26 against Norte Vista at home. To get ready coach Coco Jarin is focusing on fitness and mental toughness to, “Get them ready for the big fight.” He also told his team to celebrate every victory like it is the championship game. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Local cyclists came out in force Sunday to support Bagels for Bosco, a fundraiser for Upland phenom Samantha Bosco, and her attempt to medal at the Paralympics next month in Rio de Janeiro.
To help pay for travel costs and other expenses, 42nd Street Bagels agreed to give Bosco 20 percent of sales during Sunday’s regular hours, and a steady stream of fellow cyclists braved the summer heat to help send her to Brazil.
Claremont High School is hosting a summer baseball camp for any incoming freshmen or eighth graders.
From August 11 to August 13 starting at 2 p.m. each day, students interested in playing can get a glimpse of what Claremont High School baseball truly entails. This camp will help to build a foundation through field drills, including hitting, throwing, and other daily drills.
U.S. Paralympian Samantha Bosco accepts a donation from local bicycling club Impact Racing on Sunday during a fundraising event for Ms. Bosco at 42nd Street Bagels in Claremont. The restaurant gave her 20% of proceeds during their regular hours Sunday in order to offset expenses for Ms. Bosco’s trip to Rio de Janeiro for the Paralympics next month. Ms. Bosco’s was born with a posteromedial bow of the tibia and a calcaneal valgus foot, which required many surgeries.
Track and field phenom and Claremont High School graduate Kori Carter narrowly missed an opportunity to compete in the Olympic Games, falling one place short of the cut with a fourth place finish in the final heat of the 400-meter hurdles at the US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon. The former star hurdler for Stanford University came in just behind third-place finisher Sydney McLaughlin on Sunday. McLaughlin, 16, is the youngest track and field Olympic participant since 1976.
For the first time since 2013, Claremont High School track and field competed in the State Championships, sending three athletes to the elite competition.
Sophomore Cameron Kading brought home a first-place trophy in the Paralympic 100-meter sprint, which was a very proud moment for his coach, Veronica Amarasekara.
Claremont High School distance runner Annie Boos broke her own school record in the 1600-meter race last week during the CIF Southern Section Division II finals at Cerritos College.
Her third place finish at 4:54:65 also guaranteed her a berth in the CIF Masters event on Friday also at Cerritos College.
Each year Claremont High School celebrates the student athletes who will be competing in college sports. This year’s list includes a diverse group who will play volleyball, softball, soccer and track at schools from the University of La Verne to George Washington University.
Claremont junior Katrina Strash competes in the 100-yard freestyle race on Thursday during Palomares League finals at Mount San Antonio College. Later during the meet Strash, freshman Mary Margrave senior Samantha Duran and freshman Sophie Jackson took third place in the 200-yard freestyle relay and beat their own school record in the process. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Claremont junior Andrew Leahy returns a shot from Diamond Bar’s Garrett Masuda on Tuesday during the second round of the Palomares League tennis finals at the Claremont Club. Leahy defeated Masuda, 6-2, 6-0, to advance to the semi final match Thursday. In all two Claremont singles players and one doubles team advanced to the semi final round. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Claremont High School girls swimming had a surprise in store for Marina High last Saturday, narrowly edging out the top-rated team in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Competing in the finals of the Husky Invitational at Chino Hills High School, Claremont took the top spot at 1:40:88 and broke a school record in the process
In just seventeen minutes and 26 seconds, four Claremont boys—senior Sergio Espinoza, junior Owen Bishop, senior Tab Backman and junior Ryan Renken—crossed the finish line for the 4 x 1600 meter relay in first place, shattering the Claremont High School record by 24 seconds and setting the fourth fastest time nationwide for 2016. Read about their story and how CHS boys tennis continues to roll.
Former major league pitcher Warren Spahn once said that “Hitting is timing and pitching is upsetting timing.” And that is exactly what Bonita junior Destinee Lopez did to Claremont at home on Wednesday, as the Bearcats blanked the Pack 3-0 in the Palomares League opener.
Lopez pitched the entire game, striking out 14, with many batters frozen watching the umpire punch them out.
