The stars aligned perfectly for Claremont High School girls soccer Thursday night in two unexpected results. First and most important, the Wolfpack stunned top ranked, and undefeated, South Hills with a 4-0 drubbing at home.
Claremont junior Helena Sandhagen takes control of the ball on Tuesday as the Pack easily defeats Glendora, 18-6, in their Palomares League matchup at CHS. The girls, 5-0 in league, are first in place. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Bonita junior Jarratt DanceKelly gets the upper hand on Claremont’s Eddie Flores during Palomares League dual wrestling meet on Thursday at CHS. DanceKelly eventually pinned Flores to win the 220-pound match and clinch the win, 45-33, for Bonita. Claremont has yet to win a dual meet this year however they have been ever so close. More in our next edition.
During a break in the action on Friday, the theme song from “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” blared from the loudspeakers, adding an appropriate description to the girls varsity soccer match between Claremont and Glendora.
The good included an aggressive, exciting match between last year’s Palomares League co-champions that ended in a 2-2 tie after two overtime periods.
On Tuesday, Claremont High School officials unveiled the school’s newly overhauled main gym—almost.
Scheduled to coincide with the first Palomares League game for both boys and girls basketball, the remodeled gym makes a stunning first impression with its bright lights, comfortable bleachers and shiny new floors. Behind the scenes, however, much work still needs to be done. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Claremont junior Matthew Dirckx shoots for two points during the first half of the Pack’s 61-47 defeat of the Glendora Tartans on Friday in Claremont. The game was the Palomares League opening match for Claremont and, with the girls game played just prior, a return to the main gym at CHS following recent renovations. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
During an eventful Friday night at Claremont High School, the girls varsity soccer team ended up in a 2-2 tie with Glendora after regulation time and two overtime periods. It was a very competitive match that was unfortunately marred by a hair pulling incident that turned into a brawl, which prompted a Glendora fan to throw an item onto the field. One Claremont player and one Glendora players were ejected from the game and the referee cleared the bleachers on the Glendora side because no one would admit to throwing the item. More in our next edition.
One longtime educator replaced another as Athletic Director Rick Dutton retired in June, only to be replaced by former football coach Mike Collins.
Mr. Dutton was the football program’s offensive coordinator from 1978 to 1997, including CIF title years 1984 and 1985. He became a full time health and physical education teacher at CHS in 1984. In 1995 he became Claremont’s athletic director.
Claremont High School boys soccer scored a win Wednesday night in Claremont, defeating Alta Loma, 1-0, but they have a lot of work ahead to secure a championship.
“We were very inconsistent in the things we want to do,” Coach Fred Bruce-Oliver said. “The key is that we need to keep the ball more, and we had too many turnovers.”
When the girls water polo season started two weeks ago the Pack wasn’t on anyone’s radar, but then they started to win.
They defeated nearly all comers, including highly-ranked Palos Verdes and Esperanza, only losing once to Valhalla, a Division 1 team from El Cajon. So when the CIF Division 3 rankings came out this week, the Pack had surged to the top. See our complete sports roundup inside.
COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Claremont High School girls basketball has survived a rough few years, but that may be changing this year with a new coach and a revamped approach.
The girls have not won a league game since 2014, so they were motivated to make changes. One of those changes was to replace head coach Darryl Kennedy.
Hiring a new girls coach was a clear priority for longtime Wolfpack football coach and brand new Athletic Director Mike Collins.
Claremont High School girls varsity cross country runners Kalinda Reynolds and Tess Rounds run shoulder to shoulder during the Division 2 CIF California State Cross Country Championship meet on Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno. The Pack won their second consecutive state title and a at large berth for the Nike Cross Nationals this Saturday in Portland, Oregon.
In another tough three-set battle Claremont High School freshman Goldie La defeated Alexis Golin from Oaks Christian High School, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, in the individual CIF singles tournament on Tuesday in Whittier.
Claremont High School freshman Goldie La won three singles matches at the Claremont Club on Monday in the first rounds of the CIF Southern Section Girls Individual Tennis Regionals tournament, and will advance to next week’s round of 32 competitors.
The girls played to best of three sets, with the final being a 10-point super tiebreaker. Be sure to check out our complete CHS sports coverage.
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