Wednesday night the boys basketball team traveled to Ontario High School to take on the Jaguars. The Pack had a pretty easy time of it, outplaying their opponent on both sides of the court on the way to an 89-61 final.
Claremont dominated from the start, grabbing both offensive and defensive rebounds while keeping Ontario off balance.
The Claremont High School boys soccer team officially became the Palomares League champions Tuesday night as they soundly defeated South Hills, 9-2, on a warm winter evening in Claremont. However, they will have to share the honor, because the Diamond Bar Brahmas also won on Tuesday. The two teams have identical 9-1 records and are co-champions.
Claremont junior Davis Haley drives to the basket on Friday during the Pack’s home conference game against Diamond Bar. Haley had a tem high 15 points leading Claremont to a 77-39 victory. With the win the boys strengthen their third place spot in Palomares League which is good enough to qualify for the CIF tournament. COURIER photo/Steven felschundneff
About halfway through the girls varsity soccer game on Tuesday coach Tim Tracey was ready to call foul on the number of fouls coming from the referee. Coach Tracey even drew a yellow card himself as he complained a bit too vociferously about the officiating.
In the end, it was a foul from Claremont’s rival Diamond Bar that set up a free kick and the game’s only goal, as the Pack defeated the visiting Brahmas 1-0 in Palomares League action.
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Claremont High School boys soccer would be having a record breaking year if not for Diamond Bar. The Pack’s one loss in the Palomares League was two weeks ago against the Brahmas, who have stubbornly refused to lose.
But the Pack is still having a remarkable year as they added another game to the win list Tuesday in a 3-0 victory over Bonita at CHS.
Claremont High School had a fairly easy time with Bonita on Tuesday defeating the Bearcats 3-0 at Claremont High School. Claremont now has a 5-1-0 record in Palomares League and stay in second place. See complete Claremont sports coverage in our next edition. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Claremont junior Kyle Scalmanini drives toward the basket late into the Pack’s 86-61 victory over South Hills on Tuesday night at CHS. Although the Pack struggled at first they were able to find the right groove and get the win advancing their Palomares League record to 3-2. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
A soccer game between two well-matched teams is going to be very physical. But last Thursday’s boys varsity match in Claremont resembled a completely different sport—something between rugby and wrestling.
Even veteran coach Fred Bruce-Oliver commented afterward that it was more like a tackle football game. Twice the boys got into shoving matches resulting in plenty of yellow cards and even a red card for the Brahmas’ Tony di Donato.
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Claremont boys soccer played a tough match against Diamond Bar Thursday, but unfortunately lost 2-1 in what turned out to be a very physical game. The Pack is now 2-1 in Palomares League play. Check out our complete sports coverage. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Claremont junior Davis Haley looks for room to pass during the first quarter of the Pack’s Palomares League game against Bonita at CHS. Both the boys and the girls basketball teams had their first league game Friday and the Bearcats came out on top in both matchups. COURIER photo Steven Felschundneff
The Claremont High School boys basketball team extended their recent winning streak to seven by defeating surprisingly quick Rowland Heights, 67-56, on Wednesday night in Claremont.
With a 13-2 record, the Pack will bring a lot of momentum to their first Palomares League matchup against Bonita on Friday at home.
This year was a time of firsts and lasts in Claremont sports—a time to say goodbye to longtime coaches and welcome new ones. It was also the end of a dynasty and the inception of others.
It was the first football season in over 20 years without Coach Mike Collins, after he retired in December 2014. And in June, cross-country coach Rob Lander took a job leading Chaffey College’s program.
Claremont High School girls soccer won their semifinal match against South Hills only to lose to Los Osos in the final claiming the runner up trophy in this year’s Claremont Holiday Classic tournament. The Pack is off to a great start this year with an 8-1-2 record even though the team is relatively young. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Claremont High School junior Jai Williams tries to regain control of the ball after Rancho Cucamonga’s Juliann Salinas tried to steal on Tuesday during the first round of the Claremont Tournament. The Pack lost in the final seconds, 52-50, after leading most of the game. The tournament continues this evening at CHS. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
