Girls Golf
The Alhambra Girls Golf team made history claiming their first ever CIF Division 5 Championship held at Green River Golf Club in Corona on November 4. The Varsity squad finished with an impressive 9-1 record, tying Mark Keppel for the Almont League Championship. Megan Lai, Camila Chacon, Alyssa Guevara, and Keira Hsu were named First Team All-League while Ann Vo was named Honorable Mention. Lai and Chacon also qualified for the CIF Individuals. The team was coached by Travis Arroyo and Antonio Kim.
Football
The San Gabriel Varsity Football Team was the only AUSD team to qualify for the CIF Playoffs after finishing third in the Almont League. The Matadors got hot at the right time with playoff victories over Desert Christian, Coast Mesa, and Duarte before losing 13-6 to Pioneer in the Division 14 Championship Game on November 30. The team was led all year by junior running backs Louie Navarro and Adam Mascorro.
Basketball
The basketball season started up November 19. The Mark Keppel Varsity Boys team has started strong with an 8-2 record over their first ten games while San Gabriel has also started well with a 10-2 record. Alhambra has had a rough start with a record of 3-4.
On the girls side, Mark Keppel is 5-7 playing a tough preseason schedule while Alhambra is 4-4 and San Gabriel is 1-6. Almont League games will begin January 13.
Alhambra Sports Hall of Fame
The Alhambra Sports Hall of Fame held their Induction Luncheon on October 20 at Almansor Court. About 150 people were in attendance as 10 athletes, two coaches, and three distinguished alumni were inducted. Athletes honored were Zion Babb, Anthony Brown, Erik Daniels, Arath De La Torre, Louis Gomez, Mike Macias, Gary Ottoson, Collette Seguine, and Louis Torres. Lou Torres and Jack Gardner were inducted as coaches with actor Ke Huy Quan, sports writer Steve Bisheff, and author Gerald Petievich honored as Distinguished Alumni.
Former Moor and MLB Pitcher Noe Ramirez delivered the Keynote Speech and the Mighty Moors Marching Band entertained the crowd with a rousing performance. AHS HOF President Mike Koski acted as the Master of Ceremonies while former Moors athlete Josh Soto led the Pledge of Allegiance and delivered the Invocation. AHS Athletic Director Mike Humphreys gave a recap of the Moors sports programs and about 15 previous AHS HOF Inductees were in attendance.
The HOF Committee would like to thank Doug O’Neill Racing and the Bun ‘n Burger for their advertisements and thanks to our raffle donors Shakers Restaurant, Bun ‘n Burger, The Hat, Pharo’s Burgers, Charlies’s Trio, Mike Koski, The Paggi Family, Pat Curry, The Yee Family, and the Hall-O-Fame Group.
