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Shane Smith’s crew officiated the recent Citrus Valley vs. Etiwanda High football game.
Whenever we see Smith, an East Highland resident, we are reminded of 2001 when the late Richard Smith and his four sons (Shane is one of them) officiated a CIF Southern Section quarterfinal football game between Laguna Hills and El Modena. Laguna Hills won in overtime.
The crew for that playoff game was referee Richard Smith, umpire Steve Smith, linesman Shane Smith, line judge Scott Smith, and back judge Stanford (Stan) Smith.
Richard was 65 at the time.
The only other time so many family members officiated together was Nov. 13, 1993, when the same group worked a game between winless Rialto and 10-0 A.B. Miller of Fontana. Ironically, Rialto won.
As for the Orange County game, Richard – then a Redlands resident – picked up all his boys in his black Cadillac Escalade one by one and the Smiths car-pooled to the game in style.
“Before the game my dad announced, “I’m Richard Smith and this is Mr. Smith and Mr. Smith and Mr. Smith and Mr. Smith," Shane said with a laugh. Scott Smith became a successful boys basketball coach at Pacific and Arroyo Valley high schools. He now runs the physical education department for San Bernardino City Unified.
Shane Smith is an encyclopedia of area sports knowledge and has countless anecdotes such as one involving former San Bernardino High star athlete Willie Beamon.
“Willie was playing catcher on the baseball team and a guy makes the last out when it’s announced the 800 run is coming up at the (nearby) track meet,” Shane said. “Willie jumps over a fence and wins the 800 then he jumps back over the fence again and gets up to bat and hits a home run. It was unbelievable.”
The University of Redlands football team edged George Fox University of Newberg, Oregon 10-7 on Saturday night at Ted Runner Stadium in the season opener for both teams.
Taylor Bowie got the Bulldogs going with 1:33 left in the first quarter, ripping off a 76-yard TD run. Redlands led 7-0.
The Bulldogs pushed their lead to 10 points when Aidan Petruescu made a 24-yard field goal with 39 seconds left in the half.
George Fox crept close with a Karsen Denault 38-yard TD catch from Kaelan Frey with 2:39 left in the game.
Redlands outgained Fox 282-273. The Bulldogs outrushed the Bruins 192-114, led by Bowie.
Colton High junior quarterback Koa Regalado is one of the best in the section and he proved it Thursday night in a 48-7 victory against Arrowhead Christian (0-3).
Regalado completed 7 of 10 passes for 227 yards and four touchdowns. Dominic Torrez caught three of those passes for 142 yards.
Regalado has repeatedly said he will not leave the Inland Empire school for a superpower like Mater Dei of Santa Ana nor St. John Bosco of Bellflower, nor any other powerful out-of-area school.
In other non-league football games played last week, Grand Terrace defeated Redlands 21-19, Cajon downed Etiwanda 34-17, La Quinta turned back Citrus Valley 36-20, Yucaipa pummeled Shadow Hills of Indio 45-20, and Riverside Poly edged Redlands East Valley 20-14.
Yucaipa High graduate Tyler Wells, with his wife Melissa and new daughter in the stands, won a big game last week for the Baltimore Orioles.
Wells and Melissa married in January of 2024. Three months later, Wells was injured and required season-ending surgery. A few months after that, Wells and his wife learned they were pregnant with their first child.
The rehab process was not easy.
“It was a lot of learning, a lot of adapting, a lot of growing,” Wells told the Baltimore Sun of his recovery. “It’s going to make me a better player, a better teammate and a better pitcher, but most importantly, a better husband and dad.”
Last Tuesday Wells made his first appearance in more than 500 days, pitching five innings and allowing two runs to help his team to victory against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.
The Redlands East Valley flag football team has excelled, winning 12 consecutive games to start the season. But REV (12-1) finally lost a game, falling 33-7 to Santa Margarita on Saturday.
Santa Margarita quarterback Madi Lam bedeviled the Wildcats, completing 17 of 22 passes for 215 yards. Gwen Julianel caught nine passes for 103 yards and three scores.
REV sophomore QB Charlotte Cox completed 13 of 19 passes for 96 yards and rushed seven times for 52 yards and one TD.
Earlier in the week, REV defeated Citrus Valley 52-6 in a CBL game. The Wildcats led 33-0 at halftime. Cox completed 36 of 49 passes for 296 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions.
Maggie Whittemore had seven catches for 86 yards and one TD. Cameron Towns latched onto five passes for 61 yards and one score.
Sofia Velazquez intercepted two passes for REV.
REV is at rival Redlands at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Beaumont is 12-1 (1-0 league) following its 45-6 win against Redlands. Beaumont sophomore QB Tessa Martinez threw for 338 yards and six touchdowns.
Citrus Belt League girls’ volleyball does not begin play until mid-September but already the league appears more evenly balanced than in previous seasons. Beaumont leads the pack with a 5-2 record, followed by Redlands (7-3), Cajon (5-5), Redlands East Valley (5-5), Yucaipa (4-6), and Citrus Valley (2-6).
Redlands is the three-time defending champ. The Terriers swept Hillcrest of Riverside on Wednesday. Kameryn Carpenter led the Terriers with nine kills, Gia Johnson had five kills and Jocelyn McNairy, Jaydee Zook and Charlee Willis had four kills apiece.
Arrowhead Christian is off to a hot start at 10-3. The Eagles swept Arroyo Valley, Loma Linda Academy, and Indian Springs last week.
The University of Redlands women’s volleyball team defeated Pomona-Pitzer for the first time in eight years last weekend, taking down the Sagehens in four sets.
Lily Kautai led the Bulldogs (4-0) with 16 kills, Makenna Vanhofwegen had 23 assists, and 'Ale'amaikalani Paiva had 23 digs for Redlands.
Redlands next plays in the Cal Lu Fornia Invitational where it will meet Linfield University and UC-Santa Cruz on Friday at 4 and 7 p.m., respectively.
Sophomore Elijah Medina ran a personal best of 14:47.6 for three miles to lead his Redlands East Valley High boys team to a third-place finish in the Varsity Division 2 race at the Dana Hills Invitational. The event was Saturday at Dana Hills High School.
Medina finished three seconds ahead of his nearest competitor among the 127 boys. REV junior Dominick Vasquez finished eighth in 15:45.0, while senior teammate Brendan Mercado-Medina was 12th in 15:48.5. REV junior Jamie Wallace was close behind in 15th place in 15:52.3. REV scored 74 points in the race.
Evan Rout, a junior from Citrus Valley, finished 11th in the same race, timed in 15:57.4.
At the PR City Invitational at Silver Lakes in Norco, Arrowhead Christian Academy sophomore Leah Slagter placed 66th in the event's Elite Showdown race for girls in 19:02.0.
Reach John Murphy at berdooman@gmail.com and follow @PrepDawg2.
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