By Nathan Foster The Muir varsity football squad kicked off their 2019 season with a big win, defeating the CIF-SS Division 11 defending champion Western Pioneers 26-6 on Friday night. Led by new coach Zaire Calvin, the Mustangs put the rest of the Pacific League on notice with a series of impressive big plays. The…
Muir Mustangs Continue to Build Head of Steam with Blanking of Burroughs
By Aaron Valdez Muir football is quietly emerging as the clear-cut dark horse in the Pacific League as it collected its second consecutive shutout with a 36-0 thumping of Burroughs on Friday. The Mustangs have put together a worthy 2018 campaign thus far as they’ve only lost once, which was to Pacific League rival Crescenta…
Midgame Skirmish Taints Muir Football’s NorCal Road Trip
By Aaron Valdez A night that was supposed to feature good sportsmanship and competitive spirit ended on a “sour note” as a fight broke out in the third quarter of John Muir High football’s game against Stellar Prep on Friday. This was a special occasion for the Muir Mustangs as it required them to take…
Charter Oak Can’t Hold On Against Muir Mustangs
By Aaron Valdez We are only one week into the high school football season but the Muir Mustangs are already turning heads as they traveled out to the opposite end of the San Gabriel Valley and defeated Charter Oak 35-24 on Friday. Charter Oak has always been renowned as one of SGV’s longtime powerhouses. However,…