(Ready For The Season) The Mountain Pass League, Which Consists of; Beaumont, Citrus Hills, San Jacinto, Tahquitz, Hemet, and West Valley High Schools are starting their season next week. Although they won’t play each other until week five these matchups are circled on everyone’s calendars because the winner of the league is guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. Last year Citrus Hill (5-0 league record 12-1 overall) claimed the league title but was eliminated in the playoffs. San Jacinto was right behind them finishing league play with a 4-1 record and a very respectable 12-2 record at the end of the season. These two teams will match up Oct. 25th, It will be the second to last game of the season and could hold some serious weight in the playoff picture for both teams. 

Hemet and Beaumont both shared an overall 8-5 record last season with Hemet edging Beaumont in league record (3-2 for Hemet, 2-3 for Beaumont.) This season Hemet has a new head coach, Jason Thronburg (Longtime coach in this Valley who coached at West Valley and Hemet) retired. Dennis Gregovich will be taking over the program. Not much is known about this coach or his playbook so it should be an exciting season to keep an eye out in Hemet. They could either shock the league or have some growing pains with the system changing. An interesting game to keep an eye on is Nov. 1st when Hemet takes on West Valley at West Valley. The games are always fun and filled with drama when these two teams play each other

Tahquitz also finished with a 6-4 overall record but went 1-4 in league play. Things are changing for the Titans this year as well, after some questions about the coaching staff. It appears the Stephen Pace is making a return as the coach this season, but Tahquitz lost their leading Receiver ( Antoine Sullivan, 407 total yards, 81 yards per game, and 8 touchdowns ) who transferred to San Jacinto after a very disappointing 2018 season. Speaking with him, he said, “it was just the best decision for me at this time.” Antoine will be available to play when San Jacinto takes on Tahquitz in the last game of the season which will be a very emotional game for him. 

Oh, how the mighty have fallen, West Valley was once considered the powerhouse in the Valley, it had a state of the art facility and field that all the local kids wanted to play in. Things have changed. West Valley went 0-5 in league play last year and finished the season with a 1-9 record, losing eight straight games. Matt Willard is returning as the coach this season and will be looking into getting the Mustangs back where they feel they belong, at the top of the division. He will have a new Quarterback at the helm this season, so let’s see what he is able to do with it.

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Felician is a member of NCAA Division II and competes in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. The Golden Falcons expect to begin the 2020 campaign with a 10 to the 14-game trip to THE Spring Games in Clermont, Fla., in early March. Where we can expect to see Alexis debut as one of the pitchers there. I will be trying to figure out how to stream her games for the community to see and cheer her on. At the very least, I will be writing updates on her games and performances in the paper for the community to follow.

Felician is located in New Jersey which should serve as quite a culture shock to DLC who is a Southern California native. Cold winters and plenty of snow and rain will be a new experience for her, but what won’t be is that diamond. I got the honor to watch DLC play a couple of times this season, and she had a unique way of keeping her composure no matter what the situation was. One thing is for sure; she throws HEAT! But the most impressive part of her game is her confidence rather in the circle or in the batter’s box she shows up ready to play and put in work. 

While at Felician University DLC is going to major in biology, she intends on playing there all four years and would love to leave a legacy behind when she graduates. Felician University is excited to have her, and the city of San Jacinto is proud of DLC. The Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle would like to congratulate Alexis De La Cruz on all of the hard work she has put in over the years to get to this spot. I’m sure there have been many hours, long car rides, blood, sweat, tears, and pain, but it’s all been worth it to get to this point. Now it’s time for her to get back to the grind and back to work as she represents the valley every time she steps in the circle.

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