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JP Raineri

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JP is an award-winning multimedia journalist and head of the sports department at the Valley News. A former Southwestern League head baseball coach and former President of the Temecula Youth Baseball League, he has also worked as a local radio personality for All Pro Broadcasting and as a television host for the Outdoor Channel. When he’s not covering sports, JP works in the Media Technology Department for Major League Baseball.

Fall sports playoff pairings released by CIF Southern Section

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Excitement is in the air for local student athletes as the CIF-Southern Section offices recently announced the playoff division pairings for the 2021-2022 high school fall sports season,...

Temecula’s Kelsie Whitmore named Big West Field Player of the Year

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Temecula’s Kelsie Whitmore can now add Big West Field Player of the Year to her resume. The former 2016 Golden Bear graduate, who played golf...

Final Olympic medal count includes local winners

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It is being said in the sports world that if U.S. women were their own country, they would be top-5 in the overall Tokyo...

USA Baseball beats Dominican Republic, advance to semifinals

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Tokyo 2020 semifinal set for Thursday, August 5, at 7 p.m. JST/6 a.m. EDT YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Tyler Austin and Triston Casas continued their powerful showings at the...

Local athletes competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics

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After the postponement of the 2020 Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the torch was lit once again this year as the rescheduled Summer...

Team USA falls in extra-inning battle to Japan

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Despite the loss, the U.S. is still in contention for a spot in the gold medal game YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Team USA came out on the losing...

Temecula’s Evan Mobley goes to Cleveland Cavaliers with No. 3 overall pick

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The Cleveland Cavaliers selected former Rancho Christian and USC standout, Evan Mobley, with the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft Thursday, July 29. Mobley flourished...

USA Baseball qualifies for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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Team USA joins Israel, Japan, Korea, and Mexico in the six-team field Team USA clinched its berth in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games following a...

Vintage base ball league returns with old-time fun

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The SoCal Vintage base ball league had been gaining momentum, until the pandemic hit. Now, in its third formal year, with a return-to-play, 10...

Thomas becomes first-ever Murrieta Mesa alumni to be drafted by MLB

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Three other former local players also taken in 2021 draft The 2021 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place July 11–13, in conjunction...