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Football: A beautiful setting for a big game

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
By Ben Bolch
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I recently arrived at Los Osos for the Grizzlies’ big Baseline League showdown against Upland, and I have to say it would be hard to imagine a more picturesque setting. The field is framed by a mountain range in the background and as the sun sets it has the feel of a game at the Rose Bowl.

The nearby community is very nice, with a South Orange County feel to it. It reminds me a lot of San Juan Capistrano and Rancho Santa Margarita.

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Let’s hope the game, billed as a showdown between Los Osos quarterback Richard Brehaut and Upland counterpart Josh Nunes, can live up to the surroundings.

--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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