From practice to glory: Photos from the Boyle Heights Wolfpack’s season
From intense practices to the championship-winning game, our youth reporter captured the dedication, teamwork and family support that fueled the Boyle Heights Wolfpack Jr. Pee Wees.
Boyle Heights Wolfpack Jr. Pee Wees are league champions on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at La Puente High School. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)
This season, athletes from the Boyle Heights Wolfpack youth football program put in relentless work. On Mondays, they studied film from previous games. Tuesday through Thursday, they were on the field practicing plays and cheers, preparing for their weekend games.
That dedication pushed several divisions to the postseason, with the Jr. Pee Wee squad making it all the way into the championship.
“This is why I defend Boyle Heights so much because this is the Boyle Heights people don’t see,” said Jessica Davila, 43, aunt and godmother of Jr. Pee Wee football player, Aiden Davila.
But it’s not just the student-athletes putting in the work. Their families also play a big role, driving their children to practice, waking up early for weekend games, and filling the stands as their loudest cheerleaders.
Every weekend, families dressed in black, grey, and white fill the bleachers, there to represent a loud and unified Wolfpack.
This past Saturday, that hard work paid off when the Boyle Heights Wolfpack Jr. Pee Wee team beat the Glendora Tartans 13–12, to claim the program’s first-ever San Gabriel Valley Junior All American Football championship. Youth reporter Alyssa Lopez captured the excitement leading up to the final game.
Members of the Boyle Heights Wolfpack, Jr. Midget division take a knee at their playoff game on Nov. 2, 2025. Although they did not advance to the championship, many athletes will go on to play for their schools and other programs. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)Boyle Heights Wolfpack families cheer on the Jr. Pee Wee team after a touchdown during a semi-final game against Beach City Orange Stingrays on Nov. 9, 2025. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)Being part of the Wolfpack means nights at practice and weekends at games, learning cheers and building community. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)Wolfpack players spend nights at practice learning plays and studying film. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)The Wolfpack Jr. Pee Wee cheer embraces their culture with calavera face paint to mark Day of the Dead at a playoff game on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2025. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)Players embrace to celebrate their win after a close game on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, against the Beach City Orange Stingrays. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)Kehlani Casillas, 5, and Paola Vasquez, 30, cheer on #66, Ruben Garcia, during the semi-finals game on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)A moment on the field during the semi-finals win on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, against Beach City Orange Stingrays. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)The Wolfpack takes the semi-finals win on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, against Beach City Orange Stingrays. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)The Wolfpack Jr. Pee Wee cheer poses for a group photo during the championship game on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at La Puente High School. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)Aiden Davila #4 carries the ball toward the endzone during the championship game on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at La Puente High School. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)Families cheer on the Boyle Heights Wolfpack after a touchdown during the championship game on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at La Puente High School. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)Boyle Heights Wolfpack Jr. Pee Wees celebrate their championship win on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at La Puente High School. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)Families celebrate their championship win with Boyle Heights Wolfpack Jr. Pee Wees on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at La Puente High School. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)Families celebrate their championship win with Boyle Heights Wolfpack Jr. Pee Wees on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at La Puente High School. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)Boyle Heights Wolfpack Jr. Pee Wees are league champions on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at La Puente High School. (Photo by Alyssa Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat)
Alyssa Lopez is a junior at Roosevelt High School and in her first year with the multimedia cohort at Boyle Heights Beat. At school, she is active in ASB, a variety of clubs and in Junior Class Cabinet....
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