City Section basketball: Championship preview for each division
In a season of parity, the City Section basketball championships should produce close, competitive finals this weekend. Here’s a look at the matchups.Boys Saturday at…
Wednesday’s high school basketball scores
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL BOYS Wednesday’s Results CITY SECTION DIVISION II Quarterfinals Garfield 70, Sylmar 50 Arleta 51, Sun Valley Poly 43 Verdugo Hills 81, Marquez…
High school basketball: Westchester, Grant clinch league titles
Westchester clinched the Western League boys’ basketball championship after a 67-57 win over Venice on Monday. The Comets are 19-6 overall and 10-1 league and…
Mercy Miller and Notre Dame beat No. 1 Harvard-Westlake
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame coach Matt Sargeant wants those McDonald’s All-American voters to hear him loud and clear about his senior guard, Mercy Miller. “Put…
Gavin Hightower delivers Windward to victory over Campbell Hall
Dating to the days of Jrue Holiday, the Windward vs. Campbell Hall basketball game always produces drama. It happened again Thursday night in Studio City,…
What are you looking forward to in 2024?
Greetings from the sunny (!) Pacific Northwest where I’m spending the holidays, avoiding that gloomy Southern California weather forecast and counting my blessings, even if…
‘Maestro’ on Netflix lacks the essence of Leonard Bernstein
“Maestro” is pretty good. At least that appears to be the overall verdict from critics and audiences (80% and 85% positive ratings, respectively, on Rotten…
High school basketball roundup: Guard trio powers Bernstein to 7-0 start
The basketball players at unbeaten Bernstein High have quickly learned the expectations of first-year coach Chans Smyth, who used to be head coach at Price.…
King/Drew tries to help City Section basketball get back on track
One by one, longtime City Section basketball observers have already concluded this season’s collection of teams is the weakest in years, if not ever. King/Drew…
Bradley Cooper’s love for Bernstein began with Bugs Bunny
Bradley Cooper’s admiration of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein traces back to watching Bugs Bunny conduct an orchestra. “It started with Tom and Jerry and Bugs…
Basketball roundup: Seshsha Henderson of Oak Park makes eight threes in loss
There were early signs that Seshsha Henderson of Oak Park was feeling good shooting the basketball in the Heritage Christian gym Thursday night. He made…
Jason Crowe Jr. scores 40 points in season debut for Lynwood
Jason Crowe Jr. averaged 34 points per game as a freshman for Lynwood, which won the state Division V championship. Based off his season debut…