High school basketball: Southern California Regional pairings
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PAIRINGS First Round(All games at 7 p.m. at higher seeds unless noted) BOYSOpen Division Wednesday#1 Harvard-Westlake, bye#5 St. Pius…
Birmingham defeats Westchester for City Section girls’ Open Division title
In a matchup that was every bit as good as advertised, Birmingham and Westchester battled on even terms until the final minute, but the top-seeded…
Prep sports roundup: Birmingham to face El Camino Real for title
It’s happening again. One of the best sports rivalries in the City Section — Birmingham versus El Camino Real in boys soccer — will be…
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…
Tony Mowbray: Birmingham City boss temporarily steps down for medical reasons
Tony Mowbray started the season as Sunderland boss, before being sacked in DecemberTony Mowbray has temporarily stepped down as Birmingham City boss as he undergoes…
Sierra Canyon, Etiwanda set for Open Division hoops showdown
The game of the year in girls’ high school basketball has finally arrived. Sierra Canyon (30-1) and Etiwanda (28-3) have been eyeing each other from…
Horror as human BONES are found near Birmingham Airport with urgent probe launched
COPS have launched an urgent probe after human bones were found near Birmingham Airport. Officers from West Midlands Police were alerted to the grisly discovery off Digby…
Westchester, Birmingham to play for City Open Division girls’ title
Mariah Blake wants another ring. She was a key figure on last season’s 29-2 Westchester girls’ basketball team that won the City Section Open Division…
Friday’s high school basketball scores and updated playoff pairings
Friday’s Results BOYS SOUTHERN SECTION OPEN DIVISIONPool Play Harvard-Westlake 64, St. John Bosco 40Sierra Canyon 61, Corona Centennial 55Eastvale Roosevelt 80, Mater Dei 76 (OT)St.…
Palisades defeats Birmingham for City Section girls’ water polo title
Palisades outscored Birmingham by six in the second half to win its third City Section girls’ water polo title with a thrilling 14-11 victory in…
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…
easyJet passengers stranded after pilot refuses to take off due to ‘funny smell’
PASSENGERS had to get off their jet and were left stranded after a pilot refused to take off due to a “funny smell”. The easyJet…
Canoga Park’s Adrian Escobar wins third City Section wrestling title
Adrian Escobar wanted more than just a win Saturday night at the City Section championships — he wanted to leave a legacy. The Canoga Park…
Prep baseball: Devin Gonor dazzles in debut to help ECR beat Crespi
Calm, cool, collective and possessing a nasty changeup. That’s the best way to describe a dazzling varsity baseball debut for El Camino Real junior left-hander…
Alex Dupre leads Birmingham to dramatic playoff victory
On the opening night of the City Section and Southern Section Open Division basketball playoffs, the most influential coaching decision of the season received even…
King/Drew dominates Palisades in City Section Open Division playoffs
The King/Drew boys’ basketball team was not awarded the the top seed in the City Section Open Division playoffs, but it sure played as if…
Cleveland seeded No. 1 in City Open Division hoop playoffs
In a season that has seen zero teams emerge as the City Section title favorite in high school basketball, the playoff seeding committee was forced…
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…
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame holds off Crespi to improve to 24-0
Perhaps it was one of those “trap games.” Or maybe No. 1 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame just took Crespi lightly. Whatever the reason, the Knights…
Jailed for seven years to modelling & drug addiction…. the fate of Benefits Street cast ten years on from show
IT was the infamous show that gave viewers a no holds barred look at life on the breadline for residents on an ordinary Birmingham street.…