Prep Rally: St. John Bosco is the team to beat in high school basketball
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. The high school basketball season begins next week. Let’s take a…
Mater Dei forces four turnovers in rout of St. John Bosco
It was football’s version of a first-round knockout.Taking advantage of two interceptions, a fumble recovery, precision passing from Dash Beierly and power running from Jordon…
Koa Malau’ulu rallies St. John Bosco past Orange Lutheran
Standing in the middle of his home field on Friday night, St. John Bosco coach Jason Negro revealed that history was about to be made…
Mater Dei, St. John Bosco, Corona Centennial pick up football wins
Mater Dei’s trip to Hawaii to face defending state football champion Kahuku on the North Shore on Saturday night went about as well as you…
Mission Viejo and St. John Bosco come away with football victories
Two of Southern California’s top high school football teams, Mission Viejo and St. John Bosco, came away with impressive victories Saturday night.Mission Viejo (2-0) intercepted…
St. John Bosco wins the Division I state boys’ basketball title
SACRAMENTO — A basketball season that a couple of weeks ago some St. John Bosco faithful might have considered a failure turned into a celebration…
Prep sports roundup: St. John Bosco digs deep to hold off Windward
It’s been a long, up-and-down basketball season for St. John Bosco. There have been missed opportunities. “We’ve had many opportunities,” sophomore guard Brandon McCoy said,…
Prep sports roundup: Harvard-Westlake defeats St. John Bosco
It was way back in early November when The Times’ preseason basketball rankings came out with St. John Bosco ranked No. 1 and Harvard-Westlake No.…
Mater Dei wins Trinity League showdown against St. John Bosco
With its three-point shooters on target and its big men protecting the rim, Mater Dei had lots going for it in a Trinity League showdown…
Mater Dei routs St. John Bosco behind Brandon Benjamin
On an NBA court, Mater Dei thoroughly dismantled a St. John Bosco basketball team that was once ranked No. 1 in Southern California. Perhaps it’s…
Prep basketball roundup: St. John Bosco defeats JSerra
Everyone knows about St. John Bosco’s big four — Brandon McCoy, Elzie Harrington, Jack Turner and Kade Bonam. Except if you want to know if…
Brandon McCoy sensational for St. John Bosco in overtime win
Brandon McCoy is a teenage basketball prodigy. At 6 feet 4, the 16-year-old sophomore guard at St. John Bosco possesses skills and athleticism that leave…
Prep roundup: No. 1 St. John Bosco rolls past La Mirada in semis
No. 1-ranked St. John Bosco (5-0) continued its early season improvement Friday, advancing to the championship game of its own tournament with a 79-60 win…
Mater Dei beats St. John Bosco for Division 1 football title
Calling all psychologists. Perhaps there’s an easy explanation how a team that loses the first football meeting always seems to win the second in the…
Sondheimer: How St. John Bosco and Mater Dei became superpowers
Once upon a time, multiple schools in the Southern Section realistically could dream of winning a Division 1 football championship. It was the days when…
Sondheimer: St. John Bosco beats Corona Centennial in thriller
A football playoff game for the ages Friday night between two of Southern California’s titan programs, St. John Bosco and Corona Centennial, came down to…
Trio of basketball brothers delivers for Bosco Tech
Darius Benitez is Filipino and lives in Monterey Park. Jaden Erami is part Hispanic, part Japanese and lives in Lincoln Heights. Ryan Osborne is Black,…
St. John Bosco delivers powerful message in win over Mater Dei
Jason Negro wasn’t too keen on hearing the weekly hype of Mater Dei’s football team being “anointed,” as he put it, the best in Southern…
Showdown week: It starts and ends with Mater Dei-St. John Bosco
If you like a clash of heavyweight champions, it doesn’t get any better than unbeaten Mater Dei taking on defending Southern Section Division 1 champion…
Midseason report: QB Caleb Sanchez a guiding force for Bosco
Caleb Sanchez waited three years to be St. John Bosco’s starting quarterback, so no matter what anyone has said via social media (sometimes it isn’t…