Orange Lutheran seeks redemption in flag football playoffs
The inaugural Southern Section flag football playoff seedings were released Saturday morning and a total of 144 teams qualified across five divisions for the single-elimination…
Sondheimer: Looking back on six decades of covering high school football
It’s high school football season No. 48 for someone who loves telling stories about Southern California teenagers making a difference on and off the field.Sitting…
Pitching for the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine was Jack Flaherty’s destiny
Even before he learned how to walk, Dodger Stadium has been part of Jack Flaherty’s origin story.It’s where the new Dodgers pitcher first visited at…
Regional playoffs: Kevin Jeon powers La Mirada into Division I final
The Southern California regionals in high school baseball is more than just a final tournament in 2024. It can be a sneak peek at 2025,…
Clippers center Ivica Zubac’s Encino home burglarized again
Clippers center Ivica Zubac’s San Fernando Valley home was burglarized last week, police sources who were not authorized to speak publicly told The Times on…
Nick Park helps deliver Division I baseball title to North Hollywood
Nick Park, North Hollywood High‘s junior second baseman, stood down the first-base line at Dodger Stadium for the awards ceremony on Saturday afternoon after his…
North Hollywood, Banning reach Dodger Stadium championship game
North Hollywood is headed to Dodger Stadium on Saturday to play for a City Section Division I championship. The Huskies knocked off Chatsworth 6-2 in…
Carson wins City softball title on Alana Langford’s 14th-inning homer
All night long, Alana Langford was waiting for her pitch. It finally came with one out in the top of the 14th inning Saturday night…
Hart coach Jim Ozella wins first CIF title to cap final season
It took 25 years for Hart High baseball coach Jim Ozella to finally win a Southern Section championship and it didn’t come without a little…
The greatest pitchers in City and Southern Section history
Seeing junior right-hander Seth Hernandez of Corona dominate on the mound while throwing 97-mph fastballs and 72-mph breaking balls for strikes got me thinking: Who…
Retiring Aaron Donald didn’t just lead Rams, he was the Rams
For years he had remained hidden, lost underneath a giant helmet, buried in a defensive line. He was a star who behaved like a stunt…
Trent Perry helps send Harvard-Westlake to Sacramento to play for Open Division state title
About the only thing missing from Tuesday night’s sold-out championship high school basketball game at Harvard-Westlake were MVP chants for senior guard Trent Perry, who…
Notre Dame defeats Windward to win Division 1 basketball title
Back home in New Zealand for two weeks dealing with his ill father, 6-foot-11 Bronson Schmidt-Uili of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame missed all of the…
Would UCLA play in NIT? Mick Cronin isn’t too sold on idea
UCLA hasn’t played in the National Invitation Tournament in nearly 40 years, and that streak might not end this season even if the Bruins get…
High school basketball: Los Alamitos is 8-1 after victory over Cypress
Quickly forgetting its first loss of the season to Corona Centennial earlier in the week, Los Alamitos started a new winning streak Friday night with…
If you’re practicing on Thanksgiving, it means championship game is near
A select group of high school football teams throughout Southern California got to enjoy a special Thanksgiving, holding practices in preparation for playing in championships…
Washington jumps FSU in College Football Playoff rankings
Washington moved ahead of Florida State and into College Football Playoff position, coming in fourth in the rankings Tuesday night. The selection committee’s top three…