Prep basketball roundup: Nikolas Khamenia ready for coming showdown
Mission League basketball has started with a series of lopsided games as Harvard-Westlake, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame and Sierra Canyon make it clear they have…
Peyton White of Crespi a perfect example of player development
Player development has become the favorite term to describe what parents and others are seeking when children participate in sports. And, if you want an…
Mira Costa wins St. Francis tourney behind MVP Jacob De Armas
Mira Costa High School won the first St. Francis tournament championship Monday night with an 87-72 win over Oak Hills, improving to 17-0 on the…
King/Drew reaches championship football game with father-son duo
King/Drew is in only its third year of having a football team, so you know coach Joe Torres is proud of how far his program…
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…
Prep baseball roundup: Erik Puodziunas throws one-hitter in Sherman Oaks Notre Dame’s win over Crespi
Forty years ago, future Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell threw a no-hitter for Sherman Oaks Notre Dame against rival Crespi. On Wednesday, Erik Puodziunas,…
Hart baseball team has not one but two submarine-throwing pitchers
It’s tough enough when you first face a pitcher who throws submarine style, where the ball is released from just above the ground with lots…
Mater Dei and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame win baseball tournaments
Spring break turned out to be very productive for the Mater Dei and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame baseball teams. Mater Dei entered the week with…
Harvard-Westlake’s Duncan Marsten dazzles on the mound
“Electrifying.” That was the word being used to describe the pitching of senior right-hander Duncan Marsten on Wednesday. He struck out the first six batters…
Mission League baseball opens with 2 ties because of darkness
The Mission League baseball season launched Tuesday with the usual drama that comes when with so many talented teams. And also the expected game stopped…
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…
Harvard-Westlake defeats Crespi for Mission League title
There were so many ties to the NBA at Friday night’s Mission League basketball championship game between Harvard-Westlake and Crespi that Kenny Smith and Charles…
Crespi upsets Sierra Canyon; Harvard-Westlake beats Notre Dame
On the final day of January on Wednesday night, high school basketball turned into a version of March Madness in the Mission League tournament. Fourth-seeded…
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…