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…
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…
Prep basketball roundup: Birmingham pulls out overtime win over Chatsworth, Alijah Arenas
Alijah Arenas is human. He misses shots, he makes turnovers. It encouraged Birmingham coach Nick Halic to order Arenas to be double-teamed the entire game…
Crespi comes through late to win Mission League opener
In a high-pressure Mission League opener, it was freshman Isaiah Barnes delivering the biggest basket of the night, making a three to wipe out a…
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…
Bryce James leaves Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, returns to Sierra Canyon
Bryce James’ brief days as a Sherman Oaks Notre Dame student and basketball player have ended. He has checked out of Notre Dame and is…
Prep basketball: Crespi 3-0 under first-year coach Derek Fisher
Hiring a former NBA head coach and former Laker brings scrutiny and attention. So far, so good for Crespi first-year coach Derek Fisher. His team…
Talented Mission League basketball pushing to be region’s best
It’s going to be tough to top the 2022-23 high school boys’ basketball season for Mission League teams since Harvard-Westlake won the state Open Division…
Derek Fisher hired as basketball coach at Crespi High
Crespi High’s basketball program is getting a high-profile new coach. Former Lakers point guard Derek Fisher was hired as head coach on Monday. Fisher, 48,…
Crespi opens with win over Carson in Division II baseball regionals
It was Taco Tuesday at the Crespi snack bar. Fans could munch on carne asada as the Southern California Regional baseball playoffs began under a…
Surging Crespi receives big performance from Diego Velazquez
Crespi was unranked in the preseason Southern Section Division 2 baseball rankings, but coaches who vote in the poll might want to take a look…