Prep talk: Narbonne baseball coach Bill Dillon enjoying time with sons
Brandon Dillon was 8 years old and serving as a bat boy for the Narbonne High baseball team under his father, Bill, the coach. Narbonne…
Royal baseball coach Dan Maye earns victory No. 595
Dan Maye, in his 36th season as baseball coach at Royal High, picked up win No. 595 on Friday, and it was an important one.…
Phelan Bucknor of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame collects six hits
Phelan Bucknor of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High had a career day at the plate on Wednesday. He had six hits and five RBIs by…
Prep talk: City Section Hall of Fame ceremony set for April 6
April 6 is the day the newest class of City Section Hall of Fame sports selections will be inducted during a ceremony at the Odyssey…
High school baseball and softball: Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s scores
Tuesday’s Results Baseball Cals Early College 12, Smidt Tech 6LA Leadership Academy 10, Locke 4Garfield 12, Rosemead 1El Camino Real 5, Simi Valley 1Sierra Canyon…
Sondheimer: A high school championship weekend with memories galore
A busy weekend of high school sports championships deserves a look back at some of the excitement and oddities.In celebrating Westchester’s 16th City Section basketball…
El Camino Real claims Open Division boys’ soccer title in OT
Coto Bladdimir gathered the El Camino Real boys’ soccer team after its first practice in July.The Royals needed to regroup. They had lost to Birmingham…
Prep talk: Tara Davis Invitational set for Saturday at Agoura
More than 30 schools are expected to participate in the Tara Davis Invitational track meet on Saturday at Agoura High.Tara Davis-Woodhall, an Agoura graduate, won…
JD Wyatt lifts Sun Valley Poly into City Section Division I final
JD Wyatt was 7 and sitting on the bench when his father, Joe, guided El Camino Real to a stunning, two-point win over Westchester and…
Prep baseball: Jake Chung is reliever extraordinaire for 3-0 Harvard-Westlake
When Jake Chung comes in from the Harvard-Westlake bullpen ready to unleash his 80 mph, scouts put away their radar guns. He’s like a softball…
High school basketball: Tuesday’s scores for boys’ and girls’ games
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLTUESDAY’S RESULTSBOYSCITY SECTIONAcademia Avance 54, CALS Early College 35Anime Bunche 65, Central City Value 49Cleveland 78, Birmingham 72Collins Family 71, Alliance Bloomfield 38King/Drew…
High school basketball: Monday’s scores for boys’ and girls’ games
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLMONDAY’S RESULTSBOYSCITY SECTIONAnimo De La Hoya 43, Smidt Tech 38Arleta 89, Chavez 30Bernstein 107, Belmont 25Chatsworth 71, Cleveland 44East Valley 66, Fulton 40Fairfax…
High school basketball: Friday’s scores for boys’ and girls’ games
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLFRIDAY’S RESULTSBOYSCITY SECTIONAMIT 47, Discovery 24Angelou 63, West Adams 44Arleta 92, Chavez 38Bell 48, Huntington Park 31Bernstein 88, Contreras 37East Valley 60, Fulton…
Prep sports: Birmingham defeats El Camino Real 1-0 in boys’ soccer
With its leading goal scorer, Jonathan Rabinovitch, sidelined because of an ankle injury, El Camino Real lacked a scoring threat and was beaten by Birmingham…
Prep talk: Freshmen prominent in Mission League softball
With no junior varsity teams and wanting to maintain rosters, softball coaches in the Mission League are giving freshmen the chance to make an impact…
Prep basketball roundup: Cleveland defeats El Camino Real
There’s no slowing Cleveland High’s rise in the City Section basketball hierarchy this season.The Cavaliers are 17-4 and 4-0 in the West Valley League after…
Prep talk: Officials appreciation week is important for high school sports
Rafael Bonilla has officiated NCAA soccer matches and MLS games. There he was on Wednesday night, selected to be the referee for the always intense…
Prep talk: Cleveland is team to beat in City Section girls’ soccer
Cleveland’s girls’ soccer team has been to four consecutive City Section championship games, winning last season in overtime over El Camino Real.Now the Cavaliers (6-1-3)…
Prep talk: Birmingham soccer receives boost from Carlos Esnal
Birmingham’s boys’ soccer team has stamped itself as perhaps the No. 1 team in Southern California after winning the Nike SoCal tournament championship with a…
High school basketball: Monday’s scores for boys’ and girls’ games
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLMONDAY’S RESULTSBOYSArroyo Grande 49, Pasadena Poly 46Bell Gardens 66, South El Monte 53Burbank 59, de Toledo 55Channel Islands 62, Carpinteria 46Chatsworth 68, Sherwood…