Newbury Park’s Shane Rosenthal looks for repeat performance
Third in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Shane Rosenthal, Newbury Park wide receiver.To understand the staggering, extraordinary…
Running back Karson Cox gives Oak Hills more than big yardage
Second in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Karson Cox, Oak Hills running back.It’s a late March morning…
Jake Goossen embraces challenge of replacing Hart’s Herrington brothers
Hart first-year football coach Jake Goossen bought a 65-inch TV for the P.E. office so he could watch film. And a couple of his players…
Valencia’s running back tradition continues with Brian Bonner
Valencia High has had its share of outstanding running backs through the years, from Manuel White to Shane Vereen to Steven Manfro. Now the Vikings…
Bryce Rainer is ready to become first-round MLB draft pick
Major-league baseball’s amateur draft begins on Sunday, and former Harvard-Westlake shortstop Bryce Rainer is projected to be taken in the first 10 picks.He has decided…
Summer of growth spurts creates a buzz in high school football
Wearing size 18 shoes, Luke Sorensen of Servite High might be able to rattle a floor with every step. His parents probably know not to…
Two City Section football players with Nigerian roots commit to SMU
All-City linebacker Mark Iheanachor of Narbonne said he has known All-City defensive end Chinedu Onyeagoro of King/Drew since they were 7. Both have Nigerian parents.…
St. Francis QB John Sanders continues 160-mile round-trip commute
Since the fall of 2021, the most amazing commitment began. Tracey Sanders bought a new hybrid car so that six days a week he’d be…
Intuit Dome features exhibit of 1,544 high school jerseys
One by one, dozens of glass framed high school basketball jerseys donated by almost every high school team in California — 1,544 and counting —…
Brentwood has 14-year-old freshman duo ready to make impact in basketball
Ethan Hill wears size 18 shoes, stands 6 feet 5 and already has the body of a Division I football player at age 14. Except…
Ryder and Chase Dodd selected to U.S. Olympic water polo team
In a sport where physicality and experience matter in international competition, the U.S. men’s water polo team revealed on Tuesday that a roster spot for…
Eagles Flight makes impressive winning debut at Santa Anita
As Eagles Flight was walked from the detention barn toward the paddock at Santa Anita on Monday, the 3-year-old son of Curlin could look up…
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…
Bell beats Birmingham for City Open Division baseball title
Get ready for a parade and maybe some keys to the city. A group of teenage baseball players from Bell High made history on Saturday…
Bell is headed to Dodger Stadium to play for Open Division title
Bell High baseball coach Frank Medina was fiery and passionate while talking to his players moments after their improbable 1-0 win over Granada Hills on…
Freshman Julius Truitt comes through to help send Birmingham to Dodger Stadium
Julius Truitt, a 15-year-old freshman at Birmingham High, spent the baseball season on junior varsity even though the word was out how good a player…
Complaints about field conditions for baseball title games
By the time the Southern Section plays its Division 1 championship baseball game on Saturday night at Lake Elsinore’s Storm Stadium, it will be the…
Oaks Christian’s Max Emberson wins Southern Section golf title
Sophomore Max Emberson, of Oaks Christian, shot 8-under 64 to win the Southern Section individual golf championship on Thursday at Temecula Creek Inn Golf Course.…
Southern Section golf: Palm Desert wins Division 1 championship
The Southern Section held seven divisional golf championships on Monday across Southern California. Palm Desert came through to win Division 1 at Bear Creek Golf…
Notre Dame’s JJ Harel clears 7 feet in high jump to win D3 title
With his curly blond hair bouncing up and down as he moved confidently toward the high jump bar, 15-year-old sophomore JJ Harel of Sherman Oaks…