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…
Prep talk: Norco unveils standout freshman pitcher Jordan Ayala
It’s already time to get excited about a freshman baseball player.Pitcher Jordan Ayla of Norco High made a sensational debut last week against Orange Lutheran,…
Birmingham’s Henry Aslikyan captures third City wrestling title
Henry Aslikyan said “I’m just here to have fun” when talking about Saturday’s City Section wrestling championships at Roybal Learning Center.And why not? It is…
Prep talk: Ana De Los Santos of Granada Hills is a soccer prodigy
To win a City Section girls’ soccer championship, Granada Hills and senior Ana De Los Santos will have to be stopped.The Highlanders are 5-0 in…
High school basketball: Thursday’s scores for boys’ and girls’ games
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLTHURSDAY’S RESULTSBOYSAdelanto 51, Westview 49AGBU 34, Godinez 27Agoura 68, King’s Academy 66Alameda 68, Los Osos 43Albany 68, Sotomayor 44Alhambra 82, Mountain View 41Aliso…
High school basketball: Saturday’s scores
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLSATURDAY’S RESULTSBOYSAdelanto 61, Lincoln County (NV) 30Agoura 66, El Camino Real 60Beckman 70, Costa Mesa 59Bellflower 58, Merced 50Birmingham 73, Warren 61Bishop O’Dowd…
High school basketball: Wednesday’s scores from boys’ and girls’ games
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLWEDNESDAY’S RESULTSBOYSAdelanto 59, Ridgecrest Burroughs 44Agoura 76, Royal 65Anaheim Canyon 85, Murrieta Valley 77Arleta 65, San Fernando 55Animo Watts 47, Magnolia Science 23Bernstein…
Ananya Balaraman wins City Section girls’ cross-country title
On a cool Saturday morning at Pierce College, Ananya Balaraman of North Hollywood High did something she has been dreaming about for years. She won…
Boys’ water polo: City Section playoff results and schedule
CITY SECTIONFriday’s ResultsOPEN DIVISIONSemifinalsPalisades 13, Birmingham 10Cleveland 17, San Pedro 2DIVISION ISemifinalsGranada Hills 18, Venice 6Kennedy 16, LACES 7Wednesday’s ScheduleFinals at Valley CollegeOPEN DIVISION#1 Palisades…
Priscilla Grinner, Georgia Brown lead Granada Hills to City tennis title
It was only appropriate that Georgia Brown and Priscilla Grinner notched the clinching point for Granada Hills’ girls tennis team during its annual City championship…
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…
West Valley football media day: Inspiring players, dedicated coaches
After filling up on treats from Porto’s, coaches and players from Cleveland, Taft, Birmingham, Chatsworth, El Camino Real and Granada Hills stood at a lectern…
Tuesday’s high school baseball and softball scores, playoff pairings
Southern California Regionals BASEBALL Tuesday’s Results First Round Division IOrange Lutheran 9, Cathedral Catholic 3Santa Margarita 7, Rancho Bernardo 1Huntington Beach 8, Granite Hills 3La…
High school baseball and softball: Southern California Regional playoff pairings
BASEBALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL Division I Quarterfinals, Tuesday, 4 p.m. #8 San Diego Cathedral vs. #1 Orange Lutheran at Hart Park; #5 Santa Margarita at…
Culver City duo takes aim at a state track meet double in the 400
Morgan Maddox and Duaine Mayrant hope they can pull off a Culver City “double” Saturday at the state track and field championships at Buchanan High’s…
Wednesday’s high school baseball and softball scores, playoff pairings
CITY SECTION BASEBALL Tuesday’s Results Semifinals Open Division At PepperdineBirmingham 3, Carson 0Bell 1, Granada Hills 0 Division II At higher seeds Monroe 10, Harbor…
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…
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…
Friday’s high school baseball and softball scores, updated playoff pairings
City Section BASEBALL Friday’s Results Open Division Quarterfinals Granada Hills 3, El Camino Real 2Bell 3, Sylmar 0Carson 4, Cleveland 3Birmingham 8, San Pedro 0…
City baseball: Top four seeds advance to Open Division semifinals
On the verge of another frustrating early exit from the City Section Open Division baseball playoffs, top-seeded Granada Hills rallied to score two runs in…