Prep basketball: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame surges past Los Alamitos
Less than two minutes into the game against Los Alamitos on Wednesday night, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame coach Matt Sargeant went into full Dan Hurley…
Nikolas Khamenia returns to Harvard-Westlake with 2nd gold medal
Nikolas Khamenia, a 6-foot-7 senior basketball player at Harvard-Westlake High, will be returning to classes next week in Studio City with a second gold medal…
Teams to watch in boys’ water polo this season
A year ago, everyone knew which team would be best in Southern Section boys’ water polo — JSerra. It was as certain as the temperature…
Pitching for the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine was Jack Flaherty’s destiny
Even before he learned how to walk, Dodger Stadium has been part of Jack Flaherty’s origin story.It’s where the new Dodgers pitcher first visited at…
Bryce Rainer of Harvard-Westlake selected in first round of MLB draft
Bryce Rainer, a shortstop from Harvard-Westlake High, was taken No. 11 overall by the Detroit Tigers in Sunday’s Major League Baseball amateur draft.He comes from…
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…
Harvard-Westlake’s Trent Perry leaves USC and signs with UCLA
As Mick Cronin set out to restore UCLA to national prominence after its first losing season in nearly a decade, one of the critical questions…
Corona seeded No. 1 for Division 1 baseball playoffs
And so it begins. Call it May Madness. One of the toughest sports playoffs anywhere — the Southern Section Division 1 baseball playoffs — begin…
Los Angeles Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings
A look at the Los Angeles Times’ top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland after the final week of the regular season. Rk.…
LeBron James on Bronny James: ‘Some tough decisions to make’
TORONTO — LeBron James, speaking to reporters after the Lakers beat the Raptors in Toronto, said his son Bronny has “tough decisions” in front of him…
Prep baseball/softball roundup: Brianne Weiss strikes out 19, throws no-hitter for Orange Lutheran
Brianne Weiss is sometimes unhittable pitching for Orange Lutheran’s softball team. It happened again Wednesday when she threw her sixth career no-hitter and struck out…
Boys’ basketball player of year: Trent Perry, Harvard-Westlake
Trent Perry smiles so much during basketball games that photographers can’t help but focus their cameras on his face. He’s always showing his joy at…
L.A. Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings
A look at the Los Angeles Times’ top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland after Week 4 of the 2024 season. Rk. SCHOOL…
Trent Perry helps send Harvard-Westlake to Sacramento to play for Open Division state title
About the only thing missing from Tuesday night’s sold-out championship high school basketball game at Harvard-Westlake were MVP chants for senior guard Trent Perry, who…
L.A. Times’ top 25 high school baseball rankings
A look at the Los Angeles Times’ top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland after Week 3 of the 2024 season. Rk. SCHOOL…
Southern California boys’ and girls’ basketball finals matchups
A trip to Sacramento to play for a state basketball championship at the Golden 1 Center will be decided Tuesday. There are plenty of rematches…
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…
Harvard-Westlake edges Roosevelt for Open Division title
In a game full of fouls and free throws , it was a foul called with 13 seconds left that sent Robert Hinton to the…
Prep sports roundup: Harvard-Westlake defeats St. John Bosco
It was way back in early November when The Times’ preseason basketball rankings came out with St. John Bosco ranked No. 1 and Harvard-Westlake No.…
Christian Horry, son of Robert Horry, will join UCLA as walk-on
College basketball in L.A. on the verge of welcoming another celebrity son. USC has Bronny James, whose father, LeBron, won a title with the Lakers…