Prep basketball roundup: EJ Vernon making an impact for Crossroads
EJ Vernon, a 6-foot-8 senior at Crossroads, has no time to be nice. He missed the first four games of this season with an ankle…
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…
Tuesday’s prep baseball and softball scores, updated playoff pairings
City Section Tuesday’s Results SOFTBALL Division III First Round Jefferson 18, USC-MAE 8Animo Venice 22, Alliance Bloomfield 12Huntington Park at Maywood CESMiddle College 20, Central…
Southland top 20 high school softball rankings
The top 20 high school softball rankings for The Times by CalHiSports.com. (previous rank) 1. (1) Norco 21-3 2. (4) Orange Lutheran 18-3 3. (5)…
Prep sports roundup: Granada Hills (16-1) continues to dominate in softball
At 16-1 and unbeaten in the West Valley League, Granada Hills’ softball team continues to be the team to beat in the City Section. El…
Prep sports roundup: Seth Hernandez powers Corona to 11-0 victory
Seth Hernandez, the pitcher, is pretty good, but so is Seth Hernandez the hitter. The Corona High junior hit a pair of two-run home runs…
Southland top 20 high school softball rankings
The high school softball top 20 rankings for The Times by CalHiSports.com. (Previous rank in parentheses) 1. (2) Norco 15-3 2. (3) Murrieta Mesa 18-2…
Huntington Beach baseball throws no-hitter in win over Los Alamitos
Huntington Beach is the team to beat in Surf League baseball, so when the Oilers can receive strong pitching, the opponent faces a difficult task.…
Prep baseball, softball roundup: Westlake rebounds from loss
After losing its first game of the season Tuesday, Westlake’s baseball team responded Thursday by collecting 17 hits and relying on the pitching of Dylan…
What’s next for Santa Anita after threat to sell the track?
Understand that members of the California Horse Racing Board are paid a whopping $100 a month plus expenses. While they are appointed by the governor,…
Prep sports roundup: Birmingham gets past El Camino Real
Birmingham baseball coach Matt Mowry doesn’t care about West Valley League championships. His focus is on City titles, having won five. His teams have never…
Chaminade wins 2 of 3 from Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in baseball
Chaminade has injected itself into the Mission League baseball race by taking two of three games from defending champion Sherman Oaks Notre Dame this week.…
Prep basketball: Harvard-Westlake routs Sierra Canyon
Stuck behind a player headed to USC, Trent Perry, and a player headed to Harvard, Robert Hinton, sophomore guard Amir Jones of Harvard-Westlake has been…
Southland softball players to watch
Huntington Beachs Zoe Prystajko pitches during a Surf League game against Los Alamitos at Huntington Beach High School on Tuesday, March 22. (Scott Smeltzer/Staff Photographer)…