This week’s top high school football games in the Southland
A look at this week’s top high school football games:FRIDAYJSerra (3-0) vs. San Diego Lincoln (2-1) at San Diego Southwestern College, 7 p.m. The six…
Mater Dei dominates Bishop Gorman from the start in clash of powerhouses
It might still be early in the season, but Mater Dei and Las Vegas Bishop Gorman, the top two ranked teams in the nation by…
This week’s top high school football games in the Southland
A look at this week’s top high school football games:FRIDAYLas Vegas Bishop Gorman (2-0) vs. Mater Dei (1-0) at Santa Ana Stadium, 7 p.m.These are…
Girls’ volleyball: Reloaded Mater Dei faces tough task for repeat
If recent history is any indication, the Mater Dei High girls’ volleyball team will have a tough task defending its Southern Section Division 1 crown…
Wyatt Becker starts hot to lead Sierra Canyon past Oaks Christian
Most quarterbacks only dream of the kind of numbers Sierra Canyon senior Wyatt Becker put up in the first half of Friday night’s showdown in…
In battle of promising QBs, Laguna Beach beats Santa Monica
In California, the state where quarterbacks are groomed to be great from a young age, a trip to Santa Monica High on Friday night was…
Redondo Union ends Mater Dei’s 28-match win streak in girls’ volleyball
When asked before the match to compare this year’s team to last, Redondo Union girls’ volleyball coach Tommy Chaffins said “We’re grittier.”That grit was evident…
No. 1 Mater Dei pulls away in second half to beat No. 2 Corona Centennial
No. 1-ranked Mater Dei turned in a dominating defensive performance in the second half Thursday night to pull away from No. 2 Corona Centennial and…
Column: Storylines to follow in 2024 high school football season
The high school football season begins this week. A look at top storylines and other issues to follow:Can Corona Centennial end the Mater Dei/St. John…
JSerra standout Jake Flores has toed the line since he was 9
Fifth in a series of stories profiling top high school football players by position. Today, Jake Flores, JSerra offensive lineman.To understand the love of football…
Serra, Notre Dame, Mission Viejo win passing tournaments
From Orange County to Los Angeles County to Ventura County, Saturday was a busy day of seven-on-seven summer passing competitions, with quarterbacks, receivers and defensive…
Raul Lara’s debut at Mater Dei leads to passing tourney title
Wearing a gray Mater Dei T-shirt and white hat, Raul Lara is reminded constantly how strange he looks in Monarchs football gear by his acquaintances…
Prep sports roundup: Anthony Murphy leads Corona to eight-inning playoff win over Mater Dei
With his team struggling to score runs, sophomore center fielder Anthony Murphy of Corona stepped forward to hit a solo home run with one out…
Baseball playoff openers provide more drama than expected
The opening week of the high school baseball playoffs was all about turning loose ace pitchers. There was Zach Strickland of Maranatha striking out 17…
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…
Mater Dei and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame win baseball tournaments
Spring break turned out to be very productive for the Mater Dei and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame baseball teams. Mater Dei entered the week with…
Prep baseball, softball roundup: Corona shows off Ebel brothers
The Ebel brothers, Brady and Trey, made their high school baseball debuts for Corona on Wednesday after sitting out the first half of the season…
Alex Schmidt hits grand slam in Granada Hills victory
Alex Schmidt hit a grand slam and Easton Hawk struck out six in 4-1/3 innings as Granada Hills picked up a West Valley League baseball…
Alijah Arenas scores 53 points to power Chatsworth into regional final
You had to be in the dark, loud Chatsworth High gym on Saturday night to believe it. Sophomore Alijah Arenas was wheeling and dealing with…
Prep sports roundup: St. John Bosco digs deep to hold off Windward
It’s been a long, up-and-down basketball season for St. John Bosco. There have been missed opportunities. “We’ve had many opportunities,” sophomore guard Brandon McCoy said,…