Prep basketball roundup: Alijah Arenas vs. Tajh Ariza brings out James Harden to watch
Two of the top teams in the City Section led by the sons of former NBA players Gilbert Arenas and Trevor Ariza faced off on…
Prep talk: Weston Port, Noah Mikhail show you can stay home and be noticed
In an era when parents keep moving their sons looking for something (exposure, playing time, free shoes), let’s salute two four-year starters in football whose…
Prep basketball: Heritage Christian duo makes impressive debut
Ten pounds heavier and with bulging biceps, San Diego State commit Tae Simmons of Heritage Christian sure looked the part of a dominant inside player…
Prep Rally: It’s time to bring some positive energy to high school sports
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s getting busy in high school sports. Basketball, soccer, girls water…
Prep talk: Covering the positives in high school sports
It’s time to find a distraction, and talking or reading about the positives in high school sports is going to be mine.Join me on a…
Israel’s Smotrich orders prep work for annexation of occupied West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeedIsrael’s far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says he has ordered preparations for the annexation of the occupied West Bank in the hope that “2025 will…
Prep Rally: St. John Bosco is the team to beat in high school basketball
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. The high school basketball season begins next week. Let’s take a…
Sondheimer: Prep football storylines for 2024 playoffs
High school football playoffs begin Thursday and Friday in the City Section and Southern Section. Here are some story lines to follow.Unbeaten Newbury Park gets…
Prep Rally: Football playoffs primed for plenty of revenge games
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. The high school football playoff pairings are out. There were no…
Prep Rally: Sierra Canyon vs. Gardena Serra is a key matchup with playoff implications
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s the final week of the regular season in high school…
Prep Rally: This could be the biggest week of the football season
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s the week for big games. St. John Bosco is playing…
Prep Rally: Here are the biggest surprises this high school football season
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s week eight of the high school football season. Let’s look…
Prep Rally: Rocky sailing in the Marine League as teams threaten to forfeit against Narbonne
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. The City Section is never boring, and when four Marine League…
Prep Rally: Nasir Wyatt, Abduall Sanders lead way among dominant local linebackers
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s midseason in high school football. Let’s see who’s been producing.Linebackers…
Sondheimer: It’s the year of the linebacker in prep football
At midseason in high school football, with some teams having played five of their scheduled 10 regular-season games, the most obvious trend involves linebackers. They…
Prep Rally: Makena Cook of Orange Lutheran is the best flag football quarterback around
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. There’s two quarterbacks making an early season impact. Sophomore Jaden Jefferson…
Prep Rally: Who makes the list of the best of the best local high school athletes?
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. The new school year will present quite a group of elite…
Harris, Trump buckle down for Tuesday debate prep
1 of 3 | Former President Donald Trump addresses his supporters at the 1st Summit Arena at Cambria County War Memorial in Johnston Pennsylvania on…
Sondheimer: Can CIF committees reshape the future of prep sports?
It’s time for fine-tuning, creativity and some commonsense solutions.The California Interscholastic Federation, which governs high school sports in the state, is holding a series of…
Prep Rally: The most exciting quarterbacks so far this season
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. Good quarterbacks are like a gold coin. Everyone wants one. There…