Prep talk: Doug Bledsoe embraces challenge of being new football coach at Narbonne
Doug Bledsoe, a former head football coach at Dorsey, University, North Hollywood and Pasadena, was asked why he wanted to become the head coach at…
Prep talk: Davon Jones is having big basketball season for L.A. Jordan
On a team with seven sophomores and two freshmen, senior guard Davon Jones has been a leader and big-time scorer for L.A. Jordan, which went…
Cleveland holds on for playoff win over Washington Prep
In a dramatic opening game of the City Section Open Division boys’ basketball playoffs Wednesday night, No. 3-seeded Cleveland and No. 6 Washington Prep went…
Prep sports roundup: Matthew Witkow of Calabasas is six for six with two home runs
Shortstop Matthew Witkow of Calabasas is committed to Harvard and off to a great start for the 2025 high school baseball season, going six for…
Prep talk: La Mirada’s new baseball field is ready to be unveiled
La Mirada High’s $20-million baseball field is ready to be unveiled.The Matadores will play their first official game in their new stadium on Saturday against…
Prep Rally: This local high school baseball team could be more dominant than the Dodgers
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. Southern California isn’t just home to best baseball team in pro…
Prep talk: Bell wants another historic season in baseball
Bell High’s baseball team will be hard-pressed to top last season’s historic achievement winning the school’s first City Section Open Division championship at Dodger Stadium…
L.A.’s Asian immigrant communities prep for raids, brace for deportations
Los Angeles County’s sizable Asian immigrant communities are bracing for disruption and heartache as rumors swirl of mass deportations to be carried out under sweeping…
Prep talk: Nick Welch Jr. of Rolling Hills Prep is rising big man
During 44 years of coaching high school basketball, including four decades at Fairfax, Harvey Kitani has coached the likes of Chris Mills, Sean Higgins, Solomon…
Prep sports roundup: Mateo Trujillo leads Rolling Hills Prep to Division 1 playoff win
In 44 years of coaching high school basketball, Harvey Kitani is only getting more active. Seemingly every time his Rolling Hills Prep team is on…
Prep talk: Students get on-the-job training broadcasting games
Few high schools in Southern California have invested more time and money into helping students become sports announcers than Harvard-Westlake, which offers a free livestream…
Prep talk: Adams brothers are thriving in basketball
When former Narbonne star Marcus Adams left Brigham Young for Cal State Northridge, he made sure his brother Maximo would be close by. They’re each…
Prep Rally: It will take a while to get used to computer playoff seedings
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s playoff time for the winter sports. Let the postseason begin.The…
Prep talk: Hart’s Morgan Mack is showing her basketball prowess
Morgan Mack, a Long Beach State signee for women’s basketball, continues to do her best to lift up Hart’s girls’ basketball program.Hart wrapped up the…
Prep basketball roundup: Upsets shake up Open Division rankings
Just when it looked like the top eight teams had been decided for the Southern Section Open Division boys’ basketball playoffs, upsets happened Tuesday night…
Prep talk: Los Alamitos celebrates four players with 1,000 points scored
It’s a bit astonishing to think that Los Alamitos High has four basketball players who have each scored more than 1,000 points during their four-year…
Prep Rally: With one week to go, a look at the top high school basketball teams
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. There’s one week left in the regular season for Southern Section…
Prep sports: Birmingham defeats El Camino Real 1-0 in boys’ soccer
With its leading goal scorer, Jonathan Rabinovitch, sidelined because of an ankle injury, El Camino Real lacked a scoring threat and was beaten by Birmingham…
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…
Prep talk: Freshmen prominent in Mission League softball
With no junior varsity teams and wanting to maintain rosters, softball coaches in the Mission League are giving freshmen the chance to make an impact…