SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONALS
At the Claremont Club
FRIDAY’S RESULTS
Quarterfinals
Corona Del Mar 7, Stockdale 0
Santa Ana Mater Dei 5, Del Norte 2
Portola 6. Palisades 1
Mira Costa 5, Canyon Crest 2
Semifinals
Corona del Mar 7, Santa Ana Mater Dei 0
Portola 4, Mira Costa 3
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Finals
Corona Del Mar 5, Portola 2
Former Clipper Rodney Rogers died Friday of natural causes linked to a spinal cord injury he sustained in a 2008 dirt bike accident. He was 54.
Wake Forest, which retired his No. 54, announced his death Saturday along with the National Basketball Players Assn., which released a statement on behalf of Rogers’ family.
Rogers was the Atlantic Coast Conference rookie of the year in 1991 and player of the year in 1993. The burly 6-foot-7 forward with powerful athleticism earned the “Durham Bull” nickname during his prep career, then was drafted ninth overall in 1993. He played 12 years in the NBA, scoring nearly 9,500 points and being named league sixth man of the year in 2000.
Rogers had been paralyzed from the shoulders down since his accident in November 2008.
“The last 17 years have been both challenging and profoundly blessed,” the NBPA statement said. “Through every moment, Rodney remained a light — positive, motivated, and full of the quiet strength that inspired everyone around him.”
Rogers’ injury led to the establishment of a foundation bearing his name, with Rogers encouraging people with spinal cord injuries while promoting resilience and personal growth in the face of those challenges. Wake Forest honored him with its Distinguished Alumni Award in 2022 along with an honorary degree.
Clippers forward Rodney Rogers has a few words for referee Leon Wood after getting called for a foul during a game in 1997.
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
“Rodney is the strongest person I have ever met — physically and mentally — and his resilience was evident in the fight he showed every single day,” program great and former teammate Randolph Childress said in a statement. “I’ve said this before and I still mean it today: He was the best athlete ever to walk onto Wake Forest’s campus. He meant so much to so many people, and I feel profoundly blessed to have been with him yesterday.”
Rogers played three years at Wake Forest, averaging 21.2 points in 1992-93 as the Demon Deacons reached the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16, before entering the draft as a junior. He started his NBA career with the Denver Nuggets before being traded to the Clippers in 1995 along with the draft rights to Brent Barry for the draft rights to Antonio McDyess and Randy Woods. Rogers averaged 12.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists in four seasons in L.A. before becoming a valuable reserve with the Phoenix Suns. He also played for the Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets and Philadelphia 76ers.
“It’s easy to focus on his extraordinary talent, but what stood out to everyone who knew him was that he was every bit as remarkable as a human being,” said Dave Odom, Rogers’ coach at Wake Forest. “He loved his teammates, he loved his family, he loved Wake Forest and he loved the game of basketball. He loved playing for Wake Forest.
“Every time we visited him, I walked away reminding myself never to complain — because he never did. He faced life exactly as it came and made the very best of every moment. He was a joy to watch as a basketball player, but he was an even greater man. He shared his strength, his spirit and his life with everyone around him.”
According to the NBPA statement, Rogers is survived by wife, Faye; daughters Roddreka and Rydiah; sons Rodney II and Devonte; his mother, Estelle Spencer; and Eric Hipilito, embraced as a son by Rogers.
FRIDAY’S RESULTS
CITY SECTION
Semifinals
OPEN DIVISION
#1 Carson 40, #5 Garfield 7
#6 Crenshaw 12, #2 Birmingham 7
DIVISION I
#5 Marquez 16, #1 Venice 7
DIVISION II
#1 Cleveland 14, #4 Fairfax 7 (Thursday)
#2 San Fernando 53, #6 L.A. Marshall 8
DIVISION III
#1 Santee 24, #5 Contreras 8
#2 Hawkins 18, #3 L.A. Wilson 13
SOUTHERN SECTION
Semifinals
DIVISION I
Santa Margarita 31, Orange Lutheran 6
Corona Centennial 28, Mater Dei 27
DIVISION 2
Los Alamitos 23, Murrieta Valley 10
San Clemente 35, Leuzinger 7
DIVISION 3
Oxnard Pacifica 42, Chino Hills 24
Palos Verdes 23, Edison 10
DIVISION 4
San Jacinto 18, Villa Park 15
La Habra 20, Oaks Christian 7
DIVISION 5
Redondo Union 21, Loyola 7
Rio Hondo Prep 35, La Serna 6
DIVISION 6
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 39, Eastvale Roosevelt 6
Ventura 28, Agoura 14
DIVISION 7
Barstow 28, Palm Springs 7
Apple Valley 21, Saugus 7
DIVISION 8
Beckman 28, Palm Desert 14
Brea Olinda 28, Irvine 12
DIVISION 9
Ramona 40, Hesperia 13
Cerritos Valley Christian 28, San Dimas 12
DIVISION 10
Tahquitz 41, Santa Monica 35
Hillcrest 39, Garden Grove Pacifica 20
DIVISION 11
Baldwin Park 27, Western Christian 14
Valley View 28, South Pasadena 21
DIVISION 12
Grace 49, Coachella Valley 42
Santa Paula 17, Bellflower 14
DIVISION 13
Woodbridge 24, Saddleback 21
Montebello 43, La Puente 36
DIVISION 14
South El Monte 13, Miller 7
Pioneer 14, Anaheim 6
8-MAN
Semifinals
DIVISION 1
Flintridge Prep 28, Chadwick 8
Wildomar Cornerstone Christian 29, Faith Baptist 20
DIVISION 2
Cate 46, Calvary Baptist 14
Lancaster Baptist 45, Hesperia Christian 22
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
CITY SECTION
Semifinals
DIVISION I
#11 Dorsey at #2 South Gate
Finals
8-MAN
At Birmingham High
#2 Animo Robinson vs. #1 Sherman Oaks CES, 5 p.m.
CIF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Santiago Canyon College, Orange
FRIDAY’S RESULTS
DIVISION V
Hilmar d. Elsinore, 26-24, 25-16, 25-19
DIVISION I
Harvard-Westlake d. Roseville Woodcreek, 25-22, 25-14, 25-17
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
DIVISION II
Clovis West (30-13) vs. Cypress (24-10), 11 a.m.
DIVISION III
Redwood City Sequoia (24-15-1) vs. Academy of Our Lady of Peace (21-11), 1:30 p.m.
DIVISION IV
Reedley Immanuel (26-16) vs. Capistrano Valley Christian (13-21-1), 4 p.m.
OPEN DIVISION
Rocklin (37-4) vs. Mater Dei (34-5), 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 21 (UPI) — The Christian Association of Nigeria said 215 Catholic school students in Central Nigeria were kidnapped on Friday by a group of armed men.
The attackers also kidnapped a dozen teachers from the religious school in the north-central Niger State, CNN reported.
Many students managed to escape, and their parents began picking them up before the school closed, Niger State CAN Chapter leader Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna told media.
CAN officials are working with the government and its security agencies to safely return the abducted children and teachers, a CAN spokesman said.
It’s the second mass abduction of school students this week in the West African coastal nation.
According to police, the pupils were taken when armed “bandits” stormed the St. Mary’s School in Papiri and forced students out of their hostel sleeping space.
Boarding schools already were closed by state authorities in a large part of the country due to concern over rising security threats following a renewed string of attacks by militant groups.
The incident occurred after more than 20 Muslim schoolgirls were kidnapped Monday from a different boarding school in the neighboring Kebbi state.
But officials said St. Mary’s, in Nigeria’s largest state of Niger, defied the order to close despite intelligence warnings by the Nigerian government.
“Regrettably, St. Mary’s School proceeded to reopen and resume academic activities,” they told the BBC in a statement.
“Without notifying or seeking clearance from the state government, thereby exposing pupils and the staff to avoidable risk,” Nigerian officials stated.
The mass kidnappings came on top of U.S. President Donald Trump‘s threat to issue strikes against Islamic extremists in Nigeria, such as ISWAP and Boko Haram, which are currently engaged in ongoing armed conflicts for control of sovereign territory with various militarized groups, described as “bandits,” across the West African country.
Boko Haram is designated by the United States as a terrorist organization.
On Wednesday, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said he was “fully apprised” of the “recent uptick in violent extremism in pockets across the country.”
“And I have directed our security agencies to respond with urgency, clarity, and decisive action. Our forces need the full cooperation of every community. Sharing information can save lives and protect our children,” Tinubu posted on social media.
Tinubu said that Nigeria was canceling plans to participate in the looming G20 and AU-EU summits in South Africa and Angola, respectively.
Nov. 21 (UPI) — Students and teachers were injured during a grizzly bear attack in Canada, and authorities are warning locals to stay indoors until they can find the bear.
The attack happened Thursday in the Bella Coola Valley of the Nuxalk Nation in British Columbia. The CBC reported that two people were critically injured, two were seriously hurt and others were treated at the scene.
The group were from the Acwsalcta School, about 435 miles northwest of Vancouver.
A male teacher “got the whole brunt of it” and some children got sprayed with bear spray as the adults tried to scare the bear away, parent Veronica Schooner told the Canadian Press, Canada’s state news agency.
Schooner’s 10-year-old son was part of the group, but wasn’t attacked.
“He said that bear ran so close to him, but it was going after somebody else,” she said, noting that “he even felt its fur.”
“Officers are armed” the Nation said on Facebook. “Remain indoors and off the highway.” The Facebook page also told people not to walk anywhere and take the bus, which is free to ride.
The Nation’s officials have temporarily shut the school and are offering counselling services.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WATER POLO
SOCAL REGIONALS
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
SEMIFINALS
DIVISION I
#1 Newport Harbor 12, #5 Oaks Christian 7
#3 San Diego Cathedral 10, #2 La Jolla 9
DIVISION II
#1 Bishop’s 19, #4 Carlsbad 6
#2 Santana 24, #3 Capistrano Valley 10
DIVISION III
#1 Temecula Valley 12, #5 Cleveland 7
#2 Charter Oak 16, #3 Mar Vista 14
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
FINALS
At Mt. San Antonio College
DIVISION I
#3 San Diego Cathedral (25-5) vs. #1 Newport Harbor (30-1), 4 p.m.
DIVISION II
#2 Santana (27-4) vs. #1 Bishop’s (17-15), 2:30 p.m.
DIVISION III
#2 Charter Oak (18-11) vs. Temecula Valley (16-11), 1 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
BOYS
CITY SECTION
Bravo 51, Sotomayor 44
Central City Value 58, Stern 55
CHAMPS 65, CALS Early College 33
Crossroads Christian 54, La Sierra Academy 40
Desert Mirage 42, Public Safety Academy 22
East College Prep 62, Camino Nuevo 51
El Camino Real 56, Sherman Oaks CES 49
Gertz-Ressler 78, USC Hybrid 32
LA University 72, West Adams 40
Los Osos 69, Schurr 50
Oak Park 74, Culver City 71
Oaks Christian 63, Providence 55
Orthopaedic 53, Iovine and Young Center 10
Palmdale Aerospace Academy 58, Antelope Valley 54
Ramona 65, Woodcrest Christian 51
Rise Kohyang 52, Alliance Bloomfield 40
University Prep Value 57, New Designs University Park 45
USC-MAE 69, Smidt Tech 47
View Park 75, Contreras 53
Wilmington Banning 65, Animo Robinson 19
WISH Academy 65, Diego Rivera 45
SOUTHERN SECTION
Alemany 71, Blair 52
Alta Loma 62, Jurupa Hills 60
Baldwin Park 64, Southlands Christian 27
Bishop Diego 71, Lompoc 42
California Lutheran 63, California Military Institute 46
Crossroads Christian 56, La Sierra Academy 40
Dana Hills 64, Garden Grove Santiago 27
Desert Mirage 42, Public Safety Academy 22
Dominguez 63, Orange 36
Elsinore 89, Liberty 54
Esperanza 82, California 66
Estancia 70, Magnolia 33
Etiwanda 62, Oak Hills 44
Fillmore 57, Cate 53
Foothill Tech 62, de Toledo 52
Gahr 76, Western Christian 21
Garden Grove 74, Loara 60
Garden Grove Pacifica 58, Tarbut V’ Torah 56
Geffen Academy 51, Newbury Park Adventist 43
Golden Valley 80, Simi Valley 57
Great Oak 64, Santa Ana Foothill 56
Hawthorne 52, Wildwood 31
Heritage 54, Arroyo Valley 32
Heritage Christian 55, Milken 54
Knight 81, Vasquez 48
Lakeside 74, Mountain View 20
Los Altos 71, Chino 69
Malibu 66, Santa Clara 63
Maricopa 54, Alpaugh 43
Monrovia 71, NSLA 10
Montclair 83, Duarte 56
Moorpark 77, Anaheim Canyon 42
Murrieta Valley 86, Laguna Beach 41
Norwalk 60, Anaheim 38
Oak Park 74, Culver City 71
Ontario 56, Jurupa Valley 41
Paloma Valley 59, San Jacinto Valley Academy 33
Pioneer 57, Rowland 53
Redlands East Valley 95, West Valley 43
Rubidoux 40, San Jacinto 33
Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 41, Cerritos Valley Christian 32
Santa Ynez 70, Nipomo 34
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 77, La Mirada 60
Sierra Vista 43, Pasadena Poly 36
Silverado 76, Serrano 25
South Hills 72, Westminster 39
St. Francis 77, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 60
St. Margaret’s 71, Workman 47
St. Monica Academy 70, Bassett 63
Tahquitz 43, Patriot 40
Viewpoint 68, Peninsula 60
Walnut 89, Calvary Baptist 60
Webb 81, EF Academy 35
West Covina 90, San Bernardino 88
Wiseburn Da Vinci 72, West Torrance 49
Xavier Prep 60, Anza Hamilton 21
INTERSECTIONAL
Animo Leadership 47, Animo South Los Angeles 15
Butternut (MI) 84, Redondo Union 74
CAMS 35, Harbor Teacher 31
Garfield 38, South El Monte 33
Lincoln 74, Annenberg 32
Loyola 84, King/Drew 26
San Fernando 67, Castaic 61
Santa Margarita 75, Francis Parker 39
Trinity Classical Academy 62, Canoga Park 53
Westlake 64, Granada Hills 50
GIRLS
CITY SECTION
Bernstein 49, Canoga Park 13
Central City Value 37, Stern 28
Chatsworth 66, Sherman Oaks CES 27
Fairfax 40, Inglewood 30
Gertz-Ressler 30, USC Hybrid 10
Orthopaedic d. Iovine and Young Center, forfeit
RFK Community 57, Rancho Dominguez 11
USC-MAE 15, Smidt Tech 12
SOUTHERN SECTION
Agoura 60, Hueneme 9
Alemany 69, Loma Linda Academy 29
Alpaugh 42, Maricopa 6
Apple Valley 51, AAE 16
Arlington 56, Nuview Bridge 29
Banning 37, Riverside Prep 26
Beckman 69, Savanna 26
Bishop Diego 46, Lompoc 43
Bishop Montgomery 59, Mira Costa 50
Buena Park 54, Summit 42
Cajon 42, La Sierra 20
California Military Institute 47, California Lutheran 20
Calvary Baptist 63, Ganesha 3
Camarillo 72, Chaminade 26
Capistrano Valley Christian 30, Century 19
Carter 53, Citrus Valley 40
Cerritos Valley Christian 63, Santa Ana 13
Colony 40, Diamond Bar 18
Colton 36, Arroyo Valley 21
Desert Mirage 40, Public Safety Academy 13
Dos Pueblos 75, Moorpark 26
Downey 66, Santa Monica 42
Eastside 63, Rosamond 44
Eastvale Roosevelt 65, Hesperia 57
El Toro 41, Newport Harbor 39
Fillmore 43, Palmdale Aerospace Academy 20
Fontana 56, Indian Springs 27
Gabrielino 53, Bell Gardens 19
Glendora 74, Workman 18
Hacienda Heights Wilson 81, Brea Olinda 66
Hesperia Christian 42, Lucerne Valley 23
Hesperia Christian 46, Victor Valley 39
Indio 64, West Valley 36
Kaiser 42, Lakeside 13
Knight 57, Vasquez 10
La Habra 32, Westminster La Quinta 11
La Quinta 48, Yucca Valley 34
Legacy College Prep 33 , Liberty Christian 24
Long Beach Jordan 51, Santa Fe 48
Marlborough 85, Calabasas 20
Monrovia 50, NSLA 3
Moreno Valley 61, Los Osos 40
Murrieta Valley 40, Anaheim Canyon 29
Northwood 57, Mission Viejo 53
Ontario 58, Alta Loma 28
Orange Lutheran 63, Long Beach Wilson 29
Patriot 65, Redlands East Valley 22
Redondo Union 55, Oak Hills 49
Rio Hondo Prep 76, Duarte 16
Riverside King 52, Rancho Verde 22
Riverside Poly 69, Aquinas 19
Rosary Academy 61, Upland 27
Sacred Heart of Jesus 46, Immaculate Heart 35
Saddleback 31, Estancia 23
Samueli Academy 52, Vista Meridian 3
San Clemente 72, Laguna Beach 18
San Juan Hills 49, West Torrance 43
Santa Ana Valley 61, NOVA Academy 21
Santa Barbara 47, Valley Christian Academy 42
Santa Margarita 58, Yorba Linda 21
Santa Rosa Academy 31, Bethel Christian 19
Santa Ynez 47, Nipomo 32
Serrano 37, Silverado 30
Shadow Hills 54, Ayala 20
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 74, Village Christian 42
St. Anthony 50, La Canada 31
St. Genevieve 47, Pilibos 44
St. Margaret’s 54, Chaparral 41
St. Monica Academy 51, Bassett 12
Sultana 58, Granite Hills 14
Tahquitz 52, Rubidoux 16
Temple City 48, Mayfield 16
Trinity Classical Academy 55, Buena 28
Tustin 41, Orange 31
Twentynine Palms 66, Palm Springs 34
Valley View 43, Riverside North 39
Ventura 63, Saugus 43
Villa Park 53, Corona Santiago 17
Westridge 25, Webb 19
Whitney 61, Mayfair 27
Whittier Christian 53, Loara 46
Woodbridge 60, Western 16
Woodcrest Christian 47, Vista del Lago 30
Xavier Prep 58, Anza Hamilton 29
YULA 61, Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 36
INTERSECTIONAL
Carpinteria 61, East Bakersfield 49
Compton Centennial 51, Dorsey 7
Dominguez 33, South East 30
Glendale 51, Panorama 21
Konawaena (HI) 66, Burbank Burroughs 39
LA Hamilton 46, Culver City 43
Notre Dame Academy 68, Foshay 19
Oaks Christian 67, El Camino Real 29
Oakwood 56, Vaughn 17
Valencia 69, Granada Hills 26
The former head of UCLA’s football name, image and likeness collective on Thursday denied any impropriety related to a report that revealed efforts by the school’s athletic department to funnel NIL donations through his non-profit charity.
The story published by the muckraking college football website foiaball.com showed email communications from UCLA athletic department officials directing payments intended for Bruins for Life, the onetime NIL collective of the school’s football program, through Shelter 37 Inc., a tax-exempt charity that purports to empower home ownership and help local youth through a variety of activities.
Donating through Shelter 37 would provide a tax deduction not available to those giving directly to Bruins for Life — a standard practice in the NIL sphere — but it also raised questions about a potential conflict of interest and the control of funds given James Washington ran Bruins for Life until recently and remains the president of Shelter 37.
The story also questioned Shelter 37’s charitable endeavors and suggested that UCLA athletic department officials encouraged the evasion of Internal Revenue Service guidance regarding so-called donor-advised funds, directing money to Shelter 37 that couldn’t go to other firms taking a more conservative approach with regard to NIL rules.
Emails obtained by foiaball.com through a public records request showed nearly a half million dollars of donations intended for Bruins for Life going through Shelter 37, with school officials requesting that anyone who sent their money through the latter organization to specify that it be earmarked for football NIL.
Washington said there was nothing untoward about an arrangement that was approved by UCLA and involved full transparency.
“There’s nothing that’s happening between Shelter 37 and UCLA and Bruins for Life that’s in the closet,” Washington, a former UCLA safety who went on to win two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys, told The Times. “Everything has been discussed, every move, every act that I’ve taken toward the NIL, every step — bookkeeping and everything — has been handled and handed over to UCLA.”
In a statement, a UCLA athletic department spokesperson said that “UCLA athletics operates with integrity and transparency, in a manner that is consistent with industry best practices. Our development team educates potential donors on a range of giving opportunities, including avenues to support our student-athletes.”
In what Washington described as an unrelated move confirmed by an athletic department official, UCLA recently shifted its football NIL operations to new leadership, allowing Bruins for Life to pivot into an alumni club for football. Washington said the Bruins for Life website was temporarily inactive as part of that transition and that it would still have an NIL component providing community outreach opportunities for football players.
Alongside longtime UCLA donor John Manuck, James had spearheaded the fundraising efforts of Bruins for Life when it debuted in October 2024 as the new NIL arm of UCLA football.
“It’s really exciting,” UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond said at the time, “because it’s going to support our football student-athletes in a real positive way.”
The foiaball.com story contended that the Bruins for Life website stated that it was not a 501(c)(3) organization, meaning that any donations it accepted were not tax deductible. The website directed those wishing to donate to Shelter 37, a 501(c)(3) organization that said it could receive tax-deductible contributions.
The story reported that Shelter 37’s 2024 IRS 990 tax form, published by ProPublica, showed a revenue jump to $4.8 million in 2024, up from $800,000 the previous year. The document stated that $3.6 million had been raised for the Bruins for Life NIL program but only $200 for scholarships for at-risk youth.
Washington said that latter number was misleading because Shelter 37 was not a scholarship-based organization, even though it assisted at-risk children through a variety of community services. The Times reviewed one Shelter 37 tax document reporting nearly a combined seven figures spent on scholarships, education programs and housing.
“This is when people are not fact-checking,” Washington said, “and they’re just putting stuff out there and they’re just trying to make the story bigger than what it needs to be.”
Over the years, Washington said, Shelter 37 has held many community-based events such as turkey drives, football camps for inner-city kids and “I’m going to college” days in which the organization paid for buses to transport students to football games at the Rose Bowl.
The foiaball.com story contended that Shelter 37 was used as a workaround for donor-advised funds that were in limbo. One UCLA athletic department employee, informed of a denial of one donor-advised fund, forwarded the message to other internal fundraisers, along with a message saying, “Just as an FYI. Here is info for Shelter 37 for DAF gifts.”
A new home for donor-advised funds was needed after another NIL firm, Blue Print Sports, ceased its charitable operations in the wake of the IRS recommendation, its legal counsel citing “no path forward.” According to the documents reviewed by foiaball.com, a UCLA athletic department official sent an email to Washington not long after the IRS guidance was issued, informing him of a $15,000 donation through Bank of America that should be directed to Bruins for Life.
Washington said there was nothing illegal about accepting donor-advised funds and that every move made by his organizations was within the rules.
“Any dollar that was given to me, there’s a track record and we have a communication document that shows what came out and how it was received,” Washington said. “They [UCLA athletic officials] know exactly what came into accounts, they know exactly what came out because everything was disclosed and we were communicating and I was acting as a vessel during the time of the Wild, Wild West to try to help UCLA’s football program succeed in this new era of what we call the NIL.”
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
BOYS
CITY SECTION
Animo Robinson 58, Animo Bunche 56
Bravo 71, Bell 49
Community Charter 42, Reseda 41
Diego Rivera 58, Belmont 10
Eagle Rock 58, South East 47
Esperanza College Prep 50, Aspire Ollin 43
Hawkins 50, Horace Mann UCLA Community 42
Huntington Park 87, Lakeview Charter 13
LA Hamilton 91, Larchmont Charter 20
LA Wilson 70, Roosevelt 51
Lincoln 69, RFK Community 56
Mendez 49, Santee 42
Monroe 80, VAAS 32
Orthopaedic 54 Foshay 46
Sherman Oaks CES 84, Manual Arts 41
Sotomayor 64, Camino Nuevo 49
Torres 46, Animo De La Hoya 39
Triumph Charter 75, Canoga Park 29
View Park 84, Alliance Ouchi 24
SOUTHERN SECTION
Acaciawood 78, Liberty Christian 35
ACE 66, Bethel Christian 36
AGBU 74, Laguna Blanca 25
Anaheim Canyon 62, St. Bernard 55
Arcadia 71, Bishop Amat 53
Artesia 62, Downey 58
Big Bear 79, Ramona 75
Bonita 75, Sage Hill 42
Brentwood 84, Simi Valley 54
Buckley 61, St. Genevieve 42
Cantwell-Sacred Heart 62, South El Monte 30
Canyon Country Canyon 62, Buena Park 34
Century 54, Samueli Academy 29
Chaffey 42, Cajon 40
Chino Hills 81, El Dorado 67
Citrus Hill 80, Twentynine Palms 36
Claremont 44, Irvine University 39
Compton 81, Compton Centennial 45
Corona 56, Valley View 40
Corona Santiago 75, Colony 63
Crossroads Christian 60, SJDLCS 50
Cypress 70, Cerritos 46
Damien 69, Sonora 56
de Toledo 64, Newbury Park Adventist 39
Dominguez 57, Northview 36
Edgewood 63, Bell Gardens 57
Estancia 64, Anaheim 38
Excelsior Charter 72, University Prep 63
Fairmont Prep 58, Tesoro 45
Flintridge Prep 61, Sequoyah School 26
Foothill Tech 94, Geffen Academy 63
Fountain Valley 77, La Palma Kennedy 61
Godinez 67, Oxford Academy 44
Grace 66, Del Sol 25
Hacienda Heights Wilson 61, Sunny Hills 54
Hawthorne 61, Animo City of Champions 40
Heritage 64, San Jacinto 47
Inglewood 86, Long Beach Cabrillo 38
Irvine 60, Garden Grove Santiago 36
JSerra 69, Leuzinger 52
Keppel 52, Temple City 41
Laguna Hills 76, Torrance 65
La Serna 48, Fullerton 37
Long Beach Wilson 96, Palmdale 62
Lucerne Valley 47, Hesperia Christian 42
Magnolia Science Academy 60, Vista Meridian 49
Mesa Grande Academy 79, Palm Valley 22
Monrovia 90, Ganesha 43
Montebello 67, Mesrobian 29
Moreno Valley 56, Citrus Valley 46
Newbury Park 72, Highland 54
Nogales 49, Mountain View 33
Norte Vista 83, Norco 53
Oaks Christian 67, Milken 41
Ontario 68, Bloomington 41
Ontario Christian 53, Riverside Poly 46
Orange Lutheran 69, La Habra 59
Orcutt Academy 55, Coastal Christian 42
Palm Springs 51, Arrowhead Christian 40
Paraclete 61, Lancaster 59
Placentia Valencia 51, Western 50
Portola 79, Savanna 39
Redlands East Valley 76 Paloma Valley 56
Riverside King 63, Troy 49
San Juan Hills 61, Costa Mesa 21
Santa Fe 52, Bolsa Grande 35
Shalhevet 46, Agoura 34
Sierra Canyon 67, Millikan 65
Southlands Christian 54, Azusa 42
South Pasadena 85, Bosco Tech 67
St. Margaret’s 55, Capistrano Valley Christian 45
St. Monica Academy 68, PACS 47
Sultana 55, Pacific 46
Summit 74, Temescal Canyon 43
Summit Leadership Academy 68, Bethel Christian 25
Tahquitz 53, Indio 36
Temecula Valley 85, Temecula Prep 45
Thacher 57, Carpinteria 29
Thousand Oaks 92, Ventura 53
Victor Valley 69, Maywood Academy 16
Village Christian 95, San Fernando Valley Academy 24
Vista del Lago 59, West Valley 43
Vistamar 61, Trinity Classical Academy 57
Walnut 61, Capistrano Valley 46
Westlake 55, Golden Valley 48
Westminster La Quinta 61, Katella 45
Whitney 64, United Christian Academy 28
Woodbridge 65, Villa Park 56
INTERSECTIONAL
Alemany 75, Chatsworth 56
Buchanan 69, Laguna Beach 27
Delphi Academy 41, Reseda 40
Glendora 51, La Costa Canyon 45
LA Marshall 54, Salesian 48
North Torrance 53, Narbonne 41
Oakwood 99, South Gate 23
Palos Verdes 86, Downtown Magnets 39
Santa Monica 66, LA University 33
Washington Prep 86, Gardena Serra 55
Victor Valley 69, Maywood Academy 16
GIRLS
CITY SECTION
Animo Robinson 50, Animo Bunche 18
Birmingham 68, Granada Hills Kennedy 61
Carson 40, Bell 21
Community Charter 44, Reseda 26
Franklin 47, Roybal 3
Hawkins 47, Horace Mann UCLA Community 8
LACES d. Iovine and Young Center, forfeit
Lakeview Charter 26, Huntington Park 11
LA Wilson 30, Roosevelt 7
MSAR 24, East Valley 11
Northridge Academy 89, Monroe 10
Orthopaedic 27, Foshay 21
Port of Los Angeles 51, Rancho Dominguez 44
Torres 47, Animo De La Hoya 17
Math & Science College Prep 44, Marquez 36
Venice 50, Gardena 10
West Adams 37, Contreras 21
SOUTHERN SECTION
Aliso Niguel 41, Trabuco Hills 39
Arroyo 37, Azusa 16
Arroyo Valley 35, Rim of the World 12
Ayala 40, Rancho Verde 22
Barstow 54, Pacific 28
Beckman 58, Newport Beach Pacifica Christian 50
Big Bear 27, Rancho Mirage 13
Bishop Diego 62, Santa Barbara 18
Bolsa Grande 49, NOVA Academy 17
Buena Park 56, San Dimas 30
Burbank 62, Pilibos 59
Calabasas 55, St. Mary’s Academy 7
California Military Institute 28, Redlands Adventist Academy 19
Colton 40, Norte Vista 22
Corona Santiago 53, Westminster 13
Crossroads 59, El Segundo 42
Diamond Ranch 34, Covina 28
Duarte 45, Larchmont Charter 30
El Rancho 46, Sierra Vista 43
Fillmore 63, Castaic 38
Flintridge Prep 61, Murrieta Valley 23
Fontana 42, Yucca Valley 25
Fullerton 59, Rancho Alamitos 34
Glendora 55, Hillcrest 39
Golden Valley 54, Inglewood 18
Great Oak 54, Liberty 29
Heritage 66, Paloma Valley 20
Holy Martyrs Armenian 42, Hart 31
Indian Springs 41, La Quinta 37
Irvine 38, Costa Mesa 37
JSerra 64, Torrance 23
Jurupa Hills 58, Cathedral City 5
Jurupa Valley 47, Bloomington 9
Keppel 46, Anaheim Canyon 41
Laguna Beach 45, Placentia Valencia 41
Linfield Christian 58, Elsinore 33
Los Altos 73, Temescal Canyon 42
Los Amigos 59, Garden Grove Santiago 9
Los Osos 73, Palm Desert 31
Lynwood 71, St. Anthony 56
Mayfair 36, Perris 18
Moorpark 67, Palmdale 21
Newbury Park 59, Simi Valley 19
Norco 34, La Sierra 26
Norwalk 48, San Gabriel 17
Notre Dame Academy 43, Vistamar 24
Palm Springs 53, Citrus Valley 45
Pasadena Poly 68, Flintridge Sacred Heart 25
Quartz Hill 60, Desert Christian 41
Ramona 49, San Jacinto 39
Rancho Cucamonga 51, Claremont 39
San Clemente 71, Tesoro 51
San Juan Hills 35, La Serna 30
Santa Maria 50, Carpinteria 41
Saugus 68, Santa Maria St. Joseph 64
South Hills 36, Schurr 30
Southlands Christian 58, Liberty Christian 5
St. Genevieve 56, Rosemead 34
St. Monica Academy 53, PACS 23
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 65, Alhambra 14
Tahquitz 48, Santa Rosa Academy 16
Temecula Prep 43, Orange Vista 23
Temecula Valley 69, Escondido Charter 52
Temple City 48, Pasadena 42
University Prep 42, Excelsior Charter 12
Villa Park 64, Troy 30
West Covina 51, San Marino 24
Westlake 43, Louisville 41
Whitney 40, Cajon 33
YULA 56, Buckley 9
INTERSECTIONAL
Bakersfield Centennial 58, Lancaster 31
Silver Valley 78, Baker 7
On the drive up to the Rose Bowl’s front door, underneath the legendary glowing sign, toward the picturesque purple mountains, there stands the most impactful symbol of the school that plays there.
It is a statue of Jackie Robinson in a UCLA football uniform.
He is cradling the ball in his left hand and warding off impending tacklers with his right, a striking bronze symbol of a university’s resilience and strength. The most formidable figure in American sports history is standing where he grew up, where his team lives and where he forever will embody the epitome of the gutty Bruin.
Nobody represents the mission of UCLA more than Jackie Robinson.
UCLA fans cheer during the game against Penn State at the Rose Bowl on Oct. 4.
(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)
Nothing is more disgusting than the thought of UCLA leaving him in the dust.
The Bruins are trying to flee the Rose Bowl, did you hear? They’re trying to break a long-term lease and leave Pasadena on the next thing smokin’. Oh yeah, they’re all but gone, it’s all there in lawsuits and court filings and mounds of legal stuff that mask the real message.
UCLA values a quick buck over enduring integrity, fast cash over deep tradition and dollars over die-hards.
The Bruins want to leave the most storied stadium in America, a place where they have played for 43 years, a living monument to Bruins icons, a tailgating paradise with a postcard backdrop … for the shiny toy that is SoFi Stadium, an amazing professional football palace that has no business being the permanent home of a college football team.
This is no knock on SoFi. It’s Super Bowl cool. But it’s an NFL stadium with NFL vibes. It doesn’t work for a struggling university program that would be a third tenant viewed as a last resort.
The Bruins don’t want to move there for tradition. When it comes to college football, SoFi has none. UCLA played there once in a bowl game that drew what appeared to be a handful of fans, the quaint gathering dwarfed by the space-age surroundings.
They don’t want to go there for the increased convenience. There is none. You can’t sell me that 14 fewer miles going south on the 405 on a Saturday afternoon would be noticeably quicker than a longer trek going east on the 134. Especially if there also are events happening at the SoFi-adjacent Forum and Intuit Dome.
They don’t want to go for the game-day experience. There is none. They would be sacrificing lush Brookside tailgating for scarce parking lot tailgating, robbing UCLA fans of their one guaranteed victory every game.
Yes, SoFi has much better seats and bathrooms and amenities but, no, the Bruins want to go for one reason only, and we’ve known what that is from the moment they admitted their athletic department was in financial ruin.
UCLA offensive coordinator Jerry Neuheisel walks back to the sidelines after a timeout during a game against Nebraska at the Rose Bowl on Nov. 8.
(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)
This is all about the money. UCLA long ago agreed to a lousy deal with the Rose Bowl from the outset — the school apparently sign leases like it hires football coaches — and thus the Bruins don’t receive any cut of suite or sponsorship deals, and get just a fraction of merchandise and parking. Some estimate they can make a few multiples of their current revenue by moving to SoFi, and that’s certainly a legitimate motivation, but it’s also the easy way out.
You know how else they could make more money? Win more football games! Did anybody think of that?
Since Terry Donahue retired in 1995, the UCLA football program frequently has dumped a steaming pile of garbage on Pasadena’s prettiest doorstep, and the poor decisions by the athletic department finally are catching up to it.
They’ve had losing records in seven of the last 10 years. They’ve gone through five coaches and endured countless disappointments. Not surprisingly, increasingly fewer fans want to devote their Saturdays to cheering for a team that too often finds itself plopping into a Brookside bunker.
The Bruins’ five worst attendance figures have come in the last five seasons not interrupted by COVID-19. They’ve ranked around the bottom of Big Ten attendance, and the hole just keeps getting deeper.
They’re averaging 37,099 this season entering the Saturday night’s home finale against Washington, a pace which would set the record for the lowest UCLA season attendance at the Rose Bowl.
And all this is the Rose Bowl’s fault? Not since Roy “Wrong Way” Riegels has someone in the Arroyo Seco been so misguided.
The City of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Co. have lived up to their part of the lease, which still has 19 years remaining on it. Pasadena officials say taxpayers have invested more than $150 million in stadium renovations and they’re ready to write a check on an additional $130 million for improvements.
It shows. The Terry Donahue Pavilion is magnificent. The grounds are pristine. There are plans for a cool field club beyond the south end zone.
The Rose Bowl folks have done everything they agreed to do. That UCLA still is trying to walk out the front door smacks of an entitled, oafish spouse who demands their significant other improve themselves, then leaves anyway.
I’ve been covering UCLA games at the Rose Bowl for nearly 40 years, and I can confirm there’s no better place to watch college football in this country. It’s the Augusta National of football stadiums, a place where they should hold the national championship every year, with its breathtaking skyline and deep green surroundings and that crisp fall breeze that sneaks through the Arroyo Seco like an old friend reminding you of home.
UCLA tailback Derrick Williams celebrates with a cheerleader’s megaphone after defeating the USC 13-9 at the Rose Bowl on Dec. 2, 2006.
(Stephen Dunn / Getty Images)
No, it’s not on UCLA’s campus, but there’s no more room, that ship has sailed. And, no, UCLA doesn’t make an appropriate amount of money in the deal, but the school signed the lease, and those lost dollars can appear in other ways.
By playing at the Rose Bowl, the Bruins are paid in majestic beauty, timeless tradition and a sense of family that their alumni and fans can’t get anywhere else.
I was on the sidelines in the final seconds on that first Saturday in December 2006 for quite possibly UCLA’s greatest Rose Bowl moment. You remember. How could you forget?
The John David Booty drive, the Eric McNeal interception, the stunning 13-9 UCLA victory that denied USC a spot in the national championship game while giving the Bruins their only win over the Trojans in a 13-year span.
What stays with me from that afternoon is the deafening noise that seemed to fill every corner of Pasadena before morphing into arguably the loudest Eight Clap in Bruins history.
“U-C-L-A! Fight! Fight! Fight!”
The Rose Bowl was magical that day. Shame on UCLA for not believing it still can be.
CYNTHIA Erivo ended up in floods of tears after paying a visit to her old school in South London to watch students perform one of the hit songs from Wicked.
Cynthia, 38, took time out of her busy schedule pre Wicked: For Good hitting cinemas to surprise the lucky students of La Retraite Roman Catholic Girl’s School in Clapham Park, who had no idea she would be paying them a visit.
The star made her dazzling entrance in the best possible way: by quietly sneaking into the room as students one by one noticed she was standing there.
The students looked on in utter disbelief, tinged with obvious excitement, before squealing and jumping for joy.
During the surprise gesture, organised by Greg James and his team at Radio 1, Cynthia sat front row in the audience of an auditorium while a starstruck group of teenage girls sang Wicked’s song For Good.
It was a very emotional moment for Cynthia, who couldn’t help but break down in tears.
Speaking about the touching performance once the song had wrapped up, Cynthia described how it was “very overwhelming” for her to be back at the school where she herself performed in a number of stage productions.
“I went to this school and left over 20 years ago so to come back and listen to you singing that song is really wonderful.
“Well done everyone, it’s so nice to see you all and be back here.”
As her voice was breaking, Cynthia told the equally emotional students: “I’m just really glad to have heard that. I’m not OK at all!”
The star then took questions from the teenagers, where one fan asked when she knew she wanted to perform for a living.
Cynthia replied: “I knew when I was five-years-old, there was something I just knew about singing, what it felt like to sing, what it felt like to connect and what it felt like to perform which I’ve always loved. That never changed.
“When I was five I was asked to sing Silent Night at the nativity play, I don’t know why they asked me to sing, I was playing a shepherd.
“But something about the way people reacted sparked a bit of joy. And I loved the fact that something I did made people happy.”
After taking more questions Cynthia, who didn’t have a father figure during adulthood, imparted words of encouragement to the group, encouraging them to never diminish the power of dreaming alongside putting in the work.
“I was right where you were, literally.
“I had some really wonderful teachers who helped and guided.
“Don’t be afraid of dreaming of those things and don’t be afraid of the hard work.”
Cynthia is currently finishing off her leg of premieres for Wicked’s eagerly anticipated sequel Wicked: For Good, set to come out in cinemas on Friday.
Alongside co-lead and pop powerhouse Ariana Grande, she’s walked many red carpets, defended Ari on the Yellow Brick Road from a recent fan attack, and undertaken countless amounts of interviews.
Though the leading ladies have created many unintentional memes during their Wicked days, it’s been a whirlwind of fun, emotion, and amazing talent watching everything unfold.
Nov. 18, 2025 9:04 PM PT
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WATER POLO
SOCAL REGIONALS
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
First Round
DIVISION I
#1 Newport Harbor 18, #8 Mater Dei 9
#4 Corona del Mar 10, #5 Oaks Christian 6
#3 San Diego Cathedral 15, #6 Mira Costa 10
#2 La Jolla 15, #7 Loyola 12
DIVISION 2
#1 Bishop’s 25, #8 Bonita 8
#4 Carlsbad 15, #5 Torrey Pines 13
#3 Capistrano Valley 15, #6 Oceanside 14
#2 Santana 18, #7 Damien 11
DIVISION 3
#1 Temecula Valley 16, #8 Granada Hills 9
#5 Cleveland 13, #4 Fontana 6
#3 Mar Vista 14, #6 Eagle Rock 8
#2 Charter Oak 20, #7 Palisades 11
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)
SEMIFINALS
DIVISION I
#4 Corona del Mar at #1 Newport Harbor
#3 San Diego Cathedral at #2 La Jolla, 4 p.m.
DIVISION II
#4 Carlsbad at #1 Bishop’s
#3 Capistrano Valley at #2 Santana
DIVISION III
#5 Cleveland at #1 Temecula Valley
#3 Mar Vista at #2 Charter Oak
Note: Finals (all divisions) Nov. 22 at higher seeds.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
MONDAY’S RESULTS
BOYS
CITY SECTION
Banning 75, Santee 46
Bell 57, East College Prep 31
Carson 59, South East 37
Downtown Magnets 77, Contreras 27
Eagle Rock 54, Verdugo Hills 51
Foshay 82, Rise Kohyang 16
Gertz-Ressler 70, AHSA 25
Harbor Teacher 27, NOVA Academy 4
Hollywood 100, Chavez 29
LA University 69, Mendez 24
Manual Arts 38, Fremont 34
New Designs University Park 44, Lakeview Charter
Sherman Oaks CES 62, Gardena 61
Sun Valley Magnet 77, Community Charter 43
Torres 77, Aspire Ollin 22
West Adams 58, Animo Robinson 43
SOUTHERN SECTION
ACE 58, Lucerne Valley 19
AGBU 65, Riverside Prep 43
Anaheim Canyon 83, Irvine University 43
Beaumont 79, Grand Terrace 25
Beckman 52, Lakewood 50
Bishop Amat 84, Firebaugh 61
Bonita 61, St. Anthony 49
Brea Olinda 61, El Toro 43
Buckley 64, YULA 35
California 72, Whittier Christian 56
Camarillo 84, Hueneme 38
Canyon Country Canyon 65, Antelope Valley 28
Carter 90, Norco 75
Cathedral 59, Lancaster 44
Cerritos 87, Savanna 51
Chino Hills 62, Dana Hills 41
Citrus Valley 63, Colton 33
Compton 96, Compton Early College 6
Corona 78, Heritage 46
Crean Lutheran 85, Calvary Baptist 43
Damien 89, Sunny Hills 42
Duarte 81, Downey Calvary Chapel 32
El Modena 66, Katella 44
Excelsior Charter 74, Barstow 70
Fairmont Prep 71, Linfield Christian 42
Foothill Tech 53, Trinity Classical Academy 49
Fullerton 53, Glendora 48
Glenn 34, Lennox Academy 25
Highland 67, Buena Park 48
Holy Martyrs Armenian 80, San Marino 74
Hoover 79, Workman 11
Inglewood 125, Lynwood 37
JSerra 75, Troy 42
La Habra 81, Whittier 36
La Serna 65, Don Lugo 40
Leuzinger 64, Riverside King 60
Long Beach Wilson 61, Downey 60
Malibu 53, El Segundo 41
Mira Costa 85, Torrance 70
Murrieta Valley 69, Temecula Prep 65
Newbury Park 73, Buena 28
Newport Harbor 53, Irvine 47
North Torrance 51, Eastside 47
Orange 63, Samueli Academy 30
Orange Lutheran 93, Oakwood 75
Orange Vista 87, Twentynine Palms 39
Palmdale 66, Rosamond 63
Pioneer 69, Anaheim 51
Placentia Valencia 82, Oxford Academy 75
Rancho Alamitos 34, Magnolia 24
Redlands 67, La Quinta 35
Riverside Poly 73, Victor Valley 33
Rosemead 45, Azusa 33
Rubidoux 51, Loma Linda Academy 46
San Jacinto Valley Academy 75, Banning 62
Santa Ana 68, Magnolia Science Academy 53
Santa Ana Valley 66, Ganesha 61
Santa Margarita 89, Temecula Valley 38
Santa Rosa Academy 69, Redlands Adventist Academy 51
Service 100, United Christian Academy 18
Sierra Vista 55, Northview 40
Southlands Christian 43, El Monte 35
St. Bernard 81, Claremont 56
St. Margaret’s 82, Tarbut V’ Torah 61
Sultana 60, Big Bear 52
Summit Leadership Academy 65, Hesperia Christian 47
Tehachapi 63, Paraclete 50
Temple City 51, Gabrielino 44
Trabuco Hills 86, Whitney 51
Valencia 47, Heritage Christian 44
Vista del Lago 63, Bloomington 43
Webb 91, Navies Bridge 27
Wiseburn Da Vinci 73, Oak Park 56
Woodbridge 71, Quartz Hill 66
INTERSECTIONAL
Crenshaw 56, Edgewood 32
Crespi 81, Cleveland 44
de Toledo 54, Canoga Park 41
Edison 65, Rancho Dominguez 58
Fairfax 45, Long Beach Cabrillo 44
Grace 49, Monroe 34
Oaks Christian 88, San Fernando 50
Ontario Christian 75, Maywood Academy 21
Salesian 83, Sotomayor 31
Santa Monica 77, Los Angeles 31
Shalhevet 64, Granada Hills Kennedy 32
South Pasadena 77, Franklin 43
St. Monica 65, Math & Science College Prep 58
Templeton 76, Coastal Christian 60
Triumph Charter 53, Newbury Park Adventist 33
Village Christian 82, El Camino Real 34
Villa Park 92, South Gate 26
Washington 89, Lawndale 49
West Torrance 64, Venice 55
GIRLS
CITY SECTION
Community Charter 29, Sun Valley Magnet 20
Diego Rivera 33, Sotomayor 26
Foshay 35, Rise Kohyang 5
Granada Hills Kennedy 48, Arleta 37
Harbor Teacher 73, Huntington Park 11
Hollywood 38, Chavez 18
Lakeview Charter 37, Canoga Park 17
Math & Science College Prep 29, USC-MAE 15
Orthopaedic 26, East Valley 14
Rancho Dominguez 32, Dymally 13
RFK Community 55, Lincoln 32
Sherman Oaks CES 58, Sylmar 51
Torres 37, Aspire Ollin 21
West Adams 48, Animo Robinson 43
SOUTHERN SECTION
Alemany 47, Wiseburn Da Vinci 38
Aliso Niguel 59, St. Margaret’s 53
Arcadia 60, Rosemead 16
Arroyo 43, Alhambra 23
Ayala 36, Riverside North 13
Baldwin Park 56, Bassett 12
Bishop Amat 63, Fullerton 28
Bolsa Grande 44, Norwalk 43
Bonita 45, Palm Desert 34
Buena Park 62, Vista Murrieta 37
Carter 72, Pacific 9
Citrus Valley 62, San Gorgonio 20
Corona 32, Murrieta Valley 26
El Rancho 53, Apple Valley 46
El Toro 56, Edison 39
Flintridge Prep 63, Chino Hills 30
Glendora 75, Nogales 11
Glenn 31, Lennox Academy 12
Heritage 67, Diamond Bar 19
Hesperia 56, Riverside Poly 44
Hoover 43, Workman 20
Indian Springs 36, Arroyo Valley 25
Indio 39, Brawley 33
JSerra 67, El Dorado 31
Laguna Beach 45, Brea Olinda 38
La Habra 29, Saddleback 5
La Quinta 58, Rim of the World 3
La Salle 61, La Canada 29
La Serna 41, Yorba Linda 37
La Sierra 24, Mayfair 21
Long Beach Wilson 55, Gahr 32
Los Altos 53, Cajon 31
Marymount 48, Pasadena Marshall 31
Mission Viejo 22, Irvine University 9
Monrovia 37, Azusa 18
Norco 42, Perris 19
Northwood 64, Laguna Hills 23
Oak Park 68, Santa Maria St. Joseph 62
Oaks Christian 69, Moorpark 25
Palm Springs 62, Citrus Hill 11
Pasadena Poly 53, Temple City 31
Pilibos 62, Milken 33
Placentia Valencia 55, Oxford Academy 42
Ramona 64, Hillcrest 45
Rancho Alamitos 20, Ocean View 18
Rialto 54, Anaheim Canyon 30
Rowland 64, Ridgecrest Burroughs 47
San Bernardino 47, Upland 36
San Clemente 98, Hacienda Heights Wilson 60
San Dimas 53, Loma Linda Academy 43
San Jacinto Valley Academy 45, Banning 15
San Juan Hills 59, La Palma Kennedy 45
Santa Monica 42, El Segundo 29
Saugus 49, Chaminade 46
Schurr 47, Santa Ana 13
Silver Valley 54, Western Christian 49
Southlands Christian 32, El Monte 20
St. Genevieve 67, San Gabriel Academy 29
St. Monica Academy 71, Legacy Christian Academy 40
Tesoro 56, California 22
Thousand Oaks 53, Dos Pueblos 39
Trinity Classical Academy 63, Oxnard Pacifica 46
Troy 58, Corona Santiago 34
Twentynine Palms 59, Barstow 14
Ventura 74, Camarillo 49
Villa Park 70, Westminster 10
Vista del Lago 58, Bloomington 8
Walnut 50, Covina 9
Webb 39, PAL Academy 7
West Covina 71, Sierra Vista 62
Westlake 83, Palmdale 23
Westminster La Quinta 34, Garden Grove Pacifica 16
Whitney 58, Temescal Canyon 48
Woodbridge 63, Magnolia 16
Yucca Valley 52, Colton 29
INTERSECTIONAL
El Camino Real 58, Buena 28
Northridge Academy 54, Simi Valley 33
Quartz Hill 62, Vaughn 10
University Prep 36. Boron 30
Shortly before Monday afternoon’s City Section Division I quarterfinal football game between host Eagle Rock and Dorsey was set to begin in the pouring rain, referee Patrick Riley ruled the middle of the grass field unsafe.
City Section Commissioner Vicky Lagos was in attendance and acted quickly to get the contest, scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., moved to an alternate site, which turned out to be Contreras Learning Complex — seven and a half miles away in downtown Los Angeles. When all was said and done, Dorsey moved on to the semifinals after a dominant 26-0 shutout.
“When the referees ruled the field unplayable we immediately called Sotomayor and Contreras because they have turf fields and are the closest in proximity to Eagle Rock,” Lagos said. “We had to arrange busing and we’re thankful to the officials — it was the same crew that was going to do the game Friday. If we couldn’t find a facility [today] then we would’ve had to play the game tomorrow.”
The game was supposed to be played Friday night along with the full slate of City Section contests, but it was postponed until Monday afternoon after a transformer problem left the school without power.
Dorsey wide receiver Stafon Johnson runs with the ball during a City Section Division I playoff win over Eagle Rock on Monday night.
(Craig Weston)
“We were told at 3:45 that we weren’t going to be able to play,” said Dorsey coach Stafon Johnson, a Dorsey alum who played at USC from 2006-09. My main concern at that point was whichever team wins would have a short turnaround for the next game.”
When the game finally kicked off at 6:45 p.m. the rain was still pouring. Eleventh-seeded Dorsey controlled the tempo from the start, marching 65 yards in five plays on its first possession, which ended on a five-yard run by Mahkai McCluster.
Nathan Schiebler fumbled on the second play of Eagle Rock’s first possession and defensive lineman Draysean Mixson recovered for Dorsey at the Eagles’ 47. Jamell Edmond capped the Dons’ ensuing drive with an 11-yard sweep and Deuce Johnson caught the two-point conversion pass to make it 14-0 late in the first quarter.
“We were ready to get down and dirty in the mud,” Dorsey quarterback Elijah McDaniel said after rushing for 120 yards and engineering all four of his team’s scoring drives. “We wanted to play [at Eagle Rock]. We wanted to play Friday even but the longer we had to wait the more time it gave us to prepare.”
Liam Pasten, one of the best passers in the City, completed only three of seven attempts for 22 yards in the first half and finished seven for 24 for 53 yards. Even as the rain subsided in the second half, the third-seeded Eagles (8-4) could not get their offense on track.
“I had 100% attendance at practice Saturday in the rain,” Johnson said. “This is the first time all year we’ve been fully loaded. This is Jamell’s first game back and he made a significant impact. That team averages over 40 points a game and we give them full credit. We just wanted to play … we didn’t care where it was.”
Edmond finished with 87 yards in 10 carries.
De Anthony Young-Jones scored on a two-yard run to increase the lead to 20-0 late in the third quarter and Jaziel Hernandez-Cruz closed the scoring with a one-yard run with 3:48 left in the fourth quarter. The 11th-seeded Dons (7-5) will be on the road again in the semifinals against No. 2 South Gate, a game that has been pushed back to Saturday.
Eagle Rock players did not get a chance to play one last time at Don Mengel Field. In February, construction is scheduled to begin on the school’s new synthetic turf field, eight-lane rubber track and scoreboard.
When sophomore guard Phoenix Smith came off the bench on Monday night in Crespi’s season opener against Cleveland, two things were clear: His big hair and his 5-foot-7 frame, the smallest on the court.
He played junior varsity last season, and let’s just say Celts coach Derek Fisher is going to have fun working with him. Smith was three for three on three-pointers and finished with 16 points in Crespi’s 81-44 win over Cleveland.
He put together a nine-point surge between the end of the first quarter and the start of the second quarter. Leaving him open this season will not be a good strategy. Another JV player from last season, Cayman Martin, led Crespi in scoring with 17 points. Carter Barnes had 14 points and Isaiah Barnes 13 points.
Crespi has a big game coming up Saturday at Pauley Pavilion against Mater Dei.
St. Bernard 81, Claremont 56: Brandon Granger led St. Bernard with a 30-point performance.
South Pasadena 77, Franklin 43: Nick Rios scored 22 points and Rob Khollesi added 21 points for South Pasadena.
Carson 59, South East 37: The Colts are 2-0 under new coach Corey Kitani. Blake McCall had 16 points and nine rebounds.
Mira Costa 85, Torrance 70: Logan Dugdale finished with 18 points and Paxx Bell had 17 points and 12 rebounds in a first-round game at the Ocean View tournament.
Wiseburn Da Vinci 73, Oak Park 56: Aidan Ebrahimi had 15 points for Wiseburn Da Vinci.
Santa Margarita 89, Temecula Valley 38: Drew Anderson had 30 points and 11 rebounds and Kaiden Bailey added 26 points for the Eagles.
Canyon Country Canyon 65, Antelope Valley 28: Alex Lazo made nine threes and finished with 27 points for the Cowboys.
Servite 100, United Christian Academy 18: Tariq Johnson had 22 points for the Friars.
West Torrance 64, Venice 55: Ben Heinemann finished with 15 points for West Torrance.
Valencia 47, Heritage Christian 44: Ali Eldein led Valencia with 18 points.
Terrorists have launched an early-morning attack on the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko Wasagu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kebbi State, North West Nigeria, abducting scores of students.
The assault took place around 4:00 a.m., shortly before dawn prayers. Local sources say the attackers stormed the school premises, killing a staff member and injuring a security guard before escaping with several girls.
Residents of Maga, a community under the Danko Wasagu LGA, with its headquarters in Ribah, told HumAngle that the assailants “have not gone far” and are believed to still be within reach. They are calling for urgent intervention from both the Federal and Kebbi State Governments to prevent the terrorists from disappearing with the abducted students.
Security forces have yet to issue any official statement on the latest mass abduction of school children.
In recent years, Kebbi State has witnessed a disturbing surge in school abductions, which is part of a broader pattern of insecurity plaguing the northwestern region. The most notorious incident occurred on June 17, 2021, when armed attackers stormed the Federal Government College in Birnin Yauri. The assailants killed a police officer and abducted at least 80 students and five teachers.
This is a developing story.
Terrorists attacked the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, Nigeria, early morning, abducting numerous students. The assault took place around 6:00 a.m., where the attackers killed a staff member and injured a security guard before fleeing with the abducted girls. Local residents report that the perpetrators are still nearby, urging immediate intervention from federal and state authorities. The incident reflects an ongoing trend in Kebbi State, which has experienced a rise in school abductions, including a significant attack on June 17, 2021, at the Federal Government College in Birnin Yauri, where over 80 students and five teachers were kidnapped. Security forces have not yet released any statements on the current incident.
Nov. 16, 2025 11:19 AM PT
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ WATER POLO
SOCAL REGIONALS
(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)
TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE
First Round
DIVISION I
#8 Mater Dei at #1 Newport Harbor
#5 Oaks Christian at #4 Corona del Mar
#6 Mira Costa at #3 San Diego Cathedral
#7 Loyola at #2 La Jolla
DIVISION 2
#8 Bonita at #1 Bishop’s
#5 Torrey Pines vs. #4 Carlsbad at Rancho Bernardo
#6 Oceanside at #3 Capistrano Valley
#7 Damien at #2 Santana
DIVISION 3
#8 Granada Hills at #1 Temecula Valley
#5 Cleveland vs. #4 Fontana at San Gorgonio
#6 Eagle Rock at #3 Mar Vista
#7 Palisades at #2 Charter Oak
Note: Semifinals (all divisions) Nov. 20 at higher seeds; Finals (all divisions) Nov. 22 at higher seeds.
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
SEMIFINALS
OPEN DIVISION
#1 Sierra Canyon d. #5 Marymount, 25-18, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23
#2 Mater Dei d. #3 Torrey Pines, 25-23, 25-22, 19-25, 25-23
DIVISION I
#1 Harvard-Westlake d. #12 Bishop Montgomery, 22-25, 25-16, 25-23, 24-26, 15-8
#3 Santa Margarita d. #2 Temecula Valley, 25-17, 22-25, 25-19, 25-23
DIVISION II
#1 Bakersfield Liberty d. #12 La Canada, 25-7, 25-16, 23-25, 25-18
#3 Cypress d. #7 Carlsbad, 23-25, 21-25, 25-22, 26-24, 15-10
DIVISION III
#1 Academy of Our Lady of Peace d. #4 Santa Fe Christian, 25-23, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21
#3 Mission Vista d. #2 Bakersfield Frontier, 27-25, 25-21, 25-18
DIVISION IV
#12 Capistrano Valley Christian d. #1 Nipomo, 36-34, 25-23, 26-24
#2 Mammoth d. #3 Granada Hills, 19-25, 25-23, 25-18, 19-25, 15-10
DIVISION V
#4 Elsinore d. #8 Panorama, 25-14, 25-27, 25-11, 25-18
#2 Morro Bay d. #11 Nogales, 25-16, 25-18, 25-16
TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Matches at 6 p.m. unless noted)
Regional Finals
OPEN DIVISION
#2 Mater Dei at #1 Sierra Canyon
DIVISION I
#3 Santa Margarita at #1 Harvard-Westlake
DIVISION II
#3 Cypress at #1 Bakersfield Liberty
DIVISION III
#3 Mission Vista at #1 Academy of Our Lady of Peace
DIVISION IV
#12 Capistrano Valley Christian at #2 Mammoth
DIVISION V
#4 Elsinore d. #2 Morro Bay
Note: State Championships on November 21-22 at Santiago Canyon College.
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 7 p.m. unless noted)
CITY SECTION
Semifinals
OPEN DIVISION
#5 Garfield at #1 Carson
#6 Crenshaw at #2 Birmingham
DIVISION I
#5 Marquez at #1 Venice
#11 Dorsey or #3 Eagle Rock at #2 South Gate
DIVISION II
#4 Fairfax at #1 Cleveland
#6 L.A. Marshall at #2 San Fernando
DIVISION III
#5 Contreras at #1 Santee
#3 L.A. Wilson at #2 Hawkins
SOUTHERN SECTION
Semifinals
DIVISION I
Santa Margarita vs. Orange Lutheran at Orange Coast College
Mater Dei at Corona Centennial
DIVISION 2
Los Alamitos at Murrieta Valley
San Clemente at Leuzinger
DIVISION 3
Oxnard Pacifica at Chino Hills
Edison at Palos Verdes
DIVISION 4
San Jacinto vs. Villa Park at El Modena
La Habra at Oaks Christian
DIVISION 5
Redondo Union at Loyola
La Serna at Rio Hondo Prep
DIVISION 6
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy at Eastvale Roosevelt
Ventura at Agoura
DIVISION 7
Palm Springs at Barstow
Saugus at Apple Valley
DIVISION 8
Palm Desert at Beckman
Irvine at Brea Olinda
DIVISION 9
Hesperia at Ramona
Cerritos Valley Christian at San Dimas
DIVISION 10
Santa Monica at Tahquitz
Garden Grove Pacifica at Hillcrest
DIVISION 11
Baldwin Park at Western Christian
South Pasadena at Valley View
DIVISION 12
Grace at Coachella Valley
Bellflower at Santa Paula
DIVISION 13
Woodbridge at Saddleback
Montebello at La Puente
DIVISION 14
Miller at South El Monte
Pioneer at Anaheim
8-MAN
Semifinals
DIVISION 1
Chadwick at Flintridge Prep
Faith Baptist at Wildomar Cornerstone Christian
DIVISION 2
Calvary Baptist at Cate
Hesperia Christian at Lancaster Baptist
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
8-MAN
CITY SECTION
At Birmingham High
Finals
#2 Animo Robinson vs. #4 East Valley or #1 Sherman Oaks CES, 5 p.m.
