Sondheimer: Look for a changing of the guard in City Section football
With spring football under way and the weather beginning to heat up, there’s a growing feeling that change is in the air when it comes…
Sondheimer: Players to watch in the Southern Section baseball playoffs
Get ready for lots of twists, turns, drama, excitement and big-time players coming through in big-time situations as the Southern Section high school baseball playoffs…
Sondheimer: Colin Moore deals with Type 1 diabetes while dealing on the mound
There are important things teenage athletes never forget when leaving home. Cellphone. Wallet. Bottle of water. For Colin Moore, a junior pitcher at Crescenta Valley…
Sondheimer: Karson Gordon is a hop, skip and jump away from UCLA playing days
The No. 1 high school triple jumper in America, Karson Gordon, is coming to town on Saturday to attend UCLA’s spring football practice in the…
Sondheimer: City Section showing way on how to crack down on violators
For those wondering why City Section teams are having a hard time competing against the best in the sports of football and basketball at the…
Sondheimer: Coach Mike LeDuc honors greatest 3-point shooters
In 44 seasons of coaching high school basketball, and with more than 1,000 victories, Mike LeDuc of Damien has had plenty of top shooters. His…
Sondheimer: Time to celebrate history being made in City Section basketball
There’s a historic inflection point taking place in high school basketball this weekend that has been more than 50 years in the making. Since Marques…
Sondheimer: Palos Verdes senior Jacob Yesnick has need for speed
There’s a teenager walking around campus at Palos Verdes High who deserves to be a candidate for the next advertising campaign as “the most interesting…
Sondheimer: Contreras High soccer team is a true L.A. story
If you want inspiration to think about how far you’ve come and where you want to go, seeing the glistening lights of L.A.’s tallest skyscrapers…
Sondheimer: Open Division boys’ hoops playoffs are wide open
Forget March Madness. The eight-team bracket for the Southern Section Open Division boys’ basketball playoffs released on Sunday indicates it’s going to be a Fabulous…
Sondheimer: There’s a gray area in sports competitions that tests right from wrong
There’s a gray line in sports. It straddles right from wrong. Some don’t like it when people are on the gray line, but it’s perfectly…