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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WATER POLO
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
OPEN DIVISION
Pool A — Third Round
#1 Newport Harbor 12, #4 Oaks Christian 6
#5 JSerra 14, #8 Laguna Beach 6
Pool B — Third Round
#3 Corona del Mar 13, #2 Santa Margarita 11
#6 Mira Costa 10, #7 Long Beach Wilson 6
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)
Quarterfinals
DIVISION 1
Loyola vs. San Marcos at Dos Pueblos
Dos Pueblos vs. Buena at Rio Mesa
Mater Dei at Sage Hill
Harvard-Westlake at Westlake
Note: Divisions 2-5 quarterfinals Nov. 7; Open Division crossover round Nov. 8 at higher seeds; Divisions 2-5 semifinals Nov. 11; Open Division semifinals Nov. 12 at Woollett Aquatics Center; Division 1 semifinals Nov. 12; Finals (all divisions) Nov. 15 at Mt. San Antonio College.
On the lamp-lit steps of a sombre gothic church, a young woman stands before a microphone. Beside her, a man plucks a slow melody from his guitar. Arrayed on chairs and cobblestones in front of them, a large crowd sits in an expectant silence. From a nearby balcony, laundry sways in the sultry Calabrian breeze.
The guitar quickens, and the woman issues a string of tremulous notes with all the solemnity of a muezzin. She clutches a hand drum, beating out a rhythm that draws the crowd to its feet. As people surge forward, stamping and whirling around the square, the singing intensifies and the drum’s relentless thud deepens. The festival of Sustarìa has begun.
“Sustarìa is a word in the dialect of Lago,” says Cristina Muto, who co-founded the festival in summer 2020. “It is a creative restlessness, which doesn’t let you sit still.” We’re speaking at a drinks party the evening before the annual event, on a terrace overlooking Lago’s clay-tiled roofs, when her brother Daniele appears with a jug of local wine in hand. “Welcome to Lagos Angeles, Calabrifornia,” he winks, pouring me a cup.
Lago is a hilltop village in the province of Cosenza, overlooking the Mediterranean. It’s surrounded by sprawling olive groves and small plots where families cultivate figs, chestnuts and local grains. Cristina and Daniele were born and raised in this grey-stoned hamlet, a medieval outpost of the Kingdom of the Lombards. Although their pride in Lago is palpable, few of the Laghitani I meet live here all year round. Like many young people from southern Italy, they have left in search of opportunities that are scarce in Calabria.
It’s against this backdrop that Cristina co-founded Sustarìa. “The trend is longstanding and severe,” she tells me, “but people still live here, and there are communities that thrive despite the problems. If more people stay or return, things will get better.” By spotlighting the allure of the region’s heritage, she hopes to play a part in this.
With agriculture historically shaping Calabria’s economy and its inhabitants’ daily lives, many traditions have agrarian roots. The dance that erupted on the festival’s first night was the tarantella. It features distinctive footwork, with dancers kicking their heels rapidly. “It’s a dance of the field workers,” Cristina says. “Some say it began as a way to sweat out venom from spider bites during harvests; others say tired workers in need of a creative outlet danced slowly and just with their feet, and over time the pace and range of movement increased.”
The vocals on display that night told of another aspect of the region’s history: its frequent colonisation. Calabria was variously conquered by Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Normans, Arabs, Lombards and Bourbons. The folk songs we heard were replete with Greek scales and Arabic cadences, a melting pot of Mediterranean timbres.
After the concert, the crowd migrated to a field by a small waterfall on the outskirts of Lago for dinner featuring regional dishes: rosamarina (the pescatarian version of nduja, known as “Calabrian caviar” made from tiny fish); fried courgette flowers; cipolla rossa di Tropea (red onions from the popular beachtown of Tropea); and pecorino crotonese, a sheep’s cheese from the Crotone province.
Over dinner I spoke with two other festival organisers, Claudia and her husband Alberto. Claudia, a Lago native, returned permanently, after a career in aerospace engineering, to run the B&B Agriturismo Cupiglione with Alberto. Nestled in woodland a few kilometres from Lago, Cupiglione was founded 25 years ago by Claudia’s parents as a restaurant with guest rooms. After closing during the pandemic, it was renovated and reopened in 2023 as a B&B with seven rooms for up to 18 guests (doubles from €40). The change in direction paid off, and Cupiglione has since welcomed hundreds of visitors to the area, evenly split between Italian and international travellers.
During my stay, I’m lodging in a house on the edge of Lago, thanks to the Sustarìa team. Hospitality runs deep during the festival; organisers open up their homes and those of their relatives to anyone who enquires through social media. Other options abound during the festival and year-round, including B&Bs such as Cupiglione and A Casa di Ely (doubles from €60), a short walk from where I stayed.
The following afternoon, I return to the field before aperitivi, where I meet up with Cristina, who explains the growth of her initiative: “Initially, it was just locals who came to Sustarìa, but then people from other parts of Italy and even other countries started coming. Every year it grows.” This year, there are nearly 600 people in attendance.
Eric, a Londoner studying in Zurich, is one such international guest. Eric also attended Felici & Conflenti, a festival in late July hosted by friends of the Sustarìa team, which focuses on preserving and reviving the region’s ancient music. It has held 11 editions over as many years, each one featuring a winter and summer instalment, to which more people flock each year. It takes place in Conflenti, a small inland village nestled at the foot of the Reventino mountain, at the confluence of two small rivers (hence its name).
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“Thanks to their work and research, instruments that were becoming extinct, like the zampogna [Italian bagpipe], are finding new life,” Cristina says.
The three of us sit chatting over plates of crisp taralli (wheat crackers) as twilight fades, and a reedy piping starts up from across the field. I stroll over, and catch sight of someone playing the zampogna, which looks like a set of bagpipes improvised from foraged materials, and is truly ancient – it counts the Roman emperor Nero among its historical admirers.
The next morning, we head to the hilltop town of Fiumefreddo Bruzio, a short drive from Lago and officially recognised as one of “Italy’s most beautiful villages”. Clinging to the western slopes of the Apennines, this medieval village offers panoramic views of the swelling coastline, which traces the Tyrrhenian Sea. Its narrow, meandering streets are lined with squat houses made of the local grey stone, quarried from the surrounding mountains. We wander around Il castello della Valle, a sprawling 13th-century Norman castle partly destroyed by Napoleonic troops, but retaining a splendid portale Rinascimentale – or Renaissance gate – still in excellent condition.
At Palazzo Rossi, on the edge of town, we take a seat at a cafe and sip local craft beer as we admire the view of the active volcano Mount Stromboli, across the water.
“You should see it in the winter,” Cristina says. “The air is cooler, so it becomes even clearer. Everything here is completely different in the winter, but most people don’t see it as visitors come mainly in the summer,” she adds with a note of regret.
The sun starts to sink into the horizon. In the square, a band starts setting up for an evening gig. A waiter brings over a plate of bread and olives to our table, on the house. “Things are quieter but not empty. There are almost as many events as in summer. And you get to see how the locals live during the rest of the year.” Cristina tears off a piece of bread. “And, of course, the hospitality never changes – people are always welcomed with open arms.”
Sustarìa will return to Lago for its sixth instalment on 1-3 August 2026. There is a winter edition of Felici & Conflenti in Calabria on 27-29 December 2025; its next summer instalment is in July 2026
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
First Round
DIVISION 2
Woodbridge 13, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 5
Orange Lutheran 13, Great Oak 5
Redondo Union 10, Santa Margarita 6
San Juan Hills 13, Diamond Bar 5
Aliso Niguel 10, Newport Harbor 8
Chadwick 14, Laguna Beach 4
Tesoro 13, Huntington Beach 5
Calabasas 15, Temecula Valley 3
Crean Lutheran 15, Los Osos 3
Peninsula at Bonita
Marlborough 10, South Pasadena 8
San Marino 14, Crescenta Valley 4
Crossroads 16, Claremont 2
Westlake 13, Yorba Linda 5
Troy 10, Oak Park 8
Harvard-Westlake 15, Northwood 3
DIVISION 3
Anaheim Canyon, bye
Santa Monica 12, Patriot 6
Whitney 15, Arlington 3
Cate 13, Dos Pueblos 5
Temple City 13, Buckley 5
San Clemente 10, Cypress 8
Eastvale Roosevelt 11, Riverside King 7
El Toro at Los Alamitos
Brentwood 16, Liberty 2
West Ranch 10, CAMS 8
Campbell Hall 17, Yucaipa 1
Capistrano Valley 9, Ayala 9 (CV wins on games 75-68)
Flintridge Prep 10, Long Beach Poly 8
Arcadia 11, Sunny Hills 7
Corona Santiago 13, Redlands 5
Palm Desert, bye
DIVISION 4
Sierra Canyon 12, Quartz Hill 6
Esperanza 12, Fullerton 6
Pasadena Poly 11, Mission Viejo 7
Placentia Valencia 11, Camarillo 7
Rancho Cucamonga 10, Carpinteria 8
Dana Hills 10, Fairmont Prep 8
San Dimas 10, Irvine 8
Oaks Christian 11, La Serna 7
Keppel 9, San Marcos 9 (Keppel wins on games 79-74)
Murrieta Mesa 14, Silverado 4
Torrance 11, Orange County Pacifica Christian 7
Simi Valley 10, Alta Loma 8
Geffen Academy 11, Mayfield 7
Agoura 10, West Torrance 8
St. Margaret’s 12, Warren 6
Marymount 16, Westminster La Quinta 2
DIVISION 5
Thacher, bye
Valencia 11, Oxford Academy 7
Milken Community 10, Louisville 8
Riverside North 13, Valley View 5
Burbank 16, Long Beach Wilson 2
Millikan 14, Oak Hills 4
Maranatha 14, Rowland 4
Golden Valley 15, Chaparral 3
Chino Hills 10, Webb 8
Lakewood St. Joseph 13, Burbank Burroughs 5
Santa Barbara 13, Laguna Blanca 5
Beverly Hills 10, Citrus Valley 8
Santa Fe 11, Serrano 7
Cerritos 12, Pasadena Marshall 6
Bishop Montgomery 13, Xavier Prep 5
Paloma Valley 9, La Palma Kennedy 9 (PV wins on games 87-75)
DIVISION 6
Woodcrest Christian 10, La Habra 8
Flintridge Sacred Heart 15, Lancaster 3
Garden Grove 10, Mayfair 8
Ontario Christian 10, Estancia 8
Santa Monica Pacifica Christian 9, Western Christian 9 (PC wins on games 70-66)
Villa Park 10, Corona 8
Vista del Lago 11, San Bernardino 7
Linfield Christian 10, La Quinta 8
San Jacinto 12, Riverside Notre Dame 6
Village Christian 16, Indio 2
Downey 11, Summit 7
Hillcrest 10, Western 8
Montclair 14, Hesperia 4
El Modena 14, Hacienda Heights Wilson 4
Heritage 13, Chino 5
Saugus 14, La Mirada 4
DIVISION 7
Temescal Canyon 11, Los Altos 7
Los Amigos 9, Rosemead 9 (Los Amigos wins on games 79-78)
El Rancho 10, La Sierra 8
Malibu 16, Twentynine Palms 2
South Hills 13, Azusa 5
Laguna Hills 17, Orange Vista 1
Ventura 12, Savanna 6
Apple Valley 10, Chaffey 8
Norwalk 9, Canoga Park AGBU 9 (Norwalk wins on games 70-66)
La Salle 13, Coachella Valley 5
Ramona 12, Granite Hills 6
Segerstrom 11, San Gabriel 7
Bolsa Grande 12, Westminster 6
Oakwood 17, Miller 1
Northview 12, Indian Springs 6
Arroyo 17, Highland 1
DIVISION 8
Alhambra, bye
Bishop Diego 14, YULA 4
Rim of the World 10, Foothill Tech 8
Nogales 13, Paramount 5
Tahquitz 13, Grand Terrace 5
Costa Mesa 12, Knight 6
Duarte 10, Workman 8
Whittier 11, de Toledo 7
St. Bonaventure 12, Edgewood 6
Oxnard 10, Channel Islands 8
Bellflower 10, Rancho Alamitos 8
Arroyo Valley 10, Moreno Valley 8
Canyon Springs 12, Cathedral City 6
Garden Grove Santiago 14, Carter 4
Hueneme 14, Banning 4
Academy for Academic Excellence 14, La Puente 4
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Matches at 3 p.m. unless noted)
First Round
DIVISION 1
Sage Hill at Corona del Mar
JSerra at Mater Dei
Mira Costa at Palos Verdes
Fountain Valley at Portola
Second Round
DIVISION 2
Orange Lutheran at Woodbridge
San Juan Hills at Redondo Union
Chadwick at Aliso Niguel
Calabasas at Tesoro
Crean Lutheran vs. Bonita / Peninsula
San Marino at Marlborough
Westlake at Crossroads
Harvard-Westlake at Troy
DIVISION 3
Santa Monica at Anaheim Canyon
Whitney at Cate
Temple City at San Clemente
Roosevelt vs. El Toro / Los Alamitos
Brentwood at West Ranch
Campbell Hall at Capistrano Valley
Flintridge Prep at Arcadia
Corona Santiago at Palm Desert
DIVISION 4
Esperanza at Sierra Canyon
Pasadena Poly at Placentia Valencia
Rancho Cucamonga at Dana Hills
San Dimas at Oaks Christian
Keppel at Murrieta Mesa
Simi Valley at Torrance
Agoura at Geffen Academy
Marymount at St. Margaret’s
DIVISION 5
Valencia at Thacher
Milken at Riverside North
Millikan at Burbank
Maranatha at Golden Valley
Lakewood St. Joseph at Chino Hills
Santa Barbara at Beverly Hills
Santa Fe at Cerritos
Bishop Montgomery at Paloma Valley
DIVISION 6
Woodcrest Christian at Flintridge Sacred Heart
Ontario Christian at Garden Grove
Santa Monica Pacifica Christian at Villa Park
Linfield Christian at Vista del Lago
San Jacinto at Village Christian
Hillcrest at Downey
El Modena at Montclair
Heritage at Saugus
DIVISION 7
Temescal Canyon at Los Amigos
Malibu at El Rancho
Laguna Hills at South Hills
Apple Valley at Ventura
Norwalk at La Salle
Ramona at Segerstrom
Bolsa Grande at Oakwood
Arroyo at Northview
DIVISION 8
Bishop Diego at Alhambra
Rim of the World at Nogales
Tahquitz at Costa Mesa
Whittier at Duarte
St. Bonaventure at Oxnard
Bellflower at Arroyo Valley
Garden Grove Santiago at Canyon Springs
Academy of Academic Excellence at Hueneme
Note: Quarterfinals (Divisions 2-8) Nov. 10; Semifinals (all divisions) Nov. 12; Finals (Divisions 1-4) Nov. 14 at University of Redlands; Finals (Divisions 5-8) Nov. 14 at The Claremont Club.
HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL
SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS
Saturday at El Modena High
DIVISION 1
JSerra (27-0) vs. Orange Lutheran (24-2), 7 p.m.
DIVISION 2
Corona del Mar (17-14) vs. Westlake (17-6), 5 p.m.
DIVISION 3
La Serna (17-11-1) vs. Eastvale Roosevelt (14-10), 3 p.m.
DIVISION 4
West Ranch (17-3) vs. Riverside Poly (19-11), 9 a.m.
DIVISION 5
Castaic (15-10) vs. Anaheim (15-10), 1 p.m.
DIVISION 6
Adelanto (14-6) vs. Bishop Alemany (10-11), 11 a.m.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
DIVISION 4
La Canada (22-18) at Ventura (21-9), 6 p.m.
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
At Cerritos College
DIVISION 1
Sierra Canyon (38-3) vs. Mater Dei (31-4), 6 p.m.
DIVISION 2
Santa Margarita (23-10) vs. West Ranch (25-5), 12:30 p.m.
DIVISION 3
Santa Ana Foothill (27-10) vs. Cypress (20-12), 10 a.m.
DIVISION 5
Ontario Christian (13-8) vs. Chadwick (22-18), 3 p.m.
At Arrowhead Christian
DIVISION 6
Wiseburn Da Vinci (19-14) vs. Arrowhead Christian (18-11), 6 p.m.
At Carpinteria
DIVISION 7
West Valley (13-18) vs. Cate )13-6), 4 p.m.
At Artesia
DIVISION 8
Schurr (15-19) vs. Artesia (14-10), 6 p.m.
At South El Monte
DIVISION 9
Nogales (16-14) vs. South El Monte (16-11), 6 p.m.
At Anaheim
DIVISION 10
Moreno Valley (16-15) vs. Anaheim (16-12), 6 p.m.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
(Games at 7 p.m. unless noted)
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
First Round
DIVISION 2
Corona del Mar at Murrieta Valley
Tustin at Rancho Cucamonga
Yorba Linda at Los Alamitos
Downey at San Juan Hills
Beaumont at San Clemente
Damien at Vista Murrieta
Leuzinger at Crean Lutheran
Chaminade at Chaparral
DIVISION 3
Murrieta Mesa at Bishop Amat
Oak Hills at Oxnard Pacifica
Laguna Beach at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
Mira Costa at Chino Hills
Aquinas at Dana Hills
Palos Verdes at Valencia
Huntington Beach at Edison
Inglewood at Capistrano Valley
DIVISION 4
Muir at Charter Oak
San Jacinto at Bishop Diego
Great Oak at Cajon
Villa Park at Westlake
St. Bonaventure at Oaks Christian
Paraclete at Long Beach Wilson
Western at Cathedral
El Modena at La Habra
DIVISION 5
Redondo Union at Torrance
Etiwanda at St. Paul
Bonita at Northview
Newbury Park at Loyola
Millikan at Aliso Niguel
Lakewood at La Serna
Rio Hondo Prep at Thousand Oaks
Orange at Troy
DIVISION 6
Eastvale Roosevelt at Crespi
Lancaster at Burbank
Alta Loma at St. Pius X-St. Matthias
Los Altos at Upland
El Toro at Orange Vista
Summit at Agoura
Salesian at Ventura
Riverside King at Moorpark
DIVISION 7
Claremont at Palm Springs
Mayfair at Hart
Barstow at Serrano
La Canada at West Covina
North Torrance at Apple Valley
Segerstrom at Victor Valley
Schurr at Saugus
El Segundo at Calabasas
DIVISION 8
Marina at Palm Desert
Patriot at Elsinore
Beckman at La Mirada
La Quinta at Fullerton
Temecula Valley at Irvine
Santa Ana Calvary Chapel at Quartz Hill
Mary Star of the Sea at Brea Olinda
St. Genevieve at St. Monica
DIVISION 9
Ramona at Silverado
Cerritos at Fillmore
Moreno Valley at Hesperia
Vista del Lago at Norte Vista
Norwalk at Warren
Chino at Cerritos Valley Christian
San Dimas at Rowland
Riverside Poly at Corona Santiago
DIVISION 10
Oak Park at Village Christian
Tahquitz at Heritage Christian
Portola at Brentwood
Pasadena at Santa Monica
El Rancho at Garden Grove Pacifica
West Torrance at Liberty
St. Margaret’s at Redlands East Valley
Hillcrest at Monrovia
DIVISION 11
El Monte at St. Anthony
Western Christian at Bell Gardens
Maranatha at Baldwin Park
Jurupa Hills at Shadow Hills
Gahr at Chaffey
Valley View at Dominguez
Diamond Bar at Palmdale
San Marcos at South Pasadena
DIVISION 12
Costa Mesa at Yucca Valley
Rialto at Grace
Perris at Citrus Hill
Coachella Valley at Banning
Nogales at Bellflower
Ganesha at Colton
Ocean View at Santa Paula
Arroyo Valley at Desert Christian Academy
DIVISION 13
Pacific at Saddleback
Santa Rosa Academy at Heritage
Desert Hot Springs at Woodbridge
Nordhoff at Buena Park
La Puente at Kaiser
Fontana at Viewpoint
Hacienda Heights Wilson at Linfield Christian
Montebello at Rancho Alamitos
DIVISION 14
Channel Islands at South El Monte
Vasquez at Indian Springs
Bolsa Grande at Ontario
San Jacinto Valley at Miller
Bassett at Alhambra
Anaheim at Webb
Gabrielino at Trinity Classical Academy
Godinez at Pioneer
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Quarterfinals
DIVISION 1
Orange Lutheran at St. John Bosco
Santa Margarita at Sierra Canyon
Mission Viejo at Mater Dei
Servite at Corona Centennial
Note: Quarterfinals (Divisons 2-14) Nov. 14; Semifinals (all divisions) Nov. 21; Finals (all divisions) Nov. 28-29.
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SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Semifinals
DIVISION 1
Sierra Canyon d. Marymount. 25-13-26-28, 24-26, 25-22, 15-9
Mater Dei d. San Juan Hills, 25-15, 25-1, 25-15
DIVISION 2
Santa Margarita d. Long Beach Poly, 25-13, 25-18, 25-14
West Ranch d. JSerra, 25-21, 25-14, 25-19
DIVISION 3
Foothill d. Flintridge Prep, 25-21, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21
Cypress d. St. Margaret’s, 21-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23, 15-9
DIVISION 4
La Canada d. Dana Hills, 25-13, 25-20, 19-25, 25-18
Ventura d. Oak Park, 25-20, 23-25, 25-18, 25-14
DIVISION 5
Ontario Christian d. Santa Barbara, 25-18, 25-15, 25-18
Chadwick d. Royal, 25-16, 25-21, 25-27, 26-24
DIVISION 6
Arrowhead Christian d. Garden Grove Pacifica, 3-0
Wiseburn Da Vinci d. Capistrano Valley Christian, 25-23, 25-21, 25-17
DIVISION 7
West Valley d. Elsinore, 25-22, 25-14, 25-17
Cate d. CAMS, 3-1
DIVISION 8
Schurr d. Foothill Tech, 22-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-19, 15-6
Artesia d. Loma Linda Academy, 25-7, 25-15, 25-23
DIVISION 9
Nogales d. Westminster La Quinta, 3-0
South El Monte d. Nordhoff, 3-1
DIVISION 10
Anaheim d. Thacher, 3-2
Moreno Valley d. San Luis Obispo Classical, 3-1
Note: Division 1 Finals Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. at Cerritos College; Finals (Divisions 2-10) Nov. 6-8 (sites & times TBA).
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
(Matches at 2 p.m. unless noted)
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
First Round
DIVISION 2
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame at Woodbridge
Great Oak at Orange Lutheran
Redondo Union at Santa Margarita
Diamond Bar at San Juan Hills
Newport Harbor at Aliso Niguel
Laguna Beach at Chadwick
Huntington Beach at Tesoro
Temecula Valley at Calabasas
Los Osos at Crean Lutheran
Peninsula at Bonita
Marlborough at South Pasadena
Crescenta Valley at San Marino
Claremont at Crossroads
Yorba Linda at Westlake
Troy at Oak Park
Northwood at Harvard-Westlak
DIVISION 3
Anaheim Canyon, bye
Patriot at Santa Monica
Arlington at Whitney
Dos Pueblos at Cate
Buckley at Temple City
San Clemente at Cypress
Riverside King at Eastvale Roosevelt
El Toro at Los Alamitos
Liberty at Brentwood
West Ranch at CAMS
Yucaipa at Campbell Hall
Capistrano Valley at Ayala
Long Beach Poly at Flintridge Prep
Arcadia at Sunny Hills
Redlands at Corona Santiago
Palm Desert, bye
DIVISION 4
Quartz Hill at Sierra Canyon
Fullerton at Esperanza
Mission Viejo at Pasadena Poly
Camarillo at Placentia Valencia
Carpinteria at Rancho Cucamonga
Fairmont Prep at Dana Hills
Irvine at San Dimas
La Serna at Oaks Christian
San Marcos at Keppel
Silverado at Murrieta Mesa
Torrance at Orange County Pacifica Christian
Simi Valley at Alta Loma
Geffen Academy at Mayfield
West Torrance at Agoura
St. Margaret’s at Warren
Westminster La Quinta at Marymount
DIVISION 5
Thacher, bye
Oxford Academy at Valencia
Milken Community at Louisville
Riverside North at Valley View
Long Beach Wilson at Burbank
Oak Hills at Millikan
Rowland at Maranatha
Golden Valley at Chaparral
Webb at Chino Hills
Burbank Burroughs at Lakewood St. Joseph
Laguna Blanca at Santa Barbara
Beverly Hills at Citrus Valley
Santa Fe at Serrano
Cerritos at Pasadena Marshall
Xavier Prep at Bishop Montgomery
La Palma Kennedy at Paloma Valley
DIVISION 6
La Habra at Woodcrest Christian
Flintridge Sacred Heart at Lancaster
Garden Grove at Mayfair
Estancia at Ontario Christian
Santa Monica Pacifica Christian at Western Christian
Villa Park at Corona
Vista del Lago at San Bernardino
Linfield Christian at La Quinta
Riverside Notre Dame at San Jacinto
Indio at Village Christian
Downey at Summit
Western at Hillcrest
Hesperia at Montclair
Hacienda Heights Wilson at El Modena
Chino at Heritage
La Mirada at Saugus
DIVISION 7
Los Altos at Temescal Canyon
Los Amigos at Rosemead
El Rancho at La Sierra
Twentynine Palms at Malibu
Azusa at South Hills
Orange Vista at Laguna Hills
Ventura at Savanna
Chaffey at Apple Valley
Canoga Park AGBU at Norwalk
La Salle at Coachella Valley
Granite Hills at Ramona
Segerstrom at San Gabriel
Westminster at Bolsa Grande
Miller at Oakwood
Indian Springs at Northview
Highland at Arroyo
DIVISION 8
Alhambra, bye
Bishop Diego at YULA
Foothill Tech at Rim of the World
Paramount at Nogales
Grand Terrace at Tahquitz
Costa Mesa at Knight
Workman at Duarte
de Toledo at Whittier
Edgewood at St. Bonaventure
Oxnard at Channel Islands
Rancho Alamitos at Bellflower
Arroyo Valley at Moreno Valley
Cathedral City at Canyon Springs
Carter at Garden Grove Santiago
Hueneme at Banning
La Puente at Academy for Academic Excellence
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
First Round
DIVISION 1
Sage Hill at Corona del Mar
JSerra at Mater Dei
Mira Costa at Palos Verdes
Fountain Valley at Portola
Note: Second Round (Divisions 2-8) Nov. 7; Quarterfinals (Divisions 2-8) Nov. 10; Semifinals (all divisions) Nov. 12; Finals (Divisions 1-4) Nov. 14 at University of Redlands; Finals (Divisions 5-8) Nov. 14 at The Claremont Club.
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
First Round
DIVISION 2
Chino Hills 8, Redlands East Valley 7
Etiwanda 11, Santa Monica 10
La Habra 13, Alta Loma 10
Los Alamitos 22, Walnut 13
Orange Lutheran 11, San Marino 10
El Segundo 17, Edison 16
Damien 14, Crescenta Valley 11
Crean Lutheran 21, Carpinteria 13
Redondo Union 12, La Serna 8
Royal 11, Riverside King 10
Ventura 11, Corona Santiago 6
Aliso Niguel 16, Dana Hills 13
Capistrano Valley 17, Woodbridge 6
Anaheim Canyon 6, Murrieta Valley 5
St. John Bosco 11, Portola 9
Riverside Poly 14, Cate 9
DIVISION 3
Camarillo 11, Flintridge Prep 5
Burbank 13, Agoura 9
Trabuco Hills 21, Eastvale Roosevelt 13
Bonita 17, Brentwood 3
Temple City 19, Redlands 13
Arcadia 8, Yorba Linda 7
Glendora 15, Troy 10
Malibu 14, Millikan 8
Santa Barbara 11, Valley View 9
Hoover 9, Elsinore 8
Pasadena Poly 9, Schurr 7
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 18, Villa Park 8
Irvine University 11, Fullerton 9
Great Oak 14, Long Beach Poly 10
Brea Olinda 11, Rancho Cucamonga 9
Cathedral at Temecula Valley
DIVISION 4
Charter Oak 18, Webb 8
Santa Ana 11, Tustin 9
Garden Grove Pacifica at La Canada
Placentia Valencia 15, Temescal Canyon 8
Aquinas at Buena Park
Anaheim 15, La Quinta 8
Palm Desert 13, Los Altos 11
Hemet 21, Paloma Valley 9
Glendale 22, La Salle 15
Western 16, Estancia 15
Mission Viejo 10, Sunny Hills 6
Culver City 21, West Covina 12
Liberty 15, West Torrance 3
Sonora 14, Don Lugo 10
South Torrance at Xavier Prep
Garden Grove at Corona
DIVISION 5
Fontana 21, Bolsa Grande 7
Edgewood 13, Lakeside 9
Ramona 17, Heritage 7
Chino 6, Los Amigos 5
Warren 19, Cerritos 4
Westminster 16, Summit 10
Rowland 14, Pioneer 13
Norte Vista 21, Artesia 9
Montebello 16, Nogales 3
La Mirada 5, Chaffey 4
San Bernardino 21, Westminster La Quinta 11
Hillcrest 21, Indio 10
La Palma Kennedy 22, Riverside Notre Dame 6
Nordhoff 16, Savanna 12
Santa Fe 9, California 8
Baldwin Park 21, West Valley 7
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)
First Round
DIVISION 1
Servite at Loyola
San Marcos at San Juan Hills
Huntington Beach at Buena
San Clemente at Dos Pueblos
Downey at Mater Dei
Sage Hill at Yucaipa
Westlake at Beckman
Foothill at Harvard-Westlake
Note: Open Division Pool Play second round Nov. 1 at higher seeds; Divisions 2-5 second round Nov. 4; Open Division Pool Play third round Nov. 5 at higher seeds; Division 1 quarterfinals Nov. 6; Divisions 2-5 quarterfinals Nov. 7; Open Division crossover round Nov. 8 at higher seed; Divisions 2-5 semifinals Nov. 11; Open Division semifinals Nov. 12 at Woollett Aquatics Center; Division 1 semifinals Nov. 12; Finals (all divisions) Nov. 15 at Mt. San Antonio College.
Four months ago, as protesters marched through the city demanding justice for George Floyd, Vena Petty was standing at a market in Burbank when she spotted an older white man glaring at her.
“It’s all your fault!” he hissed, adding an expletive.
Petty — who is Hawaiian, Black and Chinese — was standing quietly by herself at the time, so she’s confident he targeted her as a woman of color.
She tucked the memory away, but it resurfaced after President Trump during a debate told the Proud Boys, a far-right hate group, to “stand back, and stand by,” and again two weeks later, when Sen. Lindsey Graham made a comment, which he later said was sarcastic, about “the good old days of segregation.”
By then, Petty was convinced.
That afternoon, the 56-year-old, who was laid off from her temporary job at a film studio in March, visited Redstone Firearms in Burbank, determined to start the process of buying her first gun — something small, she said, to keep in her home. She hoped she would never need to use it, but believed that having a gun might give her some comfort in a world that felt increasingly out of control.
“Who knows what will happen?”
Geneva Solomon, right, works through a crush of paperwork for gun purchasers at Redstone Firearms in Burbank. Solomon runs the store with her husband Jonathan.
(Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)
While the days leading up to most presidential elections carry a certain frenzied, exhausted energy fueled by attack ads and nonstop robocalls, this election cycle has felt abnormally anxiety-inducing for many Americans.
“We’re certainly in the middle of a perfect storm,” said Dr. Esther Sternberg, research director at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Humans respond physiologically to stress — we sweat, our hearts race — and those responses, Sternberg said, are essential for our survival.
“It gives you the energy to fight or flee.”
And, in a sense, that’s precisely what some Americans are now doing.
Some voters — those with the means and flexibility to do so — have channeled their pre-election stress into finalizing plans to move out of the country depending on who wins in November. Others have ramped up their campaigning efforts and some, like Petty, have spent recent weeks researching the steps behind buying a gun. Thousands of Californians, including many first-time buyers, purchased firearms in 2020 — a spike attributed to fears over the pandemic, but also, in part, to people’s fears of “government collapse,” according to a recent survey conducted by researchers at UC Davis.
And the worries are bipartisan.
In the days after Kamala Harris was announced as Joe Biden’s running mate, Google searches for the phrase “Move if Biden wins” spiked, and after the first presidential debate, searches jumped for “Will Biden take away guns.”
In a viral video clip produced by the Young Turks, a progressive news outlet with a massive YouTube following, a couple wearing red MAGA hats said that if Biden wins, they plan to move to Panama. If Trump wins, a company executive who lives in L.A. County and asked to be identified only by her first name, Michele, said she plans to move to southern Portugal.
She long hoped to retire abroad, but the prospect of a second Trump term sped up her process, she said, adding that part of her feels bad, as if she’s abandoning the U.S. She believes the nation’s checks and balances have begun to erode, and she worries about what could happen in the days after polls close.
“I do see a lot of chaos potentially, from both sides,” she said. “I just don’t want to go through four more years of chaos.”
And she’s not alone.
Erendira Abel, who founded Baja Expat Services, a company that helps Americans with the process of relocating to Mexico, said that while she doesn’t bring up politics with her clients, a few of them, including Maria Denzin, 75, have cited it as one factor in their decision for moving south.
Denzin, who worked for Boeing for years, recently rented out her home in Palm Springs. She and her husband are now building a new place in Rosarito, Mexico, she said, and renting there in the meantime.
The main motivation for their move was monetary — their savings will go much further in Mexico — but for Denzin, a self-described “old hippie” who marched for civil rights decades ago, it was also about the man in the Oval Office.
“If, in fact, Trump wins the election, we will never return to the United States.”
Earlier this year, before Biden’s lead widened in the polls, Denzin turned to her husband, panicked over the possibility that Americans might reelect Trump.
“I’m so embarrassed.”
“I agree,” he said, and the couple hatched a backup plan: If things didn’t work in Mexico, they would move to Canada, where her husband has dual citizenship.
“The shine has really dimmed on America for me,” Denzin said, adding that she has gotten more set in her ways in recent years. She dropped contact with a couple of people after learning they intended to vote for Trump again — something she doesn’t think she would have done years ago.
“I do Facebook and I have my friends and it’s all about Dump Trump,” she said. “I’m much more one-sided. I don’t think that’s a good thing, by the way, but I get physically sick. I watch Fox News and I feel ill.”
Raquel Derfler, left, and daughter Sophia Derfler, in front of their home in Palmdale.
(Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)
Back in L.A. County, Raquel Derfler, who lives in Palmdale, has spent much of her recent free time campaigning for Biden and congressional candidate Christy Smith.
The 51-year-old mother says she became more politically active after Trump was elected in 2016. She began volunteering for an immigrants’ rights group, and in recent months she has text-banked and sent postcards about Biden to potential voters. She now uses her rare outings — trips to the grocery store — to urge women she recognizes from the community to register to vote. Unless Biden wins by a landslide, Derfler worries that Trump will refuse to concede.
“My fight instinct has kicked in,” she said. “I’m fighting to save democracy.”
On a recent weekday afternoon at Redstone Firearms, the shop Petty visited, Geneva Solomon — who owns the gun shop with her husband, Jonathan — zipped around the room with an iPad. She greeted a man through the door and took down his number, telling him they’d text him when they were ready.
Wait times at the shop these days are sometimes as long as three hours, she said, noting that sales have more than doubled since March, spurred by a combination of fears, she believes, about the pandemic, civil unrest and a gun law recently signed by Newsom that called for some firearm models to be removed from the state’s safe-for-sale list. Although the shop makes a point of not being political — she doesn’t want customers to feel like they have to choose sides, she said — Solomon, 38, said customers sometimes share their views.
Some people vent frustrations with Democratic politicians, saying they fear it will eventually be almost impossible to buy a gun in California, and others tell her that during the shutdowns and recent protests they wondered whether the police could truly protect them and their homes. In recent months, Solomon said, she has met several new customers, many of whom are Black, who told her that they’d never considered owning a gun before, but now wanted to learn more.
One of those customers was her niece, DeJonaé Shaw.
DeJonaé Shaw, a 31-year-old nurse who lives in Upland, recently bought her first firearm at Redstone Firearms in Burbank.
(Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)
For a long time, the 31-year-old nurse, who lives in Upland, was afraid of guns, but her fears slowly faded after visiting the range with her aunt and taking safety courses. She considered buying but put it off.
Then, early in the pandemic, while in line at the supermarket, she watched as someone ran a cart over a child in a rush to buy hand sanitizer. It felt lawless, she said, and people were treating each other like dirt.
“I never thought I’d see that,” she said. “Living in America, we’ve become complacent, with a façade of protection our government gives us.”
A few days later, she purchased a Smith & Wesson handgun and although she hopes not to need it, it’s a comfort to have, she said, especially as election day nears. Like Petty, she was struck by Trump’s comment about the Proud Boys during the first debate, and by his statement urging his supporters to “watch very carefully” at the polls. It made her think about the long history of voter disenfranchisement and oppression of the Black vote in America.
This election cycle has been disappointing, said Shaw, a registered Democrat, who said her views don’t align with the party’s on all issues. A Bernie Sanders fan who also liked Elizabeth Warren and Marianne Williamson, Shaw said she now intends, somewhat begrudgingly, to vote for the Biden-Harris ticket.
“How are we in this situation again?”
It would be another lesser-of-two-evils decision, she said, after eight of the most stressful, anxiety-filled months of her life.
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
Quarterfinals
DIVISION 2
Long Beach Poly d. San Marcos, 25-17, 28-26, 25-11
Santa Margarita d. Redlands, 25-16, 25-7, 25-8
JSerra d. Bishop Montgomery, 25-13, 25-21, 25-17
West Ranch d. Orange Lutheran, 3-2
DIVISION 3
Flintridge Prep d. Lakewood St. Joseph, 3-2
Foothill d. Corona Del Mar, 25-20, 16-25, 25-16, 21-25, 15-10
St. Margaret’s d. Saugus, 27-29, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20
Cypress d. Millikan, 3-1
DIVISION 4
La Canada d. Marlborough, 25-22, 25-22, 25-13
Dana Hills d. Corona Santiago, 3-0
Oak Park d. Linfield Christian, 25-23, 21-25, 26-24, 25-21
Ventura d. Paloma Valley, 25-13, 25-18, 25-13
DIVISION 5
Ontario Christian d. Culver City, 3-2
Santa Barbara d. Gahr, 25-11, 25-20, 25-20
Royal d. Alta Loma, 3-2
Chadwick d. El Toro, 25-18, 24-26, 25-21, 25-16
DIVISION 6
Garden Grove Pacifica d. Pasadena Marshall, 25-16, 25-21, 25-18
Arrowhead Christian at Cantwell-Sacred Heart
Wiseburn Da Vinci d. Burbank Providence, 25-16, 25-13, 25-22
Capistrano Valley Christian d. Valley View, 3-1
DIVISION 7
Elsinore d. Esperanza, 3-0
West Valley d. Bell Gardens, 3-2
Cate d. Santa Fe, 3-2
CAMS d. Coastal Christian, 3-1
DIVISION 8
Foothill Tech d. Malibu, 25-22, 25-12, 13-25, 25-23
Schurr d. Arroyo Valley, 3-0
Loma Linda Academy d. Paramount, 3-1
Artesia d. Vistamar, 3-0
DIVISION 9
Westminster La Quinta d. Avalon, 3-2
Nogales d. Santa Ana Valley, 26-24, 25-5, 25-22
Nordhoff d. Fairmont Prep, 3-0
South El Monte d. Riverside North, 28-26, 25-16, 25-15
DIVISION 10
Thacher d. Colton, 3-1
Anaheim d. Rosemead, 25-21, 25-20, 25-15
San Luis Obispo Classical d. Mesa Grande, 3-0
Moreno Valley d. Glendale Adventist, 3-2
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Matches at 6 p.m. unless noted)
Semifinals
DIVISION 1
Marymount at Sierra Canyon
Mater Dei at San Juan Hills
DIVISION 2
Long Beach Poly at Santa Margarita
JSerra at West Ranch
DIVISION 3
Flintridge Prep at Foothill
Cypress at St. Margaret’s
DIVISION 4
Dana Hills at La Canada
Oak Park at Ventura
DIVISION 5
Santa Barbara at Ontario Christian
Royal at Chadwick
DIVISION 6
Garden Grove Pacifica vs. Arrowhead Christian/Cantwell-Sacred Heart
Capistrano Valley Christian at Wiseburn Da Vinci
DIVISION 7
West Valley at Elsinore
Cate at CAMS
DIVISION 8
Foothill Tech at Schurr
Artesia at Loma Linda Academy
DIVISION 9
Nogales at Westminster La Quinta
South El Monte at Nordhoff
DIVISION 10
Anaheim at Thacher
Moreno Valley at San Luis Obispo Classical
Note: Division 1 Finals Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. at Cerritos College; Finals (Divisions 2-10) Nov. 6-8 (sites & times TBA).
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
OPEN DIVISION
Pool A — First Round
#1 Newport Harbor 14, #8 Laguna Beach 4
#5 JSerra 9, #4 Oaks Christian 7
Pool B — First Round
#2 Santa Margarita 13, #7 Long Beach Wilson 9
#3 Corona Del Mar 13, #6 Mira Costa 8
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)
First Round
DIVISION 2
Redlands East Valley at Chino Hills
Etiwanda at Santa Monica
Alta Loma at La Habra
Walnut at Los Alamitos
San Marino at Orange Lutheran
Edison at El Segundo
Damien at Crescenta Valley
Carpinteria at Crean Lutheran
La Serna at Redondo Union
Riverside King at Royal
Corona Santiago at Ventura
Dana Hills at Aliso Niguel
Woodbridge at Capistrano Valley
Anaheim Canyon at Murrieta Valley
Portola at St. John Bosco
Cate at Riverside Poly
DIVISION 3
Flintridge Prep at Camarillo
Agoura at Brea Olinda
Long Beach Poly at Bonita
Roosevelt at Irvine University
Redlands at Malibu
Troy at Pasadena Poly
Elsinore at Arcadia
Millikan at Santa Barbara
Valley View at Temecula Valley
Rancho Cucamonga at Glendora
Yorba Linda at Great Oak
Fullerton at Temple City
Brentwood at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
Schurr at Trabuco Hills
Burbank at Hoover
Cathedral at Upland
DIVISION 4
Webb at Charter Oak
Santa Ana at Tustin
Garden Grove Pacifica at La Canada
Temescal Canyon at Placentia Valencia
Aquinas at Buena Park
La Quinta at Anaheim
Palm Desert at Los Altos
Paloma Valley at Hemet
La Salle at Glendale
Estancia at Western
Sunny Hills at Mission Viejo
West Covina at Culver City
West Torrance at Liberty
Sonora at Don Lugo
South Torrance at Xavier Prep
Garden Grove at Corona
DIVISION 5
Bolsa Grande at Fontana
Edgewood at Lakeside
Heritage at Ramona
Chino at Los Amigos
Cerritos at Warren
Summit at Westminster
Pioneer at Rowland
Artesia at Norte Vista
Nogales at Montebello
Chaffey at La Mirada
Westminster La Quinta at San Bernardino
Indio at Hillcrest
Savanna at Nordhoff
California at Santa Fe
West Valley at Baldwin Park
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
First Round
DIVISION 1
Servite at Loyola
San Marcos at San Juan Hills
Huntington Beach at Buena
San Clemente at Dos Pueblos
Downey at Mater Dei
Sage Hill at Yucaipa
Westlake at Beckman
Foothill at Harvard-Westlake
Note: Open Division Pool Play second round Nov. 1 at higher seeds; Divisions 2-5 second round Nov. 4; Open Division Pool Play third round Nov. 5 at higher seeds; Division 1 quarterfinals Nov. 6; Divisions 2-5 quarterfinals Nov. 7; Open Division crossover round Nov. 8 at higher seed; Divisions 2-5 semifinals Nov. 11; Open Division semifinals Nov. 12 at Woollett Aquatics Center; Division 1 semifinals Nov. 12; Finals (all divisions) Nov. 15 at Mt. San Antonio College.
Smoke rises from the wreckage of a deadly plane crash in Kwale County, Kenya, that killed all 11 on board early Tuesday morning. Photo by Stringer/EPA
Oct. 28 (UPI) — A small airplane with 11 people on board crashed during a flight in Kenya early Tuesday with no survivors, Mombasa Air Safari officials announced.
The flight carried eight passengers from Hungary, two from Germany and its Kenyan pilot when it crashed for unknown reasons after taking flight from the coastal city of Diani Beach, the airline said.
“Sadly, there are no survivors,” Mombasa Air said in the statement.
“Our hearts and prayers are with all those affected by this tragic event.”
Diani Beach is located due south of Mombasa on Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast.
The aircraft crashed into a wooded hillside in Kwale County about 25 miles from Diani Beach, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.
“Government agencies are already on site to establish the cause of the accident and its impact,” the KCAA said.
The KCAA initially reported 12 died in the crash but has since revised that number to 11 to accurately reflect the number of passengers and crew on board.
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft crashed at 8:35 a.m. local time while headed to an airstrip in Kwichwa Tembo near the Maasai Mara Natural Reserve, which is about 500 miles northwest of Diani Beach. Authorities initially reported that crash occurred at 5:30 a.m.
The aircraft had lost contact with the Mombasa International Airport control tower 10 minutes into its flight, Ministry of Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir said in a statement.
The aircraft — which local media reported was built in 2007 and deemed reliable — was destroyed by the impact and ensuring fire, Chirchir said.
The pilot did not report to the Diani Beach airport air traffic controllers as required, which caused the flight to go missing for about 30 minutes before the crash site was located, according to Mombasa Air Safari officials.
Witnesses reported hearing a loud crash and found the plane’s wreckage and human remains at the crash site.
The reserve is adjacent to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park and is renowned for its natural setting and wildlife, including wildebeests.
“The weather here is not very good at the moment,” Kwale County Commissioner Stephen Orinde told the BBC.
“Since early in the morning, it is raining and it is very misty,” he said.
Oct. 28, 2025 8:35 AM PT
HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
MONDAY’S RESULTS
Quarterfinals
DIVISION 1
JSerra 41, Santa Margarita 0
Dos Pueblos 12, Edison 6
Huntington Beach 20, Camarillo 6
Orange Lutheran 41, San Marcos 18
TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)
Quarterfinals
DIVISION 2
Newbury Park at Bishop Amat
Ventura at Corona del Mar, 6 p.m.
Downey at Westlake
El Toro at Upland
DIVISION 3
Sunny Hills at La Serna
Glendora at Long Beach Poly
Mission Viejo at El Modena
La Habra at Eastvale Roosevelt
DIVISION 4
Canyon Springs at West Ranch
Riverside King at Great Oak
Riverside Poly at Temecula Valley
Royal at Compton
DIVISION 5
Moreno Valley at Rancho Alamitos
Norte Vista at Castaic
Don Lugo at Anaheim
Vista Murrieta at Vasquez
DIVISION 6
Leuzinger at Cerritos
Loara at Adelanto
Alemany at Estancia
Palm Desert at Hillcrest
Note: Semifinals (all divisions) Nov. 1; Finals (all divisions) Nov. 7-8 at Fred Kelly Stadium.
Oct. 27, 2025 10:52 AM PT
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WATER POLO
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS
(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
OPEN DIVISION
Pool A — First Round
#8 Laguna Beach at #1 Newport Harbor
#5 JSerra at #4 Oaks Christian
Pool B — First Round
#7 Long Beach Wilson at #2 Santa Margarita
#6 Mira Costa at #3 Corona Del Mar
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
First Round
DIVISION 2
Redlands East Valley at Chino Hills
Etiwanda at Santa Monica
Alta Loma at La Habra
Walnut at Los Alamitos
San Marino at Orange Lutheran
Edison at El Segundo
Damien at Crescenta Valley
Carpinteria at Crean Lutheran
La Serna at Redondo Union
Riverside King at Royal
Corona Santiago at Ventura
Dana Hills at Aliso Niguel
Woodbridge at Capistrano Valley
Anaheim Canyon at Murrieta Valley
Portola at St. John Bosco
Cate at Riverside Poly
DIVISION 3
Flintridge Prep at Camarillo
Agoura at Brea Olinda
Long Beach Poly at Bonita
Roosevelt at Irvine University
Redlands at Malibu
Troy at Pasadena Poly
Elsinore at Arcadia
Millikan at Santa Barbara
Valley View at Temecula Valley
Rancho Cucamonga at Glendora
Yorba Linda at Great Oak
Fullerton at Temple City
Brentwood at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
Schurr at Trabuco Hills
Burbank at Hoover
Cathedral at Upland
DIVISION 4
Webb at Charter Oak
Santa Ana at Tustin
Garden Grove Pacifica at La Canada
Temescal Canyon at Placentia Valencia
Aquinas at Buena Park
La Quinta at Anaheim
Palm Desert at Los Altos
Paloma Valley at Hemet
La Salle at Glendale
Estancia at Western
Sunny Hills at Mission Viejo
West Covina at Culver City
West Torrance at Liberty
Sonora at Don Lugo
South Torrance at Xavier Prep
Garden Grove at Corona
DIVISION 5
Bolsa Grande at Fontana
Edgewood at Lakeside
Heritage at Ramona
Chino at Los Amigos
Cerritos at Warren
Summit at Westminster
Pioneer at Rowland
Artesia at Norte Vista
Nogales at Montebello
Chaffey at La Mirada
Westminster La Quinta at San Bernardino
Indio at Hillcrest
Savanna at Nordhoff
California at Santa Fe
West Valley at Baldwin Park
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
First Round
DIVISION 1
Servite at Loyola
San Marcos at San Juan Hills
Huntington Beach at Buena
San Clemente at Dos Pueblos
Downey at Mater Dei
Sage Hill at Yucaipa
Westlake at Beckman
Foothill at Harvard-Westlake
Note: Open Division Pool Play second round Nov. 1 at higher seeds; Divisions 2-5 second round Nov. 4; Open Division Pool Play third round Nov. 5 at higher seeds; Division 1 quarterfinals Nov. 6; Divisions 2-5 quarterfinals Nov. 7; Open Division crossover round Nov. 8 at higher seed; Divisions 2-5 semifinals Nov. 11; Open Division semifinals Nov. 12 at Woollett Aquatics Center; Division 1 semifinals Nov. 12; Finals (all divisions) Nov. 15 at Mt. San Antonio College.
The United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon said it came under Israeli fire on Sunday. File Photo by EPA-EFE
Oct. 27 (UPI) — The United Nations said its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon came under Israeli fire over the weekend, and were forced to “neutralize” one of its drones.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon accused Israel of violating a U.N. Security Council resolution as well as Lebanon’s sovereignty with the attacks. It said in a statement that the military actions “show disregard for safety and security of peacekeepers implementing Security Council-mandated tasks in southern Lebanon.”
UNIFIL said it thrice came into contact with Israeli forces on Sunday near Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon.
An Israeli drone flew over a UNIFIL patrol in what it described as “an aggressive manner,” prompting peacekeepers to take “necessary defensive countermeasures to neutralize the drone.”
Then, at about 5:45 p.m. local time, an Israeli drone flying close to a UNIFIL patrol in the same area dropped a grenade, followed by an Israeli tank firing toward the peacekeepers as well as UNIFIL assets, it said.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed UNIFIL had shot down one of its drones, The Times of Israel reported, asserting the aerial posed no threat to the peacekeepers.
According to the report, the IDF said it flew a second drone in the area after UNIFIL shot down the first one, which had dropped the grenade prevent others from approaching the downed aerial.
The IDF also denied one of its tanks having fired toward UNIFIL, saying it had detected no gunfire in the area.
UNIFIL has twice previously this month accused Israel of dropping grenades near UNIFIL peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
On Oct. 12, UNIFIL said a grenade exploded near a UNIFIL position in Kfar Kila. On Oct. 2, grenades were dropped near peacekeepers in Maroun al-Ras.
UNIFIL maintains about 10,500 peacekeepers from 50 countries to monitor the 2006 cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah and prevent a large conflict from spiraling.
It comes as the stages of fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are being implemented.
“Is L.A. a theater town?”
The question, typically posed with New York condescension, fails to recognize the obvious reality that L.A. is a city of actors. True, most of them are here to make their names on-screen, but the talent pool rivals those of more established theater capitals. Don’t bother, however, trying to convince those denizens of New York and London who cling to old stereotypes of L.A., perhaps to compensate for their own inferior weather.
Southern California, of course, boasts some of the most prestigious playhouses in the country. The Mark Taper Forum, Pasadena Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, La Jolla Playhouse and the Old Globe are all recipients of the Regional Theatre Tony Award. The Geffen Playhouse, once considered the entertainment industry’s local theater, has entered a new era of bold vision and integrity under the leadership of playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney. It would surprise no one if the Geffen Playhouse is similarly honored in the next few years.
East West Players, the Latino Theater Company, Ebony Repertory Theatre and Native Voices at the Autry reflect the cultural, ethnic and racial diversity of a majority-minority city. The avant-garde is admittedly not L.A.’s strong suit, but REDCAT and CAP UCLA have filled the breach hosting interdisciplinary performance work from all over the world.
The Getty Villa’s annual outdoor classical theater production treats the canonical treasures of ancient Greece and Rome not with kid gloves but with an exploratory 21st century spirit. And A Noise Within has cultivated in its loyal audience an understanding that the classical repertory exists in the present tense and can speak directly to us today.
The stage is still the basis for acting training, and there comes a time when even the most successful film and TV actors want to return to their roots. Those with civic consciences are happy to tread the boards close to home. When Tom Hanks chose to play Falstaff in Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles’ production “Henry IV,” he did so at an outdoor venue, the Japanese Garden on the West Los Angeles VA campus, that was only a short commute from his own backyard. Annette Bening, a stalwart champion of L.A. theater, has notably performed at the Mark Taper Forum, the Geffen Playhouse and UCLA’s Freud Playhouse.
Beyond the A-listers, there’s a vast population of working actors hungry for opportunities to hone their craft. It’s to satisfy this need that L.A. has built up an extensive array of small, shoestring companies. This scene is decentralized, dispersed within an uncoordinated sprawl of regional fiefdoms, but the independent spirit has endowed many of these companies with astonishing capacities for survival.
Indeed, it’s this network of 99-seat theaters — those houses with 99 seats or fewer — that are the lifeblood of the local theater scene. The cultural landscape would be unimaginable without Rogue Machine Theatre, the Fountain Theatre, Echo Theater Company and Boston Court Pasadena. The resilience, imagination and integrity of these small companies have demonstrated that heart matters more than size.
L.A. is indisputably a theater town, but a theater town that operates by its own rules and urban logic, neither of which is easy for an outsider to crack. What follows is a curated list of some of the most essential venues in the city and surrounding region. Not meant to be comprehensive, this compilation tilts toward companies that have been active in recent seasons and have a dedicated home. Nomadic ensembles and those that have been dormant or less prominent in the post-pandemic recovery phase have been excluded from this selection. But the ecology of L.A. theater is ever-changing and ever-adapting, calling for updates and new classifications. Stay tuned for future lists and supplemental guides.
— Charles McNulty