History will be made on Saturday in girls’ flag football
History will be made Saturday when the Southern Section crowns its first girls’ flag football champions at El Modena High’s Fred Kelly Stadium.The prime-time matchup…
Division 1 football playoffs could be year of rematches
There once was a rule you couldn’t play a league opponent in the first round of the football playoffs and everything should be done to…
Dominant Ventura quarterback Ava Ortman driven to showcase her team
The Southern Section is home to many of the best high school quarterbacks in the country and yes, that goes for flag football too.Los Angeles…
Santa Margarita’s running back Elijah Robinson full of energy
You can’t miss sophomore running back Elijah Robinson of Santa Margarita. He’s always the smallest player on any field at 5 feet 4, 160 pounds.Just…
High school sports transfers in California set record: 17,068
High school sports transfers reached a record level in California for the 2023-24 school year, with 17,068 students switching schools, according to final statistics obtained…
Column: Let’s offer ideas to help make high school sports better
The end of the school year makes it appropriate to review, evaluate and offer observations on the state of high school sports in California. Whether…
Demare Dezeurn beats loaded Masters Meet field for 100 win
Demare Dezeurn had many spectators at Moorpark High shaking their heads in amazement Saturday at the Masters Meet, where the Southern Section’s best athletes across…
Complaints about field conditions for baseball title games
By the time the Southern Section plays its Division 1 championship baseball game on Saturday night at Lake Elsinore’s Storm Stadium, it will be 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…
2024 Southern California high school football transfers tracker
Unlike the college transfer portal, there’s no high school equivalent, even though there are hundreds of sports transfers in Southern California each year. Considering the…
Sondheimer: How St. John Bosco and Mater Dei became superpowers
Once upon a time, multiple schools in the Southern Section realistically could dream of winning a Division 1 football championship. It was the days when…
Birmingham captures City Section Open Division girls’ flag football title
Birmingham football coach Jim Rose is one win away from his fourth consecutive City Open Division title, but piloting the Patriots’ flag football team to…
Upsets abound at the City Section cross-country championships
Upsets were the story Saturday morning at the City Section cross-country championships at Pierce College, as neither of the pre-race favorites won the Division I…
Sondheimer: St. John Bosco beats Corona Centennial in thriller
A football playoff game for the ages Friday night between two of Southern California’s titan programs, St. John Bosco and Corona Centennial, came down to…
High school football: Southern Section and City Section pairings
CITY SECTION Semifinals Friday OPEN DIVISION No. 4 Carson at No. 1 Birmingham No. 3 Gardena at No. 2 Garfield DIVISION I No. 5 Dymally…
Sondheimer: Ava Tibor’s soccer comeback deserves attention
Distinctive scars from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament are visible around Ava Tibor’s right knee. There’s one crossing the knee and another…
Sierra Canyon beats Santa Margarita to reach Division 1 semifinals
Welcome to Division 1, Sierra Canyon. The Trailblazers found out there are no easy games competing at the Southern Section’s highest level, but they proved…
High school playoffs volleyball seedings released
Palisades is seeded No. 1 in the eight-team Open Division, which is comprised entirely of schools from the Western and West Valley leagues, as the…