Prep basketball roundup: Future Harvard teammates put on a show
How many times in West Coast high school basketball have two players committed to Harvard faced off?It happened on Saturday night in Bellflower, where Elzie…
Prep basketball: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame surges past Los Alamitos
Less than two minutes into the game against Los Alamitos on Wednesday night, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame coach Matt Sargeant went into full Dan Hurley…
Sondheimer: There’s no competitive equity in Open Division football bowl game
There are 15 CIF state championship football bowl games set for Dec. 13-14 in Southern California, and 14 of the matchups should be fine. The…
Prep talk: Ball boy for St. John Bosco promises future wins
It was in the tunnel at the Coliseum last year after a loss in the Southern Section Division 1 football final when St. John Bosco’s…
Southern Section football playoffs get serious
The Southern Section Division 1 and 2 football playoff matchups on Friday are outstanding. Six of the eight teams in Division 1 have had two…
Sondheimer: SoCal has the best high school basketball anywhere
If you’re a fan of amateur basketball, there’s no better place to spend the next four months than Southern California, where talent at the high…
Mater Dei forces four turnovers in rout of St. John Bosco
It was football’s version of a first-round knockout.Taking advantage of two interceptions, a fumble recovery, precision passing from Dash Beierly and power running from Jordon…
A month of Trinity League football insanity begins
October marks the beginning of Trinity League insanity month. It’s five weeks of competition so physical and exhausting that moms and dads will need to…
Mater Dei, St. John Bosco, Corona Centennial pick up football wins
Mater Dei’s trip to Hawaii to face defending state football champion Kahuku on the North Shore on Saturday night went about as well as you…
Brandon McCoy keeps contributing at FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup
Already ranked among the top three high school basketball players from the class of 2026, Brandon McCoy of St. John Bosco is having a summer…
Regional playoffs: Kevin Jeon powers La Mirada into Division I final
The Southern California regionals in high school baseball is more than just a final tournament in 2024. It can be a sneak peek at 2025,…
Southern California Regional baseball and softball scores
Southern California Regionals BASEBALL Thursday’s Results Semifinals Division I Orange Lutheran 3, Santa Margarita 0 La Mirada 10, Huntington Beach 8 Division II Liberty 4,…
High school softball and baseball playoff results and pairings
CITY SECTION SOFTBALL Friday’s Results Division II Second Round Chatsworth 18, Lincoln 0 Franklin 2, Santee 0 Sylmar 9, Northridge Academy 4 Taft 11, Orthopaedic…
Prep sports roundup: Hart earns 2-1 baseball win over West Ranch
Facing a must-win situation to get back into the Foothill League baseball race, Hart High came through with a 2-1 win over first-place West Ranch…
Alex Schmidt hits grand slam in Granada Hills victory
Alex Schmidt hit a grand slam and Easton Hawk struck out six in 4-1/3 innings as Granada Hills picked up a West Valley League baseball…
Orange Lutheran wins Trinity League opener over JSerra
No. 1-ranked Orange Lutheran opened Trinity League baseball action Tuesday against defending Southern Section Division 1 champion JSerra and continued to come through with outstanding…
St. John Bosco wins the Division I state boys’ basketball title
SACRAMENTO — A basketball season that a couple of weeks ago some St. John Bosco faithful might have considered a failure turned into a celebration…
Prep sports roundup: St. John Bosco digs deep to hold off Windward
It’s been a long, up-and-down basketball season for St. John Bosco. There have been missed opportunities. “We’ve had many opportunities,” sophomore guard Brandon McCoy said,…
Ryan Conner delivers two key baskets in City hoops semifinal win
Ryan Conner of Los Angeles CES is going to be hard pressed to duplicate what he accomplished on Saturday in the City Section Open Division…
Prep sports roundup: Harvard-Westlake defeats St. John Bosco
It was way back in early November when The Times’ preseason basketball rankings came out with St. John Bosco ranked No. 1 and Harvard-Westlake No.…