High school basketball: Eastvale Roosevelt wins Classic at Damien
Showing off its powerful group of talented guards, Eastvale Roosevelt sent a clear message Saturday night at the Classic at Damien that it intends to…
Brandon McCoy sensational for St. John Bosco in overtime win
Brandon McCoy is a teenage basketball prodigy. At 6 feet 4, the 16-year-old sophomore guard at St. John Bosco possesses skills and athleticism that leave…
Get ready for a frenzy of basketball tournaments the day after Christmas
After opening Christmas gifts, high school basketball players will be focused on busy days ahead, with the day after Christmas filled with tournaments galore, followed…
Mission, Trinity, Baseline leagues flexing basketball muscle
It’s still wide open as to which league might be the strongest in Southern California boys’ basketball this season, but it’s down to the Mission,…
Sondheimer: Looking back on a thrilling 2023 football season
As the prep columnist for the Los Angeles Times, it’s my job to choose which games to watch on Friday nights for 16 consecutive weeks,…
High school football: CIF state bowl game results
Mission Viejo wide receiver Phillip Bell catches a pass in the end zone over De La Salle defender Ant Dean during the first half of…
Prep roundup: No. 1 St. John Bosco rolls past La Mirada in semis
No. 1-ranked St. John Bosco (5-0) continued its early season improvement Friday, advancing to the championship game of its own tournament with a 79-60 win…
Harvard-Westlake beats Pius X-St. Matthias in basketball
Donte Archie made the call to David Rebibo asking if his St. Pius X-St. Matthias boys’ basketball team could schedule a nonleague game against Harvard-Westlake,…
High school football: CIF regional bowl game scores
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL BOWL GAMES Friday Division 1-AA: Mission Viejo 49, Granite Hill 21 Division 2-AA: La Serna 49, Orange Vista 32 Division 3-AA: Birmingham…
High school football: Southern California and Northern California regional pairings
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL BOWL GAMES Friday, 7:30 p.m. unless noted Division 1-AA: Granite Hills at Mission Viejo, 7 p.m. Division 2-AA: Orange Vista vs. La…
Mater Dei beats St. John Bosco for Division 1 football title
Calling all psychologists. Perhaps there’s an easy explanation how a team that loses the first football meeting always seems to win the second in 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…
A QB thrust into the spotlight delivers for Simi Valley High
Among the 28 schools in 14 divisions and dozens of high school football players attending Monday’s Southern Section championship luncheon on Monday in Long Beach,…
Centennial’s Tayten Beyer backs up confidence with elite play
Tayten Beyer is fearless on the football field. It’s the character trait most needed for playing cornerback, the position where one minute you can be…
High school football: Southern Section, City Section semifinals
It’s Final Four weekend in high school football on Friday night. There are 14 Southern Section semifinals and three in the City Section. Let’s examine…
Trinity League basketball: Sebastian Rancik has reached 6-11
Trinity League basketball media day was held Thursday at St. John Bosco, and the tallest player making an appearance was 6-foot-11 Sebastian Rancik of JSerra.…