Prep basketball roundup: Alijah Arenas vs. Tajh Ariza brings out James Harden to watch
Two of the top teams in the City Section led by the sons of former NBA players Gilbert Arenas and Trevor Ariza faced off on…
Sondheimer: City Section football quarterfinal playoff predictions
Narbonne High’s football team, idle since Sept. 27 after four forfeits by Marine League opponents protesting alleged rule violations, is scheduled to return to the…
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…
City Section top 10 football rankings
City Section top 10 football rankings after Week 6:Rk., School, Comment1. NARBONNE (4-2): Gauchos might be looking for games after Marine League coaches threaten boycott.…
Southland prep baseball and softball scores for April 22
Baseball Academic Excellence 20, Victor Valley Christian 1 Animo Venice 5, Dymally 4 Birmingham 3, Taft 0 Bishop Amat 5, Temple City 0 Bonita 3,…
High school basketball: Regional playoff results and updated pairings
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONALS Wednesday’s Results BoysOpen Division First Round Harvard-Westlake, byeCarlsbad 75, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 72 (OT)Santa Maria St. Joseph 69, Sierra Canyon 68Eastvale…
High school basketball: Regional playoff results and updated pairings
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONALS First Round Results BOYS Division I St. John Bosco, bye Windward 74, La Jolla Country Day 59 Damien 69, St. Augustine 44…
High school basketball: Southern California Regional pairings
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PAIRINGS First Round(All games at 7 p.m. at higher seeds unless noted) BOYSOpen Division Wednesday#1 Harvard-Westlake, bye#5 St. Pius…
Birmingham defeats Westchester for City Section girls’ Open Division title
In a matchup that was every bit as good as advertised, Birmingham and Westchester battled on even terms until the final minute, but the top-seeded…
City Section basketball: Championship preview for each division
In a season of parity, the City Section basketball championships should produce close, competitive finals this weekend. Here’s a look at the matchups.Boys Saturday at…
Westchester, Birmingham to play for City Open Division girls’ title
Mariah Blake wants another ring. She was a key figure on last season’s 29-2 Westchester girls’ basketball team that won the City Section Open Division…
Cleveland seeded No. 1 in City Open Division hoop playoffs
In a season that has seen zero teams emerge as the City Section title favorite in high school basketball, the playoff seeding committee was forced…
High school basketball: Westchester, Grant clinch league titles
Westchester clinched the Western League boys’ basketball championship after a 67-57 win over Venice on Monday. The Comets are 19-6 overall and 10-1 league and…
Saturday’s high school basketball scores
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Saturday: BOYS Alhambra 67, Pasadena Poly 64 Aliso Niguel 58, St.…
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame holds off Crespi to improve to 24-0
Perhaps it was one of those “trap games.” Or maybe No. 1 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame just took Crespi lightly. Whatever the reason, the Knights…
Boys basketball: Palisades upends Westchester in key league game
What a turnaround the Palisades High boys’ basketball team has made in the last three weeks. Since losing 11 of their first 12 games, the…
Justin Pippen rallies Sierra Canyon past No. 1 Harvard-Westlake
Down by eight points with six minutes left, Sierra Canyon turned to Justin Pippen’s shooting and stellar defense to go on an 18-0 run and…
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,…
CIF City and Southern Section semifinal playoff scores
CIF City and Southern Section semifinal football playoff scores from Friday: CITY SECTION Semifinals OPEN DIVISION No. 1 Birmingham 35, No. 4 Carson 7 No.…