Narbonne begins rebuilding after exodus of players, coaches
Doug Bledsoe has made the rounds as a high school football coach. He’s been head coach at North Hollywood, Dorsey, Pasadena and University. He says…
Los Angeles Times’ City Section preseason football rankings
Let’s offer a preseason top-10 rankings in high school football for the City Section: 1. BIRMINGHAM: The Patriots have weaknesses (lack of a passing game),…
Prepare for confusion in new flag football season: ‘Crazy stuff is going to happen’
With the City Section now having more girls flag football teams (93) than 11-man teams (71), the growing popularity of the sport is clear. But…
Prep softball: City Section and Southern Section title results
CITY SECTION FINALSFRIDAY’S RESULTSAt Birmingham HighDIVISION III#5 North Hollywood 10, #2 Rancho Dominguez 2DIVISION IV #1 Westchester 12, #7 LACES 9SATURDAY’S RESULTSAt Cal State Northridge…
Prep talk: City Section takes over Dodger Stadium on Saturday
It’s the greatest gift to baseball players who attend schools in the City Section. Every season since 1969, except for two years during the pandemic…
Nathan Santa Cruz takes aim at City Section 400 title
Sitting in the Birmingham High bleachers wearing headphones before running the 400 meters at the City Section track and field prelims, 17-year-old senior Nathan Santa…
Prep talk: DeAuna Louis of GALA is athlete to watch in the hurdles
When it comes to going over hurdles, DeAuna Louis of GALA is the best in the City Section. She will try to defend her City…
May Madness arrives as high school sports season enters final month
May Madness has arrived for high school sports. It’s the final month of the 2024-25 season, with lots of spring championships to be won and…
Prep talk: Tennis gets center stage in Ojai this week
The 123rd Ojai tennis tournament takes place Wednesday through Sunday.The top high school tennis players in Southern California will converge on Ojai representing the Southern…
City Section top 10 high school baseball teams
With one month left in the City Section baseball season, Birmingham has earned the No. 1 ranking with an 8-6 record and 4-0 mark in…
El Camino Real soccer shows who’s best in win over Birmingham
On a windless, cloudless Wednesday night in Woodland Hills, after a week of disruptions from nearby fires and poor air quality limited practices and canceled…
Prep talk: Verbum Dei turns to Gary Parks to re-start football program
Gary Parks, a 1991 Verbum Dei graduate, knows the challenges ahead after accepting the job as head football coach at his alma mater.“Verbum Dei is…
Two Narbonne players will play in title game despite ejections last week
When you get two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in a high school football game, you are suspended for the next game — unless the official rescinds…
Crenshaw’s Robert Garrett becomes City Section’s winningest football coach
Crenshaw High‘s Robert Garrett is now the winningest football coach in City Section history, according to CalHiSports.com.He has 290 victories, passing former Carson coach Gene…
Prep talk: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame brothers have UCLA connection
The Lewis brothers, senior Mark and sophomore Nolin, are contributors in the Sherman Oaks Notre Dame basketball program. And they are proud of their connection…
Narbonne ends Birmingham’s City Section winning streak
There’s an urgency among Narbonne High football players knowing as soon as the 2024 season ends, the program won’t be eligible to compete in the…
Seven Narbonne football players declared ineligible by City Section
After waiting 50 days to play a high school football game on Friday night because four Marine League coaches chose to forfeit games because of…
Sondheimer: Plenty to blame in Marine League football fiasco
In one of the strangest occurrences in state high school football history, the City Section’s No. 1-ranked team, Narbonne, is set to go seven weeks…
San Pedro forfeiting game against Narbonne amid alleged violations
San Pedro has informed the City Section that it will not play a scheduled Marine League game on Friday against Narbonne, joining Banning in giving…
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.…