The Times’ City Section top 10 high school football rankings
This week’s City Section top 10 high school football rankings by The Times:1. BIRMINGHAM (1-3): Receiver Paul Turner is making plays but Patriots have to…
Marine League coaches who forfeited games feel vindicated
Four Marine League football coaches who had their teams forfeit games against Narbonne last season in protest of the City Section and Los Angeles Unified…
Prep talk: Kennedy quarterback Diego Montes has a message to share
During an interview that will be aired on Thursday for “Friday Night Live” on The Times’ X account, Kennedy All-City quarterback Diego Montes was asked…
Top storylines for the 2025 Southland prep football season
The high school football season begins this weekend with Week 0 games. Let’s examine storylines and questions to be answered:What will it take for a…
Six West Valley League football teams agree: Their league is best in City Section
It was football media day for six West Valley League teams on Saturday at Granada Hills, and as a unit, the coaches and players are…
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…