Prep talk: It’s championship Saturday in high school sports
It’s a Saturday filled with high school championships for lacrosse, volleyball and track and field.The Southern Section Division 1 boys’ lacrosse final between Loyola and…
Birmingham’s Mondo track is ready to host City Section finals
The City Section track preliminaries and finals will be run on Birmingham High’s new Mondo track, which is like running on a carpet and improves…
Prep talk: Downey High grad Cesar Ruvalcaba reaches pro soccer
Former Downey High soccer coach Marvin Mires raves about the journey of one of his former players, Cesar Ruvalcaba, who is now playing professional soccer…
Contreras football coach resigns in protest for not allowing off-season training
When it comes to strange athletic decisions in 2025, Contreras High might move to No. 1.Football coach Manuel Guevara said he and his staff have…
Column: Never too late to make resolutions for the year ahead
Sportswriters should make a yearly commitment to readers so they know where they are coming from. It doesn’t mean every commitment can be fulfilled, but…
Prep talk: Officials appreciation week is important for high school sports
Rafael Bonilla has officiated NCAA soccer matches and MLS games. There he was on Wednesday night, selected to be the referee for the always intense…
Prep talk: New Garfield football coach Patrick Vargas has big plans
When Patrick Vargas was a 5-foot-4 starting quarterback for Garfield High in 2008, the Bulldogs stunned City Section power Birmingham 29-28 in their season opener.Now,…
Republican bill would ban transgender girls from high school sports in California
On the first day of the California Legislature’s new session, Assemblymember Kate Sanchez, an Orange County Republican, introduced a bill that would ban transgender high…
Prep talk: Covering the positives in high school sports
It’s time to find a distraction, and talking or reading about the positives in high school sports is going to be mine.Join me on a…
Sondheimer: Can CIF committees reshape the future of prep sports?
It’s time for fine-tuning, creativity and some commonsense solutions.The California Interscholastic Federation, which governs high school sports in the state, is holding a series of…
Column: Let’s offer ideas to help make high school sports better
The end of the school year makes it appropriate to review, evaluate and offer observations on the state of high school sports in California. Whether…
The greatest pitchers in City and Southern Section history
Seeing junior right-hander Seth Hernandez of Corona dominate on the mound while throwing 97-mph fastballs and 72-mph breaking balls for strikes got me thinking: Who…
‘Unreal’: Loyola tops No. 1 Mira Costa in boys’ volleyball showdown
For all the ugliness that sometimes exposes itself in high school sports — unruly fans, players wanting to start fights, parents shouting at officials —…
CIF is set to study future priorities in high school sports
On the first day of the CIF state basketball championships in Sacramento, executive director Ron Nocetti confirmed Friday that he intends to launch a group…
Sondheimer: There’s a gray area in sports competitions that tests right from wrong
There’s a gray line in sports. It straddles right from wrong. Some don’t like it when people are on the gray line, but it’s perfectly…