Prep Rally: It’s win or go home time in high school basketball
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. The state basketball playoffs begin this week with lots of rematches…
Prep talk: Alina Argueta is Banning’s three-sport standout
Alina Argueta of Wilmington Banning High is filling up her fingers with rings.She was the quarterback for Banning’s City Section Open Division flag football championship…
Prep talk: Tara Davis Invitational set for Saturday at Agoura
More than 30 schools are expected to participate in the Tara Davis Invitational track meet on Saturday at Agoura High.Tara Davis-Woodhall, an Agoura graduate, won…
Prep basketball roundup: Eastvale Roosevelt advances to Open Division championship game
Putting his team on his back, Brayden Burries made sure St. John Bosco was not going to be a roadblock to Eastvale Roosevelt making it…
Prep baseball: Jake Chung is reliever extraordinaire for 3-0 Harvard-Westlake
When Jake Chung comes in from the Harvard-Westlake bullpen ready to unleash his 80 mph, scouts put away their radar guns. He’s like a softball…
Prep talk: Norco unveils standout freshman pitcher Jordan Ayala
It’s already time to get excited about a freshman baseball player.Pitcher Jordan Ayla of Norco High made a sensational debut last week against Orange Lutheran,…
Prep baseball: Crespi’s Jackson Eisenhauer throws two-hit shutout
Senior pitcher Jackson Eisenhauer of Crespi High has earned so much respect and confidence from his coach, Mike Glendenning, that he has been installed as…
Prep Rally: This is the week high school basketball fans have been waiting for
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s championship week in basketball.ChampionshipsFinally healthy, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame showed…
Prep softball preview: Kai Minor and OLu take aim at a title
The attention that comes with being one of the top high school recruits in the nation at their position can be a distraction for many…
Prep talk: Doug Bledsoe embraces challenge of being new football coach at Narbonne
Doug Bledsoe, a former head football coach at Dorsey, University, North Hollywood and Pasadena, was asked why he wanted to become the head coach at…
Prep talk: Davon Jones is having big basketball season for L.A. Jordan
On a team with seven sophomores and two freshmen, senior guard Davon Jones has been a leader and big-time scorer for L.A. Jordan, which went…
Cleveland holds on for playoff win over Washington Prep
In a dramatic opening game of the City Section Open Division boys’ basketball playoffs Wednesday night, No. 3-seeded Cleveland and No. 6 Washington Prep went…
Prep sports roundup: Matthew Witkow of Calabasas is six for six with two home runs
Shortstop Matthew Witkow of Calabasas is committed to Harvard and off to a great start for the 2025 high school baseball season, going six for…
Prep talk: La Mirada’s new baseball field is ready to be unveiled
La Mirada High’s $20-million baseball field is ready to be unveiled.The Matadores will play their first official game in their new stadium on Saturday against…
Prep Rally: This local high school baseball team could be more dominant than the Dodgers
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. Southern California isn’t just home to best baseball team in pro…
Prep talk: Bell wants another historic season in baseball
Bell High’s baseball team will be hard-pressed to top last season’s historic achievement winning the school’s first City Section Open Division championship at Dodger Stadium…
L.A.’s Asian immigrant communities prep for raids, brace for deportations
Los Angeles County’s sizable Asian immigrant communities are bracing for disruption and heartache as rumors swirl of mass deportations to be carried out under sweeping…
Prep talk: Nick Welch Jr. of Rolling Hills Prep is rising big man
During 44 years of coaching high school basketball, including four decades at Fairfax, Harvey Kitani has coached the likes of Chris Mills, Sean Higgins, Solomon…
Prep sports roundup: Mateo Trujillo leads Rolling Hills Prep to Division 1 playoff win
In 44 years of coaching high school basketball, Harvey Kitani is only getting more active. Seemingly every time his Rolling Hills Prep team is on…
Prep talk: Students get on-the-job training broadcasting games
Few high schools in Southern California have invested more time and money into helping students become sports announcers than Harvard-Westlake, which offers a free livestream…