Prep talk: Cleveland is team to beat in City Section girls’ soccer
Cleveland’s girls’ soccer team has been to four consecutive City Section championship games, winning last season in overtime over El Camino Real.Now the Cavaliers (6-1-3)…
Prep Rally: The Intuit Dome is the place to be for high school basketball this week
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. There’s an exciting high school basketball event scheduled for Friday at…
Prep basketball roundup: Ontario Christian girls defeat Archbishop Mitty
Ontario Christian girls basketball avenged its only defeat Saturday, knocking off previously unbeaten San José Archbishop Mitty 61-44 at Carondelet High in Concord. Sophomore Kaleena…
Prep talk: Dwayne Polee gets treated like a legend in every gym
It was like running into Michael Jordan sitting in a gym. That’s how much respect Dwayne Polee commands when spotted in a Los Angeles gym.…
Prep talk: Dan Maye, Tom Dill showing longevity as baseball coaches
During a winter baseball game, Dan Maye of Royal and Tom Dill of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame started talking and reminiscing. They first met when…
Prep talk: Birmingham soccer receives boost from Carlos Esnal
Birmingham’s boys’ soccer team has stamped itself as perhaps the No. 1 team in Southern California after winning the Nike SoCal tournament championship with a…
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…
Prep basketball: Mira Costa wins 16th straight to stay unbeaten
So far, so good for Mira Costa’s unbeaten basketball team. The Mustangs got their 16th consecutive victory Saturday with an 82-29 victory over Agoura to…
Prep basketball: La Mirada is building resume for Open Division playoffs
La Mirada’s seasonlong goal has been to make itself a Southern Section Open Division playoff team, and the Matadores (12-2) keep building their resume to…
Prep basketball roundup: Jason Crowe Jr. scores 55 for Inglewood
The matchup on Thursday in an opening game of the Classic at Damien drew lots of media and fan attention. It featured two high-scoring guards…
Prep Rally: It’s award season for high school football’s stars
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. It’s awards time in high school football. The Times’ all-star football…
Prep basketball: Eastvale Roosevelt wins Tarkanian Classic
Don’t doubt the Eastvale Roosevelt Mustangs this basketball season. Runner-up to Harvard-Westlake last season in the Southern Section Open Division final, the Mustangs return most…
Prep basketball: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame reaches Tarkanian Classic title game
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame is loving late-night basketball in Las Vegas. The unbeaten Knights (12-0) advanced to the Platinum Division championship game of the Tarkanian…
Prep basketball roundup: Unbeaten Redondo Union (9-0) to face Eastvale Roosevelt in Las Vegas
It’s going to be quite a semifinal matchup on Friday in the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas, with unbeaten Redondo Union (9-0) taking on Eastvale…
Prep Rally: Quarterback Ryan Rakowski of Palos Verdes was the star of the state title games
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. The high school football season came to end with Mater Dei…
Prep talk: Defensive lineman Tomuhini Topui of Mater Dei is Trinity League MVP
At 6 feet 3 and 315 pounds, Tomuhini Topui of Mater Dei is easily spotted on a football field. Wearing No. 52, he’s the big…
State bowl roundup: Rio Hondo Prep loses in overtime
Rio Hondo Prep has 71 boys enrolled in its school, and 43 students play in the Kares’ football program. They all play multiple sports, building…
Prep basketball roundup: Tyran Stokes makes impressive debut
The long-awaited debut of 6-foot-7 junior Tyran Stokes at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High finally happened on Friday night.The transfer from Prolific Prep who won…
Prep talk: David Sandy of L.A. Jordan is a community hero in Watts
When it comes to saluting a teenager who made a difference in his community, that honor goes to senior running back David Sandy of L.A.…
Prep basketball roundup: Gene Roebuck scores 36 in La Mirada win
La Mirada (9-1) faced a strong challenge from Rancho Cucamonga and Texas A&M commit Aaron Glass on Wednesday night at the St. John Bosco tournament.…