Sondheimer: Caleb Sanchez works on starring role in Ivy League
Caleb Sanchez, a Cali boy, packed his memories of sunshine, beaches and In-N-Out burgers to get an Ivy League education and football experience at Columbia…
Sondheimer: Tom Stillwell evolves from volleyball star to ace Girl Dad
Having earned three national championship rings playing volleyball for UCLA, 6-foot-8 Tom Stillwell knows a little bit about competition and commitment to sports excellence.Nothing, though,…
It’s year No. 49 covering high school sports for Eric Sondheimer
It’s year No. 49 covering high school sports in Southern California. Let me tell you how it started. Cut from the Madison Junior High basketball…
Sondheimer: A high school championship weekend with memories galore
A busy weekend of high school sports championships deserves a look back at some of the excitement and oddities.In celebrating Westchester’s 16th City Section basketball…
Sondheimer: Meet the Dodgers of high school baseball: the Corona Panthers
Dave Roberts, manager of the World Series champion Dodgers, meet Andy Wise, your high school baseball counterpart at Corona High.Like Roberts, Wise had the best…
Sondheimer: Notre Dame’s Zachary White is special role player
Zachary White of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High has a super power that every coach should appreciate. He blends in with the flashiest players on…
Sondheimer: This City Section soccer rivalry takes it to the limit
They’ve been playing soccer together for four years at Birmingham High, Adrian Diaz, the scorer, and Steven Ramos, the defender.Next season they will move on…
Sondheimer: Isaiah Bennett’s turn to lead winning group at AGBU
Isaiah Bennett, a senior point guard at AGBU High in Canoga Park, has known his coach, Nareg Kopooshian, for so long that there’s a photo…
Sondheimer: Marques Johnson’s daughter begins new era in family legacy
Marques Johnson is a living, breathing legend who’s seen and experienced so many moments of greatness that his story could be part of a museum…
Sondheimer: There’s no competitive equity in Open Division football bowl game
There are 15 CIF state championship football bowl games set for Dec. 13-14 in Southern California, and 14 of the matchups should be fine. The…
Sondheimer: Glendale’s Art Samontina finds solace in coaching after loss of son
For nearly 10 minutes last June, Glendale High basketball coach Art Samontina watched on his cell phone in horror as his 6-year-old son, who had…
Sondheimer: How Southern Section football became must-see TV
Kevin Rooney, the football coach and athletic director at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, was on vacation in Lake Tahoe during the summer of 1997 when…
Sondheimer: City Section football quarterfinal playoff predictions
Narbonne High’s football team, idle since Sept. 27 after four forfeits by Marine League opponents protesting alleged rule violations, is scheduled to return to the…
Sondheimer: SoCal has the best high school basketball anywhere
If you’re a fan of amateur basketball, there’s no better place to spend the next four months than Southern California, where talent at the high…
Sondheimer: Prep football storylines for 2024 playoffs
High school football playoffs begin Thursday and Friday in the City Section and Southern Section. Here are some story lines to follow.Unbeaten Newbury Park gets…
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…