Verbum Dei’s football team prepares to rise again, the right way
It was as startling as seeing a bear swimming in a backyard pool.Travis Russell, the 40-year-old Jesuit priest who’s president at Verbum Dei High, was…
Looking back at perhaps the greatest All-CIF basketball team ever
It’s the 50-year anniversary of one of the greatest teams in Southern California high school basketball history — the 1974-75 All-CIF team in Division “AAAA.”The…
Prep basketball roundup: Brandon McCoy returns to lift St. John Bosco
Brandon McCoy Jr. was back on the court for St. John Bosco on Monday night, and that changes everything in Southern Section basketball.Sidelined since Nov.…
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 roundup: Kaiden Bailey shows off his talent for Santa Margarita
The arrival of junior guard Kaiden Bailey at Santa Margarita was supposed to add to the Eagles’ basketball fortunes. A star last season at Crean…