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July 12, 2026
Ray Fenton has Orange Lutheran making progress in first summer football appearance
The Battle at the Beach passing tournament is dominated by St. John Bosco, but Orange Lutheran makes a big impression.
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July 10, 2026
Sometimes cruel decisions happen in changing college sports environment
Pushing athletes to leave teams to open scholarship spots in the NIL and transfer portal era is accelerating in college sports.
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July 8, 2026
Woodbridge High senior wins gold medal in speed climbing
Maddi Haferling is headed to Italy to compete at the Youth World Championships in speed climbing.
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July 7, 2026
Looking back at the greatest high school basketball doubleheader in 2017
Eric Sondheimer continues his look back at great moments in covering high school sports.
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July 6, 2026
Manhattan Beach Volleyball Club wins national championship in Florida
The Manhattan Beach Volleyball Club's under-18 team, coached by Davis and Parker Boehle, took the Open Division title at the national junior championships.
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July 6, 2026
Robert Garrett, at Crenshaw since 1988, is no longer head football coach
Longtime Crenshaw football coach Robert Garrett says he was reassigned to a middle school after seven months under administrative leave.
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July 5, 2026
Annual Battle at the Beach passing tournament should live up to expectations
Two-time reigning champion Mission Viejo will be among the featured teams that include five Trinity League powers and Corona Centennial.
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July 1, 2026
Former Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly joins coaching staff at Corona High
Joe Kelly, a former Dodgers pitcher, is returning to his alma mater to help coach pitchers at Corona.
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June 28, 2026
Summer football notebook: Crescenta Valley found its new QB in a strange way
Running back Julian Savery missed all of last season because of a torn ACL and returned as a quarterback this summer.
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June 26, 2026
Pilot program allowing boys flag football will have a second season in City Section
This year's group of high school participants is expected to double in size between eight and 16 teams, City Section commissioner Vicky Lagos said.
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June 21, 2026
Summer football notebook: Running back AJ McBean transfers to Gardena Serra
Stanford commit AJ McBean leaves Mira Costa High for Gardena Serra, giving the Cavaliers a huge offensive weapon.
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June 8, 2026
The Times' softball coach of the year: Katie Stith of JSerra
The daughter of a legendary Orange County club team coach guided the Lions to the program's first Division 1 softball championship.
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June 7, 2026
The Times' baseball player of the year: James Tronstein of Harvard-Westlake
James Tronstein had .531 batting average with 52 hits and 10 home runs for the Southern Section Division 1 semifinalist Wolverines.
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June 7, 2026
The Times' baseball coaches of the year: Matt Mowry and Gus Rico of Birmingham
The co-head coaches Matt Mowry and Gus Rico guided Birmingham to the West Valley League title and City Open Division championship.
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June 7, 2026
The Times' 2026 All-Star baseball team
Pitchers Julian Garcia and Jordan Ayala are among the players chosen for the Los Angeles Times' 2026 All-Star baseball team.
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June 7, 2026
The Times' 2026 All-Star softball team
Pitchers Liliana Escobar, Peyton May and Lily Hauser lead the Los Angeles Times' All-Star softball team for 2026.
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June 7, 2026
The Times' final top 25 high school baseball rankings for 2026
St. John Bosco finishes No. 1 in the Southland after winning the Southern Section Division 1 championship.
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June 5, 2026
Prep talk: Junior pitcher Jack Kaplan and his Brentwood teammates had quite a season
Brentwood won its first Southern Section baseball title with the junior pitcher helping lead the way.
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June 5, 2026
Prep talk: 69 football teams in LAUSD receive equipment donation from the Rams
Christmas came early for football teams in LAUSD when 69 schools received a pallet of equipment from the Rams to help with the 2026 season
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June 5, 2026
Regional playoff roundup: Huntington Beach advances to Division I baseball final
Dane Cunningham hits a two-run home run to lead Huntington Beach to an 11-3 win over Corona in the Division I baseball playoffs.
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June 4, 2026
Prep talk: Reseda's Romeo Juarez finishes fourth at CIF state golf championships
Romeo Juarez has the highest finish ever for a City Section golfer at the state championships.
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June 3, 2026
The Ball brothers' head coach at Chino Hills, Steve Baik, is the new coach at Calabasas
Steve Baik, who guided the Ball brothers to unbeaten season in 2016, is the new basketball coach at Calabasas.
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June 3, 2026
Prep talk: Jayden Rendon to leave Carson High as hometown hero
Standout hurdler Jayden Rendon refused to leave the City Section school because of a trust that he could be great on his own without transferring.
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June 3, 2026
Ford Green of Westlake High is the quarterback to watch this summer
The 6-foot-2 sophomore moved here from South Carolina a year ago with little quarterback experience yet already has a scholarship offer from Ohio State.
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June 3, 2026
Regional baseball playoffs: Huntington Beach turns to Jared Grindlinger to advance
Division 1 champion St. John Bosco is eliminated after 4-2 loss to Cathedral Catholic.
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June 2, 2026
Prep talk: Former Simi Valley coach to be inducted into Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame
Basketball coach Bob Hawking guided Simi Valley to its only CIF championship in 1988. He will be inducted into the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame.
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June 1, 2026
Prep talk: Clausen brothers creating a flag football league
With six boys and girls, Clausen brothers' kids will be participating in flag football.
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May 31, 2026
Prep softball roundup: Venice wins City Section Division I championship
The Gondoliers defeated Eagle Rock 7-2 in City Section Division I softball final on Saturday.
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May 31, 2026
Prep talk: Julian Garcia's pitching performance ranks among the best in championship games
St. John Bosco pitcher Julian Garcia struck out 14, walked none and gave up one hit in 2-0 win over Norco.
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May 31, 2026
Ganesha not only shows up for Division 2 title game, but beats Loyola
The Giants had plans to send backups to the championship game because most starters had a club commitment, but they change plans and take the title.
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