The Poly Parrots girls’ basketball season is shaping up to be a real Horatio Alger story. Or maybe we should call it a Henrietta Alger story. A group of 11 […]
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CONCACAF Hexagonal to Start in November 2016
MIAMI (AP) — The start of the final round of World Cup qualifying in North and Central America and the Caribbean will be moved up by three months to November […]
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Punching Out
In February, Virgil Hill will take one last walk out of a dressing room adorned in a robe and trunks with taped hands encased in eight- to 10-ounce gloves and […]
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Williams, Dorame Honored for Outstanding Football Seasons
Quarterbacks Clarence Williams Jr. and Luis Dorame have received All-City recognition for their 2014 prep football seasons in which their teams — Sylmar and Monroe — reached the championship games […]
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The Repeat Syndrome
There can be championships, like the ones El Camino Real and Sylmar won in boys’ basketball back in March, that almost beg for an extended victory lap. The Conquistadors won […]
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Giving Pause for the Claus in the Sports World
Time has passed (I don’t want to say how long) since I last dusted off my red-and-white crushed velvet suit with the big black belt and silver buckle. I’ve also […]
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Dons, Toreadors Win Volleyball Championships
There is often a sports contingency that gives value to a high school championship only to those competing at the highest division, as if that automatically assigns the very best […]
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Palisades Retrieves Div. I Volleyball Crown from Granada Hills
Palisades of Pacific and Granada Hills have two of the City Section’s most decorated girls’ volleyball programs. The Dolphins have won 25 titles since 1974. The Highlanders have won four […]
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First Round Playoff Games
Both the City and Southern sections begin the 2014 11-man prep football playoffs this week. Here is a listing of first round games. City Section Division I Bracket No. 16 […]
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Battle Between Spartans, Hunters will Decide Valley Mission League
Thankfully, it has come down to this. Canoga Park and Sylmar are the two best teams of the Valley Mission League this season, with 5-0 league records. They will settle […]