No one is really claiming — nor should they — that the Rose Bowl got the best two teams in the nation this holiday season. But with No. 9 USC facing No. 5 Penn State on Jan. 2, the “Granddaddy of Them All” might just have the best matchup. Certainly no other bowl game offers a couple of major programs...
In the era of transfers, Chatsworth Sierra Canyon High has accomplished a rarity. There are 13 seniors on its 14-0 football team who have been together from start to finish for four seasons. “These young men have had four years of exactly how we want to do things,” Coach Jon Ellinghouse said. “It’s...
A look at the top 25 high school boys’ basketball teams in the Southland: Rk. School (W-L) Comment (last week’s ranking) 1) SIERRA CANYON (5-0) Faces powerful Oak Hill in nationally televised game Thursday. (1) 2) CHINO HILLS (6-0) Huskies play at Crespi on Tuesday night. (2) 3) SANTA ANA MATER...
If it’s December, it’s time to fire a high school football coach for failing to live up to expectations. Or it’s time for a coach to resign. Or it’s time for a principal to announce, “We’re going in a different direction.” Yes, high school football has become not so different than college or the...
A year after blowing a 21-point fourth-quarter lead and losing in a regional final to San Marino by a single point, Chatsworth Sierra Canyon took care of business on Saturday night to defeat Los Angeles, 21-6, and earn a spot in next Saturday’s CIF state championship Division 2-A bowl game at Sacramento...
Huntington Beach Edison Coach Dave White turns 61 next Sunday. He had hoped to celebrate a day early by leading the football program to its first CIF state finals appearance. The Chargers were so close to getting there. San Clemente went on the road on Saturday and came back in the final minute...