Like high school sports? Former Bay Area sports writer Mark Dittmer liked them enough to cover them for two years as a writer, then moved to L.A. to get certified as a teacher and coach. Send Mark a note.
Bell-Jeff: A private school with 310 kids (according to wikipedia), where athletic director Bryan Camacho coaches both the boys' and girls' basketball teams. Also learned there that Bell-Jeff won its second Southern Section title last...
One of the reasons football is my favorite high school sport to follow is its high-stakes nature. The higher the stakes, the more excitement there is at gametime, and getting to walk on the sidelines next to the...
Haven't been freelancing as much lately (obviously) but this is who is good locally in basketball (the best teams), this may be the best individual player, and, this is one team that is good nationally.
And...
I am so grateful to have been part of the Daily News staff of stringers who covered football games for the 2009 season. As a full-time sports editor in Novato in the Bay Area, I got more involved...
I've wondered for a long time why football announcers occasionally say third down and "a long one" or "a short one." I wondered this especially as a kid when I didn't...
Man, I suck.
This e-mail was sent to me on October 27, before the City Section water polo playoffs had even started. Someone letting me know that the Birmingham High water polo team is having an excellent season...
There's a lot of violence in football. That's not a news flash, and yet I am remarkably oblivious to it. I guess I'm so busy keeping track of what yard-line the...
"You've got to play the field" is what I quoted St. Paul High School head football coach Marijon Ancich as saying in the aftermath of his team's 63-14 loss to Crespi Friday night...
Given that the Southern Section has something like 576 teams, including many of the most well-regarded in the state, it seems like the section Web site leaves a little something to be desired. I know I shouldn'...
Friday Scores (more can be found right here)
L.A. Section, E. Valley League
Arleta 62, N. Hollywood 0
Canoga Park 33, Verdugo Hills 6
Poly-Sun Valley 74, Van Nuys 0
West. Valley League
Cleveland 45, Chatsworth 26...