Eric Sondheimer

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Recent Columns:
November 17, 2008
It's going to be a week of fun and intrigue for the Barnes family after Southern Section football officials couldn't resist in setting up a first-round playoff game matching Los Alamitos and Coach John Barnes against Rancho Santa Margarita Tesoro and Coach Brian Barnes, his son.

November 15, 2008
Seven years ago, when Manuel Douglas took over the football program at Harbor City Narbonne, his offensive philosophy was built on out-of-date thinking.

November 15, 2008
The City Section will hold its Championship Division football final at the Coliseum on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. The City Invitational final will be played on Dec. 12 at East Los Angeles College at 7 p.m.

November 14, 2008
It's a startling sight, seeing Los Angeles Garfield football players line up after a game to exchange handshakes with their opponents and watching the reaction when 5-foot-3 quarterback Patrick Vargas finally greets his pursuers.

November 13, 2008
North Carolina, Florida and Texas have brought in the top high school recruiting classes for men's basketball based on their haul Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA's early signing period.

November 10, 2008
Every weekday afternoon, amid the joggers, bicycle riders and sailors of Marina del Rey, Erika Griebenow spends close to three hours with 90 other teenage boys and girls trying to master her newest passion: rowing.

November 9, 2008
A year ago, Dayne Crist was a nationally ranked quarterback for Sherman Oaks Notre Dame who signed with the University of Notre Dame.

November 8, 2008
It's week nine of the high school football season, and I'm torn over whether Corona Centennial (9-0), Long Beach Poly (9-0) or Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (8-0) deserves to be recognized as the No. 1 team in Southern California.

November 7, 2008
Pat Lynch, general manager of the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, said Thursday the City Section has been offered use of the facility rent-free for two championship football games next month, but expenses for those games must be paid for.

November 7, 2008
You would think it was simple.