L.A. Watts Games Will Begin Today
The 24th annual Los Angeles Watts Summer Games, which feature high school-level competition in 13 sports, begin this weekend and continue through next weekend at several Southland locations.
More than 10,000 local high school athletes are expected to participate in the event, sponsored by the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The boys’ basketball field has 128 teams, including City 4-A champion Westchester and 3-A champion Fremont. The girls’ field has 64 teams.
The finals in most sports will be held next weekend at El Camino College.
The L.A. Watts Games were developed as a response to the 1965 Watts Riots, to give young athletes of varying ethnic backgrounds an opportunity to compete together.
Get our high school sports newsletter
Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
