Eric Sondheimer is the prep sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He has been honored seven times by the California Prep Sportswriters Assn. for best prep sports column. A graduate of Cal State Northridge, he joined the Daily News as prep editor in 1980. He left for 18 months in 1990 to be West Coast correspondent for the National Sports Daily. He returned to the Daily News in 1991 and joined The Times in 1997 covering high school sports. He has covered Southern California high school sports for more than 40 years.
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May 12, 2024
Coverage of the Southern Section track and field finals on Saturday
May 11, 2024
Orange Lutheran, Garden Grove Pacifica advance to the Southern Section Division 1 softball championship game with wins Saturday.
May 11, 2024
The Highlanders won a fourth consecutive West Valley League title to earn the top seed in the City Section Open Division baseball playoffs.
May 11, 2024
Duncan Marsten and Bryce Rainer lead Harvard-Westlake past San Dimas 5-4 in the Southern Section Division 1 baseball quarterfinals.
May 10, 2024
Orange Lutheran, Murrieta Mesa, Garden Grove Pacifica and JSerra advance in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 softball playoffs.
May 9, 2024
On Friday, the City Section prelims will be held at El Camino College. On Saturday, the Southern Section divisional championships are set for Moorpark High School.
May 9, 2024
Top-seeded Granada Hills wins its City Section softball playoff opener over Venice via mercy rule. El Camino Real. Birmingham and Carson also advance.
May 8, 2024
Spring football practice has arrived in the City Section with the future player of the year likely to come from a school other than Birmingham.
May 8, 2024
Anthony Murphy hits home run, RBI single to lead Corona past Mater Dei 3-1
May 7, 2024