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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Unbeaten Pacifica stays No. 1 in high school softball rankings provided to The Times from CalHiSports.
March 18, 2024
The Times’ basketball players of the year are Trent Perry of Harvard-Westlake and Kennedy Smith of Etiwanda.
March 18, 2024
A look at the Los Angeles Times’ top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland after Week 5 of the 2024 season.
March 17, 2024
Trent Perry led Harvard-Westlake, the No. 1 team in the Southland, to Southern Section and CIF Open Division championships to earn The Times’ top honor.
March 17, 2024
Kennedy Smith led Etiwanda to the Southern Section and CIF Open Division championships to earn The Times’ top honor this season.
March 17, 2024
Lloyd Webster led King/Drew to its first City Section Open Division title even though the team started two freshmen, two sophomores and a junior.
March 17, 2024
Coach Melissa Hearlihy preaches patience to her Harvard-Westlake team after a 2-7 start, eventually guiding the Wolverines to the state Division II title.
March 17, 2024
The 10-member Times All-Star boys’ basketball team for the 2023-24 season.
March 17, 2024
A look at the Los Angeles Times’ All-Star girls’ basketball team for the 2023-24 season.
March 17, 2024
State Open Division champion Harvard-Westlake claimed the No. 1 spot in The Times’ final boys’ basketball rankings for the 2023-24 season.
March 17, 2024