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.
Latest From This Author
The basketball coach watched on his cell phone as his 6-year-old son died from complications of pneumonia. Now his elder son is helping him heal.
Quarterback Bear Bachmeier chose to wear the No. 47 jersey to emphasize he can run the ball for Murrieta Valley.
A look at this week’s top high school football championship games in the Southland.
Kaiden Bailey scored 25 points during Santa Margarita’s win over Long Beach Poly on Tuesday.
Crenshaw football coach Robert Garrett has 290 career victories.
The official did not file a report with the City Section while an Edison player will sit out the Southern Section Division 3 final.
Simi Valley football coach Jim Benkert discovered Izak Simpson at a basketball game. Now Simpson is a defensive star with 29 sacks in two seasons.
The most entertaining final figures to be in Division 2, where unbeaten Newbury Park travels to Murrieta Valley.
Coach Joe Torres and son Jamir Torres are clicking for City Section Division I football finalist King/Drew.
A look at The Times’ top 25 boys basketball rankings for the Southland after Week 1.