Category: Local Sports
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CIF SS Cancels All Divisional Championships for Fall Sports
January 19, 2021, 10:34 a.m. The organization sent out word about the cancellation a few minutes ago and will have…
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High school football season growing shorter as coaches begin focusing on potential later start
BY LOREN KOPFF • @LORENKOPFF ON TWITTER January 15, 2021 The second week of the CIF-Southern Section football season would…
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Fall sports season remains in limbo for area public schools
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter January 6, 2020 As the area public high schools resumed online learning…
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Former Gahr High Standout Faria Comes Home to Pursue Childhood Dream
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter December 23, 2020 Christmas began a month early for ex-Gahr High pitcher Jake…
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COMMUNITY SPORTS FEATURE: Whitney High’s Alex Mo Dives His Way to Top Big 10 School in the Fall
WHITNEY HIGH SENIOR diver Alex Mo, who placed second in the 2019 CIF-Southern Section Division 3 championships, will…
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ARTESIA HS SPORTS: Volleyball head coach anxious for green light to resume practices, games
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter December 9, 2020 The CIF-Southern Section boys volleyball season was supposed to start…
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California Interscholastic Federation Delays Start of 2020-2021 Fall Athletic Season
By Loren Kopff• @LorenKopff on Twitter• December 2, 2020 Less than a month after area high schools were…
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HMG-CN FEATURE: Valerie Jorgensen’s Rocky Softball Career Culminates in Happy Ending With Artesia Punishers
FIRST BASEMAN AND PITCHER Valerie Jorgensen of the Artesia Punishers 18 Gold travel softball team is getting a new life…
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Area fall athletic programs move one step forward to starting their season
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter November 4, 2020 It was no secret that many high school coaches…
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Athletics 16-Under travel softball team happy to be playing after unprecedented long delay
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter November 4, 2020 It hasn’t been easy for youth sports the past…
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Cerritos High softball defensive star verbally commits with the University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Cerritos High junior shortstop Jadyn Nielsen, shown here with her travel softball team, the 16-U Athletics-Nielsen, verbally committed to…
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Carter adjusting through pandemic as Cerritos High’s new head football coach
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter • Oct. 7, 2020 Brad Carter was excited in late February when…
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Artesia High football hoping to resume on the field activities by early November
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter • September 30, 2020 In a normal season, the Artesia High football…
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Valley Christian becomes area’s first high school to bring back athletes for practices
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter September 22, 2020 Once the CIF-Southern Section released its revamped 2020-2021 athletic calendar…
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Norwalk High Athletics Play the Waiting Game Like Everyone Else, Eager to Come Back
BY LOREN KOPFF • @LORENKOPFF ON TWITTER • September 17, 2020 Norwalk High assistant athletic director Jim Webster admitted he…
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Whitney High athletics prepare to play shorter schedules than usual due to new calendar
By Loren Kopff• @LorenKopff on Twitter • September 10, 2020 Of the four high schools in the ABC…
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AFA SOUTHWESTERN NATIONALS: Artesia Punishers 16-U squad end tournament on bad note after strong start
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter • September 3, 2020 ST. GEORGE, UTAH-The Artesia Punishers 16-Under travel softball…
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GAHR HIGH, ALONG WITH OTHER AREA SCHOOLS, FACE COMMON PROBLEMS ONCE SPRING APPROACHES
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter As the high schools of the ABC Unified School District have…
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New Spring Setup to be Stressful for John Glenn High Athletics
BY LOREN KOPFF • @LORENKOPFF ON TWITTER August 21, 2020 Outside of a few sports, John Glenn High’s athletics haven’t been…
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Artesia deals with new athletic calendar as football needs to fill one spot for complete schedule
By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on Twitter August 5, 2020 Right about now, high schools in Southern California would…