Eastvale Roosevelt’s Christian Benjamin dunks during a 56-55 victory over St. John Bosco in the Classic at Damien Platinum Division championship on Monday. St. John Bosco forward Christian Collins slammed an alley-oop dunk to begin the game — enough for half of the Braves’ points as they held a 4-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. I thought …
If you’re a fan of amateur basketball, there’s no better place to spend the next four months than Southern California, where talent at the high school level has converged among the classes of 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 to create one of those “I can’t believe it” moments. Tyran Stokes of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Brandon McCoy of St. John …
When it comes to throwing a football, perhaps no girl in the Southland can do it with more accuracy and distance than Makena Cook. One beneficiary of Cook’s precision is Orange Lutheran receiver Keylee Baker, who played with her on the U.S. 15U national team that captured gold in the Junior International Cup over the summer. “I’m always looking for …
