Seniors Aleiah Carr, Francine Baltazar-Shine, Eva Velarde and Gianella Tijamo hope to lead Taft to its first City Open Division title. There’s no easy way to the finals.” Since the Open Division debuted in 2016, a West Valley team has won it on four occasions — three times by Granada Hills and last year by El Camino Real, which beat …
Steve Smith had his No. 2 jersey of Steve Smith, an All-American receiver and four-time All-City basketball player, All-American at USC, All-Pro with the New York Giants and a Super Bowl XLII champion. Smith was with his three sons, ages 12, 9 and 18 months, his wife, Alyssa, mother, Audrey, father, Steve Sr., and brother Malcolm, a Super Bowl MVP …
Taft coach Derrick Taylor speaks to his team during the City Section Open Division playoff opener against King/Drew in February. Taft coach Derrick Taylor, who piloted the Toreadors boys’ basketball team to a City Section Open Division title last winter, has been informed by the Los Angeles Unified School District that he won’t be permitted to teach at Taft and …
Taft coach Derrick Taylor speaking to his team during the City Section Open Division playoff opener against King/Drew in February. Taft boys’ basketball coach Derrick Taylor, one of the most highly decorated coaches in the Los Angeles City Section, has been suspended since Thursday in the midst of an ongoing investigation by the Los Angeles Unified School District, he confirmed …
