Among the posts obtained by Mediaite was one Instagram story reading, Win or lose we f*cking booze, and at least we're not Jews. Hail MF Fairfield, accompanied by beer emojis.
Orange Lutheran showcased their resilience by winning four consecutive games to capture the National High School Invitational, culminating in a thrilling 7-6 victory over Venice.
Troy Randall had three hits and threw three innings of scoreless relief in a 6-2 home victory. The teams play again Wednesday at Corona, with ace Striker Pence on the mound for Santiago.
The Florida Senate unanimously passed the Teddy Bridgewater Act, which would allow high school football coaches to provide for their players using their own money. Senate Bill 178 passed through the Senate on Thursday with a 38-0 vote. Should it be signed into law, it will allow coaches to use up to $15,000 in personal funds per year to support student-athletes.
For brothers Boone and Ford Casady, pickleball is more than just a game, it is a passion. The 16-year-old twins are among the top junior players on the planet, but more important to them than trophies and medals is a desire to spread the fastest-growing sport in America to high schools and colleges. Their vision, combined with the persistence of fellow Crossroads sophomores Samantha Leeds and Hannah Carey, has birthed the L.A. High School Pickleball League, the first of its kind in California.
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Xavier Allen will be soon walking around Carson High showing off the two City Section championship rings he earned helping the football and baseball teams win titles. Last spring, he hit a walk-off home run in the City Division I semifinals, then saw Carson rally to win the Division I title over Banning at Dodger Stadium. On Saturday, he played linebacker for a Carson football team that defeated Crenshaw 36-0 in the Open Division final and allowed just nine points in three playoff wins.
If you run cross-country or play soccer at Cathedral High, you'd better be extra polite and respectful around the head coaches. They also happen to be the school president and principal, respectively. Martin Farfan and Arturo Lopez continue to hold dual roles, which probably makes Cathedral the only school in the state with such an arrangement. Despite all the time and responsibilities required to coach and help run Cathedral, they seem to make it work.
HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS Saturday at El Modena High DIVISION 1 JSerra (27-0) vs. Orange Lutheran (24-2), 7 p.m. DIVISION 2 Corona del Mar (17-14) vs. Westlake (17-6), 5 p.m. DIVISION 3 La Serna (17-11-1) vs. Eastvale Roosevelt (14-10), 3 p.m. DIVISION 4 West Ranch (17-3) vs. Riverside Poly (19-11), 9 a.m. DIVISION 5 Castaic (15-10) vs. Anaheim (15-10), 1 p.m. DIVISION 6 Adelanto (14-6) vs. Bishop Alemany (10-11), 11 a.m. Prep Rally