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CIF-SS Div. 3 BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Gahr routs Aquinas behind Maxwell’s career night, making rare trip to quarterfinals

CIF-SS Div. 3 BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Gahr routs Aquinas behind Maxwell’s career night, making rare trip to quarterfinals

February 18, 2026 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X When Gahr High defeated La Salle High on Feb. 11 in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 3…

CIF-SS DIV. 5 GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Whitney’s defense, So’s third quarter outburst does number on third-seeded Foothill

CIF-SS DIV. 5 GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Whitney’s defense, So’s third quarter outburst does number on third-seeded Foothill

February 17, 2026  Nothing has been easy for the Whitney High girls basketball team this season, but when it needed a big time player, the experience of junior Alyssa So…

CIF-SS DIV. 6 GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Frantic fourth quarter rally comes up short for second-seeded Valley Christian

Valley Christian High freshman Ariel Martinez attempts one of her seven shots taken in the second half as she shoots over a pair of Silver Valley High defenders. V.C. lost…

GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Valley Christian highlights quartet of area girls basketball teams in playoffs

GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Valley Christian highlights quartet of area girls basketball teams in playoffs

By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X February 11, 2026 One of the finest seasons in the past decade for the Valley Christian High girls basketball program has paid…

BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PREVIEW: La Mirada in Open Division again, three other area teams hosting first round games

BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PREVIEW: La Mirada in Open Division again, three other area teams hosting first round games

By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X February 9, 2026 Half of the area’s boys basketball teams will continue their seasons as the CIF-Southern Section playoffs are upon us…

605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL THIRD PLACE TIEBREAKER GAME: Oxford Academy’s Jung nearly a one-man show against Whitney as ‘Cats miss playoffs

605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL THIRD PLACE TIEBREAKER GAME: Oxford Academy’s Jung nearly a one-man show against Whitney as ‘Cats miss playoffs

FEBRUARY 5, 2026 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X CYPRESS-It’s only fitting that two longtime rivals from the old Academy League would face each other in the final 605…

Longstanding boys basketball rivalry to pause at least for a season

Longstanding boys basketball rivalry to pause at least for a season

February 4, 2026 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X It began with names like Amaury Fernandez, Jason Kapono and Jack Martinez on one side and Anthony Alexander, Peter Chun…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Winter season winding down with several playoff positioning games ahead

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Winter season winding down with several playoff positioning games ahead

January 29, 2026 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X The winter season for basketball and soccer ends on Tuesday with a potential 605 League third place tiebreaker game in…

605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Third quarter scoring run propels Cerritos to win over Whitney

605 LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Third quarter scoring run propels Cerritos to win over Whitney

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X Just when the Whitney High boys basketball team thought it was turning the corner against its city rival, the kings of the 605…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Whitney falls behind Garden Grove early, unable to rally in blowout setback

By Loren Kopff December 24, 2025 GARDEN GROVE-Just when the Whitney High boys basketball team was starting to turn the page and forget about its 1-6 and 2-8 start to…

GIRLS BASKETBALL: La Mirada enjoys pair of reunion parties with rout over John Glenn

By Loren Kopff Publisher | Follow X December 23, 2025 Emily Gonzalez (fourth from the left), Destiny Elmore, Jael Arreguin and Nayeli Tamayo, plus junior Jordin Shaw (#2) are flanked…

BOYS BASKETBALL: Gahr knocks off Cerritos for fifth straight time behind Titus and strong rebounding

By Loren Kopff Publisher | Follow X December 23, 2025 Each season, there seems to be a different storyline when Cerritos High and Gahr High face each other in their…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: League configurations, schedules for 2026 fall season set for new conference

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: League configurations, schedules for 2026 fall season set for new conference

By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X December 18, 2025  It’s never too late to start planning for the 2026 fall season and now that we have put a…

BOYS BASKETBALL: Gahr moves above .500 for third time, holds on late against Marquez

BOYS BASKETBALL: Gahr moves above .500 for third time, holds on late against Marquez

By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X December 17, 2025  The early part of Gahr High’s 2025-2026 season has been like keeping track of the stock market. Entering its…

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Valley Christian cruises in battle between teams going in opposite directions

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Valley Christian cruises in battle between teams going in opposite directions

By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X December 17, 2025  Three days before Valley Christian High visited La Mirada High, Hannah Burgoyne had the worst game of her high…

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Three area football teams remain as quarterfinal action arrives with more surprises

NEWS AND NOTES FROM PRESS ROW: Three area football teams remain as quarterfinal action arrives with more surprises

By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X November 13, 2025 The new system that slots football teams into divisions based off ratings that the CIF-Southern Section put into place…

CIF-SS DIV. 8 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS:  La Mirada runs out of steam in second half, falls to Beckman in opening round

CIF-SS DIV. 8 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS:  La Mirada runs out of steam in second half, falls to Beckman in opening round

By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X November 9, 2025 After a three-year absence from the CIF-Southern Section playoffs, La Mirada High was rewarded with a home game in…

CIF-SS DIV. 8 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL FINALS:How sweep it is…Artesia claims first girls volleyball divisional championship in school history

The Artesia High girls volleyball team celebrates the program’s first CIF-Southern Section divisional championship in school history. The Pioneers swept Schurr High 25-9, 25-12, 27-25 last Saturday night in the…

OPINION: Losing the World Series hurts, but the healing process won’t last long

OPINION: Losing the World Series hurts, but the healing process won’t last long

By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X November 7, 2025 Due to a prior commitment covering the Artesia High girls volleyball semifinal playoff match, I wasn’t able to watch…

CIF-SS PLAYOFF FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Five area teams embark on a race to win four more games

CIF-SS PLAYOFF FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Five area teams embark on a race to win four more games

By Loren Kopff Sports Editor | Follow X November 5, 2025 For five area football teams, 10 games wasn’t enough to keep their dreams alive of capturing a CIF-Southern Section…