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Leuzinger lets one get away
Written by Evan Barnes (Sports Editor) 08 March 2009
Olympians lose 59-55 to Thousand Oaks in Division II-AA final Leuzinger’s first CIF finals appearance went well for the first three and a half quarters – then it went sour before they reached ... read more >>

Inglewood watches dream season go cold
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 06 March 2009
Sentinels girls lose 50-46 to Foothill in Division III-A final Hopes were high for the Inglewood girls basketball team Thursday night as they reached the program’s first-ever CIF final at Mater ... read more >>

Clippers Notebook: DeAndre Jordan taking advantage of opportunities
Written by Tamara Latta (Special to the Sentinel) 05 March 2009
DeAndre Jordan Taking Advantage Of Opportunities At the start of the season, DeAndre Jordan thought he would just be taking up a spot on the roster. After Marcus Camby went down with an ankle ... read more >>

Bruins roar into leading Pac
Written by Kenneth Miller (Contributing Writer) 05 March 2009
Just when it appears that you've seen everything in the Pac 10 conference, the defending champion UCLA Bruins remind us that you haven't seen anything yet. Assumed left for dead in the title ... read more >>

Taylor Made
Written by Evan Barnes (Sports Editor) 05 March 2009
Taft coach Derrick Taylor aims for rare repeat in City Section finals Woodland Hills Taft head coach Derrick Taylor has figured out what no other coach in the City Section has: How to stop Fairfax ... read more >>

Taft, Westchester advance to City Section Championships
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 01 March 2009
Taft 67, Fairfax 45 – This was supposed to be Fairfax’s revenge. With Larry Drew having graduated to North Carolina, they were supposed to avenge their loss to Taft in last year’s ... read more >>

Inglewood outlasts Bishop Montgomery in overtime
Written by Evan Barnes (Sports Editor) 01 March 2009
Sentinels advance to first CIF final since 2004 with a thrilling 97-93 victory The Division IV-A semifinal between Inglewood and Bishop Montgomery at Morningside High School represented everything ... read more >>

Saturday H.S. Basketball Playoff Schedule
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 27 February 2009
Saturday High School ScheduleCity Section Boys Semifinals Division I (at Galen Center) Cleveland vs. Westchester – 12 p.m.Taft vs. Fairfax – 2 p.m. Southern Section Girls Semifinals Division ... read more >>

Friday H.S. Basketball Playoff Night Schedule
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 27 February 2009
City Section Girls Semifnals (7 p.m.) Division IFairfax at ChatsworthWashington at Taft Small SchoolsSherman Oaks at View ParkElizabeth at LACES Southern Section Boys Semifinals (7:30 ... read more >>

Wednesday Night H.S. B-Ball Roundup
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 26 February 2009
Marlborough uses fourth-quarter run to break game open, 8-0 run keys 54-43 victory over Arroyo Grande in Div. III-AA quarterfinals Marlborough’s quest for a seventh consecutive Southern ... read more >>

Wednesdayâ€™s Girls H.S. Basketball Schedule
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 26 February 2009
City Section Quarterfinals (7 p.m.) Division I Dorsey at Chatsworth Carson at Fairfax El Camino Real at Washington Westchester at Taft Small Schools Douglass at View Park ... read more >>

Rotary Club aids Jordan
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 26 February 2009
Rotary Club of Crenshaw-Watts presented a check in the amount of $1,400 to Jordan High School girl's basketball Head Coach Jason Simons and his team. The donation to the program was for the team's ... read more >>

Clippers Notebook: Eric Gordon Making Noise
Written by Tamara Latta (Special to the Sentinel) 26 February 2009
Despite the Clippers' rusty season, rookie guard Eric Gordon remains adroit on the court. In the first 13 games of the season, Gordon averaged 4.5 minutes per game but on November 24, Gordon ... read more >>

'Da Difference' Can Change USC's Fortune
Written by Kenneth Miller (Contributing Writer) 26 February 2009
Prep superstar Renardo Sidney makes it officialIn the same Fairfax gymnasium where his thunderous dunks have lifted the students off their feet and where scores of scouts have watched his development soar ... read more >>

Tuesday Playoff Results
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 25 February 2009
Westchester came into their second round playoff game expecting a tough time against Fremont. Judging by the final score, 75-33, it was easier than it looked. It started with a 19-6 lead in the ... read more >>

Tuesday Night Playoff Schedule
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 23 February 2009
Tuesday Night Playoff Schedule (all games at 7:30 p.m.) Division I-AA Lynwood @ Etiwanda Dominguez @ Long Beach Poly Division II-AA Valencia @ Leuzinger Division III-A ... read more >>

High School Basketball Friday Night Roundup
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 21 February 2009
Playoff Scores from 2/20 City Section (1st Round) Division I (Boys) Cleveland 70, Van Nuys 62 Division I (Girls) Chatsworth 71, Locke 21 Carson 65, Granada Hills 33 Fairfax ... read more >>

Crenshaw outduels L.A. Jordan in 79-76 slugfest
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 20 February 2009
Playoff basketball is supposed to be intense, dramatic and a place where two teams leave it all on the floor. Such was the case between L.A. Jordan and Crenshaw in the first round of the City Section ... read more >>

Sentinel Prep Basketball Top 10 (02-19-09)
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 19 February 2009
This is the final Top 10 poll of the year as playoffs begin this week. Records are as of season's end before the playoffs 1. Fairfax - The Lions are gunning for a third straight appearance ... read more >>

Bruin Busters
Written by Kenneth Miller (Contributing Writer) 19 February 2009
Washington coaches Romar and Dollar are the ones that got away For University of Washington men basketball coaches Lorenzo Romar and Cameron Dollar it wasn't supposed to be this way. Romar, ... read more >>

Prep Basketball Top 10 (01-26-09 Edition)
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 29 January 2009
All records as of Jan. 26 1. Westchester (19-1) - Only University tomorrow night and Venice Wednesday lie between the rematch with Fairfax next Friday. 2. Dominguez (16-4) - If the Dons beat Gahr ... read more >>

Obama's eye has always been on the ball
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 22 January 2009
As the next President, Barack Obama’s love of sports is no different than that of his predecessors.But while most identified with baseball (George W. Bush) or football (Gerald Ford starring for Michigan ... read more >>

Prep Basketball Top 10 (01-22-09 Edition)
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 22 January 2009
(All records are as of Jan. 20) 1. Westchester (17-1) - No team has better guard play as Fairfax learned this the hard way last week. 2. Dominguez (14-4) - A double OT victory against one of Seattle's ... read more >>

Prep Basketball Top 10 (01-15-09 Edition)
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 15 January 2009
All records are as of Jan. 13 1. Westchester (14-1) - Three straight league games this week but all anyone cares about is the last one on Friday at Fairfax. 2. Dominguez (12-4) - The Dons head up ... read more >>

Prep Basketball Top 10 (01-08-09 Edition)
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer) 08 January 2009
1. Westchester (14-1) - Nothing's changed up here but the Comets have three games next week, capping off with that anticipated showdown with Fairfax. 2. Dominguez (11-4) - Look who's back ... read more >>

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