Jockey gets ready for his big break at 18

All Eswan Flores has ever wanted to do is be a thoroughbred jockey. The high school senior gets his chance Friday, riding Aeromon at Hollywood Park.

Loyola adds another guard to the mix

Trey Mason makes six three-pointers in one half of a summer game for the Cubs.

Canoga Park's Randy Uzoma is turning heads

Senior receiver is impressing observers with his speed and athleticism, and could help the Hunters contend for a City Section Division II championship.

High school basketball: Fearless, fabulous freshmen

Southern California's lowerclassmen seem to be stepping onto the court in attack mode. Notable among them is Myles Franklin of Newhall Hart.

Zena Edosomwan, Harvard-Westlake's basketball standout, gets serious recruiting attention

Zena Edosomwan, an in-demand basketball star from Studio City Harvard-Westlake, is impressing college basketball coaches with his raw athletic talent.

Carson's Darreus Rogers is quite a catch for USC

The physical wide receiver puts on a show whenever he's on the football field. He will need to be good for the Colts, who will be playing a very difficult nonleague schedule.

At U.S. Open, honors course awaits high schooler

Santa Margarita sophomore Beau Hossler, 16, is one of the youngest golfers to qualify for the U.S. Open, but his caddie says, 'He'll have no trouble handling all this because he's an old soul.'

Hard work and his mother's cooking work well for Kodi Whitfield

The senior receiver at Los Angeles Loyola is already perfect in the classroom; now he's begun to fill out physically as he hones his skills and improves 'in every which way I can.'

The Times' All-Southland baseball team

Edison's Henry Owens tops the list after going 12-1 with a 1.15 ERA.

Dominant pitcher Henry Owens of Edison is The Times' player of the year

The 6-foot-7 left-hander, who was selected 38th overall by the Boston Red Sox in last week's amateur draft, struck out 140 batters in 912/3 innings and had a 12-1 record.

The Times' high school baseball rankings

A look at the top 25 teams in the Southland at season's end.

High school tournaments mean no summer vacation for Southland prep athletes

Moorpark quarterback Grant Rohach's skills will be on display this summer, along with those of other high school athletes in football, basketball and baseball as tournaments start to rev up this month.

Lost in transition: A young Tunisian's brave, frustrating odyssey through high school basketball

Youssef Mejri came to the U.S. with a basketball dream. Within weeks, that dream would turn into a nightmare as Stoneridge Prep, known for producing big-time players, asked him to leave amid confusing circumstances and he was left to deal with a life in limbo.

Some Mater Dei basketball players have commitment issues

An unusually high percentage transfer from original major-college teams. Some say it's because they may be spoiled by time at Mater Dei, others say expectations of player and school are too high.

San Fernando beats Chatsworth, 8-6, in City Section Division I baseball championship

San Fernando High denies Chatsworth its 10th City Section title, winning 8-6 at Dodger Stadium and earning its first baseball championship since 1991.