Southern California high school sports: 50 years of highlights

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Sportswriter Eric Sondheimer reflects on 50 years of covering high school sports in Southern California, highlighting several defining moments since 1976.

Key highlights include Bret Saberhagen pitching a historic no-hitter for Cleveland High during a 13-0 City Section championship win at Dodger Stadium in 1982, a game that featured future professional player Steve Kerr on the opposing Palisades team.

Other notable events include a 1998 F-16 flight with former Crespi quarterback and Air Force captain Randy Redell, and a 1988 investigative report regarding illegal payments to a Fairfax high school basketball player that resulted in NCAA sanctions against the University of Kentucky. The retrospective also notes the 2001 high school football matchup between Long Beach Poly and Concord De La Salle.

Entities

Bret Saberhagen · Eric Sondheimer · Randy Redell · Southern California · Steve Kerr

Sources

Fifty years on the prep beat and still going strong, Eric Sondheimer is a local legend [dnyuz.com]

19 days ago

50 memorable moments from 50 years covering high school sports in Southern California [www.latimes.com]

19 days ago