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Justin Wyatt, the football coach at Highland High in Palmdale, has enjoyed every moment coaching his son, Justin Jr., a 6-foot-4 quarterback headed to Nevada. Their final game together will come on Friday when Highland plays St. Vincent de Paul in the Division 4-AA state championship game at 4 p.m. at Veterans Stadium. Wyatt, who […]

CIF STATE BOWL GAMES FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE At Saddleback College Division 1-AA San Diego Lincoln (11-2) vs. Pittsburg (12-2), 8 p.m. DIVISION 2-AA Oxnard Pacifica (11-4) vs. Sacramento Grant (11-3), 4 p.m. At Veterans Stadium DIVISION 3-AA Bakersfield Frontier (10-4) vs. Amador Valley (10-4), 8 p.m. DIVISION 4-AA Palmdale Highland (11-4) vs. St. Vincent de Paul

Stephen Barbee has resigned after seven seasons as football coach at Long Beach Poly. That opens up a job at a school that has won 20 Southern Section championships. It is a tougher job than in a previous era, because private schools have been taking away players and attendance boundaries play a major role. But

Coming off his resurgent 2024 season in Los Angeles, outfielder Teoscar Hernández has desired to remain with the Dodgers. Last week, talks between the sides finally picked up as well. But as of Monday afternoon, Hernández remained unsigned. And in the wake of Soto’s monster contract, he’s now perhaps the most coveted outfielder still left

You could buy a baseball associated with greatness: the ball Shohei Ohtani hit for the 50th home run of his unprecedented 50-50 season, or the ball Freddie Freeman hit for the first walk-off grand slam in postseason history. Or you could buy a baseball associated with failure: the ball two-time most valuable player Aaron Judge