Sports | Dan Arritt | February 12, 2006
In a surprising move that figures to change the course of the City Section boys' basketball playoffs and dilute the state Division I tournament, Westchester has been seeded fourth in the 16-team Championship Division behind Woodland Hills Taft, Los Angeles Fremont and top-seeded L.
Sports | Eric Sondheimer | March 20, 2005
It happened with lightning speed in the third quarter, a 17-0 blitz by Westchester that was delivered with pressure man-to-man defense and symbolized how the Comets have risen to the top in California high school basketball.
Sports | Eric Sondheimer | February 14, 2004
Westchester's bid to win a third consecutive state Division I boys' basketball championship suffered a blow Friday when a Los Angeles Superior Court judge refused to issue a temporary restraining order that would have prevented the City Section from enforcing a postseason ban for an alleged recruiting violation.
Sports | Rob Fernas | January 27, 2004
Westchester High is down to its last strike in an effort to overturn sanctions against its state-champion boys' basketball team. The City Section announced Monday that a three-person appeal panel had upheld penalties that include Westchester's being banned from the playoffs this season for allegedly recruiting 6-foot-9 junior center Amir Johnson from Los Angeles Verbum Dei.
Sports | Eric Sondheimer | January 25, 2004
It was a beautiful, sunny day in Los Angeles on Friday, perfect for riding a bike, taking a walk in the park, shooting some hoops or playing a round of golf.
Sports | Rob Fernas | January 17, 2004
Westchester High sought to overturn sanctions against its state-champion boys' basketball program Friday during an emotional appeal hearing in which conflicting evidence was presented.
Sports | Eric Sondheimer | January 13, 2004
The time has come for two-time defending state Division I boys' basketball champion Westchester High to unleash its most ferocious full-court press of the season on Friday, when the Comets' postseason fate is decided on the 25th floor of a downtown office building.