It’s time to see into my crystal ball to see what 2026 has in retailer for the Southland’s highschool athletes (and some former ones), coaches and followers:
JJ Harel of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, armed with passports from america, Israel and Australia, will soar to date previous 7 ft within the excessive leap that nationwide organizations from three completely different international locations will struggle to have him symbolize their group. …
Striker Pence, a sophomore pitcher at Corona Santiago with a 100-mph fastball, will obtain an endorsement deal from a radar gun firm. …
The UCLA-USC ladies’s basketball video games can have so many celebrities and former gamers eager to be seen that TMZ gained’t have to pay for video. …
The highschool soccer debut of incoming freshman Zoe Thompson, sister of Alyssa and Giselle, can be so large that Harvard-Westlake might want to give out crimson bibs to photographers to establish who’s actual media. …
Norco junior shortstop Dylan Seward will hit for the cycle. …
Jaden Soong celebrates after profitable the Southern California Golf Assn. Beginner Championship at Saticoy Membership in Somis on July 11, 2024.
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St. Francis sophomore golfer Jaden Soong will win a second straight CIF championship, then should reply the identical query again and again, “When are you turning professional?” …
Gary Morse, a 6-foot-8 senior pitcher at Orange Lutheran, ought to be probably the greatest within the Southland in 2026.
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Orange Lutheran 6-foot-8 senior pitcher Gary Morse will throw a no-hitter, then discover a hoop and have a good time with a dunk. …
Sophomore catcher Jordan Lindsay (left) and sophomore pitcher Carlos Acuna can be key gamers for Birmingham in 2026.
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The Birmingham sophomore pitcher/catcher duo of Carlos Acuna and Jordan Lindsay will lead the Patriots to the Metropolis Part baseball title, then have a good time with a dogpile at Dodger Stadium wherein the 6-2, 200-pound Lindsay protects Acuna from being suffocated on the backside by teammates. …
Santa Margarita shortstop Brody Schumaker (left) and his father, Skip, the supervisor of the Texas Rangers.
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Santa Margarita’s Brody Schumaker, who had eight bunt singles final season, can be requested by his father, Skip, the brand new supervisor of the Texas Rangers, to point out off his bunting abilities at spring coaching. …
Brian Prince of Cathedral will break 47 seconds within the 400 meters. …
Rickee Luevano of Sylmar and Xavier Allen of Carson will battle to be the house run champion within the Metropolis Part. …
Eastvale Roosevelt’s Aubrey McLaughlin, who gained a gold medal taking part in for the Staff USA U-18 softball group within the World Cup, will escape her new jewellery for a showdown sport towards Norco. …
All-Metropolis linebackers De’Andre Kirkpatrick of Crenshaw and Elyjah Staples of Marquez will turn out to be among the many first Metropolis Part gamers to obtain NIL offers. …
Cypress baseball coach John Weber will obtain an NIL deal from a pencil firm as a result of he’s at all times strolling round with a pencil tucked behind his ear. …
Corona Centennial’s All-CIF defensive again Jaden Stroll-Inexperienced, who additionally begins in middle subject for the baseball group, will present a lot promise snowboarding that he’ll determine to hunt an Olympic Video games berth in 2028. …
George Hastings of Agoura will attempt to play each place in a soccer sport this season. …
There can be so many quarterbacks transferring that MaxPreps’ digital rosters will go down from too many clicks. …
PlayOn, which owns MaxPreps, GoFan and the NFHS Community, will go for a California prep sports activities monopoly by bidding for the CIF state playoffs contract that runs out in June. …
Offensive lineman Elisha Mueller of Servite.
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Offensive lineman Elisha Mueller of Servite will document so many pancake blocks that IHOP will signal him to advertise every week of all-you-can eat pancakes for anybody who weighs 280 kilos and up. . . .
A basketball official, bored with listening to a guardian complain about his calls, will cease the sport, give his whistle to the guardian and dare him to take over. …
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Freshman Louis Lappe, recognized for his walk-off house run for El Segundo within the 2023 Little League World Collection championship sport, will hit a house run in his highschool debut for Harvard-Westlake. …
Shohei Ohtani can be noticed figuring out at a highschool baseball subject, inflicting a number of helicopters to be dispatched to offer commentary like an L.A. automotive chase. …
USC will resolve any red-zone scoring deficiencies by putting in freshman Trent Mosley at wildcat quarterback. …
Former Granada Hills pitcher Easton Hawk can be UCLA’s nearer this season.
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Former Granada Hills pitcher Easton Hawk will turn out to be the long-sought standout nearer to guide UCLA to the NCAA baseball title. …
With 4 Southern California gamers on its roster, led by Sherman Oaks Notre Dame grad Ella Parker, Oklahoma’s softball group will maintain a seaside day at observe to verify its SoCal gamers aren’t feeling homesick. …
Freshman tight finish Austin Miller of Bellflower would be the first to inspire new UCLA coach Bob Chesney to drop by campus for a private introduction. …
Valencia sophomore quarterback Evan McCalister can be a breakout passing star. …
After 9 consecutive years of Northern California groups dropping within the CIF Open Division state championship bowl closing, the CIF will agree to permit postseason transfers to De La Salle or San Mateo Serra to allow them to be aggressive. …
Huntington Seashore surfer Bailey Turner, reveals her medals after getting back from the ISA World Junior Surf Championships in Peru.
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Bailey Turner of Huntington Seashore, the ISA World Junior Surf Championhip winner, will proceed her preparation for the 2028 Olympic Video games by driving one large wave after one other. …
After the Cleveland Browns’ Carson Schwesinger is called defensive rookie of the yr, all of the individuals who didn’t fee him extremely at Oaks Christian throughout his highschool days will use magic markers to replace their star rankings.
