Peering into the crystal ball for 2026 high school | College News
It’s time to peer into my crystal ball to see what 2026 has in store for the Southland’s high school athletes (and a few former ones), coaches and followers:
JJ Harel of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, armed with passports from the United States, Israel and Australia, will soar so far past 7 toes in the high soar that national organizations from three different nations will battle to have him characterize their workforce. …
Striker Pence, a sophomore pitcher at Corona Santiago with a 100-mph fastball, will obtain an endorsement deal from a radar gun company. …
The UCLA-USC ladies’s basketball video games could have so many celebrities and former gamers wanting to be seen that GWN gained’t need to pay for video. …
The high school soccer debut of incoming freshman Zoe Thompson, sister of Alyssa and Giselle, will probably be so big that Harvard-Westlake will need to give out pink bibs to photographers to establish who’s real media. …
Norco junior shortstop Dylan Seward will hit for the cycle. …
Jaden Soong celebrates after profitable the Southern California Golf Assn. Amateur Championship at Saticoy Club in Somis on July 11, 2024.
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St. Francis sophomore golfer Jaden Soong will win a second straight CIF championship, then have to reply the same query over and over, “When are you turning pro?” …
Gary Morse, a 6-foot-8 senior pitcher at Orange Lutheran, needs to be one of the best in the Southland in 2026.
(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)
Orange Lutheran 6-foot-8 senior pitcher Gary Morse will throw a no-hitter, then discover a hoop and have fun with a dunk. …
Sophomore catcher Jordan Lindsay (left) and sophomore pitcher Carlos Acuna will probably be key gamers for Birmingham in 2026.
(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)
The Birmingham sophomore pitcher/catcher duo of Carlos Acuna and Jordan Lindsay will lead the Patriots to the City Section baseball title, then have fun with a dogpile at Dodger Stadium in which the 6-2, 200-pound Lindsay protects Acuna from being suffocated at the backside by teammates. …
Santa Margarita shortstop Brody Schumaker (left) and his father, Skip, the supervisor of the Texas Rangers.
(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)
Santa Margarita’s Brody Schumaker, who had eight bunt singles last season, will probably be requested by his father, Skip, the new supervisor of the Texas Rangers, to show off his bunting expertise at spring training. …
Brian Prince of Cathedral will break 47 seconds in the 400 meters. …
Rickee Luevano of Sylmar and Xavier Allen of Carson will battle to be the home run champion in the City Section. …
Eastvale Roosevelt’s Aubrey McLaughlin, who gained a gold medal enjoying for the Team USA U-18 softball workforce in the World Cup, will escape her new jewellery for a showdown sport against Norco. …
All-City linebackers De’Andre Kirkpatrick of Crenshaw and Elyjah Staples of Marquez will change into among the first City Section gamers to obtain NIL offers. …
Cypress baseball coach John Weber will obtain an NIL deal from a pencil company because he’s always strolling around with a pencil tucked behind his ear. …
Corona Centennial’s All-CIF defensive back Jaden Walk-Green, who also begins in middle area for the baseball workforce, will show so a lot promise snowboarding that he’ll resolve to search an Olympic Games berth in 2028. …
George Hastings of Agoura will attempt to play every place in a soccer sport this season. …
There will probably be so many quarterbacks transferring that MaxPreps’ digital rosters will go down from too many clicks. …
PlayOn, which owns MaxPreps, GoFan and the NFHS Network, 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.
(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)
Offensive lineman Elisha Mueller of Servite will document so many pancake blocks that IHOP will signal him to promote a week of all-you-can eat pancakes for anybody who weighs 280 kilos and up. . . .
A basketball official, drained of listening to a dad or mum complain about his calls, will stop the sport, give his whistle to the dad or mum and dare him to take over. …
(Gene J. Puskar/AP)
Freshman Louis Lappe, identified for his walk-off home run for El Segundo in the 2023 Little League World Series championship sport, will hit a home run in his high school debut for Harvard-Westlake. …
Shohei Ohtani will probably be noticed understanding at a high school baseball area, inflicting a number of helicopters to be dispatched to present commentary like an L.A. car chase. …
USC will resolve any red-zone scoring deficiencies by putting in freshman Trent Mosley at wildcat quarterback. …
Former Granada Hills pitcher Easton Hawk will probably be UCLA’s nearer this season.
(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)
Former Granada Hills pitcher Easton Hawk will change into the long-sought standout nearer to lead 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 workforce will maintain a seashore day at apply to make sure its SoCal gamers will not be feeling homesick. …
Freshman tight end Austin Miller of Bellflower will probably be the first to inspire new UCLA coach Bob Chesney to drop by campus for a personal introduction. …
Valencia sophomore quarterback Evan McCalister will probably be a breakout passing star. …
After 9 consecutive years of Northern California groups dropping in the CIF Open Division state championship bowl remaining, the CIF will agree to permit postseason transfers to De La Salle or San Mateo Serra so they are often aggressive. …
Huntington Beach surfer Bailey Turner, reveals her medals after returning from the ISA World Junior Surf Championships in Peru.
(Don Leach/Staff Photographer)
Bailey Turner of Huntington Beach, the ISA World Junior Surf Championhip winner, will continue her preparation for the 2028 Olympic Games by using one big wave after another. …
After the Cleveland Browns’ Carson Schwesinger is called defensive rookie of the yr, all the people who didn’t charge him extremely at Oaks Christian during his high school days will use magic markers to update their star rankings.
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