Standard’s Outstanding Student Athlete: Cathedral High School’s Blake Shepherd
The Baldwin Hills resident sports a 4.86 grade point average while blazing a trail on the track.
Sports
Elite Athletes is developing stars at their offseason football training sessions
Training sessions at Rancho Cienega Sports Complex feature NFL down to youth athletes.
The Standard’s Outstanding Student Athlete: Hamilton High School’s Ayana Fields
Athletics has helped this Windsor Hills sprinter become a better student.
The Standard’s Outstanding Student Athlete: Dorsey’s Kyle LaFlora
LaFlora has a 3.7 GPA, and he is interested in playing baseball and majoring in aerospace engineering at an HBCU.
“We’re going to strut our stuff” at the 2028 Olympic Games
The Olympics will allow Los Angeles, including South L.A., to showcase the best that the city has to offer.
Local Legend: Crenshaw High School’s Eric Yarber
Yarber grew up as a huge Los Angeles Rams fan, and now he is the team’s wide receivers coach.
The Standard’s Outstanding Student Athlete: UCI’s Elona Williams
The View Park Prep grad continues to excel academically and athletically.
Pickup football games at USC
Local high school athletes organize these games that are played at the John McKay Center.
Pete Brown Junior Tennis Program offers free tennis training
This program has helped a number of young tennis players make it to college.
Local Legends: Crenshaw High School’s Patrick Sandle
After playing on two Crenshaw championship teams, Sandle has dedicated his life’s work to basketball.