5+ mon, 4+ week ago (57+ words) Carson's Letu'u Simi stomps on home plate after solo blast against San Pedro during LA City Open Division softball semifinal playoff game Wednesday May 28, 2025 (Photo by Robert Casillas, Contributing Photographer) A breakdown of the L.A. City Section Open Division and Division I softball finals and the CIF-SS Division 7 baseball final...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago (35+ words) Damian Calhoun is the Prep Sports Coordinator and writer for the Daily Breeze. He's also the soccer writer for the Southern California News Group, covering Major League Soccer and occasionally the U.S. national teams....

9+ mon, 1+ week ago (110+ words) Sam Gnerre has worked for the Daily Breeze in Torrance since 1984. He grew up in Fontana, Calif., and is a graduate of Fontana High School. He earned a B.A. in English literature from the University of California, Riverside, and a Master's degree in library science from UCLA. He was hired at the Daily Breeze in 1984 to help with the conversion of the paper's manual clip file system to an online database of archived stories. In addition to working as the Breeze librarian and archivist for decades, Gnerre wrote the News Quiz and weekly music reviews. Now retired, he continues to write the weekly South Bay History column....

6+ mon, 1+ week ago (104+ words) Carson teammates celebrate one of the team's four runs in the first inning against Banning on Friday, April 11, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Daily Breeze Wednesday and Thursday playoff schedule JSerra at Palos Verdes Lennox Academy at United Christian Academy Hawthorne at Calvary Baptist At Stengel Field, Glendale Taft vs. Carson, 3 p.m. Banning vs. Verdugo Hills, 6 p.m. Port of Los Angeles at Sotomayor, 3 p.m. Cleveland at Port of Los Angeles Hamilton at Harbor Teacher Animo Ralph Bunche at Westchester Games start at 3 p.m. Banning at Granada Hills Charter Kennedy at San Pedro...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago (120+ words) Torrance huddles up before competing against Palos Verdes in a Bay League game at Kendall Field in Torrance on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG) Daily Breeze playoff schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday Games start at 3:15 p.m. Arcadia (26-3) at Mira Costa (27-2) Oaks Christian (20-8) at Torrance (18-10) South Torrance (16-13) at Sonora (17-12) Bishop Montgomery (18-11) at Elsinore (19-7) Mary Star (13-12) at Lancaster (14-15) Taft (7-23) vs. Carson (17-13), 3 p.m.; Banning (21-8) vs. Verdugo Hills (13-16), 6 p.m. Port of Los Angeles (13-8) at Sotomayor (13-6), 3 p.m....

6+ mon, 2+ week ago (376+ words) Torrance's Mateo Rickman celebrates after reaching third base during a Bay League game against Palos Verdes at Kendall Field in Torrance on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG) Daily Breeze baseball and softball playoff schedule for Thursday and Friday. Games start at 3:15 p.m. Arlington (21-7) at Mira Costa (26-2) Warren (15-12) at Redondo (16-12) Serra (18-8) at Yucaipa (17-10) West Covina (17-11) at Bishop Montgomery (17-11) Mary Star (12-13-1) at Patriot (14-13) Lawndale (15-11) at Granite Hills (12-11) St. Lestonnac (7-8) vs. Environmental Charter (13-8) at Mas Fukai Park (15800 Brighton Ave, Gardena) Ojai Valley (10-6) vs. Animo Leadership (13-13), 2 p.m. at" Edward Vincent Field (,700 Warren Ln, Inglewood) Games start at 3 p.m. LACES (12-12) at Banning (19-8) Hamilton (12-13) at San Pedro (13-14) Roosevelt (9-20) at Narbonne (13-15) South Gate (12-16) at Carson (15-13) Harbor Teacher (12-7) at Van Nuys (16-6) Grant (11-8) at Port of Los Angeles (11-8) at San Pedro Athletic Complex West Torrance (19-7) at Ayala (19-2) Cypress (19-9) at El Segundo (22-5) Torrance (17-9) at Great Oak (16-11-1) El Dorado (17-11) at Palos…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago (267+ words) Wednesday's area CIF-Southern Section playoff schedule Alta Loma at Palos Verdes, 4 p.m. Redondo at Murrieta Valley, 5 p.m.; El Segundo at Santiago Corona, 5 p.m. Torrance at Arroyo, 5 p.m. Camarillo at Peninsula, 3 p.m. Public Safety Academy vs. Environmental Charter at L.A. Galaxy Soccer Center, 2:30 p.m. Games start at 7 p.m., unless noted Redondo at Sierra Canyon St. Bernard at Long Beach Poly Oaks Christian vs. Rolling Hills Prep at North Torrance HS Leuzinger at Mira Costa Village Christian at Wiseburn Da Vinci North Torrance at YULA, 7:30 p.m. Mary Star at South Torrance West Torrance at Don Bosco Tech Ambassador Christian at Summit Brea Olinda at Torrance Santa Paula vs. CAMS at Lindsey Middle School Vistamar at Flintridge Prep Environmental Charter at Chaffey La Puenta vs. Animo Leadership at Betty Ainsworth Sports Center, 4 p.m. Redondo at Harvard-Westlake, 5 p.m. Palos Verdes at Santiago Corona, 5 p.m. Torrance at Edison, 5 p.m. El Segundo at Newport Harbor, 6:30 p.m. Rosary Academy at South…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago (402+ words) A nine-week trial ended Monday in downtown Los Angeles with five MS-13 gang members convicted of carrying out six sometimes-grisly murders to advance their standing in the gang, the U.S. Justice Department said. The federal jury found Walter Chavez Larin, 26, of Panorama City; Roberto Alejandro Corado Ortiz, 30, of Baldwin Park; and Edwin Martinez, 28, of Cypress Park; each guilty of one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Prosecutors said some of the murder victims were strangled, shot, stabbed with knives or a machete, beaten with a baseball bat, then, in some cases, had their bodies thrown off a cliff or down a hill in the Angeles National Forest. "The horrific violence in this case underscores the urgency of destroying MS-13 and putting its depraved members behind bars," U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement. "Under…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago (455+ words) We had just installed bi-fold doors on the front of our house and saw the explosion unfold in full view from our couch while watching TV. The sound and the shaking of the ground were staggering, and the fireball towered for nearly half an hour. I was stunned to learn that no one was killed " had anyone been near that section of the plant, the outcome would have been tragic. I dislike exaggeration, but this was no overstatement. The enormity of this explosion is inexcusable. Minor incidents and accidents are one thing, but a failure of this magnitude warrants a thorough and transparent investigation. I have no interest in public relations spin or cover-ups, which Chevron is notorious for. Let's not forget: they previously admitted to faulty exposure to Manhattan Beach a couple of years ago and paid a settlement…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago (193+ words) This week's Daily Breeze high school football schedule for Sept. 5 Games start at 7 p.m. unless noted. San Pedro (1-1) at Great Oak (1-1) Culver City (1-0) at Narbonne (0-2) Gardena (1-1) vs. King/Drew (1-1) at TBA Carson (1-1) at Palos Verdes (1-1), 3:30 p.m. Cabrillo (1-1) at Banning (2-0) Dymally (0-1) at Westchester (0-2), 7:30 p.m. Mary Star (1-0) at Valley Christian (1-1) St. Bernard (2-0) at LA Jordan (0-2) Los Alamitos (2-0) vs. Serra (3-0) at L.A. Southwest College Bishop Montgomery (0-2) at Leuzinger (2-0) Wilson (2-0) at Lawndale (2-0) Mira Costa (1-0) at Redondo (0-1) St. Bonaventure (2-0) at Inglewood (0-2) Centennial/LV (1-1) at North Torrance (2-0) San Marino (0-2) at South Torrance (1-0) St. Anthony (0-1) at Torrance (2-0) West Torrance (0-1) at Peninsula (0-2), 4:30 p.m. Don Lugo (1-1) at El Segundo (2-0) Dominguez (1-0) at Hawthorne (1-1)...