Sports

The business of sports starts at the youth level.  Henry Bell’s book helps young student-athletes navigate their way to college and beyond.

Black alumni from the rival schools get together on a yearly basis for a joint tailgate.

LA Standard's Outstanding Student-Athlete: Rickenbacker played safety at St. John Bosco High School, and his grade-point average is above a 4.0.

The yearly event features a surfing competition, lessons, a yoga class and live music.

“Wade in the Water: A Journey into Black Surfing and Aquatic Culture” explores the history of Black surfing from Africa to the United States while local Black surfing organizations are promoting the sport, hosting free lessons, and celebrating Black beach culture.  

Walking Rich: A Story of Perseverance. The Inglewood native and Tuskegee University graduate has not allowed a disability to slow him down.

This summit dispels the narrative that there aren’t many Black coaches in the pipeline. “I think it’s a cop-out.”

Fisk University will become the first HBCU to have a gymnastics program, giving Black gymnasts an opportunity to attend a Black college.

Twyman is tasked with managing the information that goes out to the media and the public.

The View Park resident started out shooting local sports and worked his way up to the NFL.

Yarber grew up as a huge Los Angeles Rams fan, and now he is the team’s wide receivers coach.

DDP is alive and thriving after a successful Dorsey High School football season.

South Los Angeles track athlete Breanna Clark and Inglewood swimmer Jamal Hill will be competing in the Paralympic Games; View Park resident Arthur Lewis reminisces on the three Paralympic Games that he competed in.    

Bragging rights are on the line at this event that brings the Divine Nine together every Sunday in July and August.

Cathedral High School track athletes hold national a state leading times.

The Baldwin Hills and Inglewood native’s “Black Like Me” and “Whip My Hair” performance videos have gone viral on social media.  She recently was named the first recipient of the $25,000 Mabel Fairbanks Skatingly Yours Fund.

Rams team photographer Jeff Lewis, a View Park resident, photographs passionate Rams fans in their communities.

Hunter isn’t staying in one lane, and he’s bringing a lot of Black folks on his journey.

Watson, a Westchester High School grad, discusses life in the WNBA’s bubble, participating in the social justice movement, and her athletic training internship program.

During the COVID-19 pandemic and the election season, Betts and the LADF distribute vital resources and encourage voting in the greater Los Angeles area.

Durham is a hurdler on the track team, and he participates in gymnastics and dance while carrying a 3.9 GPA.

View Park resident and Los Angeles Rams lead photographer Jeff Lewis discusses how Kobe Bryant influenced his career.

We can all learn a lot about finding our passion, working hard to become excellent at it, and mending relationships from the life of Kobe Bryant.

Boys and girls from the AYSO South Los Angeles Region 1031 are dominating on the soccer field and the program’s coaches are instilling confidence and pride in their student-athletes.

Inglewood native Jamal Hill, who suffers from a muscle disorder, is motivating others to be their best while he trains for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games.

In the track club’s first year in existence, they brought home four medals.

The team trains at Ride On! Bike Shop/Co-Op. Photos by Jason Lewis

The youth cycling team trains out of Ride On! Bike Shop/Co-Op in Leimert Park.

Titus Pittman is one of the Williams brothers young stars. Photos by Jason Lewis

Fred and Richard Williams, who trained the Williams sisters as children, are grooming future tennis stars at Rancho Cienega Sports Complex.

Speed coach Christopher Mack trains many of his young athletes at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Rancho Cienega Sports Complete. Photo by Jason Lewis

Coach Mack has sent more than 50 high school athletes to college by dramatically increasing their speed.

Photos by Jason Lewis

The program has teams for beginners and advanced players.

A strong work ethic has allowed Blake Shepherd to excel on the track and in the classroom, where he has a 4.86 GPA. Photos by Jason Lewis

The Baldwin Hills resident sports a 4.86 grade point average while blazing a trail on the track.

Elite Athletes CEO Jeff Johnson coaching receivers at the Sound Mind Sound Body football camp in Detroit. Photos by Jason Lewis

Training sessions at Rancho Cienega Sports Complex feature NFL down to youth athletes.

Hamilton High School’s Ayana Fields has City Section championships in the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash in her sights. Photos by Jason Lewis

Athletics has helped this Windsor Hills sprinter become a better student.

Kyle LaFlora is a middle infielder on Dorsey High School’s baseball team. He excels at math, and he views baseball as a chess match. Photos by Jason Lewis

LaFlora has a 3.7 GPA, and he is interested in playing baseball and majoring in aerospace engineering at an HBCU.

The Olympics will allow Los Angeles, including South L.A., to showcase the best that the city has to offer.

Eric Yarber started out playing football at Crenshaw High School and made it all the way to the NFL. He’s now the Los Angeles Rams’ wide receiver coach. Photos by Jeff Lewis/Los Angeles Rams

Yarber grew up as a huge Los Angeles Rams fan, and now he is the team’s wide receivers coach.

The View Park Prep grad continues to excel academically and athletically.

Local high school athletes organize these games that are played at the John McKay Center.  

Alex Haley Jones Jr. is one of many young players who is excelling both on the tennis court and in the classroom at school. Photo by Jason Lewis

This program has helped a number of young tennis players make it to college.

Patrick Sandle is an assistant coach at Loyola Marymount University

After playing on two Crenshaw championship teams, Sandle has dedicated his life’s work to basketball.

Lewis was the first photographer to mount a camera inside a face mask. Photo by Jeff Lewis

View Park resident is one of the Los Angeles Rams team photographers.

View Park Prep’s Danecia Fernandes excels at pretty much everything that she does. Photo by Jason Lewis

Rugby, volleyball, track, and a 4.07 G.P.A.  

USC vs. Alabama at Cowboys Stadium. Photo by Jordan Kelly

Jevone Moore and Jordan Kelly shot the UCLA and USC games.

The Bruins have a super star quarterback, but questions elsewhere

The Trojans have a talented roster, but questions in two key areas

Bragging rights are on the line at this event that brings the Divine Nine together.

From baseball to politics to college, three Dorsey baseball players ran the school's student government.

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