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CBS News
3 days ago
- Automotive
- CBS News
2 killed in fiery collision with semi-truck on 5 Freeway near Sylmar
Two people died after an SUV rear-ended a big rig on the 5 Freeway near Sylmar Thursday night. The collision happened at roughly 10:40 p.m. on the northbound side of the highway. After colliding with the semi-truck, the victims' SUV caught fire.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep talk: Going five for five in playoff game makes Canon King's performance historic
Whatever Canon King of Venice High had done earlier this season — he had six home runs — his performance on Tuesday night in the City Section Open Division semifinal game against Sylmar at Cal State Northridge earned him a lofty place few others have attained. He was five for five with three RBIs and scored the winning run in the eighth inning of a 9-8 victory. "It felt amazing," he said. "My approach all day, get on base." He repeatedly looked for holes in Sylmar's defense and sent the ball wherever they existed. It was an amazing display of bat discipline and knowledge. He had a single in the first inning, a two-run single in the second, a single in the fourth, a single in the sixth and a run-scoring double in the eighth. Now he gets to play in the Open Division final against El Camino Real at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dodger Stadium. He's committed to Cal State San Marcos and is a three-time Western League MVP. Advertisement "Best hitter in the City in my time doing this," Westchester coach Joshua Saperstein said. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: Going five for five in playoff game makes Canon King's performance historic
Whatever Canon King of Venice High had done earlier this season — he had six home runs — his performance on Tuesday night in the City Section Open Division semifinal game against Sylmar at Cal State Northridge earned him a lofty place few others have attained. He was five for five with three RBIs and scored the winning run in the eighth inning of a 9-8 victory. 'It felt amazing,' he said. 'My approach all day, get on base.' He repeatedly looked for holes in Sylmar's defense and sent the ball wherever they existed. It was an amazing display of bat discipline and knowledge. He had a single in the first inning, a two-run single in the second, a single in the fourth, a single in the sixth and a run-scoring double in the eighth. Now he gets to play in the Open Division final against El Camino Real at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dodger Stadium. He's committed to Cal State San Marcos and is a three-time Western League MVP. 'Best hitter in the City in my time doing this,' Westchester coach Joshua Saperstein said. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email
Los Angeles Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Venice pulls out 9-8 win over Sylmar on walk-off single in eighth inning
'Unreal.' That was Canon King's reaction as he crossed home plate in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday night to score the winning run on a walk-off single from Jesse Dominguez to give Venice a 9-8 comeback win over Sylmar and a spot in Saturday's City Section Open Division championship game against El Camino Real at Dodger Stadium. King went five for five on the night at Cal State Northridge and tied the score with an RBI double. The Gondoliers then loaded the bases with none out before Dominguez ended it with a single to left. Three times, top-seeded Venice had to launch rallies, down 4-0, tying it 4-4, down 7-4, tying it 7-7, then down 8-7 in the eighth before winning it. Players in the dugout afterward were overjoyed. Venice hasn't won a City Section upper division title since 1973 and to get to play at Dodger Stadium on Saturday at 1 p.m. is particularly satisfying for a team that has 16 seniors on its roster. El Camino Real is a nine-time champion. The Gondoliers repeatedly showed their grit. Even after Sylmar took an 8-7 lead in the top of the eighth on a wild pitch, the top of the order delivered, starting with a double from Eli Altamirano.
Los Angeles Times
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Canon King and Venice High look to earn a trip to Dodger Stadium
There was pure joy as Canon King ran toward his Venice High teammates standing outside the dugout after touching home plate to complete a home run. He launched a group chest bump with Dylan Johnson, who went tumbling through the dirt like a kid playing in a sandbox. 'This feels great,' King said later. 'We've worked so hard for four years.' Venice (27-2) is tantalizingly close to earning a trip to Dodger Stadium to play for the City Section Open Division baseball championship. The Gondoliers play Sylmar at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Cal State Northridge in the semifinals. The other matchup as part of a doubleheader has El Camino Real facing Birmingham at 3 p.m. In many ways, these two games impose far more pressure on players than reaching the championship game, because each player so badly wants to make it to Dodger Stadium to fulfill dreams of a lifetime. 'It's magical,' King said. To see King's smile and excitement last week after hitting his sixth home run in a 4-1 playoff win over Chatsworth offered a hint of his value and importance to a surging Gondoliers team. He's a three-time Western League MVP. He's committed to Cal State San Marcos, has gotten all A's for four years on his report card except for one B in chemistry freshman year and one B in AP Spanish. He's a born leader and 'loves' being named Canon by his father, a high school teacher and former amateur rapper whose best friend had Canon as his last name. 'The energy is infectious,' he said of the team's success. 'It's all coming together. Our team chemistry has been high. Our practices have been so productive.' Coach Kevin Brockway has 16 seniors on the roster. The Gondoliers haven't won an upper division championship since 1972 and are trying to follow the same improbable path as last year's champion, Bell, which hadn't been to a final since 1953. Venice was given the No. 1 seed even though El Camino Real and Birmingham came from the stronger West Valley League. But the Gondoliers went 18-0 in the Western League and have the defensive prowess to do well, with a solid catcher in Charlie Nisbet, a dependable shortstop in Daniel Quiroz and King in center field. Sylmar, the Valley Mission League champion, went to Dodger Stadium jtwo years ago for the Division I championship game. Pitcher Alex Martinez remembers starting at third base as a freshman. 'It's crazy,' he said of the atmosphere. 'Overwhelming for sure. It looks different, even when the ball is up in the air. It blends in.' He threw a shutout last week in Sylmar's Open Division win over Cleveland. Coach Ray Rivera has come to rely on him as a pitcher and hitter. 'He trusts me with the ball and in special situations,' Martinez said. He thinks the Spartans are coming into Tuesday's game feeling good about themselves. 'This team is special this year,' he said. 'This team can beat anyone if we play our game.' Venice knows the challenge ahead, first having to get past Sylmar, then one of the two West Valley League powers, El Camino Real or Birmingham. Whatever happens, King is ready, though he's thankful the games are 6 p.m. on Tuesday and 1 p.m. on Saturday. The Gondoliers don't do well with morning games. 'We're notorious for Saturday morning games,' he said. He'll get everyone to go to bed early the night before. None of them will sleep well anyway thinking of the possibilities. 'Surreal,' is how King put it if the Gondoliers can make it to Dodger Stadium on Saturday.
