#harvard-westlake

#harvard-westlake

First-year girls' basketball coach Will Burr of Harvard-Westlake High has already concluded more than a month before the season begins that 6-foot-2 freshman Lucia Khamenia is going to be an impact player. She's the sister of former Harvard-Westlake All-American Nikolas Khamenia, who is now a freshman at Duke. Burr said Khamenia can play different positions because of her size and versatility, go inside or make threes like her brother.

There's already a surprise team emerging in girls' volleyball. Harvard-Westlake, under first-year coach Morgan Wijay, is 7-0 and won its division of the Lakewood tournament last week. Wijay left Bishop Alemany to take over a Wolverines program that went 13-15 last season and 2-8 in league. The Wolverines have a showdown match with 3-0 Marymount on Thursday at Marymount. Maya Stillwell, a 6-foot-4 senior middle blocker who has committed to Northwestern, gives Harvard-Westlake a force in the middle.

"We're all proud on campus," said LaCour, now the school's athletic director and former coach of Fried.

Crespi's impressive eight-run first inning against Harvard-Westlake, featuring a mix of home runs and key doubles, propelled them to a 12-1 victory, enhancing their Mission League lead.