MONTEBELLO — The Whitney girls basketball team’s defense stepped up late and held Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary scoreless for six minutes to begin the fourth quarter in a 47-42 comeback victory in the ...

SACRAMENTO — A team that considers itself one of the hidden gems of the Southern California girls basketball scene stepped onto its biggest stage Saturday morning with a chance to make history.

Whitney High in Cerritos, long regarded as one of the best academic schools inthe nation, proved Saturday how brains and brawn can go together. The Wildcats’ historic girls’ basketball season ...