Soccer
Jamie Carragher makes honest Casemiro assessment – two years after brutal comment
Carragher Reflects on Harsh Casemiro Comments Two Years Later
Yahoo Sports1 min read
SportsPreview
Prep talk: Granada Hills coach Tom Harp goes for another boys' volleyball title
TL;DR
Granada Hills coach Tom Harp aims for his seventh boys' volleyball title as the Highlanders face Chatsworth in the Open Division final. Harp has a long coaching history, including 15 City titles and 28 finals appearances.
Key points
- Tom Harp has been coaching since 1977.
- He has won 15 City titles in volleyball.
- Granada Hills faces Chatsworth in the Open Division final.
- The final is at 4 p.m. at Birmingham.
- Chatsworth's Grant Chang is a notable player.
Mentioned in this story
Tom Harp
Granada HillsChatsworthGrant Chang
Granada Hills High's Tom Harp has been coaching since 1977, from football to volleyball to soccer. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)
Tom Harp has been coaching volleyball at Granada Hills High for so long that few remember he won a City Section championship as a co-head football coach with Darryl Stroh in 1987.
In the 1990s, he turned exclusively to coaching boys' and girls' volleyball, winning a combined 15 City titles and making 28 finals appearances. The top-seeded Highlanders will try to deliver a seventh Open Division championship on Saturday when they face West Valley League rival Chatsworth in a 4 p.m. final at Birmingham.
The league rivals split their two West Valley matches, with each going five games. Chatsworth knocked off 17-time champion Palisades in the semifinals. MIT-bound Grant Chang is Chatsworth's 6-foot-6 powerful outside hitter.
Granada Hills has RJ Francisco, who had 19 kills in a win over Chatsworth.
The Southern Section Division 1 final is Friday night, with Mira Costa taking on Loyola in a 7:30 p.m. match at Cerritos College.
Regional and state playoffs begin next week.
This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email eric.sondheimer@latimes.com.
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Q&A
How many City titles has Tom Harp won as a volleyball coach?
Tom Harp has won a combined 15 City titles as a volleyball coach.
What time is the Granada Hills vs. Chatsworth volleyball final?
The final between Granada Hills and Chatsworth is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Who is Chatsworth's key player in the volleyball final?
Chatsworth's key player is Grant Chang, a 6-foot-6 outside hitter bound for MIT.