Rivals Fairfax and Westchester will face off for City Section Open Division title

Get ready for Round 3 in the annual Fairfax-Westchester basketball rivalry, except the next game is for more than just bragging rights. It will be for the City Section Open Division championship next Saturday at L.A. Southwest College. Top-seeded Fairfax (26-1), the best team during the regular... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Division playoffs begin with the usual powerhouse matchups

The postseason has arrived in high school basketball, and it’s time for the best teams in Southern California to go head to head in the Open Division playoffs. In the City Section, No. 1-seeded Fairfax and No. 2-seeded Westchester will be heavily favored in their openers on Friday against Harbor... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keith Dinwiddie, Fairfax complete regular-season sweep of Westchester

On a night when super fan Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers chose to be in a front-row seat at Fairfax High instead of watching LeBron James at Staples Center, the Lions delivered a smashing 87-73 victory over Westchester behind a career-high 34 points from junior guard Keith Dinwiddie. “Keith... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fairfax and Westchester are set for Round 2 in their regular-season rivalry

Round 2 of the Fairfax-Westchester basketball rivalry is set for Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Faifax, with the No. 1 seed in the City Section Open Division playoffs on the line. Fairfax (22-1) held on for a 50-48 victory over Westchester (20-2) on Friday night. On Wednesday, each team tuned up.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2019 edition of Westchester-Fairfax rivalry series finally arrives

The list of basketball players who have participated in a Fairfax-Westchester rivalry game reads like a who’s who of distinguished former high school, college and NBA players from City Section history. From Fairfax, there’s Solomon Hill, Josh and Jerren Shipp, Craig Smith, Evan Burns, Jamal... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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City Section teams return to action

City Section basketball teams returned to action on Thursday for the first time since the teachers’ strike began on Jan. 14 trying to get rid of the rust from not practicing or playing. Fairfax came away with a 67-56 Western League win over Palisades to improve to 18-1 and set up a showdown for... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annual Fairfax-Westchester basketball showdown could be first big casualty of teachers' strike

Fairfax (17-1) is ready to take on Westchester (18-1) on Friday night in the City Section basketball game of the year. Players are reaching peak form. Fans are ready to stand in line to pack the Fairfax gym. Coaches are ready to put together their final game preparation. Except the game is... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FBF face-lift promises new sections for agents and public

The Frankfurt Book Fair is having a structural revamp over the next two years with a new home for the rights and licenses business and a new space for consumers with new enticements for the general public. In 2019 the literary agents and scouts centre moving to the “Festhalle”, near the City... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Princeton Press Opens Audio Division; PRH Ireland Supports Fighting Words

Princeton University Press announces its PUP Audio division with four frontlist titles for the fall. And Penguin Random House Ireland partners with the charity Fighting Words on a student anthology. The post Industry Notes: Princeton Press Opens Audio Division; PRH Ireland Supports Fighting... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Lynch Writes Open Letter to Donald Trump: “You Are Causing Suffering and Division”

So here we are. In an interview published on Saturday, David Lynch told the Guardian that Donald Trump “could go down as one of the greatest presidents in history.” That fragment, stripped of context and placed in headlines and tweets, stirred outrage among many of Lynch’s fans, but it also... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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City A M launches monthly book review section

City A M has launched a monthly book review section and appointed Francesca Washtell as its books editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Free Trade Zone: Sharjah Publishing City Has Its Formal Opening

Together with an invited audience of hundreds of international publishing industry representatives, the emirate's ruler opens Sharjah Publishing City. The post Free Trade Zone: Sharjah Publishing City Has Its Formal Opening appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharjah Publishing City Opens, 'PW' in Arabic Launches

The 40-acre site which houses offices, an auditorium and a library (among other things), opened on October 30. Coinciding with the opening of the site, was the launch of an Arabic-language edition of 'Publishers Weekly.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wattpad Opens Partnership With France’s Hachette Romans: First Titles in September

Wattpad scores its largest deal with a European publisher, and in France, where Wattpad grew its audience by 61 percent last year. The post Wattpad Opens Partnership With France’s Hachette Romans: First Titles in September appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Books Opens in New York City

Amazon will open its seventh bookstore, and first in New York City—the heart of U.S. trade publishing and the hometown of Barnes & Noble—on May 25. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shawn Booker is clutch as Fairfax tops Long Beach Poly, 54-49, in a regional opener

The start of the state basketball playoffs this week didn’t go smoothly for Fairfax High. The Lions learned that standout forward Robert McRae had reinjured his surgically repaired hand in practice, leaving him unavailable for Wednesday’s Southern California Division I Regional opener against... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Basketball: City and Southern Section championship scores

BASKETBALL CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday Open Division boys: Birmingham 85, Westchester 80 Division 1 boys: Crenshaw 65, Granada Hills 45 Open Division girls: Fairfax 82, Palisades 80 (OT) Division 1 girls: Westchester 71, Venice 57   SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday Boys' Open Division:... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Westchester walks a fine line in upset of No. 2 Fairfax

It was the weekend for upsets in high school basketball, and Westchester did its part on Saturday night, knocking off No. 2-seeded Fairfax, 66-59, in the City Section Open Division semifinals at Roybal High. It came a day after the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds, Chatsworth Sierra Canyon and Chino Hills,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bargain hunters strike book bonanza on opening day of City Library sale

When Palmerston North City Library staff arrived at work on Friday morning, the queue for the first day of the three-day book sale had already formed. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys' basketball: Fairfax holds off Westchester, 60-57

When his Fairfax High basketball team opened a 19-point lead  Wednesday night, Coach Steve Baik was probably wondering what all the fuss had been about concerning the Lions’ rivalry with Westchester. He quickly found out. Spurred on by a loud, enthusiastic home crowd and strong play from Luis... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharjah’s Publishing City to Open Soon

The United Arab Emirates imports some $125 million worth of books each year, most of them in English. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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