Sports Reporter

Haley Sawyer

Haley Sawyer covers UCLA and high school sports for the Southern California News Group. She’s a Los Angeles transplant who has lived most of her life in Pennsylvania, where she got her start covering Pittsburgh high school sports and college hockey. Sawyer graduated from Robert Morris University in 2015 with a B.A. in communication. When she's not writing, Haley is usually at a boxing gym, ballet studio or teaching journalism at Cal State Northridge.

UCLA pitcher Taylor Tinsley led the Bruins to a 9-1 victory over Grand Canyon to clinch the Los Angeles Regional on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Easton Stadium in Westwood. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)

UCLA softball using ‘effort and attitude’ to flip the page from Big Ten title game

May 15, 2025 at 10:03 a.m.

The Bruins (49-10 overall) will host their 11th straight NCAA Regional this weekend after falling to Michigan in the conference tournament. They open against UCSB on Friday.

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava of the UCLA Bruins during the UCLA football spring practice at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Saturday, May 3, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)

UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava brings ‘presence’ to spring showcase

May 3, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

The Tennessee transfer was on the sideline Saturday and is expected to begin virtual meetings with coaches this month.

Gianna Kneepkens, left, seen playing for Utah while defended by Southern Utah’s Daylani Ballena on Nov. 4, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah, has decided to transfer to UCLA. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

UCLA adds former Utah star Gianna Kneepkens from transfer portal

May 1, 2025 at 4:03 p.m.

The 6-foot guard averaged a career-best 19.3 points per game as a junior last season while shooting 50.4% from the field and 44.8% from 3-point range.

Alijah Arenas is all smiles as Chatsworth defeats Bakersfield Christian in the CIF State Regional Division II championship game Mar 11, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)

Alijah Arenas ‘progressing very well’ days after being involved in a serious car accident

April 29, 2025 at 9:16 a.m.

The USC commit is walking and talking but remains hospitalized; Chatsworth Charter High School releases statement.

UCLA’s Anthony Frias II runs with the ball during Friday Night Lights spring practice April 18, 2025, at Drake Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)

UCLA’s running backs continue growth as quarterback room keeps changing

April 26, 2025 at 12:48 p.m.

Jalen Berger and Anthony Frias II take the lead at running back; the Bruins lose another quarterback to the transfer portal.

UCLA linebacker Carson Schwesinger, seen at the team’s pro day last month in Westwood, was taken by the Cleveland Browns with the first pick of the second round (No. 33 overall) of the NFL draft on Friday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

NFL draft: UCLA’s Carson Schwesinger, Oluwafemi Oladejo picked in 2nd round

April 25, 2025 at 7:50 p.m.

Schwesinger, a linebacker, is chosen by the Cleveland Browns at No. 33 overall and the Tennessee Titans select Oladejo, an edge rusher, at No. 52.

Alijah Arenas #0 of Chatsworth Chancellors prepares to shoot a free-throw against the Jesuit Marauders in the second half of a boys CIF State Division II championship basketball game at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)

Basketball star Alijah Arenas no longer in induced coma and ‘showing significant signs of progress’

April 25, 2025 at 10:42 a.m.

Arenas is with his mother, father and three siblings while the Chatsworth boys basketball teammates continue to support each other.

UCLA linebacker Carson Schwesinger, celebrating an interception against Iowa on Nov. 8, 2024, at the Rose Bowl, and defensive lineman Jay Toia, left, are expected to be selected in this week’s NFL draft. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)

NFL draft: Which UCLA players might get picked and when

April 23, 2025 at 7:24 p.m.

Here’s a breakdown of five Bruins who could hear their names called from Thursday to Saturday at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Oluwafemi Oladejo, #2, at the UCLA Pro Day at UCLA on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

NFL draft: UCLA’s Oluwafemi Oladejo is all gas and no brakes

April 22, 2025 at 5:50 p.m.

A career-altering position change and high-motor personality have made the edge rusher a likely Day 2 draft pick and versatile fit for the next level.

Former Warren High and Long Beach Poly High quarterback Madden Iamaleava throws a pass during the OT7 Orlando tournament on Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. Madden Iamaleava is transferring from Arkansas to UCLA, where he will join his older brother Nico, also a QB, who is transferring in from Tennessee. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

UCLA adds transfer QB Madden Iamaleava, who joins older brother Nico

April 21, 2025 at 6:23 p.m.

The younger Iamaleava, who originally spurned the Bruins to sign with Arkansas, follows former Tennessee standout Nico, who transferred to UCLA over the weekend.

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