SAMOHI — Imagine local fitness guru Kermit Cannon’s surprise when he opened his mail one day to find a presidential award. That was the scene last week when Santa Monica High School’s physical activities specialist and fitness company owner went to his mail box and found the President’s Council on F
SM PIER — Music lovers will be dancing like Egyptians this summer at the Santa Monica Pier. The pier’s 27th annual Twilight Dance Series (TDS) features an eclectic mix of acts highlighted by 1980s pop group The Bangles, the Daily Press learned Thursday.
SAMOHI — Looks like the Vikings’ Kelsey Hom is trading the warm beaches of Santa Monica for the Ivy League. An integral part of Santa Monica High School’s softball team for the past four seasons, Hom has decided to play for Brown University next season.
DOWNTOWN — Amazing what a pair of imaginary friends can inspire. Onny and Oboe, the make-believe buddies of a little girl in failing health have, years later, become the inspiration for one man’s trek across the country to raise awareness for organ donation.
CLAREMONT — The Vikings’ first visit to the CIF-Southern Section boys’ tennis final since 1966 ended in a 10-8 defeat at the hands of Palm Desert on Wednesday at the Claremont Club.
Proving that it’s never too early for football, Samohi is holding its second annual Blue vs. Gold Scrimmage on campus this Saturday at 11 a.m. Aside from the scrimmage, the event, open to the public, will serve as a tribute to the late Norm Lacy, the school’s long-time athletic director who passed a
Samohi softball placed an impressive eight players on the All-Ocean League team, it was announced on Thursday. Leading the pack was junior catcher Kelly Ricard, who was named most valuable player after hitting .
VENICE — With two outs in the bottom of the seventh and down a run, Pacifica Christian’s Head Coach Julian Chavez was still optimistic his team could pull out a victory.
ORO GRANDE — There’s one Santa Monica-based baseball team left standing in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs. Pacifica Christian defeated Riverside Prep, 11-4, Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Division 7 playoffs.
ARCADIA — Santa Monica High School’s boys’ tennis team has reached the final of the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 playoffs with a 15-3 rout of Arcadia on Tuesday in the semifinals.
LOS ANGELES — So far, so good for the No. 1 seeded New Roads baseball team. The Jaguars easily defeated Milken Community on the road, 9-1, on Tuesday to advance to the quarter-finals of the CIF-Southern Section Division 7 playoffs.
This year’s installment of the popular Brand X Santa Monica Drive-In will feature free movies every Friday during June. The free series on the Santa Monica Pier parking deck kicks off June 3 with the season four premiere of Animal Planet’s reality series “Whale Wars.
