SAMOHI — Better defense. Check. More offensive movement. Check. Improved shooting. Check. Santa Monica High School’s head girls’ basketball coach Marty Verdugo has been preaching those three keys to success and it appears his Vikings are starting to get the picture.
DOWNTOWN — Despite a slow start during non-league games, St. Monica’s boys’ soccer team has raced out to a 5-1 record in Camino Real League play. The latest victory came over league rival Montebello Cantwell-Sacred Heart during a 4-0 shutout.
SAMOHI — It may have been just one night, but a victory over Culver City on Wednesday has Santa Monica High School’s girls’ basketball coach Marty Verdugo thinking the worst may be behind his Vikings.
XRDS — Looks like Crossroads’ boys’ basketball team is finding its chemistry. Coming off the Roadrunners’ first three-gaming losing streak of the season, Crossroads was able to get back on the winning track with a 71-60 victory over California Academy of Math & Science Wednesday on campus.
Senior wide receiver Sam Holguin and sophomore defensive lineman Mau Lauaki were named to the All-CIF-SS Northeast Division team late last week. The honors follow a season that saw St.
SAMOHI — The late Norm Lacy, Santa Monica High School’s longtime athletic director who passed away last year, was honored before a girls’ basketball game on Saturday.
ST. MONICA — St. Monica’s new head football coach may be young, but he betrays his years. Adam Guerra, 25, comes across like a coach who has stalked the sidelines for years to those who selected him to replace Larry Muno as the new leader of the football program.
SAMOHI — Santa Monica will be the center of the SoCal girls basketball world this weekend. Dubbed the Westside Challenge, the hoops showcase in its third year will feature a roster of teams that many like events would envy.
SAMOHI — Emotions ran high during a meeting here Tuesday addressing the Santa Monica High School community in the wake of the tragic suicide of freshman Matthew Mezza.
Santa Monica-based St. Monica and Crossroads remain in the latest CIF-SS Division 5AA boys’ basketball poll, released on Monday. Crossroads is tied for No.
SAMOHI — Santa Monica High School’s boys’ soccer team is ranked second in the latest California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division 4 poll released on Monday.
Marty Verdugo, Samohi’s head girls’ basketball coach, has been nominated by the California Coaches Association as coach of the year, it was announced late last week.
