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# High school sports roundup
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/high-school-sports-roundup-11/
- Published: 2013-03-05T03:51:16.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-09T14:56:28.000Z
- Author: user
- Tags: High School, Sports, Samohi, santa monica high school, santa monica malibu unified, School, school district, vikings, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 13:52

![Samohi's Lino Lares lays down a bunt earlier this season. (Photo by Morgan Genser)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/smdp-com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2024/07/030513-_-spts-roundup-samohi.jpg)

Samohi's Lino Lares lays down a bunt earlier this season. (Photo by Morgan Genser)

SAMOHI — Santa Monica baseball brings a 3-1 record into the Vikings' matchup with Roosevelt as part of the SoCal Invitational.

After a loss to Notre Dame last week, Samohi edged Buena, 1-0, on Friday. The Vikings had an easier time with Birmingham on Saturday, 10-1\. Both games were part of the invitational.

The Roosevelt game is scheduled for Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Samohi. Roosevelt enters the game with a 1-2 record. Their most recent contest was a 3-2 loss to San Pedro.

Later in the week, Samohi will host a doubleheader with Santa Monica-based New Roads on Saturday. The first game begins at 10 a.m.

**St. Monica girls earn bye in state playoffs**

Fresh off winning the CIF-Southern Section Division 4A girls' basketball championship, St. Monica learned Sunday that they would receive a bye in the first round of the state playoffs.

On Saturday, the St. Monica Mariners will host the winner of the Cantwell-Sacred Heart/Lindsey game. First round games take place Wednesday.

The Mariners enter the CIF-State Basketball Championships as the No. 2 seed in the Southern California bracket. Gardena Serra is the No. 1 team in the field.

St. Paul, the team St. Monica defeated to win the division title on Saturday, is the No. 5 seed. They host Exeter in the first round.

The finals of the state playoffs will be held March 23 at Sacramento's Sleep Train Arena.

**New Roads, Crossroads battle for bragging rights**

Santa Monica-based New Roads and Crossroads will fight it out for citywide bragging rights on Tuesday.

Crossroads hosts the local rivalry game at 3 p.m. at Clover Park.

Crossroads is 3-1 going into the game. New Roads is 0-2.

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