VISALIA, Calif. — Talk about local boy makes good. Former Santa Monica High School standout and current member of the Visalia Rawhide Tyler Skaggs has been named to his second single-A all-star game, this time in the California League, it was announced last week.
DOWNTOWN — In less than a year, swimming coach Dave Kelsheimer has given Team Santa Monica an Olympic feel. Since coming back to the states from Australia in September of 2010 to coach the team that often works out at Santa Monica College, Kelsheimer has brought an aggressive coaching style to TSM t
By DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor SAMOHI It’s safe to say that it has been a good year for Samohi boys’ volleyball. First the team from Santa Monica High School won the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 title last month, now it’s cleaning up with postseason awards.
XRDS — The Roadrunners’ spring sports yielded a number of all-league selections this season. Crossroads’ softball team, which made a surprise trip to the quarter-finals of the CIF-Southern Section Division 7 playoffs this year after winning a wild card game, placed three players on the All-Delphic L
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
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.
Pacifica Christian’s Austin Cortina fields a ground ball against Animo Leadership on Saturday at UC Riverside. Pacifica Christian lost, 6-4, to Animo in the final of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division 7 playoffs.
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.
