HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL INGLEWOOD — Apparently, the Samohi Vikings have at least one ace in their deck. Senior pitcher Alonzo Gonzalez struckout a season-high 15 batters against Inglewood on Thursday, giving Santa Monica High School’s baseball team a crucial 13-1 win in Ocean League play.
New Roads baseball and its impressive 10-4 record will travel to Harbor League rival Animo Leadership today at 3:15 p.m. The game will take place at Darby Park.
SAMOHI — Capping what was one of the best seasons in recent memory, Santa Monica’s boys basketball team held its end-of-season banquet last weekend to honor its own.
ST. MONICA — The season started with high expectations for St. Monica’s baseball team. The team had a number of starters returning and looked like a lock to challenge for a second consecutive Camino Real League title.
SAMOHI — When a baseball team struggles for runs, coaches everywhere begin considering changes. For the Santa Monica High School Vikings, that change may come in the form of small ball.
• St. Monica (9-8 overall, 3-4 in Camino Real League play) hosts league rival St. Bernard (6-10-1 overall, 1-5 in league) at Marine Park at 3 p.m. • Crossroads (7-7 overall) hosts Sierra Canyon (5-6 overall, 0-1 in Delphic League play) at Clover Park at 3:30 p.
People in high places are starting to take notice of New Roads’ baseball team. The latest California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division 7 poll has them ranked third, which is a far cry from last season when the Jaguars finished 5-15.
Samohi’s baseball team will complete its season series with Ocean League rival Hawthorne today on the road. The game is scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m.
Santa Monica High School’ softball team, which is ranked sixth in the latest CIF-SS Division 4 poll, travels to Beverly Hills today in Ocean League action.
SAMOHI — The Vikings’ Alonzo Gonzalez looked very much like Santa Monica’s No. 1 starter as he struck out nine Hawthorne Cougars en route to a 3-0 victory on Tuesday to open Ocean League play.
SAMOHI — The awards keep coming for the Vikings’ Marty Verdugo. Coming off the first California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section girls basketball championship in Santa Monica High School history this past season, Verdugo has been named the Division 1 state coach of the year by Cal-Hi Spor
A preseason schedule stacked with tough opponents and tougher tournaments should have prepared Samohi to continue its dominance of the Ocean League, Head Coach Debbie Skaggs said.
