ORANGE COUNTY — The Santa Monica High School Vikings football team finally knows the taste of defeat, having lost its first game of the season on the road against Villa Park, 35-29, on Thursday.
• Name: Terence Later • Age: [Declined to state] • Occupation: Entertainment consultant/producer • Marital status/children: Pending • Your neighborhood? How long have you lived there?: Dogtown.
When those behind Tucson’s successful Raza/ethnic studies program visit Santa Monica this Friday at the Pico Youth & Family Center as part of a Southern California tour, the legacy of Chicano studies in Santa Monica will come more clearly into the light.
• Name: Ted Winterer • Age: 53 • Occupation: Writer • Marital status/children: Married; 9-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son • Your neighborhood?: How long have you lived there? Ocean Park since 2000; Santa Monica since 1992
Oregon State quarterback Ryan Katz, who graduated from Santa Monica High School in 2008, led the Beavers to a 35-28 win over Louisville on Saturday in Corvallis. The win catapulted the Beavers back into the Associated Press top 25 rankings.
For the second straight week, Santa Monica High School’s football team is ranked ninth in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Western Division poll, it was announced on Monday.
SAMOHI — The search for a new softball coach at Santa Monica High School is over. School officials announced Wednesday that Natalie Adame will replace Debbie Skaggs, who led the team to its first ever California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division 4 title last season.
PACIFIC PALISADES — The Santa Monica High School Vikings handled the Palisades Dolphins in a 42-20 victory at the Stadium by the Sea on Thursday, improving the team’s record to 2-0.
PACIFIC PALISADES — While most prep football teams are experimenting with new school variations of the spread offense, Palisades High School is going with a decidedly old school tactic: the wishbone.
SAMOHI — The Vikings’ strong start to the season has been rewarded with a spot in the Western Division top 10, the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section announced Monday.
Cal-Hi Sports’ annual All-CIF-SS football team includes a pair from Samohi. Wide receiver Kris Comas and running back/defensive back Kori Garcia were named to the second team late last month.
St. Monica’s girls’ volleyball team opens its season today against Buckley of Sherman Oaks at home. The Mariners went 19-9 last season. Samohi football fundraiser<p> Samohi’s football team is hosting a spaghetti dinner on campus Wednesday.
