RENO, Nev. — Tyler Skaggs may be in the minor leagues, but he’s doing big things. The former Santa Monica High School standout hasn’t even turned 21 yet, but his age hasn’t worked against him as he’s progressed through the minor leagues to the AAA level in just three years.
DOWNTOWN — R.C. Owens may be best known as the creator of the “alley-oop” catch in football, but locally he’ll always be remembered for much more. The football innovator died June 17 in Manteca, Calif.
CITY HALL ¬ó A citizen-led committee voted to recommend that the Board of Education place a $385 million bond on the November ballot after polling results showed that prospective voters in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District were more likely to pass a bond than a parcel tax.
SAMOHI ¬ó It looks like the University of Southern California got its man. After a lengthy recruiting process that attracted some of the most storied football programs in the nation, Santa Monica High School standout wide receiver Sebastian LaRue decided to stay close to home and become a Trojan aft
SAMOHI — The firing of a popular Santa Monica High School coach isn’t going over well with the Viking faithful. Head Coach Sheldon Philip-Guide was informed that the school was going in a different direction last week by Larry Boone, one of the house principals on campus.
PLAYA DEL REY — When Marty Verdugo retired from teaching and coaching this year it wasn’t to take it easy. The former Santa Monica High School girls’ basketball coach decided to give up the life of chasing championships and do something a little different.
SAMOHI ¬ó Santa Monica High School Principal Laurel Fretz said Thursday that she was planning to send phone and e-mail messages to parents informing them that school will be in session today, the last day of school.
CITYWIDE — After reaching the final of the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 playoffs for a second straight year, Santa Monica’s boys’ volleyball team continues to draw attention.
CITY HALL — The state’s Department of Finance has taken aim at $57 million of former Redevelopment Agency funds slated for improvements at Santa Monica High School, putting the future of that major public investment at risk.
SAMOHI —There were bake sales, button sales and even Viking horn beanie sales. But they couldn’t make up the $90,000 deficit that the Santa Monica High School band program amassed over the last three years.
MONTANA AVE — It’s not uncommon for teenagers to rebel against adults and institutions that they deem “unfair.” What’s more unusual, however, is seeing the fruits of that rebellion spread across the walls of an art gallery.
GOLETA, Calif. — Santa Monica softball came to the end of its playoff road in the second round on Tuesday after a 1-0 loss to defending champs Dos Pueblos on the road.
