SAMOHI — Head Coach Marty Verdugo hopes all the hard work pays off. After a preseason filled with games against elite teams from SoCal to Arizona, Santa Monica’s girls basketball team (10-4 overall, 1-0 in league) finds itself facing a game against Ocean League rival Inglewood tonight at home that v
By DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor ST. MONICA The Mariners appear to be peaking at the right time. As St. Monica’s girls basketball team prepares to open the Camino Real League season today against Mary Star of the Sea at home, the Mariners find themselves on a six-game winning streak that has Head
SMC — A pair of former Santa Monica College students plead guilty to a series of locker room robberies at the main campus, making off with over 130 stolen items that included iPods, books and other valuables, authorities announced Tuesday.
DOWNTOWN — The plight of injured Santa Monica football player Cody Williams has caught the eye of a local independent documentary filmmaker. Williams, who suffered a catastrophic spinal injury during Samohi’s first game of the season, will be featured in the upcoming documentary, “Gridiron Heroes,”
SAMOHI — A key transfer who was expected to contribute immediately to Santa Monica’s girls basketball team has been denied eligibility by the California Interscholastic Federation.
DOWNTOWN — There’s no denying that 2009 has been a trying year for many. A struggling economy that resulted in numerous job losses, housing foreclosures and cuts to social services have created an unsettling sense of uncertainty heading into a new decade.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Facing a projected $12 million deficit, school district officials have raised the possibility of furloughs as they try to hammer out new contract agreements with teachers and other employees.
SAMOHI — The good news is that the Vikings can excel despite missing its top player and a valuable transfer. The bad news is that they were forced to play without them during the Nike Tournament of Champions.
SAMOHI — They may have played their final high school game, but a few seniors are still reaping the benefits from their time on the gridiron. Quarterback Garret Safron, linebacker Luke Zelon, wide receiver Mike Smith, defensive lineman Keelan Malone and punter Jake Schmidt were all named to the Ocea
DOWNTOWN — After three months of arduous therapy and waves of support from friends and family, Cody Williams is home. Williams, who suffered a major injury to his cervical spine during the first game of Santa Monica High School’s football season, has been progressing well in the months since the inc
ST. MONICA — Despite losing the final of the St. Anthony tournament to the host last weekend, Head Coach Tony Depa said he was happy with the way his team responded to a big early deficit.
ST. MONICA — After losing the first three games of the season, Head Coach Therese Charkut was a bit surprised by the way her Mariners began the season.
