CULVER CITY — Going into their third Ocean League contest, the Samohi Vikings had expected to face a challenge. The team traveled to Culver City to battle the Centaurs, then 8-1 and, like the Vikings, undefeated in league play at 2-0.
SAMOHI — Efforts to outfit villages in Africa and Cambodia with life-saving water treatment devices took a serious blow earlier this month when thousands of bottles and cans were stolen from student organizations Team Marine and Heal the Bay Surfrider Club.
CULVER CITY — After going 1-4 during the preseason, it looked like Santa Monica High School was going to experience hard times once Ocean League play rolled around.
BEVERLY HILLS — The Santa Monica High School Vikings rode a roller coaster of points and emotions to victory over the rival Normans in Beverly Hills on Friday night, sealing the 28-27 win with a final-second touchdown and point after.
SMC — A Westside football icon has passed. Robert Taylor, a man who coached football at Santa Monica College since 1984, mentoring countless young athletes along the way, died Thursday at the age of 64.
BEVERLY HILLS — The more things change, the more they stay the same. Santa Monica High School travels to Beverly Hills tonight at 7 p.m. to resume a rivalry that some consider one of the best in the area.
CORSAIR FIELD —The Santa Monica High School varsity football team made it happen on Friday night against Morningside — and they made it look easy. So easy, in fact, that the Vikings were able to sustain two fourth-quarter Monarch touchdowns and still close out the win with a two-score lead, 34-21.
SAMOHI — Students are improving upon a Santa Monica High School bicycling tradition, using the Web and free bikes to spark interest. For several years, the Samohi Bike Coalition and the Samohi Solar Alliance clubs have hosted school-wide bike days every few months.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — It’s a program that gives both socio-economically disadvantaged and academically struggling students a reason to believe in their future, getting a taste of the college life as a high school student.
CORSAIR FIELD — One of the best parts of high school football is the fact that a single season is broken up into two parts. Santa Monica High School Head Coach Travis Clark is happy to leave behind a preseason that saw the Vikings go 1-4 against a pretty heady bunch of opponents that included Venice
Santa Monica High School’s football team lost at Capistrano Valley on Friday night, 7-28. With the loss, Samohi falls to 1-4 on the season. Next up for the Vikings is the Ocean League opener against Morningside on Friday at 7 p.