Santa Monica High School’s Tyler Skaggs was selected by the Los Angeles Angels with the 40th pick in the Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday. The standout pitcher was rumored to be headed to the Angels by a number of experts.
UCLA — Cody Decker finally has a reason to smile. The UCLA senior first baseman and power hitter just finished his final season with the Bruins with a disappointing 27-29 record, and without a playoff berth, but Decker, who led the Pac-10 in home runs with 21 on the season, is expected to be drafted
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The Board of Education can expect a sizable group of parents at its meeting tonight when it makes a final decision on whether to reduce one house at Santa Monica High School, a measure that has been met with opposition in the community.
SAMOHI — When it came time to pick an institution of higher learning, Senior Leah Robinson had a hard time narrowing down her choices. It was either going to be Oberlin College or Northwestern University, and the clock was ticking.
SAMOHI — High school sports can be a cruel mistress for coaches. When teams are losing everything is their fault and ironically winning doesn’t cure every ill.
PALOMA VALLEY — Once again, the quarter finals of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section playoffs proved to be the Vikings’ undoing.
By DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor SAMOHI The formula is simple: Play hard and win. That’s the message Santa Monica High School softball Head Coach Debbie Skaggs has been sending to her players during this season’s California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division IV playoffs.
SAMOHI — The staff ace was on the mound and the stands were filled with screaming fans giving the blue and gold faithful reason to be optimistic, but it was a lack of hitting that doomed the Vikings’ playoff run.
SAN BERNARDINO — The Santa Monica High School Vikings must really enjoy playing for their playoff lives. Playing the fourth elimination game in a row, the Vikings’ baseball team traveled deep inland to take on no.
CITY HALL — The fallout from the defeat of five major budget propositions from the special election became apparent on Thursday when district officials outlined the first in a series of spending cuts expected for the upcoming school year.
SAMOHI — Celisha Walker knows a thing or two about helping her own cause. The junior pitcher threw a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts, but it was her bat that helped ice a 4-0 win over South Torrance in the first round of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division IV playo
SAMOHI — Playoff matchups usually feature teams that are seeing each other for the first time that season. Apparently the seeding committee of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section didn’t have that in the cards for Santa Monica High School’s softball team (22-6 overall, 10-0 in
