SAMOHI — For the second time in just over a year, Samohi’s Marty Verdugo has decided to retire. The head girls’ basketball coach at Santa Monica High School made his decision late in the season, but kept it under wraps until the Vikings’ season ended late last month.
Crossroads catcher Sam Reiss is too late applying a tag to University High School’s Jeffrey Walker, who scored on the play at Clover Park on Wednesday.
With the winter sports playoffs winding down, it’s the city’s baseball diamonds that will come alive as high school teams take the field. Santa Monica High School continues the prestigious Easton Tournament.
LEMOORE, Calif. — It took two tries, but Samohi wrestler Jessica Walker can finally call her self a state champ. After falling in the final last year as a junior, Walker was able to outlast Northview’s Maddy Tyrone, 1-0, on Saturday at the CIF Girls’ Wrestling State Invitational Championships in Lem
ETIWANDA — Samohi’s trek through the playoffs came to an end on Friday at Etiwanda. Santa Monica High School’s boys’ basketball team entered the CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA quarterfinals having dispatched Roosevelt and Silverado in the first two rounds, but couldn’t hold off an Etiwanda team t
DOWNTOWN — As Samohi preps for Etiwanda in the quarterfinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA boys’ basketball playoffs, they approach the game knowing a bit about their opponent.
Santa Monica High School’s Jesus Martinez (left) gives chase as Cathedral goalkeeper Brian Paredes makes a save on Thursday at Samohi. Cathedral would go on to win the game, 1-0, in overtime and advance in the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 playoffs.
St. Monica’s Briana Harris attempts a shot over Brentwood’s Drew Cabral on Wednesday at Brentwood. St. Monica would lose the CIF-Southern Section Division 4A playoff game, 52-46.
SAMOHI — Defending CIF boys’ volleyball champion Santa Monica was named the No. 1 team in Division 4 in the preseason poll, it was announced Monday. The Vikings, who represent the Southern Section, have a number of players from last year’s title team returning, including Trevor Pye and Ethan Kahan.
SAMOHI — Samohi survived a sluggish start and a wild finish Friday to advance to the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA playoffs. Santa Monica High School’s No.
St. Monica’s girls’ basketball team lived to play another day by dispatching Milken Community, 51-43, on the road Saturday to advance to the second round of the CIF-SS Division 4A playoffs.
CITYWIDE — Three of the four Santa Monica-based girls’ basketball teams in the postseason advanced in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs this week. The St.
