SANTA ANA — There’s one thing for certain about the girls from Santa Monica: they are battle tested. The latest action came Saturday at national powerhouse Mater Dei.
Crossroads’ Luke Shmuger puts up the game-winning 3-point shot with six seconds remaining on the clock against Brentwood on Friday on campus. Crossroads won the game, 55-54.
Santa Monica High School defenders Lidla Chirstina Battaglia (left) and Mikka Alemania (right) chase West’s Megan Yapelli on Friday at John Adams Middle School.
NCAA FOOTBALL GLENDALE, Ariz. — For a guy who never played center before, Oregon’s Max Forer seems to have picked up the position like he was born to play it.
Brentwood’s Jordan Jace scores a layup over New Roads’ Truman Shackleford on Tuesday night at Brentwood High School. Brentwood won the Westside matchup, 58-30.
St. Monica’s Troy Whiteto drives to the basket as Brentwood’s Leland King tries to apply defense. Brentwood won the close contest, 57-56. St. Monica is now 9-5 this season.
SANTA ANA — Looks like Marty Verdugo is getting his wish. Santa Monica High School’s head girls’ basketball coach came into the season looking to play some of the best teams in the nation.
St. Monica’s Monique Boa drives past a pair of Brentwood defenders on Wednesday on campus. St. Monica won the Westside matchup, 54-48. St. Monica was led by senior Cory Laguardia, who tallied 28 points.
ST. MONICA — It may have been so-called “ugly,” but St. Monica’s boys’ basketball team was able to hold on to a late lead and topple nearby Malibu, 43-35, Monday on campus.
SMC — As Alex Ceachir reflects on the past several months, he’s finding it difficult to vocalize a powerful sense of gratitude. “I’m so nervous right now,” he confesses with a modest smile in his first interview with a journalist.
SAMOHI — The Santa Monica High School girls’ volleyball team had a lot to celebrate in November at the end of their season after winning the regular season Ocean League title and qualifying for the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section playoffs.
