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.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Despite a slow 0-2 start at the elite Nike Tournament of Champions, Santa Monica High School’s girls’ basketball team finished strong, winning its final two games to take home 13th place in the field of 16 teams from across the nation and Canada.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The third time was a charm for Santa Monica High School’s girls’ basketball team as the Vikings routed St. Mary’s from Ontario Canada, 76-43, on Tuesday.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Santa Monica High School’s girls’ basketball team lost for the second time at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona on Monday, this time to Colorado’s Highlands Ranch, 71-53.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — For three quarters, Santa Monica High School’s girls’ basketball team kept pace with the No. 2 team in the country, Bolingbrook. Problem is, the fourth quarter didn’t prove kind as Bolingbrook rambled off 10 straight points to start the period en route to a 59-48 win in the first ro
SAMOHI — Santa Monica High School’s girls’ basketball team is an ambitious bunch. Having built the program into a Southern California powerhouse in recent years, Head Coach Marty Verdugo is the type of guy who loves a challenge.
Say what you will about NBA superstar LeBron James’ press conference earlier this year in which he held basketball fans hostage before announcing he was “taking his talents to South Beach.