ST. MONICA — The changes for St. Monica basketball just keep coming. Less than two weeks after former assistant John Skinner was named girls’ basketball head coach — taking over for Therese Charkut, who resigned in May to focus on her duties as director of admissions — the boys’ team also welcomed a
SAMOHI — With the school year quickly approaching, the search is on to find a replacement for long-time softball coach Debbie Skaggs. After leading Santa Monica High School’s softball team to its first-ever California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section championship in the sport this past se
CROSSROADS — After losing six players to graduation this past season, the Crossroads High School boys’ basketball team has been spending the summer in search of a new floor general.
ST. MONICA — Turning over an athletic program to a new coach can often be a difficult transition. Or, in some instances, it can be a relatively smooth one.
SAMOHI — School has been out for nearly a month, but for Santa Monica’s boys’ basketball team, class is still in session. While their friends might be enjoying the warm weather or relaxing by the beach, the players have been spending much of their summer in the gym in preparation for the upcoming se
Santa Monica High School’s football team opens the 2010 season with three games on the road. The Vikings will face Leuzinger, Palisades and Villa Park all on their opponents’ turf.
By DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor SAMOHI The Vikings’ dream softball season continues to bear fruit. Cal Hi Sports named Santa Monica High School’s Celisha Walker and Kaile Nakao to the All-California Medium School’s First Team this week.
LAKE ELSINORE — The legend of Cody Decker keeps growing. Since his days playing baseball for Santa Monica High School, Decker has been the inspiration behind a few local legends.
ST. MONICA — Shouts echo through the school quad as football players run through drills on a Wednesday afternoon at St. Monica. Standing in lines 10 yards apart, they toss tennis balls back and forth in a routine aimed at improving concentration and hand-eye coordination.
ST. MONICA — The beginning of football season is months away, but the Mariners already have football on the mind. St. Monica, a team that improved last season to 3-6 overall following a couple of years of hard times, advances to the beginning of the season with at least one side of the ball in order
CITYWIDE — The familiar “ping” sound of a ball springing off an aluminum bat has long been associated with high school baseball. In Santa Monica and the rest of California, that sound may soon be a thing of the past — at least if a bill proposed by Assemblyman Jared Huffman goes into effect.
SAMOHI — Nobody ever said that replacing the late Norm Lacy as Santa Monica High School’s athletic director was going to be easy. Yet, Daniel Escalera and his supporters think he has as good a shot as any.
