SAMOHI — The Vikings’ Alonzo Gonzalez looked very much like Santa Monica’s No. 1 starter as he struck out nine Hawthorne Cougars en route to a 3-0 victory on Tuesday to open Ocean League play.
SAMOHI — The awards keep coming for the Vikings’ Marty Verdugo. Coming off the first California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section girls basketball championship in Santa Monica High School history this past season, Verdugo has been named the Division 1 state coach of the year by Cal-Hi Spor
The Santa Monica College women’s tennis team finished the season as undefeated (10-0) champions of the Western State Conference and are the No. 2 seeded team in the Southern California Community College team playoffs.
A preseason schedule stacked with tough opponents and tougher tournaments should have prepared Samohi to continue its dominance of the Ocean League, Head Coach Debbie Skaggs said.
When Santa Monica High School and Crossroads take the Clover Park field tonight at 7 p.m., bragging rights will be on the line.
Santa Monica High School’s baseball team was rained out on Monday. Samohi was to play Mayfair in the opening game of the Babe Herman Tournament. The game has been cancelled and will not be replayed, Samohi Head Coach Sheldon Philip-Guide said.
SAMOHI — The Vikings’ Daniel Hulbert was named to the All-California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division 4 first team late last month.
The softball team at St. Monica has left last season’s losing record behind as it raced out to a 7-4 start in 2010. The team, currently on spring break, has started the Camino Real League portion of the schedule 2-2.
SAMOHI — A slow 4-6 start to the season could indicate that the Vikings are in a rebuilding year. Yet, Santa Monica High School Head Coach Sheldon Philip-Guide believes that his team’s record is a bit deceiving.
SAMOHI — The years on a dusty field, turning girls into ball players, have given Head Coach Debbie Skaggs a world of fulfillment, but there’s something missing.
SAMOHI — Santa Monica High School’s embarrassment of basketball riches continues to pour in. The California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section released its All-Division 1-A teams Monday and Samohi Vikings are well represented on both the girls and boys squads.
Cory Laguardia, a junior on St. Monica’s girls basketball team, has been named to the All-CIF-SS Division 5A second team. She helped lead the team to a 15-14 overall record as the Mariners advanced to the second round of the Division 5A playoffs before losing to Campbell Hall.
