A year removed from a trip to the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 6AA playoffs has Pacifica Christian’s boys basketball team experiencing a few growing pains.
SAMOHI — With a showdown with the top-ranked team in the country looming, Santa Monica just got better. As the Vikings girls basketball team prepares for Saturday’s Mater Dei game, the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section reversed course and has granted Bianka Baltizar, a transfer
With just days until National Signing Day, a pair of Santa Monica football players have decided where they will take their next snaps. Quarterback Garrett Safron is expected to accept an offer to play for Sacramento State, a Big Sky Conference team.
By DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor ST. MONICA A last-second loss to La Salle on Friday may have cost the Mariners a chance at the Camino Real League title, but Head Coach Tony Depa still likes his team’s chances of making the playoffs.
Samohi’s boys basketball team is currently ranked ninth in the latest California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section’s Division 1-A poll released this week.
SAMOHI — The next eight days won’t be easy for the Vikings. The Santa Monica High School girls basketball team will continue their string of big games against non-league opponents during the coming days with matchups at Troy on Saturday and Santa Ana’s Mater Dei a week later.
High school seniors or recent graduates who meet eligibility and financial requirements were reminded this week they have until March 2 to apply for up to $9,700 per year in Cal Grants to attend a California public college or university.
SAMOHI — A slow start to the season had Head Coach James Hecht scratching his head. Despite returning a starting lineup stocked with players with varsity experience, Santa Monica High School’s boys basketball team limped out to a 1-3 start, giving the long-time coach reason to wonder what was wrong.
After much deliberation, Samohi football star Luke Zelon has decided to play for Ivy League heavy-weight Harvard. The standout linebacker had been pursued by Iowa State, Washington State and New Mexico, but decided to pick education over playing for a major program.
SAMOHI — Head Coach Marty Verdugo hopes all the hard work pays off. After a preseason filled with games against elite teams from SoCal to Arizona, Santa Monica’s girls basketball team (10-4 overall, 1-0 in league) finds itself facing a game against Ocean League rival Inglewood tonight at home that v
By DANIEL ARCHULETA Managing Editor ST. MONICA The Mariners appear to be peaking at the right time. As St. Monica’s girls basketball team prepares to open the Camino Real League season today against Mary Star of the Sea at home, the Mariners find themselves on a six-game winning streak that has Head
SMC — Legendary Santa Monica College basketball coach John McMullen — one of an elite group of coaches nationwide who tallied more than 500 wins in his career — will be inducted into the SMC Sports Hall of Fame school officials said.
