A young woman recently approached Jim Nieto and told him matter-of-factly that she wanted to compete in the Olympics.
He wasn't entirely sure how to react. The longtime
David Olds started talking about the top runners on this year's Crossroads girls cross-country team. Then he paused as if to second-guess his own analysis.
There are key
Sitting at a poolside table this summer at Santa Monica Swim Center, Dave Kelsheimer marveled about two of his most talented athletes.
He rattled off their swimming accomplishments, praised their
Things have changed since Frank Cruz was an athlete at St. Monica Catholic High School.
The current athletic director remembers a time before so much emphasis was placed on diet,
It was almost as if David Olds had forgotten what it was like to have Ethan Finkel leading the way for the Crossroads boys cross-country team.
Finkel took third place
Dave Blackburn accomplished plenty in his life, but there was one project he didn't get to finish: his own.
The late Santa Monica resident was a decorated fastpitch
There's something different about the Crossroads girls tennis team this year.
Although coach Zach Bromberg enjoyed working with the past three editions of the program, he lamented that
It can be very confusing when coach Bronson Oliveira gives instructions to the Pacifica Christian girls volleyball team.
His 12-player roster has two players named Liz as well as two
On an early-season trip to Hawaii for tournament play last month, the Crossroads girls volleyball team wasn't finding on-court success.
But it is now.
The Roadrunners appear to
More than 35 years after graduating from St. Monica Catholic High School, Frank Cruz is back as its athletic director following an abrupt ending to a high-profile job.
St. Monica
Last year, after the Santa Monica High football team finished the regular season with a mediocre 3-2 record, it was placed in the same postseason bracket as the top two
