Though the heat is still on in Santa Monica, the transition to the fall season is already underway in school athletics, as the city’s football teams took to the field for their first Friday contests.
When asked what having the 2028 Olympics Beach Volleyball games take place in Santa Monica meant to him, Pacific Palisades native Miles Partain said he’s already made some plans for the occasion.
Front Row (from left to right): Bobby Reynoso (Asst. Coach), Sophia Urbina, Charlie Albores, Leah Coughlan, Bella Denbeau, Maddie Denbeau, Mali Gutierrez, Mike Denbeau (Head Coach). Back Row (from left
While rugby might not have the razzamatazz of football or the en masse appeal of soccer, it is one of the most thrilling team games to enjoy as a spectator.
On Monday, Partain and his partner, Rancho Palos Verdes’ Andy Benesh, moved into the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics volleyball bracket, defeating Italy’s Samuele Cottafava and Paolo Nicolai in straight sets.
Pacific Palisades native and Palisades High School graduate Miles Partain has the distinction of being the youngest-ever member of Team USA’s Men’s Beach Volleyball unit, and the 22-year-old has already made a difference in Paris.
