Samohi catcher Lino Lares tags out Peninsula’s Beau Steinhauer on Thursday on campus. Samohi went on to lose the game, 9-6. The loss sends Samohi to 3-8 on the season.
CITYWIDE — A pair of players from Pacifica Christian and one from St. Monica were named to the All-CIF-Southern Section basketball teams, it was announced this week.
The Santa Monica girls’ under-12 Extra Team beat a side from Camarillo Saturday on the strength of a golden goal in overtime to win an AYSO soccer championship.
SAMOHI — Head Coach James Hecht isn’t the only person who thinks Jordan Mathews is a heck of a basketball player. Apparently, the CIF-Southern Section’s coaches believe Santa Monica High School’s junior shooting guard is pretty special, too.
Crossroads junior Brandon Scott crosses the plate after scoring the winning run during the bottom of the 10th inning to beat cross-town New Roads, New Roads scored during the top of the inning, but Crossroads rallied back with two runs for the victory.
SAMOHI — Samohi’s victory over South Torrance featured a touch of the familiar and a good helping of new. The familiar was senior Adam Padilla, who threw a complete game, allowing just a lone run during Tuesday’s 3-1 win over South.
OCEAN AVE — The sun sat in a picture-perfect blue sky over the finish line of the Honda L.A. Marathon Sunday for the approximately 23,000 participants that pushed through physical limits to conquer the 26.
OCEAN AVE — Fatuma Sado of Ethiopia has won the Los Angeles Marathon women’s race, breaking her personal best by more than 2 minutes and earning a $100,000 gender challenge bonus.
Pacifica Christian’s Keenan Pierandozzi-Howes delivers a pitch against Beverly Hills on Thursday. Pacifica hung close, but Beverly Hills won, 4-3. The Seawolves’ record falls to 2-2.
SMC — It seems that soccer is a popular sport at Santa Monica College these days. The school has resurrected its men’s soccer program after nearly 20 years of not taking the pitch.
OCEAN AVE — The Honda L.A. Marathon will descend on Santa Monica again this weekend, and with it a deluge of people, road closures and cold, rainy conditions.