SAMOHI — A diverse assortment of Santa Monica city officials, school board dignitaries and community members gathered at Santa Monica High School Saturday to discuss an issue that lurks on the periphery of polite conversation — racism.
CORSAIR FIELD — The fans were cheering, the team was singing the school’s fight song, but Samohi head coach Travis Clark was fuming despite dispatching Morningside, 27-7, Friday during homecoming at Santa Monica College.
CORSAIR FIELD — Offense may be pretty to watch, but it doesn’t necessarily win football games. The Santa Monica High School Vikings have been explosive on offense at times this season, but it’s the defense that is proving to be the difference each week.
SAMOHI — Despite winning all of their games last week, Santa Monica High School’s girls’ volleyball team slipped from No. 2 to No. 3 in the latest CIF-Southern Section Division 3-AA poll, which was released Monday.
BEVERLY HILLS — Santa Monica exchanged jabs with rival Beverly Hills all night, but delivered the knock out punch during a fourth quarter that saw the Vikings score 16 points, securing a 36-14 road win on Friday.
BEVERLY HILLS — Samohi head coach Travis Clark may know what he’s planning for Beverly Hills on Friday, but he isn’t telling. The third-year football coach at Santa Monica High School isn’t the type to divulge those secrets.
SAMOHI — No head coach, no problem for the Samohi Vikings. Santa Monica High School’s girls’ volleyball team swept Ocean League rival Culver City in three games (25-14, 25-22, 25-18) at home without longtime head coach Liane Sato, who missed the game due to illness.
DOWNTOWN — Santa Monica High School’s football team has entered the Western Division top 10 for the first time this season, the CIF-Southern Section announced this week.
CITYWIDE — Santa Monica Police Department investigators have wrapped up their inquiry into the alleged racial incident that occurred at Santa Monica High School in May, and have submitted the evidence to the District Attorney’s Office, a police spokesman said.
CORSAIR FIELD — In a span of just seconds, Samohi was able to put away Inglewood during a game that, through three quarters, could have gone either way.
SAMOHI — Volunteers raising money for a documentary following the Santa Monica High School choir successfully hit their fundraising goal just hours before all of the donations slipped from their grasp.
CORSAIR FIELD — Now the real challenge begins. After finishing its preseason schedule a promising 4-1, the Santa Monica High School football team now enters Ocean League play against rival Inglewood on Friday at Corsair Field.
