Santa Monica High School’s Jordan Mathews goes up for a lay-up against Beverly HIlls on Friday. Mathews led all players with 37 points in the 67-49 victory.
SAMOHI — Better defense. Check. More offensive movement. Check. Improved shooting. Check. Santa Monica High School’s head girls’ basketball coach Marty Verdugo has been preaching those three keys to success and it appears his Vikings are starting to get the picture.
DOWNTOWN — Despite a slow start during non-league games, St. Monica’s boys’ soccer team has raced out to a 5-1 record in Camino Real League play. The latest victory came over league rival Montebello Cantwell-Sacred Heart during a 4-0 shutout.
SAMOHI — It may have been just one night, but a victory over Culver City on Wednesday has Santa Monica High School’s girls’ basketball coach Marty Verdugo thinking the worst may be behind his Vikings.
Soccer players Julia Glanz (left) and Elizabeth Lyons sign their letters of intent at Santa Monica High School’s Student Office on National Signing Day for the NCAA on Wednesday afternoon.
SAMOHI — The late Norm Lacy, Santa Monica High School’s longtime athletic director who passed away last year, was honored before a girls’ basketball game on Saturday.
Santa Monica High School’s Jordan Mathews lays the ball up while Ingelwood’s Dammond Rogers tries to apply defense on Friday on campus. Samohi won the Ocean League game, 61-59.
La Jolla Country Day’s Maya Hood steals the ball from Santa Monica High School’s Bianka Balthazar on Saturday during the Westside Challenge. Samohi lost, 64-51.
SAMOHI — Santa Monica will be the center of the SoCal girls basketball world this weekend. Dubbed the Westside Challenge, the hoops showcase in its third year will feature a roster of teams that many like events would envy.
The City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday that bans single-use plastic and paper bags, but allows retailers to sell “green” paper bags for at least a dime.
Santa Monica High School’s Danielle Joyner has the ball stolen by Hawthorne’s Alondra Alemedia on Wednesday at John Adams Middle School. Samohi won the Ocean League game, 6-0.
