NCAA FOOTBALL GLENDALE, Ariz. — For a guy who never played center before, Oregon’s Max Forer seems to have picked up the position like he was born to play it.
SANTA ANA — Looks like Marty Verdugo is getting his wish. Santa Monica High School’s head girls’ basketball coach came into the season looking to play some of the best teams in the nation.
DOWNTOWN — New Year’s resolutions: Everybody makes them, almost everybody breaks them. In an attempt to make it a little more difficult to renege this year, the Daily Press checked in with a range of local movers and shakers and put them on the record with their 2011 promises.
DOWNTOWN — You could say Santa Monica had a little bit of everything in 2010. From the bizarre — like the revelation back in March that celebrated local sushi restaurant The Hump was illegally selling whale meat — to the heartwarming — like the successful grassroots effort to save the financially ch
SAMOHI — The Santa Monica High School girls’ volleyball team had a lot to celebrate in November at the end of their season after winning the regular season Ocean League title and qualifying for the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section playoffs.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Despite a slow 0-2 start at the elite Nike Tournament of Champions, Santa Monica High School’s girls’ basketball team finished strong, winning its final two games to take home 13th place in the field of 16 teams from across the nation and Canada.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The third time was a charm for Santa Monica High School’s girls’ basketball team as the Vikings routed St. Mary’s from Ontario Canada, 76-43, on Tuesday.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Santa Monica High School’s girls’ basketball team lost for the second time at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona on Monday, this time to Colorado’s Highlands Ranch, 71-53.
ROSE AVE — It’s been a challenging year for many. Unemployment is on the rise along with foreclosures. Confidence in elected officials is waning as the state’s debt keeps climbing.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — For three quarters, Santa Monica High School’s girls’ basketball team kept pace with the No. 2 team in the country, Bolingbrook. Problem is, the fourth quarter didn’t prove kind as Bolingbrook rambled off 10 straight points to start the period en route to a 59-48 win in the first ro
SAMOHI — Santa Monica High School’s girls’ basketball team is an ambitious bunch. Having built the program into a Southern California powerhouse in recent years, Head Coach Marty Verdugo is the type of guy who loves a challenge.
