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# Vikings thinking like champions
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/vikings-thinking-like-champions/
- Published: 2007-06-01T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T00:07:29.000Z
- Author: Kevin Herrera
- Tags: Education, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*Game to be broadcast live from Dodger Stadium*

SAMOHI Even before Santa Monica High School takes the field tonight for their CIF Division IV Championship game, the Vikings have made it to “The Show.”

The Vikings (24-9) will try to win their first title in more than 20 years when they square off against the Covina Charter Oak Chargers (19-7) at legendary Dodger Stadium.

Samohi is seeking just the second championship in school history, according to Norm Lacy, the school’s athletic director.

“This is really exciting for the players, the school and the community,” Lacy said.

The varsity team almost didn’t make it,having to overcome a 4-1 deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning of Tuesday’s semifinal match against second-seeded Covina Northview. The club benefited from two infield errors and second-baseman John Huerta’s game-winning double in the clutch.

Scheduled to pitch for the Vikes tonight is sophomore Tyler Skaggs, who threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings in a 3-0 win over host El Segundo in the quarterfinals. Skaggs will have to be in top form when he goes up against Charter Oak, which has scored a combined 41 runs in its last three games.

During the regular season, Skaggs (6-1) posted a gaudy.808 ERA in 34 innings on the mound, allowing just 4 earned runs.

The game starts at 4:30 p.m., gates open at 3:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for students with ID and $9 for adults. Parking is free.

For those who can’t make it to Dodger Stadium, they can listen to the game live via the Internet at www.waldcast.net, a creation of broadcaster Ronnie Wald, who has been covering the California Interscholastic Federation for 24 years.

“There is a huge audience out there for the CIF,but the major networks don’t cover them,” Wald said.“I’m covering an underserved community that really has a lot of great teams.”

Those in attendance are encouraged to sit behind the third base line, as the Vikings will be the home team.

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Gee/L.A. (Photo: Photo courtesy Patrick)

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Gee/L.A. (Photo: Photo courtesy Patrick)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 1, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/060107.pdf?ref=smdp.com)