In his attempt to improve the defensive intensity of Crossroads’ girls on the basketball court, Coach Malik Abdul-Mansour has had them practice against boys. Before the Crossroads teams begin their formal workouts the girls sometimes […]
Solomon Singer scored 22 points in Santa Monica High’s 91-71 non-league victory over Hart High. Kunu Shofu and Jerome Hatchett, both contributed 18 as the Vikings improved their record to 8-1. After leading 45-43 at […]
The Lakers’ Christmas Day victory over the Boston Celtics was inspiring. It was just one game in an 82-game schedule, as both teams pointed out, but it did have considerable value. The Lakers proved to […]
There are several outstanding big men in Westside high school basketball this season, and college recruiters have noticed. In last week’s edition of The Mirror, Crossroads’ 6-foot-9 Conrad Liebowitz and 6-8 Solomon Hainna were featured […]
ARIES The worst things in our lives turn into the best things once they’re processed through the filters. Trash recycled into jewels. You never would know it if you hadn’t already been through the ringer. […]
Crossroads won the first CIF girls basketball championship in school history last season primarily using a zone defense installed by Coach Kevin Cormier. This season new coach Malik Abdul-Mansour is teaching a man-to-man (or girl-to-girl) […]
The Santa Monica High football team won eight games and lost three in the recently completed season. So, why is the head coaching position being advertised on the California Interscholastic Federation website? Nobody is talking. […]
UCLA’s Rick Neuheisel scored his biggest recruiting victory since becoming the Bruins’ coach with the signing of Carson High tight end Morrell Presley on December 18. Eighteen months ago Presley made a verbal commitment to […]
The Santa Monica High boys basketball team is off to a fast start with eight wins in its first nine games, including a non-league 91-71 victory over Hart High Wednesday, December 17 in the Corsairs’ […]
