“Why two handles?” I asked Lionel Burt, United States Professional Tennis Assocaiton tennis coach, with a chuckle and a slightly derisive smile, the first time I saw the odd-looking tennis racquet. “For the health of […]
Teamwork is essential in sports and so it is appropriate that the project of sending the Santa Monica High School girls’ volleyball team to a tournament in Hawaii is a team effort between the girls, […]
Santa Monica Bay Wrestling Club’s “Berserker Team” members traveled to San Diego to compete in the California State Games Saturday and Sunday, July 10-11, 2010. The California Sate Games is a multi-sport festival of Olympic-style […]
The coming season of girls basketball at Crossroads will not be a rebuilding year, so much as a building year. And new coach Christine Smith is ready to begin construction. Smith, a 2002 Crossroads graduate, […]
High school sports are into full swing this summer, and the Santa Monica girls volleyball team is gearing up for promising season. But first, they’ll take a little detour by way of Hawaii. With tryouts […]
Several local athletes were named to the All-CIF teams for baseball and softball. In softball Samohi pitcher Celisha Walker was named player of the year in Division 4, and her teammates Kaile Nakao and Holly […]
The National High School Tennis Foundation named Crossroads Senior Clay Thompson a National High School Tennis All-American for 2010. Thompson won the CIF Singles title 2009 as a junior, and fell in the semi-finals this […]
Fall sports are right around the corner at Santa Monica High School. The spring season may have just ended, but for new Samohi Athletic Director Daniel Escalera, there is no time to waste when it […]
Laker Fever spread through Los Angeles on Monday at the NBA Championship victory parade. Between 500,000 to two million fans flocked to Downtown to catch a glimpse of the all-star team and take part in […]
There is a tough call in baseball right now, but it’s not up to the umpires. The question is whether or not to ban metal bats from high school baseball, and the California Senate will […]