Category Archives: Sports

Sam Lagana Honored by CBS as a Hometown Hero

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Sue

Sam Laganà, who grew up in Pacific Palisades and is now famously known as the announcer/stadium “voice” of the Los Angeles Rams, was honored by CBS-Los Angeles Sports as a Hometown Hero, in October. Whenever an announcer/emcee is needed in … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Turkey Trot Combines Community and Sport

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Sue

  The 9th Annual Pacific Palisades Turkey Trot saw more than 2,000 runners, family members, strollers and supporters assemble at the Palisades Charter High School Stadium Thanksgiving morning.   One of the founders of the race, David Houston, was putting … Continue reading →

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Parents Raising Empowered Athletes: What’s Best for the Kid?

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Sue

  By: ALISON BURMEISTER Sports is a major part of your family dynamic. Your sons get recruited for Division I college basketball teams. Your daughter, still in high school, plays for a highly competitive volleyball team and on track to … Continue reading →

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Club Official Explains the High School Referee Soccer Strike

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Sue

Jonny Joseph, who is the president of South Bay Soccer Referee Association (SBSRA), which assigns referees to club games throughout West Los Angeles has been receiving emails from high school parents who claim that referees are trying to “wreck” the … Continue reading →

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It Is Easy to Have High School Soccer Referees

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Sue

(Editor’s note: Rather than paying trained officials to referee soccer at CIF-Southern Section schools, athletic directors are told to find anyone they can to officiate high school soccer.)High school referees have finished classes, taken the tests and are certified to … Continue reading →

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Fall AYSO Season Was Dedicated to Janet Anderson and Debbie Held

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Sue

(Editor’s note: Debbie Held and Janet Anderson helped helm Region 69 AYSO Soccer for as long as this editor can remember—literally decades. This past, year Lauren Colahan took over as the new AYSO Region 69 Commissioner and with her board, … Continue reading →

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Viewpoint—Calling People Racist Is a Way to Skirt Blame

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Sue

This editor wrote a September 2019 story (“Beglari House at 909 Greentree Is Razed”) about mistakes in City Planning that resulted in almost 20 years of legal problems. The homes at 909 and 921 Greentree Road were razed in August … Continue reading →

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Seeking Soccer Officials with No High School Experience to Ref Games

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Sue

Do you look good in shorts and knee socks? Have you ever watched a high school varsity soccer game? Do you have a pulse? Good news, you too can be a high school referee. Santa Monica High School’s athletic director … Continue reading →

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Registration Is Open for Thanksgiving Turkey Trot

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Sue

Registration is now open for the 9th Annual Pacific Palisades Turkey Trot. The 5/10K race starts and finishes at the Palisades Charter High School Stadium 50-yard line on November 23. The event, which will start at 8 a.m., is a … Continue reading →

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Letter: Southern Section Blue Book Spells out

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Sue

(Editor’s note: Attorney David Hinshaw sent the following letter in reference to an October 12 story “Private and Rich Public High School Under Pay Soccer Referees” click here.)  I have been a high school referee for 18 years and am … Continue reading →

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