Category Archives: Sports

PaliHi Football (9-0) Clinches Western League Title, Eyes the City Playoffs

Running its season record to 9-0, the Palisades High football team crushed Fairfax 51-0 last Friday night and seized another Western League championship. But on Homecoming night at Pali’s sold-out Stadium By the Sea, the true heroes were the parents … Continue reading

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Undefeated Palisades High Football Wins Showdown with Hamilton, 63-7

It was supposed to be a hard-fought showdown: Hamilton (6-0) versus Palisades (7-0), with the eventual Western League championship on the line. Hamilton even rented floodlights so that the game could be played on a Friday night. But then the … Continue reading

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Praise for the Lutherans’ Inaugural October Charity Run

(Circling the News received the following letter on October 17.) I ran in the inaugural Octoberfest 5K race yesterday in the Palisades. I met Pastor Mike Lee, who was just back from running the Boston Marathon. He’s a lovely guy … Continue reading

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PaliHi Football (7-0) Routs University, Awaits Showdown with Hamilton (6-0) 

The undefeated Palisades High School football team crushed University 55-0 last Friday at home and is now 7-0 for the season and 2-0 in Western League action. Head Coach Chris Hyduke said that going into the match, he had two … Continue reading

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Undefeated PaliHi Football Defeats Venice in Western League Opener, 33-13

  Now 6-0 this season, the Palisades High Dolphins routed arch-rival Venice last Friday night, 33-13, to open Western League play. Sophomore quarterback Sammy Silvia, starting only his second varsity game, completed three touchdowns passes to senior Moses Ross, and … Continue reading

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Former Pepperdine Golfer Sahith Theegala Comes Close to Winning His First PGA Tournament

Sahith Theegala, who was named the top collegiate golfer in 2020  while at Pepperdine, held a one-stroke lead going into the final round of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi on Sunday. Alas, after achieving three birdies on the … Continue reading

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PaliHi Football Team Wins Again, Beating San Fernando 49-6

It took only two plays and 18 seconds for Palisades High to score a touchdown Friday night, with senior Moses Ross racing 52 yards to the end zone. Sophomore Kwazi Estes kicked the first of his seven straight PATs and … Continue reading

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New Year, New Coach: PaliHi Flattens Cleveland, 39-0

After a shortened 2020 football season because of Covid 19 (only  four games in the spring), Palisades High opened a new season on Friday with a decisive 39-0 win over Cleveland. Coach Tim Hyde, who had been Pali’s head coach … Continue reading

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Major League Ballplayer Scott Heineman Signs to Play in Tokyo

Scott Heineman, a 28-year-old native of Pacific Palisades, signed a contract with the Yomiuri Giants on August 3, flew to Tokyo last week and is now in quarantine. He will be activated the first week of September. The 6’1” Heineman, … Continue reading

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AYSO Soccer Enrollment Opens; Parents Are Urged to Enroll Their Kids by August 20 

  If you want your youth to get some exercise, learn a sport and have fun while doing it, AYSO Region 69 invites families to enroll before August 20. There are still a few openings in most divisions. AYSO Region … Continue reading

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