Category Archives: Sports

SPORTS: Car Racing Takes Place in Pacific Palisades and AJ Lord is the Pinewood Derby Winner

So, you thought there were no sports taking place in Los Angeles the past six weeks because of Covid-19. Wrong. Fast cars were on display at the annual Pinewood Derby on April 25 in Pacific Palisades, as members of Cub … Continue reading

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Heineman Brothers Patiently Wait for a Major League Baseball Season; Produce a Video for Little Leaguers

Major league baseball players Tyler and Scott Heineman, who grew up in Pacific Palisades, should already be playing in ballparks across the country this month. Tyler, a catcher, who finished last season with the Miami Marlins and had signed with the … Continue reading

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Groza and PaliSkates: Two Ways to Help with Home Schooling

Groza Recommends Activities: Groza Learning Center in the 881 Alma Real building sent an email with a list of activities to cure home schooling boredom. One was baking. The easiest way to teach kids fractions, which then leads to learning … Continue reading

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Updating the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska

As of March 17, at 11:05 a.m., Thomas Waerner was still in first place after reaching the White Mountain checkpoint (953 miles from Anchorage). In second was Mitch Seavey, 60, who also reached White Mountain and moved up from fourth … Continue reading

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Sports: The Biggest and Only Sports Story in the U.S.

Basketball, ice hockey, baseball, golf and tennis–at every level–have been cancelled because of the pandemic. Nobody knows when athletes and teams will be able to return to action. But there’s one glimmer of good news for sports junkies. The biggest race … Continue reading

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PaliHi Basketball Teams Advance to Regional CIF Semifinals, Both at Home on Saturday

Pali’s Boys Team Continues to Roll: PaliHi beat visiting San Ysidro on Thursday, 56-49, to reach the Division 4 Regional semifinals, which will be held on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Palisades. Coach Donzell Hayes, who played at Pali, said: … Continue reading

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Winter Sports Wrap-up for Palisades High Teams

As the Regional CIF Championships get underway this week, Palisades residents will have a chance to watch and cheer for the Dolphins. Boys basketball is at home on Tuesday, March 3 at 5 p.m. The girls play immediately afterwards at … Continue reading

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PaliHi Girls Edge San Pedro in a Thriller, Reach City Soccer Finals  Tomorrow Against Granada Hills  

In one of the most agonizing nail-biters in recent sports history, the Palisades High girls soccer team had to play 80 minutes of regulation, 20 minutes of overtime, an additional 10 minutes of golden goal overtime and then penalty kicks, before defeating … Continue reading

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Tiger Woods: His Greatest Legacy May Be His Youth Foundation and His Kids Club

Tiger Woods, host of last week’s Genesis Invitational, will go down as one of the greatest golfers in history. Even though a tournament win at the Riviera still eludes him, the inspiration he provides to a new generation will far … Continue reading

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Adam Scott Wins the Genesis Invitational Sunday

Australian Adam Scott won the Genesis Invitational on Sunday at the Riviera Country Club, earning $1,674,000, a Genesis SUV EV80 and a three-year exemption on the PGA Tour. When the day started, Scott, Matt Kuchar and Rory McIlroy were tied … Continue reading

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