Category Archives: Sports

Palisadian Miles Partain Qualifies for Olympics

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Professional beach volleyball player Miles Partain will play for the USA in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Partain, 22, and partner Andy Benesh, 29, are ranked fourth in the world. The duo will be the youngest U.S. men’s beach team … Continue reading →

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Palisades High Boys Tennis Team Takes City Section Title

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

The number-1 ranked Palisades Dolphins defeated Granada Hills 20 to 9 ½ on May 1 to win their 15th consecutive team title. This win marks Coach Bud Kling’s 52nd City Tennis Team Title and his 69th title for Boys and … Continue reading →

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17 Nonprofits Benefit from Will Rogers 5/10K Foundation Funding

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Seventeen organizations were the recipients of grants of $40,000 that was donated to the Palisades Optimist Club by the Palisades Will Rogers Run Foundation (PWR). The Foundation, which runs the 5/10K Fourth of July Race, partnered with Optimists, to select … Continue reading →

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Win a Chance for Dinner with Steve Kerr

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

  Steve Kerr, the coach of the Golden State Warriors, and also the USA Olympic basketball team, has agreed to have dinner with the lucky winner of a raffle, sponsored by the Palisades Rotary Club. Tickets are $100 and only … Continue reading →

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Blanck Celebrates 42 Years in Pacific Palisades

Posted on March 28, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

By CHAZ PLAGER More than 100 residents gathered on Marquez Avenue on March 26 to wish Gerry Blanck’s business a “Happy 42nd Birthday.” Blanck, or as his students call him, Sensei (teacher in Japanese), moved to the Palisades in 1982. After initially teaching … Continue reading →

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5/10K Will Rogers Race Foundation Members Thanked

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Special guests at the March 19 Optimist Club Meeting were Palisades Will Rogers 5/10K Run Foundation members Jimmy Klein and Mike Solum. Annually members of the foundation, which was formed in 2014, work as volunteers to host the Fourth of … Continue reading →

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AYSO Region 69 Registration Opens

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

“We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our Fall Core Program registration, welcoming players born between 2007 and 2020,” said AYSO Region 69 Commissioner Lauren Colahan. She said that the region plans to bring back the popular Player Development Program … Continue reading →

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Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studio Will Close

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

By CHAZ PLAGER There’s no easy way to say this: on March 31, the Palisades branch of Z-Ultimate Self Defense studios will be closing for good after 27 years. “A lot of things happened all at once, and well… I … Continue reading →

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“Oh Happy Day!” PPBA Season Opens

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Historically, the two happiest days in Pacific Palisades are the Fourth of July and Pacific Palisades Baseball Association’s (PPBA) opening day. Everyone seemed to be singing “Oh Happy Day, No more troubles and no skies of gray. . . .Oh … Continue reading →

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Genesis Features Drama and Suprises: Matsuyama Wins

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

The Genesis 2024 was filled with surprises. Hideki Matsuyama, who was one of three players tied for seventh after the third round, won. Matsuyama, 31, had the lowest Round 4 score in the tournament since 1962. He is Japan’s top-ranked … Continue reading →

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