Manhattan Beach Unified continues steady climb in API scores

Manhattan Beach Unified School District saw a steady growth in the 2012 Academic Performance Index [API] test scores released last week, which brought the district’s overall mark to an all-time high of 937 out of 1,000. This marks the second year that all seven schools in the district scored above the 900 mark, surpassing the […]

International Surfboard Show: BOARDROOM 2012 Del Mar, CA [PHOTOS]

Mark Richards, BoardRoom

[scrollGallery id=491] Here’s just a few clips and snips of a recent down south excursion to the annual, “The International Surfboard Show: BOARDROOM Review”  (formerly known as The Sacred Craft) in Del Mar, CA from October 5th and 6th. The event celebrated the shaping career of four-time Surfing World Champion, Mark “MR” Richards, with a shape off between six […]

Mira Costa’s girls volleyball team places fifth in prestigious tournament

Mira Costa’s girls volleyball team continued to prepare for the post season competing in the two-day California Challenge tournament where the Mustangs finished tied for fifth. The competition was dominated by teams in CIF Southern Section Division 1-AA. Marymount, ranked fourth in the division, defeated second-ranked Mater Dei 25-17, 25-14 to win the tournament title. […]

Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, beach tennis, running and track and field

Beach Tennis: The world’s top ranked beach tennis players will be competing in the Subaru Hermosa Beach Open International Beach Tennis Championships Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Hermosa Beach Pier. Action begins at 9 a.m. and is followed by an after party at 9:30 p.m. Beach Tennis, an internationally recognized professional sport governed by the […]