Fog, big surf add drama to ET/South Bay Boardriders contest
The December South Bay Boardriders’ contest was canceled because the waves were too small. The January and February contests were canceled because the waves were too big. Then Saturday morning, the fourth contest date in the six contest series looked like it might have to be aborted because, as SBBC president Mike Balzer said, “Hey, we have waves. You just can’t see them, yet.”
Mira Costa girls reach third straight CIF basketball final
With only three returning varsity players on his roster, Mira Costa girls basketball John Lapham knew at the beginning of the season his trio of juniors would need to step up in leadership roles and productivity if the Mustangs were to achieve their goals. Although Mira Costa did not reach their first goal of winning […]
Redondo girls basketball team loses semifinal game at West
Redondo’s bid for a second straight CIF title fell short Saturday night when the Sea Hawks lost to former Bay League nemesis West Torrance. After capturing the CIF-Southern Section Division 2AA title last season, Redondo (21-9) could not overcome 22 turnovers as West defeated the visitors 47-42 in a Division 1AA semifinals contest. Third-seeded West […]
PENINSULA LITERATURE: ‘White Road of Thorns’
A longtime Rancho Palos Verdes resident honors her mother’s legacy in a new book detailing firsthand accounts of the Japanese-American experience during WWII Mary Yoko Nakamura was just 12 years old when the Pearl Harbor bombings ignited a war between her motherland and adopted home. The Hawaiian born Japanese-American citizen does not remember too many […]