Mira Costa girls advance in CIF water polo and soccer playoffs [UPDATED]
Second-seeded Mira Costa (20-9) edged No. 3 Santiago of Corona (23-9) by the score of 9-8 on Wednesday behind goalkeeper Erin O’Donnell’s eight saves and a three-goal performance by Celeste Almendariz. The Mustangs trailed 6-4 at halftime the outscored Santiago 5-2 in the second half. Mira Costa will take on top-seeded Oaks Christian (20-8) for […]
“Patrick” – A dog [MOVIE REVIEW]
“Patrick,” a little Hallmark-style film that luckily stays just this side of treacly, would have been far more suited as a minor television movie than a feature. Writer/director Mandi Fletcher, known primarily as the director of the Absolutely Fabulous movie of 2016, has never met a trope she didn’t like. We meet Sarah Francis as […]
Redondo boys, girls continue quests for CIF basketball championships
Redondo’s girls basketball team faces an uphill challenge after dropping its first of three pool games in the newly formatted Open Division playoffs. Seeded 5th in a field of eight teams competing for the Open Division title, Redondo (23-4) suffered a 68-61 defeat to host Bishop Montgomery (22-6), the 4th-ranked team in the playoffs. Redondo […]