NCAA recruiting presentation
Interested in learning how college recruiting works? Jennifer Noonan of College Sports Quest is hosting a NCAA college recruiting presentation at Mira Costa High School’s auditorium on Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Find out information about athletic and academic scholarships, financial aid, if playing college sports is in your future and tips to help you get into colleges of your choice.
A+ for the Mathletes
Ten Manhattan Beach Middle School students competed in the regional competition, MathCounts, on Feb. 4. Pictured above are Peter Lu, Meera Nagpal, Michelle Lu, Pooja Nagpal, Assistant Coach Mitch Sklar, M.D., Shubhayu Bhattacharyay, Ethan Liu, Owen Konsmo, Andrew Liu, Jonathan Sklar, Tanner Yamada and Coach Justin Warfield. Four team members, including Bhattacharyay, Konsmo, Liu, and Yamada won first place out of 19 teams and will compete in the state competition at UCI on March 17.
Taste the South Bay with the Kings
Shade Hotel is hosting a Taste of the South Bay to benefit the Kings Care Foundation on Sunday, Feb. 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. Current Kings hockey players and other celebrity guests will attend as South Bay restaurants present samples of their food and drinks. The Kings Care Foundation provides educational and recreational opportunities for youth throughout Los Angeles. Tickets start at $60. For more information, visit lakings.com/taste or call (310) 535-4466.
Susan Suntree at Pages
Learn about the origins of Southern California with Susan Suntree, author of “Sacred Sites: The Secret History of Southern California,” at Pages bookstore in Manhattan Beach. Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.
Manhattan Beach to honor victims
The City of Manhattan Beach, local youth baseball organizations, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will gather on Saturday for a dedication ceremony for the recently installed “Pearson-Wilhite-Stewart-Adenhart Commemorative Wall” at 1625 Marine Avenue in Manhattan Beach.
Henry Pearson, 25, Courtney Stewart, 20, and Nick Adenhart, 22, were killed shortly after midnight on April 9, 2009 when the car in which they were riding was broadsided by a drunk driver who was driving on a suspended license from a prior drunk driving conviction. John Wilhite, then 24, was severely injured.
Adenhart was beginning his first season with the Angels, while friends Stewart, a former cheerleader, law student Pearson, and Wilhite, a former catcher for the CSF Titans, were all alumnae of Cal-State Fullerton nearby.
Pearson served as Mira Costa’s captain during the 1999-2002 seasons. Pearson and Wilhite both played on Manhattan Beach Little League and Pony League All-Star teams, before also attending Mira Costa and playing there.
The event will take place Saturday, Feb. 11, at 12:30 p.m. at 1625 Marine Avenue in Manhattan Beach.
