Posts by Paul Teetor
Mira Costa boys basketball marches over Palos Verdes. Next up, title rival Redondo
By Paul Teetor The first-place Mira Costa boys basketball team was supposed to blow out fifth-place Palos Verdes Friday night at Fisher Gym. And they did – but not until the second half. The problem: it was Mira Costa Senior Night, when each senior player, his family, and the school’s dance team are each…
Read MoreAll Ball: Mustang boys making History; Girls making progress
by Paul Teetor The Mira Costa boys basketball team took a huge step towards winning the Bay League title Friday night when it went on the road and crushed second place Culver City by a score of 65-48. The Mustangs are now 21-1 overall and 6-0 in the league. They are on pace to post…
Read MoreAll Ball Sports: Pay Peyton, send Staley away
by Paul Teetor Chargers Head Coach Brandon Staley has got to go. Staley presided over an epic collapse Saturday night in the first round of the NFL playoffs, making history in the process: it was the third worst playoff collapse in the 100-year history of the NFL. The Jacksonville Jaguars gift-wrapped a 27-0 lead in…
Read MoreMira Costa Mustangs trample Redondo Sea Hawks, rematch at RB next month
by Paul Teetor When the Redondo boys basketball team opened its highly anticipated showdown with archrival Mira Costa Tuesday night by scoring on two easy layups, and a thunderous dunk for a quick 6-0 lead, Costa didn’t panic. They didn’t even call a timeout. “We’ve been in so many tough situations together over the last…
Read MoreDodgers Taylor is an all star to kids
Dodgers All Star Chris Taylor ‘Driving for hope’ to help kids with cancer by Paul Teetor For the last decade, Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was the undisputed team leader in one very important category: reaching out to the community and doing all he could to support good causes. But Turner signed a two-year deal…
Read MoreAll Ball Sports: Oy vey, McVay; Dodgers Bauer down
by Paul Teetor Say it ain’t so, Sean. Rams fans got the climax to a year-long atmospheric river of bad news late this week when Head Coach Sean McVay confirmed he may leave the team after this season. Less than 12 months after the city-wide euphoria of the Rams Super Bowl win over the Cincinnati…
Read MoreDodgers’ Taylor goes to bat for kids with cancer by hosting Topgolf fundraiser
Photos by Jefferson Graham by Paul Teetor For the last decade, Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was the undisputed team leader in one very important category: reaching out to the community and doing all he could to support good causes. But Turner signed a two-year deal with the Boston Red Sox last month, joining the…
Read MoreAll Ball Sports: To trade or not to trade? No good options
by Paul Teetor Nine months ago, when it was becoming clear the Lakers were not going to make the playoffs for the second time in LeBron James’ first four years here, All Ball wrote a column urging the Lakers to trade LeBron. That column got more responses – ranging from “you’re so right” to “you’re…
Read MoreAll Ball Sports: Looking back, looking ahead
by Paul Teetor Mark Twain, the greatest of all American writers, once said the past is the best predictor of the future, and that past success is the best predictor of future success. With that eternal truth in mind, it’s time for All Ball’s annual end-of-the-year look at the local sports teams – the year…
Read MoreAll Ball Sports: Mustang girls roll Over RHP, Rams’ future QB, Williams past and future Heisman winner
by Paul Teetor Maile Nakaji’s reputation as a great basketball player at Manhattan Beach Middle School preceded her arrival at Mira Costa High School. The clever ball handler, dead-eye shooter, and great rebounder for her size, showed all the tools while still in 8th grade. “We knew all about her,” Costa Coach Jeff Herdman said.…
Read MoreCosta finally beats Rolling Hills prep
by Paul Teetor “We finally beat Rolling Hills Prep,” a jubilant Mira Costa Coach Neal Perlmutter said moments after the Mustangs defeated the Huskies, 50 to 49, in the Pacific Shores Tournament, hosted by Mira Costa on Saturday, Dec. 3 “When I came here Rolling Hills prep was one of the top programs in the…
Read MoreBook review – Ralph Lawler ranks with Scully, Hearn, but lacked their audience
by Paul Teetor Over the last half century Los Angeles sports fans had the rare privilege of listening to three of the greatest play-by-play broadcasters ever: Chick Hearn, Vin Scully and…Ralph Lawler. Ralph who? Ralph Lawler, who introduced just as many hoops catchphrases as Scully did for baseball, and Hearn for basketball. The difference was…
Read MoreAll Ball Sports: Mustangs win own tourney with two one-point leads
by Paul Teetor The undefeated Mira Costa boys basketball team won the semifinals and final of their Pacific Shores Classic Tournament by a combined grand total of two points – and one miracle shot. That’s right: the Mustangs beat Brentwood in the semi-finals Friday night by a score of 70-69 thanks to a buzzer-beating 12-foot…
Read MoreAll Ball Sports: Costa defense shuts out Loyola in fourth quarter
by Paul Teetor It was bound to happen sooner or later. Wednesday night just happened to be the perfect time for the Mira Costa boys basketball team to pitch a fourth quarter shutout. Five years into the Coach Neal Perlmutter era, the style of play he favors is clear: his teams are patient on offense…
Read MoreAll Ball Sports: Life of Riley, Chip Kelly Blues
By Paul Teetor UCLA just blew its best and last chance for the foreseeable future to beat USC in its annual rivalry football game. How can we make such a definitive statement after Saturday night’s white-knuckle, nail-biting, down-to-the-last-play thriller in which USC outlasted the Bruins 48-45 in front of 90,000 crazed fans at the Rose…
Read MoreAll Ball Sports: USC, UCLA backyard brawl
by Paul Teetor Saturday’s showdown between 9-1 USC, and 8-2 UCLA at the Rose Bowl has the potential to be the best football game between these two ancient blood rivals since…well, since 13-9. Every UCLA fan on your block or your group chat will be quick to remind you that 13-9 was the score in…
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