No one saw this coming... but San Pedro High girls volleyball made sure they all believe it happened.

The gym was abuzz with uncontrollable excitement the second the ball fell harmlessly to the floor after a vicious kill by…

John Wood, a writer and former magazine editor, served in Vietnam in 1967 and has published an ebook about his unusual experiences there:Saigon Tease: So, What Did You Do in Nam, Dad? (Amazon Kindle).

"Catch-22" was the first classic farce about American military life. "M*A*S*H," set later during the Korean War, continued that tradition.…

(LONG B EACH --- Oct. 6) --- "Do you want to be a navigator or a 'naviguesser,'?" asks Doug Conwell, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary instructor who'll be teaching a coastal-navigation course starting Oct. 16 in Los Alamitos.

The nine-week course, called Weekend Navigator, will teach boaters how to plot courses, how to find out where you are on the water, how to use a compass to take bearings, how to use a global-positioning satellite (GPS) device, and many other nautical…

Curmudgeon Corner

My Rooney Thoughts for October 3rd, 2014

            (Well, I’m back.  Took some time off to complete a book of short stories and published it on Amazon.  In case you would like to read it, the title is Shadows In Our Lives: A Collection of Short Stories.  It is available at Amazon.com and I used my pen name Thomas William Irons.  Buy it today, while it’s still on sale.)

            I don’t know about all you good folks but as a…

LOS ANGELES - The San Pedro High football team knew full well coming in to Fairfax High School that the Lions were going to be ready for them.

For starters, the Pirates came in with an unbeaten record, and secondly, Fairfax…

Check out the open studio night tonight. Across from the fountains on Harbor and above Captain Kirk's Windsurfing Shop.

$5 and you can make polymer beads and check out this great new studio that has all kinds of classes, events and FUN!

www.seasidestudiossanpedro.com

You don't often think of outside hitters that don't even reach 6'0'' in high school girls volleyball, much less at a school that doesn't even have their own on-campus court.

At Port Of Los Angeles High they have to make do…

Most times when you see a volleyball player at first glance, you wouldn't look too long to find out who would be first to stand out.

Mary Star High sophomore outside hitter Ally Spillane is one of those who would spot at…

The San Pedro High girls volleyball program has had a great list of outside hitters that have came to the school, and their most recent product, senior Paige Peterson, has been a mainstay for four years.

Even though it seems…

When you carry an unbeaten record to this point of a high school football season, you are going to get the best shot out of the next team on your schedule just looking to pin that first loss on your record.

Consider that…

The Mary Star High girls volleyball team battled fiercely in a pair of losses to St. Anthony of Long Beach and Calvary Chapel of Downey, so they were more than determined to show what they were made of...

Even in a…

CULVER CITY - The San Pedro High football team hadn't played a game in two weeks due to last week's bye, and normally that would spell trouble.

Not this time.…

Nearly a year ago, the San Pedro High girls volleyball team came up on a desperate, yet remarkable comeback from a 14-8 deficit in a winner-take-all fifth set against Harbor Area neighbor Banning of Wilmington to win an incredible match so memorable, that moment was dubbed 'The Miracle On 17th…

Michael A Simms, 77, a long-time resident of San Pedro,  peacefully passed away at his home in Grays River, WA, August 8th, while surrounded by family and friends.

Born March 29, 1937 in Los Angeles to Lee and Margaret Lawrence-Simms, Michael grew up on the lots of MGM and Columbia Studios where he performed bit parts with Spencer Tracy in the Academy-Award winning movie "Edison, the Man".  He also appeared in the popular "Blondie" series with his brother, child actor Larry…

Still in the works, the Fall Festival at LA Waterfront. To coincide with the Veteran's Day event at the USS Iowa. Sponsored by San Pedro Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Seaside Studios and the Kiwanis. Members of Seaside and San Pedro Crafters will be participating to offer HANDMADE items. More details to come!

November 8th, 10-2pm.

Whenever the Mary Star High football team needs a big play to happen, they normally get it from one guy in particular wearing a certain number of 22.

In past years, it would be former two-time All-Del Rey League selection in…

Whenever the San Pedro High football team scores a lot of points and gains a lot of yards on offense, it's easy to point out the play of the quarterback, the agility of the running back, and the skills of the wide receivers. …

Monday left a sour taste in the mouths of the San Pedro High girls volleyball team as they were outclassed in four sets by Elizabeth Learning Center of Cudahy in their 2014 season opener. That also left the Pirates with one course of action.…

Upcoming events include:

Studio time and hand building ceramic classes for adults are resuming mid September on Monday evenings with Regina Fernandez!

Ongoing wire wrap and beading classes with Gayle Fleury will continue beginning of September on Saturday mornings from 10-12 noon. For more information send us a private message on Facebook ... Or call Regina at 562-673-7660 or Gayle at 310-221-2914

Parents…

A new working studio has opened in San Pedro, on Harbor Bl across from the fountains by the cruise ship terminals. Gayle Fleury and Regina Fernandez have taken their artistic passions and jumped hands first into creating a place for their dreams.

Most recently they have held classes for adults and kids,…