Once you get into the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division I playoffs, there's no easy road, as the San Pedro High football team can attest to that with five City titles in their resume.

The first test has been…

The magical turnaround season continues for one more night.

Mary Star High girls volleyball used the middle portions of the first two sets, and dominated the third early to sweep away visiting Santa Clara 25-16, 25-16, 25-13…

My Rooney thoughts for November 11, 2014

Today, one hundred years ago, at the exact time of 1100hrs the Great War came to an end. It was thought to be a war that would end all wars.  It was a war in which men learned to use machines of destruction, to kill almost a whole generation of young men. It was only thought to be the war that would end all wars.  Simply put, it did not.

I think of that war from time to time.  I can’t begin to contemplate the ugliness of that war.  What…

Going into the 2014 season, the San Pedro High girls volleyball team had a bevy of returning players but no particular hope of competing for a Marine League championship, but they had no idea what they were going to really get.…

Whether it be patrolling the middle as a free safety on defense, being used in certain situations as a wide receiver on offense, or looking to create some electricity with a killer return on punts or kickoffs, San Pedro High football has their man in junior WR/DB Antonio 'A.J.' Frazier…

It only seemed fitting that Port Of Los Angeles High girls volleyball would have to go through three sets of torture to get their third consecutive Crosstown League championship.

Falling behind in each of the three sets, the…

Mary Star High girls volleyball senior libero Hope Marinkovich and sophomore outside hitter Lexi Andrie both know it has been five years since the Stars last won a league championship, since they've been childhood best friends and have been around the school for so long.…

Port Of Los Angeles High girls volleyball was already the favorite in a watered-down Crosstown League, but when Kellen McMurry moved from Virginia and came their way, prospects of a third straight league crown went up several notches.…

Finally, it was a chance for Mary Star High football to get off the blocks of what has been an otherwise dismal season.

In comes Bosco Tech of Rosemead for this Santa Fe League game at Daniels Field, and all of a sudden, the…

GARDENA - It may not have been pretty, but San Pedro High football was able to rest their starters for the majority of the second half as they defeated host Gardena, 42-7 in Marine League competition Thursday.

Little-used…

PANORAMA CITY - What a difference a year makes.

The Mary Star High girls volleyball team truly has come a long way, from going 2-14 in 2013... to now being one game away from a 17th Star in their…

Curmudgeon Corner

My Rooney thoughts for October 19, 2014

It never fails!  Some weeks ago when the press began reporting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, our government went to great lengths to assure the American people Ebola won’t reach our shores.  WRONG!

Suddenly, Ebola was present in America, in Dallas, Texas.  (Apparently Ebola didn’t affect the Dallas Cowboys who went to Seattle and taught the Northwest who still is the toughest state in the Union.)  And, our…

Mary Star High football continued to fight hard through their youth, injuries and other viable pieces to their puzzle of a troubling 0-7 start to their 2014 season, an all signs potentially pointed to another agonizing defeat with an above-average Flintridge Prep of La Canada team coming to face them in a…

Art in the Park, November 8th at Peppertree Park.....

Note: Artists and Hand Made only Crafters wishing to participate should contact: Seaside Studios (also on Facebook),…

It was finally time for San Pedro High football to get a little break for a change after engaging in two hard-fought battles in the Marine League against Narbonne of Harbor City and Banning of Wilmington.

An eligibility and…

So far, not much unnerves the San Pedro High football team.

Not a last-minute loss to Narbonne of Harbor City, and especially not a fierce, determined challenge from Harbor Area neighbor Banning of Wilmington in front of an…

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.…

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…

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…

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…