In just one year of varsity soccer, San Pedro High girls soccer senior forward Julia Fuentes would leave her mark.

Guiding the Pirates to their ninth consecutive Marine League championship, Fuentes would be recognized by a panel…

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is set to teach Sailing Skills and Seamanship at the Long Beach police station starting April 18.

"Students should take the course to be able to safely operate a sailboat," aid Bob Vatz, who's scheduled to teach the eight-week course with Tony Ashlin. Vatz and Ashlin are USCG Aux instructors with the Long Beach Flotilla, 5-12.

The classes are designed for new and intermediate sailors, 12-years old and up.

"A number…

Port Of Los Angeles High girls soccer had another magnificent year in 2013-2014, reaching the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division III semifinals once again, but LACES ended their quest to become champion for the fourth year in a row, ending the Polar Bears' season at a solid 16-4-4…

The 2013-2014 season is officially over for prep boys soccer in San Pedro, and all three teams gave it their best shot with San Pedro and Mary Star High both making the playoffs, and Port Of Los Angeles narrowly missing the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division III playoffs.…

It was a year of redemption for San Pedro High girls basketball, not to mention for junior guard Rita Fiorenza.

A mid-season coaching change, injuries, and Fiorenza missing games in the Marine League due to sickness…

With the 2013-2014 boys basketball season officially ending in San Pedro prep sports, the San Pedro High boys basketball team was the only one of the three schools to extend their season to the postseason, where they lost 77-61 to Palisades in the first round of the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division I…

Business has picked up for Mary Star High softball... again.

The 2011 season saw the Stars stun everyone to win the Camino Real League championship. In 2012, Mary Star would better that by not only winning the league for…

At the intersection of commerce, industry and the natural environment, the San Pedro community commonly sees the effects of human activity on local wildlife.

International Bird Rescue has been a part of this community for over a decade, with our Los Angeles wildlife center located in Angel's Gate. And thanks to a new grant from the…

It has now been a four-year drought for San Pedro High softball.

The Pirates dominated the prior decade, winning nine CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division I titles during the 2000-2009 years where they made the finals…

Every year the Port Of Los Angeles High softball team has reached the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Small Schools Division playoffs, they have taken home the championship. The 2013 season was a magical year as they not only won their third straight title, they dominated that division to the point where they…

San Pedro High girls soccer sophomore midfielder Rianni Gonzales has been quite the player who, like the team, has found themselves in the second half of the season.…

Port Of Los Angeles High girls soccer opens off the 2014 CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division III playoffs today as the third seed of the tournament against No.14 USC-MAST, and one player in particular is aiming for another chance at a championship.…

Not even a 1-8-1 start to their season, and a stunning end to their 95-game Marine League unbeaten streak earlier in the week was enough to rattle the San Pedro High girls soccer team.

With only four seniors on the roster,…

Tucked in the canyon behind Peck Pack is a great little hiking trail that snakes around the neighborhood.  It's quite beautiful, actually, and you can get close to nature even though you are never far from houses and streets.



I've hiked this trail off and on for over 10 years and if you live in the vicinity of Peck Park you don't have to drive to get there.  Just…

As the old saying goes: "What goes around, comes around."

On January 24, the San Pedro High boys basketball team seemingly was on the verge of ending what was then a 43-game Marine League winning streak for Washington…

It was almost surreal.

San Pedro High girls basketball hadn't been tested properly in the Marine League since all nine prior games were decided by 16 points or more regardless if the Pirates won or lost, however, as…

The Mary Star High girls soccer team has always had success over the years, but once Jordyn Alves stepped on the season for the 2010-2011 season, the Stars' program was taken to a whole new plateau of success.

In…

Port Of Los Angeles High girls soccer has a bevy of talent at their disposal which would make many teams in the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Small Schools division jealous.

Four in particular have been in the journey for…

Things are starting to fall into place for San Pedro High girls soccer.

Five reasons why are their young quintet of sophomore goalie and team co-captain Taylor Miller, sophomore midfielder Ashley Lopez, sophomore…

GARDENA - No one expected the San Pedro High girls soccer team to get a test from host Gardena in a Marine League game, but that's exactly what the Pirates got.

Was it because they were sleepwalking a bit knowing their…