Want to think of a family that truly exhibits the spirit of San Pedro? Look no further.

The Cortez family has been one of the biggest contributors to the San Pedro High School scene in more ways than…

2012 was a magnificent year for high school sports in San Pedro, and there was plenty to be excited about for most programs at San Pedro, Port Of Los Angeles and Mary Star High Schools.…

Only few sports teams at Mary Star Of The Sea High School had great seasons during the 2011-2012 school year but none had as much success as their softball team.

The reason? Few opponents if any, could hit off the Stars'…

Five members of the San Pedro High football team were chosen to be among the best of the best in the CIF-Los Angeles City Section for 2012 as the All-City team was announced Wednesday.

Senior running back Darrell Santiago,…

Mary Star High football would reap the rewards for a great 2012 season where they rebounded from an 0-10 season the prior year into a 4-6 mark plus a spot in the CIF-Southern Section Northwest Division playoffs.

Eight…

Whenever the 2012 Mary Star High football team needed a big play, they didn't have to look far.

Senior RB/DB Jake Tedesco would seemingly make a play from out of nowhere to excite the Stars' fans and also light a fire…

When the Port Of Los Angeles High softball team made its run to a second straight CIF-Los Angeles City Section Small Schools championship, all the talk was centered around phenom pitcher Nicolle Miranda, and the veteran duo of Kelsea Short and Brianna Grayson. Many also pointed to another talented player…

San Pedro High football senior running back Darrell 'Deejay' Santiago was a thorn in the side of all those opposing linebackers trying to bring him down, and he was a natural born leader for…

In the past there has been those aspiring young female athletes who've been able to make a high school football team, many on junior varsity, but never on the varsity level, the majority of them got on varsity as a place kicker.…

Before the 2011 San Pedro High football season began, the pre-game performances that have always been a trademark from the Golden Pirate Regiment marching band had all the ingredients, but didn't have the spice of a baton twirler.…

LOS ANGELES - It was a magical run for Port Of Los Angeles High girls volleyball... unfortunately, like Cinderella, the clock struck midnight on their championship dreams.

Top-seeded Elizabeth Learning Center of Cudahy was…

LAKE BALBOA- Come rain or shine, there was nothing stopping neither the San Pedro, nor Port Of Los Angeles High girls cross-country teams in their quest for glory in the CIF-Los Angeles City Section.…

The game was for the taking, but it got taken away...

At least there was no pepper spray this time around.

San Pedro High football was a…

Friday, November 26, 2010 will forever be known to San Pedro and Venice High football fans as: "The Pepper Spray Incident".

A simple postgame handshake gone terribly wrong when trash talking between the two schools ensued,…

The Mary Star High football team suffered mightily through a dreadful 0-10 season in 2011, but thanks to winning four out of their last five games to close out 2012, the Stars can now reap the rewards of a CIF-Southern Section playoff spot.…

The San Pedro High football team has gone through the rigors of the 2012 regular season. Now they're after higher stakes and you can't get any higher than the CIF-Los Angeles City Section playoffs.

With rival Narbonne of…

Consider the dreadful 0-10 season of 2011 for Mary Star High football is now officially in the 'past tense'.

The Stars are slowly, but surely, back on track.…

San Pedro High football wasn't even considered a threat during their struggles in the 1970's and most of the 1980's until Mike Walsh became the head coach of the Pirates in 1991. 

Then everything changed after…

Happy New Year everyone. The State of California has 745 new laws that go into effect today, January 1, 2012. Here are 12 notable ones.

1. The new California booster seat law requires that any child under 8 years old be secured in an appropriate child restraint meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards. The law does contain a provision, however, that a child under 8 years old who is 4'9" inches or taller may use a safety…