Donald George Ezell, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, friend, uncle, brother n law, cousin and Pastor made his grand entrance, most likely sprinting into heaven on April 9, 2021 after a 4yr battle against AL Amyloidosis.

Don, aka Pastor Don, loved and knew Jesus personally and desired that all would know Him as he did. As pastor of Harbor Christian Center in Wilmington since 1986, his heartfelt sermons reached thousands not just locally but across the world through church services and live broadcasts online, resulting in many lives changed. The people experienced breakthroughs, healings, restorations but what touched his heart greatly was to see the transformation in those who surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ through salvation. He found much joy in the flock the Lord entrusted to him when he witnessed…

After a one-year absence, the All-San Pedro News Pilot Prep Boys Soccer Team is back, with a vengeance.

Two years ago, San Pedro High boys soccer won the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division 4 championship via a shootout with University of Los Angeles. The young man who made the final penalty kick in the shootout, was a sensational sophomore by the name of Billy Lopez, who didn't even make the All-San Pedro News Pilot Team in 2018. Fast forward to the 2019-2020 season, the Pirates nearly came close to winning another CIF crown, falling 2-1 to eventual CIF-LACS Division 2 champion Polytechnic of Sun Valley, 2-1 in the semifinals.

San Pedro (12-9-7 overall, 5-2-3 Marine League) was seeded No.13 in the playoffs, yet defeated Central…

Announced in mid-May, San Pedro High School senior Renee Ketner was bestowed upon the highest individual honor by the CIF-Los Angeles City Section as the 2019-2020 Female Scholar Athlete Of The Year.

Ketner's athletic prowess at San Pedro will be notably remembered for being on four straight undefeated Marine League championship teams for soccer, and she also ran cross-country and track for the Pirates, being named All-City Division 1 her junior and senior seasons in soccer, where she scored 48 career goals and helped lead San Pedro to the CIF-LACS Division 1 semifinals the last three seasons.

In the 2018 quarterfinals, the Sonoma State-bound Ketner scored the winning goal with three minutes remaining for a 2-1 victory at Granada Hills.

Academically, Ketner, who receives a $2,500 scholarship and a plaque for her honor, is No.1…

San Pedro News Pilot 2019-2020 Prep Sports Players Of The Year

Football: Joshua Ward (San Pedro).

Girls Volleyball: Sammie Sabra & Serena Ramirez (Mary Star)

Boys Basketball: Ian Hietala (San Pedro).

Girls Basketball: Isabella Serrano & Sarah Leyba (Mary Star).

Boys Soccer: Billy Lopez (San Pedro)

Girls Soccer: Keely Bales (Port Of Los Angeles) & Katelyn Viducic (San Pedro)

Baseball: Travis Connelly (San Pedro).

Softball: Alessandra Samperio (Mary Star) & Briana Velazquez (San Pedro).

Boys Volleyball: Marcus Ortega (San Pedro)

TOP TEN GAMES OF 2019-2020

1. POLA girls volleyball def. East Valley 3 games to 1 (CIF-LACS D-4 Final; 11/8/2019)

2. Mary Star football 28, Bishop Montgomery 26 (11/1/2019)

3. San Pedro girls soccer 2,…

As we continue this special San Pedro News Pilot Class Of 2020 Spotlight feature series on student athletes at the San Pedro-based high schools whose senior years were cut short due to the coronavirus, here is our feature on San Pedro High School baseball infielder.

In three years time, Duarte has carved his own path in a very athletic family as being a proven clutch hitter, and a sensational defender that can play anywhere in the middle part of the field, primarily at second base with the Pirates.

His list of postseason accolades: three Marine League championships, a 2019 Marine League Co-Player Of The Year honor (shared with fellow San Pedro Class Of 2020 teammate Travis Connelly),  and two All CIF-Los Angeles City Section first team selections (Division 1, 2017, Open Division 2019). Duarte was all set…

As we continue this special San Pedro News Pilot Class Of 2020 Spotlight feature series on student athletes at the San Pedro-based high schools whose senior years were cut short due to the coronavirus, here is our feature on Mary Star Of The Sea High School softball pitcher Alessandra Samperio.

The prep career of Samperio began on February 28, 2017 against Firebaugh of Downey, hurling a no-hitter striking out all 16 batters faced in a five-inning victory. Why no perfect game you asked? Samperio's 15th strikeout which would have ended the game was a dropped third strike and a passed ball. Samperio's sophomore year of 2018 was highlighted by three Camino Real League victories over high-powered St. Anthony of Long Beach, including hitting a home run in the third meeting.

Samperio's defining moment came on May 29, 2018 when she pitched her…

Despite the fact that fireworks are banned in Los Angeles and many of its sister cities, they really know how to do the Fourth of July right.

My wife loves firework displays. In LA alone, we've seen fireworks from the Colorado St. bridge in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl show and from the deck of a home in the Palos Verdes hills watching the panorama from Carson's Home Depot to San Pedro's Queen Mary. We watched the Culver City show with neighbors from a bridge over Ballona Creek.

Nothing beats laying back on a blanket in Christmas Tree Lane outside the Coliseum and seeing that spectacular show go off directly above my head. But the shows at the Hollywood Bowl come real close.

Last year we celebrated Independence Day watching the show over the Ohio River in Louisville, Ky., the city of my birth.

One of the…

Springtime is in the air. Time once again to get your lineup cards.

San Pedro Prep Baseball & Softball for 2020 will be at a fever pitch with tons of potential all around San Pedro, California, with none greater potential more than that of San Pedro High baseball. With all but three players back from last year and the addition of an impact transfer, the Pirates are loaded again to make a run at the CIF-Los Angeles City Section Open Division championship.

A couple of crosstown matchups to look forward to when Port Of Los Angeles High baseball visits Fromhold Field to face Mary Star on March 19, and in softball, a rare battle between San Pedro and Mary Star will take place in the regular season finale on May 1 at Mary Star high.

Here’s all you need to know around the bases in baseball and…

WOODLAND HILLS - It was redemption time for San Pedro High boys cross-country.

In the 2018 CIF-Los Angeles City Section Division 1 final meet, the Pirates finished a unsatisfying tenth place, but legendary head coach Bruce Thomson told the returning Pirates that 2019 was going to be something special, and on Saturday, he was proven true.

The boys edged Marshall in a wide open race to capture the program's seventh CIF-LACS Division 1 championship in the cross-country finals at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, qualifying for next Saturday's CIF State finals meet in Fresno. Also the girls team overachieved as well, edging El Camino Real in a tiebreaker for second place behind eventual three-time champion Granada Hills Charter, as they also qualified for the CIF State meet.

Thomson has now led the Pirates' cross-country program as…

By Rick Beavin, California Market President

Humana

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