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…

When San Pedro High football came away with a thrilling 17-15 victory over Carson Friday to garner a three-way share of the Marine League championship, they had no idea how big that victory would be.

As of Saturday morning,…

The crowd at San Pedro High held their collective breath, almost dead silent, as Christian Mills lined up to kick a field goal that would literally shake things up in the CIF-Los Angeles City Section playoff seeding meeting on Saturday.…

The monopoly continues.

San Pedro High boys and girls cross-country continues to reign over the rest of the Marine League as they swept the two championships at the 2014 Marine League finals at Peck Park Thursday. Meanwhile,…

Just when the San Pedro High football team had their hopes of a Marine League championship dashed with a heartbreaking 28-24 loss to rival Narbonne of Harbor City on October 10, another chance suddenly struck three weeks later... on Halloween night no less.…

Five years is a long time to wait it seems.

The Mary Star High girls volleyball team can officially wait no more.

A rough first set was all…

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…

My Rooney thoughts for October 26, 2014

Well, it’s happened again, here in the Northwest.  In Marysville, Washington at a local high school a distraught and misguided young man walked into the school cafeteria with a .40 caliber handgun and killed the girl who had refused his amorous advances.  Additionally, he wounded two others students before turning the gun on himself.  It’s a tragedy that’s being played out way too often, not only in Washington but all over the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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),…