Samo Sports Blog

  The exciting, lengthy, and awesome season was due to come to an end. Win or lose, Santa Monica High School entered the CIF Southern Section Division 3 Championship Game and their season would end no matter what. Santa Monica entered the playoffs on a roll, winning their last 10 of 11 and going undefeated in league. After a thrilling sudden-death overtime win against Chaminade in the final game of the regular season, they were rolling. Entering the bracket as a #1 seed, they received a bye during the first round. They easily walked through Woodrow Wilson in the 2nd round (score of  17-3) and Dos Pueblos in the 3rd(17-8). After a coin flip, the Vikings were able to secure their 3rd home game in 3 games against King in the semifinals. After a competitive, low-scoring, defensive battle, Santa Monica was down 5-4 in the last minute of the game. They were able to retain possession of the ball and get it to star sophomore Ozgood Hawkins, who placed the ball in the back of the net, ...

  Coming into the 2023 season, the Vikings lacrosse team had many questions to be answered. Losing a vital member of their team captain Tristian Nava (C/O 2022) the boys needed to replace his overwhelming goal contributions of 1.8 a game. In addition to that, losing ten other seniors felt like a gut punch to the Vikings new season hopes. Although the lax boys maintained their confidence throughout the process, and having been moved down a division for no apparent reason, the boys looked to capitalize. In their first test of the season, the Vikings had a prep school giant come to town, Chaminade. The Vikings clamored their way to a victory, captivating the crowd as Joaquin Nava (C/O 2023) scored a golden goal winner in double overtime. After this the Vikings split wins and losses and went into league at 5-5. In league however the Vikings laid claim to a perfect record as Ocean league champs at 6-0 and during that time they surmounted a 2-1 record out of league bringing their overall...