When coach Perry Jones asked his players what their expectations were heading into the 2010 season, the response was more than he could have expected: 'We want a ring!'
Instilled with a feisty attitude and trained in a new offensive scheme, the Dolphins are ready to tackle every challenge with a renewed vigor and enthusiasm.
"It's been building and building every practice and now we're just re...more
Riviera Camp Makes Tennis Fun
A few years ago, Huntington Palisades resident Kurt Hiete drove to Compton with fellow Riviera Tennis Club members to watch a tennis clinic for local kids. They arrived to find one instructor drilling over 40 children on courts that had not been resurfaced in 20 years at a park that had no drinking fountains and no bathrooms.
Since then, Hiete and his friends formed a board of nine members, es...more
'Football Feast' Sept. 10
NEWS: Russ Howard, Palisades High's assistant principal in charge of athletics, wants to restore pride in the football program--the same kind of pride and school spirit that generated so much excitement back in the 1970s.
"The bleachers used to be filled every game then and that's what I want it to be like again," Howard said. "We want students to have enthusiasm for our athletic teams and get the co...more
Rec Center Fall Sports
NEWS: Fall youth sports registration is ongoing at the Palisades Recreation Center. Girls basketball sign-ups are available through Friday, September 17. Rookie and Bantam divisions play Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:15-5:15 p.m. beginning September 21 while the Minor, Major and Juniors divisions follow from 5:30-7 p.m., also starting September 21.
Coed basketball sign-ups run through September 17. Rookie...more
Always on Top of His Game
Curt Toppel Is a Giant in the World of Professional Volleyball
For an athlete who never stays in one place for very long, coming home to Southern California is a vacation to international volleyball star Curt Toppel.
Okay, so it's more like a "working" vacation, but after seven years of playing indoors all over the world he's happy to be back on the beach near his Pacific Palisades roots.
"It's crazy, but I don't really consider this my home," says Topp...more
Jones Starts Rebuilding Process
It's been 10 long years since the Palisades High varsity football team enjoyed a winning season. Given the stockpile of talent on campus it's hard to believe the Dolphins haven't had more victories than defeats since 2000, when they went 8-3 in Ron Price's last season.
That was a decade and five head coaches ago. Sure, the numbers over the last nine seasons aren't pretty: a record of 26-65 (a...more
