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Fourteen-year-old Jiye Angela Bae, a freshman at Santa Monica’s Crossroads School for the Arts & Science, was chosen as one of Southern California’s most talented teens in the finale performance at The Music Center’s 25th Annual Spotlight Awards this past weekend.

A rendering of the proposed science learning center at Crossroads School for Arts

News, Crossroads, Planning Commission, Santa Monica

New Building At Crossroads School Gains Planning Commission Support

Posted May. 3, 2013, 9:22 am

Quite a unique event took place inside council chambers at Santa Monica City Hall on May Day: the governing body considered a development agreement (DA) that was not a multi-use development featuring apartment units and ground floor shops.

Windward's 400 meter runner Maddox Kay runs a personal best (57.99) during the boys second heat in the Windward Invitational Track and Field Meet at Santa Monica College Friday afternoon.

Sports, Crossroads, Santa Monica, Pacifica Christian, Brentwood, Track And Field, Archer, Windward

Windward Invitational Gives Westside Track And Field Athletes Competitive Edge

Posted Mar. 9, 2013, 6:04 pm

The Windward Invitational track and field meet brought together numerous athletes from the Los Angeles Area that included Brentwood, Archer, Crossroads, and Windward high schools offering athletes the chance to compete against each other at Santa Monica College Friday afternoon. 2012 Olympian Prince Mumba, who coaches Cross Country at Windward High School, said that he thought the meet was important for all the participants. "This is the first track meet for the high schools and it is really important for them," said Mumba. "It helps them prepare for their league meets next week."

Crossroads outside hitter Aaron Lipp (right) gets a kill against Brentwood's middle blocker Shane McDonald (left) during the second set at Brentwood High School Friday night. Crossroads won the game 3-1.

Sports, Crossroads, Volleyball, Santa Monica, Brentwood

Crossroads Boys Volleyball Grits Out Win Over Brentwood 3-1

Posted Mar. 9, 2013, 1:19 pm

Crossroads (4-0) boys volleyball won their first league game against Brentwood (1-2) soaring over the Eagles 3-1 at Brentwood High School Friday night. The Roadrunners lost the first set 27-25 before climbing back on top to win the next three sets 25-19, 25-23, and 25-15. Crossroads Boys Volleyball Head Coach Mary Jo Deutschman said the Roadrunners played well against the Eagles. "It's our first league game and I think we played well," said Deutschman. "We lost the first game but then we just buckled down and came back tough and gritted it out."

Santa Monica Little League's Cody Rains of the Orioles hits the winning home run during the Santa Monica Little League's Home Run Derby Event at Memorial Park Saturday morning.

Sports, Crossroads, Baseball, Little League, Santa Monica, Lincoln Middle School, John Adams Middle

Home Run Derby Starts Off Santa Monica Little League Baseball Season

Posted Mar. 3, 2013, 3:01 pm

Santa Monica Little League hosted its first Rosti Home Run Derby event followed by the first games of the baseball season on Majors Field at Memorial Park Saturday morning. After an hour of home run slams by the Santa Monica Little League's top batters, Orioles Cody Rains was declared winner of the Home Run Derby. "I'm speechless," said Rains. "I've always been known as a good hitter and now I just proved it."

The Santa Monica High School Basketball team celebrates after winning the CIF Southern Section Championship Title against El Toro Saturday night. The Vikings won the game against the Chargers 66-56.

Sports, Samohi, Crossroads, St. Monica, Santa Monica, Brentwood, Windward

Westside Boys Basketball Teams Advance In CIF Playoffs

Posted Mar. 2, 2013, 9:58 pm

The Westside saw five of its teams enter the playoffs and compete in a winner advances tournament bracket to determine how far teams will advance toward the championship round of the CIF Southern Section Boys Basketball. Santa Monica High School won in the championship game against El Toro at the Anaheim Arena to win the CIF Southern Section Boys Basketball crown. Westside teams that competed for the 2013 CIF Southern Section crowns include: Santa Monica High School (23-6), Crossroads (15-10), St. Monica Catholic (12-15), Brentwood (28-3) and Windward (18-8).

St. Monica guard Briana Harris prepares to take a shot against the defense of St. Paul during the fourth quarter at home Tuesday, Jan. 29.

Sports, Crossroads, St. Monica, Basketball, Santa Monica, Brentwood, Archer, Windward

Westside Girls Basketball Teams Advance In CIF Playoffs

Posted Feb. 28, 2013, 12:00 am

The Westside saw six of its teams enter the playoffs and compete in a winner advances tournament bracket to determine how far teams would advance toward the championship round of the CIF Southern Section Girls Basketball. Westside teams competing for the 2013 CIF Southern Section crowns include: Windward (30-0) Crossroads (21-3), St. Monica (27-6), Pacifica Christian (10-12), and Archer (6-18).

Crossroads midfielder Sam Hakim (left) goes up for a header with Silverado forward Ariel Correa (right) during the CIF Quarterfinals at home Friday night. Correa scored two goals in the game including the golden goal in overtime to seal the victory over the Roadrunners 3-2.

Sports, Crossroads, Soccer, Santa Monica

Crossroads Eliminated From CIF Quarterinals By Silverado

Posted Feb. 23, 2013, 10:03 am

With 15:04 left on the clock, Crossroads (16-3-3) forward Eli Berg-Rosenblatt scored the first of his two goals to tie the game 1-1 against Silverado (17-4-3) in the CIF Southern Section Quarterfinals cracking through a seemingly impenetrable defense at home Friday night. The goal looked to change the tide and fortunes of the Roadrunners boys soccer team in a winner advances loser goes home soccer playoff game, and for the moment it did.

Mariners forward Jack Cain (right) goes up for the ball against Lennox Academy's Jose Plascencia (left) during the CIF Southern Section Quarterfinals at Airport Park Friday afternoon. The Mariners lost to the Panthers 2-0.

Sports, Samohi, Crossroads, St. Monica, Soccer, Santa Monica, Windward

Westside Boys Soccer Teams Kicked Out Of CIF Playoffs

Posted Feb. 22, 2013, 7:44 pm

The Westside saw four of its high school teams enter the playoffs and compete in a winner advances tournament bracket to determine how far teams would advance toward the championship round of the CIF Southern Section Boys Soccer. Westside teams that competed for the 2013 CIF Southern Section crowns include: Santa Monica (8-9-3), Crossroads (16-2-4), St. Monica (14-5-3) and Windward (19-9).

St. Monica soccer forward Sasha Meyer (center) jumps for the ball against the defense of University Prep in the quarterfinals of the CIF Playoffs at Airport Park Thursday afternoon. St. Monica lost the game in an intense shootout 5-4 after the game was tied 1-1 after double overtime.

Sports, Samohi, Crossroads, St. Monica, Soccer, Santa Monica, Pacifica Christian

Westside Girls Soccer Teams Knocked Out Of Playoffs

Posted Feb. 21, 2013, 6:00 am

The Westside entered four high school teams in the playoffs to compete in a winner advances tournament to determine how far teams will advance toward the championship round of the CIF Southern Section Girls Soccer. Westside teams competing for the 2013 CIF Southern Section crowns include Santa Monica (11-6-3), Crossroads (16-4-2), St. Monica (18-3-1), and Pacifica Christian (11-1).

Crossroads Bella Hernandez(right) celebrates with Izzy Rosenstein after scoring a goal against Vistamar at home Tuesday evening.

Sports, Crossroads, Soccer, Santa Monica

Crossroads Lady Roadrunners Power Through Vistamar 4-1 To Advance In Playoffs

Posted Feb. 20, 2013, 4:20 pm

Crossroads (16-4-1) defeated Vistamar (8-4-4) in the second round of the CIF Playoffs 4-1 scoring two goals in the first half and two goals in the second to power over the Vikings at home Tuesday evening. With the win, the Roadrunners advance to the CIF Southern Section Quarterfinals.

Samohi guard Ray Mancini gets around Dantley Brown of Culver City in the fourth quarter at home on Jan. 11.

Sports, Samohi, Crossroads, St. Monica, Soccer, Basketball, Pacifica Christian

Santa Monica Mid-Season High School Basketball And Soccer Report

Posted Jan. 23, 2013, 12:00 am

The basketball and soccer teams in Santa Monica are looking to win their final league games of the season in order to secure a playoff spot and advance in CIF with this next week deciding the fate of many of the Westside teams.

Crossroads guard Max Pasamonte takes a shot over Max Gaines of Milken at home Jan. 15.

Sports, Crossroads, Basketball, Milken

Milken Defeats Crossroads In Hard Fought Basketball Battle 61-47

Posted Jan. 16, 2013, 12:00 am

Crossroads(8-7) lost to Milken(12-3) 61-47 in what would prove to be a hard fought battle for both teams with the Roadrunners losing despite having an eight-point lead after the first quarter at home Tuesday night.

Crossroads guard Jason Ball prepares to take a shot against Brentwood during the first quarter at home during the Crossroads Extravaganza Night on Jan. 11.

Sports, Crossroads, Basketball, Santa Monica, Brentwood

Crossroads Basketball Falls Short Against Top Ranked Brentwood

Posted Jan. 15, 2013, 12:00 am

From the moment both teams entered the auditorium it was clear that Brentwood(15-1) had a size advantage over Crossroads(8-6); an advantage they would use to the fullest by winning the contest 75-40 at the Crossroads Extravaganza event at home Friday night.

Crossroads forward Damonique Ballou takes a shot in the third quarter against Brentwood at home during the Crossroads Extravaganza Night Friday, Jan. 11.

Sports, Crossroads, Basketball, Santa Monica, Brentwood

Crossroads Lady Roadrunners Win Basketball Thriller Over Brentwood

Posted Jan. 13, 2013, 11:46 pm

Crossroads (10-3) Lady Roadrunners Basketball won in the final minute over Brentwood (9-10) 51-50 during the Crossroads Extravaganza night that boasted the sports play of all the Winter Sports featured at Crossroads versus rival Brentwood in front of thousands of fans who flocked to support the two crosstown rival sports programs.

Crossroads forward Coco Schwartz takes a shot in the second half against the Grizzlies at home Tuesday night, Jan. 8.

Sports, Crossroads, Soccer, Santa Monica

Lady Roadrunners Shut Out Grizzlies 10-0

Posted Jan. 9, 2013, 10:43 am

Crossroads (9-1) shut out Calvary Chapel 10-0 in a lopsided game at home Tuesday night where the lady Roadrunners dominated the field of play to add another winning notch to their practically perfect 2012-2013 soccer record.

Crossroads guard Jason Ball takes a shot against Kilpatrick during the fourth quarter at home Monday, Jan. 7.

Sports, Crossroads, Basketball, Santa Monica

Crossroads Basketball Overpowers Mustangs 65-51

Posted Jan. 8, 2013, 3:19 pm

Crossroads (3-1) beat Kilpatrick (0-6) 65-51 with the Roadrunners identical guards Jason and Brett Ball spreading the ball around the court, making shots, and spearheading the Roadrunner defense in the third and fourth quarters to overpower the Mustangs at home Monday night.

Crossroads defender Jordan Fier clears the ball against New Roads at home Thursday night

Sports, Crossroads, Soccer, Santa Monica, New Roads

Crossroads Boys Soccer Blows Out New Roads 8-2

Posted Dec. 22, 2012, 3:48 am

Crossroads Boys Soccer (8-1-1) won against New Roads (2-3) 8-2 with Nate Merchant of the Roadrunners scoring four goals to lead the Roadrunners against the Jaguars at home Thursday night. Merchant scored the first three goals for Crossroads early in the game with Ezra Kagan scoring the fourth off of a penalty kick.

Jason Ball of Crossroads High School attempts a shot against New Roads during the second quarter at home Thursday night.

Sports, Crossroads, Basketball, Santa Monica, New Roads

Crossroads Boys Basketball Defeats New Roads 56-43

Posted Dec. 21, 2012, 10:07 am

Crossroads Boys Basketball (2-1) beat New Roads (2-3) 56-43 in an intense match-up where the Roadrunners dominated the court during the entire game at home Thursday night.

Crossroads, Seven Days, Theater, Santa Monica, Youth

Crossroads Middle School To Present 'A Christmas Carol' Today, Saturday

Posted Dec. 14, 2012, 1:22 am

“A Christmas Carol” will be performed by Crossroads Middle School Students at 7:30 p.m.today, Dec. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Crossroads Jake Fenster goes up against Heritage Christian's George Tadevosyan to score for the Roadrunners to make the game 32-27 at home Tuesday night.

Sports, Crossroads, Basketball, Santa Monica

Crossroads Boys Basketball Defeats Heritage Christian 75-71

Posted Dec. 5, 2012, 4:56 pm

Crossroads Boys Basketball defeated Heritage Christian Tuesday in a tight game where the Roadrunners pulled ahead to win 75-71 at home Tuesday night.

St. Monica High School guard Briana Harris jumps to score a basket against Brentwood High School's Aminah Reid-brydon during the St. Monica Winter Tournament Tuesday, Dec. 4. Harris had 20 points and eight rebounds in the game.

Sports, Crossroads, St. Monica, Basketball, Brentwood, Notre Dame Academy, El Segundo

Mariners Lead St. Monica Winter Tournament With Win Over Brentwood And Paraclete

Posted Dec. 5, 2012, 2:42 pm

St. Monica High School is hosting the St. Monica Winter Tournament this week in a Westside basketball bonanza that started Tuesday and will continue through Friday at St. Monica High School.

Crossroads Ali Martinez scores his second point of the game on a penalty kick against Verbum Dei High School at home Tuesday night.

Sports, Crossroads, Soccer, Santa Monica

Crossroads Boys Soccer Shuts Out Verbum Dei 4-0

Posted Dec. 4, 2012, 3:54 pm

Crossroads Boys Soccer (3-1) shut out Verbum Dei (0-1-2) in a game where the first half merely warmed up the Roadrunners before they took control of the game scoring three second half goals to seal the deal 4-0 at home Tuesday night.

Windward Wildcats Lizzy Isgar finds the sweet spot on her racket to hit the tennis ball against Shannon Gibbs of Crossroads at Reed Park Sept. 27.

Sports, Crossroads, Tennis, Mar Vista, Santa Monica, Windward

Windward Tennis Wins Delphic League Championship

Posted Oct. 29, 2012, 5:35 am

The Windward Wildcats won the Delphic league for girls tennis with Windward's Lizzy Isgar capturing the singles title over Shannon Gibbs of Crossroads at Pasadena High School in Pasadena Thursday, Oct. 25.

Shannon Gibbs of Crossroads High School serves against Wildcats Lizzy Isgar of Windward High School earlier in the season at Reed Park in Santa Monica.

Sports, Crossroads, Tennis, Santa Monica, Windward

Gibbs Of Crossroads To Play Isgar Of Windward In Delphic League Tennis Finals

Posted Oct. 24, 2012, 5:41 pm

The Delphic League finals for tennis squares Lizzy Isgar of the Windward Wildcats against Shannon Gibbs of Crossroads High School before both head off to the CIF main tournament along with other members of their teams that qualified for the finals.

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