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YWCA Marks Girls & Women In Sports Day
More than half a century ago, several talented woman tennis players
were the pride of Santa Monica.
Last weekend, Jazzy Green, a Santa Monica High School sophomore,
became the first Samohi student – girl or boy – to win a state
wrestling championship (see story on page 24).
Girls’ teams at local schools – public and private – compete in a
range of sports, and girls and boys are members of the Santa Monica
High School surf club. In addition, many young girls play soccer after
school in the AYSO program.
On Wednesday, February 9, the 19th Annual National Girls and Women in
Sports Day, the YWCA Santa Monica / Westside will hold a special event
for 200 sixth grade girls from John Adams Middle School in Santa
Monica “to honor female athletic achievements and recognize the
importance of sports and fitness participation for all girls and
women” in its words. |
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