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“Everyone has there own college experience from applying or trying to commitment for a sport, I’m very blessed being that I’m senior this year and having two amazing offers to play division 1 soccer. It was a very hard decision given that I love both schools very much. I ended up choosing the school my dad likes more since I couldn’t decided and he’s been to all my games my entire life, his opinion means so much to me. I’ve worked very hard in my life to get to play division 1 soccer at an amazing University and have a very good education. I can’t wait for the next chapter in my life” said Paige Thompson
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“I’m excited and scared for junior year to end because it will be summer but going into senior year next year is a bit nerve racking. I am looking forward to senior year being an upper class man but for doing college apps and finishing act/sat testing is scary, along with everyone committing to college since everyone is just competing to see who gets into the best schools. To say just the sad things about senior year is curial though because I already know I have senioritis. To get to slack off and spend more time with my friends will be a lot of fun.” said Lauren Daniels
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“The competitive aspect of surf competitions is not that crazed to me. Yes, I get nervous or you could say I get butterflies and I do get upset if I do bad in a heat or don’t go through because the sport of surfing means a lot to me. I train very hard because I want to get better and being out in the water just makes me so happy. I’m so fortunate and lucky that I’m able to have the advantages to compete in a sport like surfing, living so close to the ocean. And winning in surfing makes me feel good but that’s not surfing to me. Surfing is my outlet and escape from society, to go out with friends and family to have a good time in the water. That may sound very corny but that’s just the best way to put it.” said Zach Rosenburg
The Beginnings of Ryland Hart's Legacy
-Just after paddling 7 miles, winning the first SoCal Ocean race of the season.
Ryland Hart is not only a teenager making a legacy for himself in the world of paddling, he has also become an ambassador for the sport he’s loved since childhood.
At age 18, growing up in Hermosa Beach, Hart has access to the best locations for a career in paddling. Hart first learned from his parents and their job as an escort in the Catalina Classic Paddleboard race. His dad, and those met through paddling, influenced Hart to develop his skills from the age of 5.
Hart has already traveled all around the world to places such as Hawaii and Fiji Islands. His most impactful races were the 2015 B.O.P Champion, placing second in the 2016 Pacific Paddle games, both of which he continues to race in. Hart also travels to Hawaii every year since 2016 for competitions such as the Molokai to Oahu Junior World race, taking his title of World Champion from 2016 to 2018. In 2018 Champion of the Wild Buffalo relay, traveling to Hawaii to race from Moloaki to Oahu in 2016 to 2017 becoming the junior world champion.
Twice a day Hart trains at King Harbor Marina in Redondo Beach on Mondays, Wednesdays, Friday mornings dry land workouts. Then Tuesday and Thursday morning, including every afternoon on the water training. Saturdays getting a little rest in if they don't train or have a race and Sunday’s having an extra long practice to finish the week. Ruffly between 15 to 20 hours per week Hart is training in anyway to improve.
Ryland’s making such a name for himself has increased in sponsors for paddling. His biggest ones are Puakea Designs, Hippostick SUP/OC Paddles, Maui Jim, 404 Basecamp, Virus, and Toyota SoCal.
Hart says how paddling doesn't interfere with his social life, Ching “is super big on pushing humbleness and humility” and Hart “tries to spread more of the culture of paddling more than anything.” Since when he’s at school he “likes to just be a normal kid, not thinking about it too much because it is just paddling.” Not everyone will know about paddling or what it is. Even knowing that he’s won two world titles for racing.
The culture is different then a lot of other sports, teaching him that “when your on the water racing each other, yes, you want to beat the person next to you but whether you win or lose as soon as you step on the beach you’re still family.” Teaching him overall that “you kind of have to love everyone and there's no reason in hating people around you just because they beat you.”
Hart expresses how being able to travel to new places “feeling like the luckiest person in the world” not many can say they go to Tahiti just in the middle of the week to go race, “knowing how fortune and lucky” he is to be in the position he's in.
On January 26, 2019 was one of the starting races to the SoCal Ocean racing season of this year. Hart competing against Danny Ching, one of the best stand up paddle boarders in the world. One of Hart’s ideals, teammate at times, and good friends. Ching has played a huge role in Hart’s life from training, to after training workouts, to their first race together, Hart just 8 years old doing a 2 man race together.
This race at Mission Bay, Hart on a head to head race with Ching, with Hart being half Ching’s age, a crazy 7 mile paddle, side to side battle until the finish Hart shows all of his hard training over the years, he’s committed passion, and love of paddling shows his strength beating and winning against one of the best. “The feelings surreal,” Ching has been his Coach and training partner for the last couple years now since Hart has “gotten fast enough to keep up with him. Every race it's him and I battling for the first half, his wisdom and expertise will get away in the end but this was the first time I was able to stay with him till the finish and actually get to bet him by 10 seconds in the end, which was pretty cool.” Hart shows us how his long career is just beginning.
Ching in an Instagram post captioned “I had a tough battle with this kid today and he came out on top @rylandhart. Proud of you and all the hard work you’ve done. Keep it up. I’ll see you at practice tomorrow.” Hart replies a red heart and a hammer emoji with a “Thank you coach” alongside, showing how even competing against each other at times, the love and support come out in the end towards one another.
In the end of March on the 30th Hart will be racing the Wild Buffalo relay again, where Ching and Hart won in 2018. His sponsors Toyota SoCal and Puakea Designs put this race on together. Racing from two harbors in Catalina, finishing in newport beach, where he will be partnering with Ching again. Along with in this coming May the Molokai to Oahu World Championships, where he goes to every year which will be a huge race.
As an alumni of Mira Costa High School, Hart will be attending the University of Hawai’i at Manoa in 2020. Which is already a second home of him being there for many races throughout the year. Once there Hart will jump right into the Outrigger KaLahuiKai juniors team, which Hart already competes and trains with throughout the year. Hart’s future plans are to “see how much better [he] can get at the sport and share what [he’s] learned with the next generation.” With being in Hawaii he’ll be able to further compete in paddle boarding races, excelling his career for his future.
At age 18, growing up in Hermosa Beach, Hart has access to the best locations for a career in paddling. Hart first learned from his parents and their job as an escort in the Catalina Classic Paddleboard race. His dad, and those met through paddling, influenced Hart to develop his skills from the age of 5.
Hart has already traveled all around the world to places such as Hawaii and Fiji Islands. His most impactful races were the 2015 B.O.P Champion, placing second in the 2016 Pacific Paddle games, both of which he continues to race in. Hart also travels to Hawaii every year since 2016 for competitions such as the Molokai to Oahu Junior World race, taking his title of World Champion from 2016 to 2018. In 2018 Champion of the Wild Buffalo relay, traveling to Hawaii to race from Moloaki to Oahu in 2016 to 2017 becoming the junior world champion.
Twice a day Hart trains at King Harbor Marina in Redondo Beach on Mondays, Wednesdays, Friday mornings dry land workouts. Then Tuesday and Thursday morning, including every afternoon on the water training. Saturdays getting a little rest in if they don't train or have a race and Sunday’s having an extra long practice to finish the week. Ruffly between 15 to 20 hours per week Hart is training in anyway to improve.
Ryland’s making such a name for himself has increased in sponsors for paddling. His biggest ones are Puakea Designs, Hippostick SUP/OC Paddles, Maui Jim, 404 Basecamp, Virus, and Toyota SoCal.
Hart says how paddling doesn't interfere with his social life, Ching “is super big on pushing humbleness and humility” and Hart “tries to spread more of the culture of paddling more than anything.” Since when he’s at school he “likes to just be a normal kid, not thinking about it too much because it is just paddling.” Not everyone will know about paddling or what it is. Even knowing that he’s won two world titles for racing.
The culture is different then a lot of other sports, teaching him that “when your on the water racing each other, yes, you want to beat the person next to you but whether you win or lose as soon as you step on the beach you’re still family.” Teaching him overall that “you kind of have to love everyone and there's no reason in hating people around you just because they beat you.”
Hart expresses how being able to travel to new places “feeling like the luckiest person in the world” not many can say they go to Tahiti just in the middle of the week to go race, “knowing how fortune and lucky” he is to be in the position he's in.
On January 26, 2019 was one of the starting races to the SoCal Ocean racing season of this year. Hart competing against Danny Ching, one of the best stand up paddle boarders in the world. One of Hart’s ideals, teammate at times, and good friends. Ching has played a huge role in Hart’s life from training, to after training workouts, to their first race together, Hart just 8 years old doing a 2 man race together.
This race at Mission Bay, Hart on a head to head race with Ching, with Hart being half Ching’s age, a crazy 7 mile paddle, side to side battle until the finish Hart shows all of his hard training over the years, he’s committed passion, and love of paddling shows his strength beating and winning against one of the best. “The feelings surreal,” Ching has been his Coach and training partner for the last couple years now since Hart has “gotten fast enough to keep up with him. Every race it's him and I battling for the first half, his wisdom and expertise will get away in the end but this was the first time I was able to stay with him till the finish and actually get to bet him by 10 seconds in the end, which was pretty cool.” Hart shows us how his long career is just beginning.
Ching in an Instagram post captioned “I had a tough battle with this kid today and he came out on top @rylandhart. Proud of you and all the hard work you’ve done. Keep it up. I’ll see you at practice tomorrow.” Hart replies a red heart and a hammer emoji with a “Thank you coach” alongside, showing how even competing against each other at times, the love and support come out in the end towards one another.
In the end of March on the 30th Hart will be racing the Wild Buffalo relay again, where Ching and Hart won in 2018. His sponsors Toyota SoCal and Puakea Designs put this race on together. Racing from two harbors in Catalina, finishing in newport beach, where he will be partnering with Ching again. Along with in this coming May the Molokai to Oahu World Championships, where he goes to every year which will be a huge race.
As an alumni of Mira Costa High School, Hart will be attending the University of Hawai’i at Manoa in 2020. Which is already a second home of him being there for many races throughout the year. Once there Hart will jump right into the Outrigger KaLahuiKai juniors team, which Hart already competes and trains with throughout the year. Hart’s future plans are to “see how much better [he] can get at the sport and share what [he’s] learned with the next generation.” With being in Hawaii he’ll be able to further compete in paddle boarding races, excelling his career for his future.
New up and coming band, The Dropoffs, perform at The Whisky A Go-Go
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-The band playing a cover of "Going to California" by Led Zeppelin at The Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood.
It may seem at times that there are no younger generation bands anymore, but these guys are changing that. Mira Costa’s new up and coming band on a high rise The Dropoffs.
The Dropoffs play a mix of Rock and R&B songs, who recently got the opportunity to play in West Hollywood at the famous night club, The Whisky A Go-Go. Many legendary bands have played there before, such as Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Guns N’ Roses, and many more. The band members are, Kobe Miyake the lead singer, Teddy Stavropoulos and Sam Nicosia, who play both bass and guitar, Luke Snyder plays guitar, and Braden Woomer the drummer. Teddy met Sam in music theory, while Sam and Kobe had already been playing together for a while and thinking of starting a band. Teddy soon after started to play with them, meeting at Braden’s house whenever they could for an hour and just took it day by day. Teddy says “the most common is rock but we also play a lot of R&B and some reggae. Right now the band is focusing on their own sound, teddy said. “Were trying to write as much music as possible, stray away from covers, improve live performances and make them original to us”. An upcoming goal for them right now is to eventually record an album. “But first just practicing as much as possible, getting out there to play different venues and area is good” said Kobe. “To expand a fan based is great then would help with selling some music.” The band has played at local bars around town, such as The Lighthouse, Summer’s, and OB’s. Getting there name out there started at concerts in the park at Polliwog last summer. “Playing at The Whisky A Go-Go was one of the most fun things for me.” Teddy said as some of his favorite musicians made their names there on that stage. “To play there was really humbling and having most of my friends and family came to watch too, which made it one of the best experiences of my life and something I’ll never forget.” Teddy and Kobe both agree that this was a huge step for there band and can’t wait till they can get there own album out. The Dropoffs play this Friday, March 1st at Saint Rock, if you're looking for something fun to do, with a fresh sound and some classic covers head over. |
Senior Cole Trejo serpasses the standerds for Spartan races
-images taken from Spartan.com
Trejo during one of the races in action going through challenging obstacles.
Trejo during one of the races in action going through challenging obstacles.
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Cole Trejo, Mira Costa senior and varsity football player, was always a top athlete growing up in the South Bay. He started playing tackle football in third grade, and his love for fitness has only grown infinitely. Trejo works out two times a day, five days a week, with Sundays usually being his off days. Recently, he pushed his physicality to new heights by participating in three Spartan races along with friends, family, and football coach Mr. Chow.
“Mr. Chow encouraged me to come and do one of the races with him. I was excited to start doing them because I’ve played all sorts of sports my whole life, and ever since football ended I had been looking for another competitive platform,” explained Trejo. Spartan races span across the world, in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom. They gather hundreds of thousands of participants per year, all working towards a common goal: to push themselves to their physical limits. “I do the races to stay fit and keep my competitive urges satisfied,” said Trejo. He has also inspired others from Costa to join in, including his tenth grade sister Jade and his friend Bianca Bosnoyan. Though the Spartan races collect many participants and very high-caliber athletes, they are not as well-known as other international sports events. Trejo found out about the event, which seemed right up his alley, from close friend, coach, and teacher Mr. Chow. “Throughout my years on the football team, he had always mentioned the races to me. If it weren’t for Mr. Chow, I might’ve never gotten into Spartan races at all,” admitted Trejo. His dedication and public endorsement of the Spartan program shows that it has become a big part of his life. The next race is in May, reaching a distance of fifteen miles of obstacle courses and sprints. It takes a strong person with lots of self-discipline to complete this training. Not only is it physically taxing, but it can be discouraging and nerve-racking at times. In the last race Trejo placed second in the U19 division and in overall placed ninth to hundreds of other participants. “There’s definitely a mental factor for me. When I finish a race, I get a very satisfied feeling and I’m proud of myself for accomplishing something so difficult. Also, during the race I work on pushing my mental limits in order to keep running at a quick pace. I think the most important thing to be successful in these races is a strong mentality,” said Trejo. Ocean Bay League Player Of The Year Aidan Oliver
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During a two day tournament for Bay League Finals on Apr 29 and May 1, Mira Costa junior, Aidan Oliver placed first in the Bay League individual finals, and was given the title: Ocean Bay League Player of 2019. Oliver competed against 30 other participants from schools around Southern California, 6 from Costa. during the two-day tournament on April 29 and May 1.
“Winning the Bay League Championship was very special because it was my first individual win of 2019, something I hope to make more of a trend,” Oliver said.
Apr 29 was the start of a two day tournament for Bay League Finals. Both of the courses played in the tournament are par 72, or 18 holes each. The first partday of the Bay League Finals tournament was held in Carson at the Lakewood Country Club. Oliver shot a 71, one under par for the whole course.
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“The weather was beautiful on the second round, and in the first round it was nice in the afternoon with a little bit of rain in the early holes,” Oliver said.
The second day of Bay League Finals was on May 1 was at a different location in Long Beach at the Skylinks Golf Course.
For League Finals tournament, both of the courses played are par 72 (18 holes each). At Lakewood Oliver shot a 71, one under par for the whole course.
“The weather was beautiful on the second round, and in the first round it was nice in the afternoon with a little bit of rain in the early holes,” Oliver said.
On the second day, May 1 at Skylinks, AidanIn Long Beach, Oliver scored a 73, one over par. These impressive results awarded him the Ocean Bay League Player of the Year.
“I put in lot of hard work to get where I am today but I got a lot of motivation from fellow teammates which helped me reach this spot,” Oliver said.
Mira Costa selected a total of 10 golfers to represent the team at their League Finals, with 6 of the selected players advancing through to CIF individuals. The boys pushed forward in the competition, taking all six individual spots from their league making the All League 1st Team consist of all Costa boys.
“Aidan has worked incredibly hard to have the season he’s had this year. I couldn’t ask any more from a player than I get from Aidan. He has an incredible work ethic, is a valuable teammate, and totally accepts his responsibilities as a leader on this team. He is completely deserving of Player of the Year honors in every way,” Coach Tom Cox said.
Unfortunately Oliver didn't place as high as he hoped, landing at 9th place in The California Interscholastic Federation individual finals but has already started plans for improvement his senior year.
“I have a lot of big summer tournaments to prepare me for a great finals season next year,” Oliver said.
“Winning the Bay League Championship was very special because it was my first individual win of 2019, something I hope to make more of a trend,” Oliver said.
Apr 29 was the start of a two day tournament for Bay League Finals. Both of the courses played in the tournament are par 72, or 18 holes each. The first partday of the Bay League Finals tournament was held in Carson at the Lakewood Country Club. Oliver shot a 71, one under par for the whole course.
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“The weather was beautiful on the second round, and in the first round it was nice in the afternoon with a little bit of rain in the early holes,” Oliver said.
The second day of Bay League Finals was on May 1 was at a different location in Long Beach at the Skylinks Golf Course.
For League Finals tournament, both of the courses played are par 72 (18 holes each). At Lakewood Oliver shot a 71, one under par for the whole course.
“The weather was beautiful on the second round, and in the first round it was nice in the afternoon with a little bit of rain in the early holes,” Oliver said.
On the second day, May 1 at Skylinks, AidanIn Long Beach, Oliver scored a 73, one over par. These impressive results awarded him the Ocean Bay League Player of the Year.
“I put in lot of hard work to get where I am today but I got a lot of motivation from fellow teammates which helped me reach this spot,” Oliver said.
Mira Costa selected a total of 10 golfers to represent the team at their League Finals, with 6 of the selected players advancing through to CIF individuals. The boys pushed forward in the competition, taking all six individual spots from their league making the All League 1st Team consist of all Costa boys.
“Aidan has worked incredibly hard to have the season he’s had this year. I couldn’t ask any more from a player than I get from Aidan. He has an incredible work ethic, is a valuable teammate, and totally accepts his responsibilities as a leader on this team. He is completely deserving of Player of the Year honors in every way,” Coach Tom Cox said.
Unfortunately Oliver didn't place as high as he hoped, landing at 9th place in The California Interscholastic Federation individual finals but has already started plans for improvement his senior year.
“I have a lot of big summer tournaments to prepare me for a great finals season next year,” Oliver said.