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by Paul Teetor Despite swirling rumors to the contrary, Mira Costa boys basketball coach Neal Perlmutter insists he has no intention – or desire – to move up in the coaching hierarchy, either to a bigger high school program or even to a college program. “I’m happy right where I am,” Perlmutter told All Ball […]
Mira Costa falls short of CIF sectional title, stifles Crean Lutheran in State tourney opener UPDATE, March 7: Redondo Union will have home court advantage against Mira Costa in the the rival teams’ post season quest for the CIF State Boys Basketball Championships on Saturday March 8, starting at 7 p.m. In the regular season, […]
Expect another typical Mira Costa game in Saturday’s Championship, with bodies strewn all over the floor, on every play by Paul Teetor Thirty-two minutes of hell. That’s what the Mira Costa boys basketball team unleashed on the Santa Barbara Dons in front of an ecstatic, adoring, standing-room-only home crowd last Saturday night. Mira Costa is […]
by Paul Teetor The Mira Costa boys basketball team continued its relentless march towards the school’s first CIF Division 1 title with a gritty 59-48 win over Windward at home Tuesday night. The Mustangs raced out to a 10-0 lead, saw it cut in half by halftime, and then finished with an 11-point victory on […]
by Paul Teetor The Mira Costa boys basketball team upset the Redondo Sea Hawks 69-68 Tuesday night to grab a share of the Bay League title. Mira Costa fell behind by double digits Tuesday in the regular-season finale between the teams, but that was a wake-up call for the Mustangs. They outscored Redondo 24-15 in […]
by Paul Teetor The undefeated Mustangs were on a roll, crushing every team in their path. But this game was going to be different. Mira Costa boys basketball coach Neal Perlmutter knew that even before the game. Just how different he had no idea. In racing out to a 10-0 start to the new season, […]
by Paul Teetor Mustang Win Streak Continues The Mira Costa football team extended its winning streak over archrival Redondo to an incredible seven straight games with a thrilling 14-13 victory Friday night. While the victory still meant a lot emotionally to the Costa players and their fans — and ensured backyard bragging rights for another […]
Olympic High: How Mira Costa produced 16 Olympians by Mark McDermott The path to Mount Olympus is never an easy one. But in the middle of July 1976, Alio and Constance Fonoimoana drove 2,868 miles, from Manhattan Beach to Montreal, Canada, with five of their six kids packed into a Dodge van. They were headed […]
by Robb Fulcher Editor’s note: Mira Costa graduate Cliff Meidl (Class of ‘84) competed in kayaking in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He was selected by his fellow American Olympians to carry the American Flag during the opening ceremonies. In an interview this week, he credited his younger […]
by Paul Teetor Hometown player crushes home town team The Mira Costa boys volleyball team, ranked first in the country, ran into a roadblock Friday night in the form of Loyola and its star outside hitter Sean Kelly. Ironically, Kelly, the top ranked player in the nations, is from Manhattan Beach. Kelly’s 30th and final […]
by Paul Teetor Preston “Master P” Ezewiro grabbed a pin-point pass that found him at the low post, wheeled around two Palos Verdes defenders, and threw down a monstrous dunk. The home crowd roared its approval as if to say, finally, this is what we came for. Thirty seconds later he snagged another clever pass […]
by Paul Teetor Preston “Master P” Ezewiro grabbed a pin-point pass that found him at the low post, wheeled around two Palos Verdes defenders, and threw down a monstrous dunk. The home crowd roared its approval as if to say, finally, this is what we came for. Thirty seconds later he snagged another clever pass […]