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Los Angeles Times
3 days ago
- General
- Los Angeles Times
Corona del Mar High grads ‘are destined for great things,' their proud principal says
Demonstrating their Sea King pride to their very last day on campus, the senior class of Corona del Mar High School was honored Thursday by friends and family during 2 p.m. commencement exercises on the school's athletic field. There were 371 members of the Class of 2025 and a vast majority of them, some 90%, are headed to four-year universities, according to school officials. Six percent will enroll in two-year colleges, 2% are looking ahead to attending a trade school and two of the new grads are joining the military. Student speakers bringing inspirational words to the afternoon ceremony included ASB President Ganon Overfelt and, representing the Valedictorian Scholars were Alex Miloslovich and Macey Grimmond. Brooklyn Hamilton and graduating vocal members of CdM Madrigal Choir performed for the appreciative crowd. Principal Jacob Haley offered up warm observations of this group of Sea Kings: 'The Class of 2025 exemplifies the very best of our Corona del Mar community, having approached their high school years with respect, thoughtful reflection that led to genuine growth, and a deep curiosity — most evident in their willingness to ask meaningful questions throughout their educational journey. They are destined for great things ahead.' Nearly $1 million in awards in honors, awards and scholarships were racked up by this class, officials said. That number's not surprising, given that 35% attained a 4.0 grade point average or higher while 80% of the class had GPAs of 3.0 or higher. — Daily Pilot Staff
Edmonton Journal
30-05-2025
- Business
- Edmonton Journal
Why Canadian military's Cyclone helicopters were grounded for 27 days in May
Article content The Canadian military's Cyclone helicopters weren't flying for 27 days in May due to a lack of spare parts, and only one of them is now able to take to the skies. Article content Article content Canada has 26 of the ship-borne maritime helicopters, with a final one slated for delivery this year. The $5.8-billion fleet is normally used to provide air support for the Royal Canadian Navy. Their missions include surface and subsurface surveillance, search and rescue, and anti-submarine warfare. Article content Article content DND, the military and Sikorsky, which manufactured the helicopters, 'have been working together to identify potential parts of concern. This includes components of the Cyclone's landing gear, tail rotor driveshaft flange and auxiliary power unit, as well as engine parts,' Sadiku said. As of this past Wednesday, one Cyclone, now on deployment, returned to flying operations, he said. 'The team works to do the same for the rest of the fleet.' The Cyclone 'fleet is currently facing some challenges, such as aging datalink systems as well as sensor and other capabilities that are overdue for important upgrades,' he said. 'Specific details, however, cannot be provided for reasons of operational security.' Military and government officials 'are working together with industry partners to determine a way forward for the aircraft and the capabilities it supports,' Sadiku said. Article content 'The Cyclone remains capable of supporting Royal Canadian Navy operations and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.' Sadiku wouldn't confirm Sikorsky has put a hefty price tag on replacing the Cyclones' ageing datalinks — used to communicate digital information such as radar images to other aircraft, warships and shore bases. 'The datalink upgrade project is still under evaluation, as such, schedule and costs are still being negotiated.' The military has flown other helicopters off the navy's warships before. 'In the past, CH-146 Griffons have landed on Royal Canadian Navy vessels in certain operational contexts (specifically, the relief efforts to Haiti in the wake of the 2010 earthquake,' Sadiku said. 'However, none of the Royal Canadian Air Force's helicopter fleets (besides the CH-148 Cyclone) are capable of fulfilling the maritime helicopter role in support of the Royal Canadian Navy.' Article content Paul Martin's Liberal government announced in 2004 that the Cyclones would replace Canada's ageing fleet of CH-124 Sea King helicopters. 'The Cyclones are what we call an orphan fleet,' said retired colonel Larry McWha, an aviation expert who commanded 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron at 12 Wing Shearwater, when it flew Sea Kings. That means many suppliers aren't interested in producing parts for the Cyclones, McWha said. 'It's going to cost us money to keep (the fleet) viable.' McWha lives on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore. 'I used to see Sea Kings flying by here all the time,' he said. 'I have extremely rarely ever seen a Cyclone flying by.' Canada lost a Cyclone on April 29, 2020 when one of the helicopters crashed into the Ionian Sea, claiming the lives of six Canadian Armed Forces members. Months later, senior military officials said there was a 'conflict' or 'competition' between the Cyclone and its pilot moments before the aircraft, known as Stalker 22, plunged into the water off the coast of Greece. Latest National Stories
Los Angeles Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
CdM boys' volleyball overpowered by Mira Costa
MANHATTAN BEACH — Corona del Mar had not lost in more than a month, but with a hot start on its home floor, Manhattan Beach Mira Costa reminded the spectators why it was the top seed in the CIF Southern Section boys' volleyball playoffs. Mira Costa took charge with heavy jump serving in claiming 12 of the initial 14 points, as the Mustangs stampeded past the Sea Kings 25-13, 25-21, 25-20 to secure a spot in the Division 1 final. The power ratings prevailed, as the top seed in each pool of the top division advanced. Mira Costa (31-2), a finalist a year ago, will meet Huntington Beach (34-3) in the section championship match on Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at Cerritos College. 'It definitely sticks,' said Mira Costa coach Greg Snyder, whose team was the runner-up to Los Angeles Loyola last year. 'I think whoever loses the CIF finals has a clear advantage for the next one. They just get hungrier. If you just look at the track record of what's happened, I think it hasn't been since Newport [Harbor] that they've won twice in a row. 'Usually, the team that finishes second the year before wins the next year. I'm hoping that's the case this year. I hope that trend continues, but we'll have to play it and find out because Huntington's a very, very good team.' Senior setter Andrew Chapin distributed 31 assists to go with three service aces, three kills and three block assists to lead the Mustangs. Sophomore outside hitter Mateo Fuerbringer had nine kills and three aces. Apart from its serving, Mira Costa also made matters difficult for CdM (23-6) with its defensive effort, both in retrieving balls on broken plays and in blocking. Early in the third set, junior libero Justin Warner tracked down a ball near the back wall, and senior opposite Grayson Bradford eventually finished the play. 'It's a momentum-killer,' Snyder said of Warner keeping the point alive. 'It crushes their spirits, a play like that. I'm not saying they gave up or anything like that, not at all, but when you're in a tough rally and a play like that happens and you lose that point, it does take a toll mentally on a team. … They still fought hard, … but that was a big play. … It gave us momentum back.' Senior outside hitter Thatcher Fahlbusch added 11 kills and two block assists. Senior middle blocker Alex Heins produced eight kills and five block assists, and junior middle blocker Wyatt Davis contributed three additional block assists for the Mustangs. Corona del Mar was attempting to reach the CIF finals for the second time in three seasons (the Sea Kings lost to Newport Harbor in 2023), which would have been its 18th championship game appearance overall. Junior outside hitter Ben Brown's 11 kills paced the Sea Kings. Junior setter Drake Foley dished out 25 assists. Junior opposite Brady Gant (seven kills) and junior middle blocker Jack Robinson each finished with 1½ total blocks. Gant had a team-high seven digs, and UCLA-bound libero Brogan Glenn contributed five digs. 'We knew that going in, that we couldn't give them any free balls, any opportunities,' CdM coach Katey Thompson said of facing the Mustangs, who are now 3-0 in head-to-head matches this season. 'Our goal was to try to make them earn them. Clearly, that didn't happen in the first set, but hopefully this is something we can learn from as we go into regionals. 'I think every time that we've played them, we've gotten a little bit better, so hopefully we're able to utilize this.' Corona del Mar, which earned a pair of four-set victories over Beckman and San Clemente in pool play, awaits the CIF State Southern California regional playoffs. Those brackets will be released on Sunday, May 18.
Los Angeles Times
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
CdM boys' lacrosse exits playoffs at top-seeded Loyola
LOS ANGELES — Corona del Mar knew it needed perfection, or something close to it, if it was going to take down top-seeded Los Angeles Loyola in the CIF Southern Section boys' lacrosse quarterfinals. Perfection might not have been enough. The visiting Sea Kings, nowhere near that standard, were overwhelmed in Tuesday evening's Division 1 encounter, unable to contend with Loyola's speed, physicality, athleticism, depth and talent in a 15-5 defeat. Loyola (19-3), No. 1 in California and the West Region, used its dominance on the face-offs to take quick command, then answered Corona del Mar's second-quarter foray with 10 successive strikes — a run that carried into the game's final two minutes — by dominating every aspect all over the field. It wasn't much of a shock. 'They're incredibly talented,' CdM coach G.W. Mix said. 'We knew that. There were no surprises, right? They're very deep, they're very talented, they're well-coached, and we knew that we had to play a perfect game and have some things go our way. 'Got back to 5-3 [three minutes to halftime]. Next thing you knew, it was 8-3. And that's just the way it goes.' It was 13-3 by the time the third quarter was done, and Loyola remained in charge as Cubs coach Jimmy Borell emptied his bench — he used nearly all of 42 players — down the stretch. The Cubs often maintained continuous possession, winning 22 of the 24 face-offs that start each quarter and follow every goal, then moved the ball efficiently, setting up repeated goalmouth strikes. Their swarming defensive approach forced midfield turnovers and nearly shut off interior access in their box. 'They were very aggressive. They're big, strong defenders,' said senior attacker Owen Majit, who scored three Sea Kings goals and assisted one of two from senior midfielder Garrett Ip. 'They knew one of our weaknesses throughout the season was clearing [to start transitions], and they capitalized on that. They were shutting off the attack. 'We knew that coming into the game. I think we did a better job of handling this game than we did [last month's 16-4 defeat], but it still definitely didn't work in our favor.' Loyola, bidding for its third successive title-game appearance and first title since 2021 as it heads Saturday to fifth-seeded Foothill (15-7), possessed a 46-16 shot advantage and received goals from 11 players, led by hat tricks from sophomore Tripp King and junior Finn Hazelton. Corona del Mar (15-7) was down by two before generating any attack, struck in transition with Ip feeding Majit, then conceded a third right off the face-off. It was 5-1 not quite a minute into the second quarter before the Sea Kings found a rhythm. 'We were playing smart, taking care of the little things,' said Ip, an All-CIF selection last year who will play at NCAA Division III powerhouse Williams. 'Picking up ground balls, moving the ball well, shooting the ball well, holding onto the ball. That took some of the stress off of our defense.' Ip and Majit scored goals six minutes apart — Ip's a 15-yard bullet through a crowded box, Majit's a savvy flick after Auggy Luong's backhanded attempt was knocked down — to tighten things, at least on the scoreboard, but it was all Loyola after that. The Cubs scored three in quick succession to start the 10-0 run, tallying seven times on 16 shots before CdM took another shot. They outfired the Sea Kings, 25-7, in that span before Ip and Majit tallied in the game's final two minutes. 'They're really good,' said Bowdoin-bound Majit, also an All-CIF honoree. 'They have a lot of guys who play club. They go to the next level [and play college lacrosse]. They just know how to spin the rock. [We] played hard, left it all out there. That's all that matters.' Mix was proud of what his group accomplished. 'It was an incredible year for this group of kids at a public school to make it to the Division 1 tournament 18 years in a row, make it to the quarterfinals,' he said. 'It's amazing. It's positively amazing. 'We don't have the opportunity to get kids from everywhere. We can only get them from our little community there in Newport. It never ceases to amaze me what our kids are able to do at the highest levels of high school lacrosse in California, given that. That's what I'm most proud of. It's just the way they fight for each other and fight together and represent our community. It's fantastic.' Huntington Beach 8, Palos Verdes 7: The Oilers advanced to the CIF Southern Section Division 2 semifinals with Tuesday's win at home. Huntington Beach (8-11) has earned a pair of one-goal wins to reach this stage. The Oilers will have a third consecutive home game on Friday against top-seeded El Segundo (14-6). San Juan Hills 10, Corona del Mar 8: MK Angeloff had two goals and two assists for the host Sea Kings on Tuesday in a Division 2 quarterfinal match. Meg Vanis added two goals for CdM (13-8), which also received a goal apiece from Helena Fratantaro and Maile Lyle. Goalkeeper Sofia Petek made nine saves. San Juan Hills (15-6) will face St. Margaret's (14-3) in the semifinals on Friday. Staff writer Andrew Turner contributed to this report.
Los Angeles Times
20-04-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
CdM boys' lacrosse caps undefeated league season with win over rival
Corona del Mar took care of the last two things on its list before the truly important games arrive, a mere formality for the boys' lacrosse powerhouse, perhaps, but significant nonetheless. Garrett Ip and Owen Majit led the fifth-ranked Sea Kings to a 16-5 home triumph Friday afternoon over archrival Newport Harbor to make it 14 of 15 Battle of the Bay conquests and complete their fifth successive Sunset League title run. Now, after a final tuneup Wednesday at No. 7 Foothill, it's on to the big stuff. 'We always have our eyes set on that CIF championship, and I think that's always the goal here at CdM,' said Ip, a senior attacker and midfielder who was a freshman reserve when the Sea Kings won their third Southern Section title in 2022. 'Winning league's very important, but we have our eyes on the prize.' The rivalry? 'It's fun,' Charlie Hamilton, a co-captain alongside Ip and Jake Card. 'It's still a rivalry. Every other sport is always intense, but it's good to get off your shoulder. It's just fun. And winning league is a goal we have, and it's nice to get it done.' The Battle of the Bay is 'a special thing,' said Corona del Mar head coach G.W. Mix — 'it's meaningful to the kids' — but more so something of an annual rite for the lacrosse team, which has wholly dominated the series, with 19 victories in 20 meetings since the Southern Section certified the sport in 2007, eight of the last 10 by double digits. The result was not unexpected. 'We talk to the kids about that, particularly this time of year,' Mix said. 'It's far more important that we get better than we focus on the Battle of the Bay and sinking the Sailors and all of that other hullabaloo that goes along with it.' The Sea Kings (14-5, 4-0 in the Sunset League) have won three CIF Southern Section titles — in 2012 and 2016 before the Southern Section began administrating the postseason and again three years ago. They've since reached the semifinals and quarterfinals and will face stiff competition, primarily from several Catholic powerhouses. Brackets will be revealed next Friday. Ip and Majit are returning All-CIF standouts headed for elite liberal arts colleges in New England to play for top NCAA Division III schools — Ip to Williams, Majit to Bowdoin — who have played together since third grade. Mix says 'they're incredibly skilled with the stick, incredibly quick and fast, and that's a deadly combination for an offensive player [who] understands the game really, really well.' 'They work all the time,' said Mix, whose nearly five decades in the game includes stints as head coach of two NCAA programs, as president and general manager of the late Major League Lacrosse club L.A. Riptide, and as founder and executive of Surf Dawgs Lacrosse, a Newport Beach-based youth program that has fueled CdM's success and contributed to Newport Harbor's roster. 'They're those kids that when I drive by on a Saturday afternoon and I look through the fence, they're out here shooting. Every weekend in all fall and all summer. The best players we've had here are the kids that continuously work on their own to get better. 'It's no different in any other sport. You hear that about all the great ones, right? They know what they want to do, and they put their minds and bodies to it, and they get after it. That's what makes those two really special, is that they practice their craft all the time, dodging and shooting and throwing the ball around. The good news is they drag some of the others out there with them, which tends to make us a little better.' That work ethic, Ip said, is what he admires most about his brother, Logan, who led CdM's 2022 charge and is now a junior midfielder and captain for Harvard's top-10 team. 'He definitely played a big factor [in my development],' he said. 'We used to shoot in the backyard all the time. ... He's a really hard worker, and he's a smart player. He taught me to study both the aspects of playing the game and the mental side of the game.' Mix calls Logan 'phenomenal, and as good a player as he was, he was every bit as good a leader and every bit as good a human being.' Garrett is 'very similar' to his brother. Garrett says he is 'better than my brother.' 'Good for him,' Mix said. 'In a lot of ways, he may be, because he's done some things that Logan didn't have to do. Logan had a really good group around him, a lot of good teammates that are all playing Division I lacrosse now. Garrett hasn't had quite the supporting cast, but he's had a bunch of wonderful kids around him, no doubt.' Ip started Friday's romp a minute and a half in, assisted the first of two Alex Aldoroty goals to double the advantage, then added a fourth just before the end of the first quarter. The Sea Kings had six before Newport Harbor struck, and Mix began emptying his bench after halftime. Ip and Gavin MacBeth off the bench finished with a hat-trick and two assists, Majit tallied a goal and four assists, and Domingos Alves and Auggy Luong added two goals. Griffin Habermehl and Hamilton led a dominant defense, and Tucker Rosenberger and Card were key in buildup and in counterpress. Braden Brock led Newport Harbor (6-10, 0-2) with two goals and an assist. It was CdM's fifth straight Battle of the Bay triumph, by far the tightest of the five. The Sailors' only win in the series was a 5-4 decision in 2019, to win the Sunset League title, and they've not been to the playoffs since. Winning their remaining games — at home Monday against 10th-ranked Los Alamitos (14-3, 2-1) and Wednesday against Huntington Beach (7-8, 0-3) — would give them the Sunset League's other automatic playoff berth. An at-large berth, otherwise, appears unlikely, acknowledged third-year head coach Blake Lenk, a former Newport Harbor standout. He's playing a longer game. It's a junior-heavy team, and next year looks promising. 'We have a lot of areas to develop,' Lenk said. 'The biggest thing is overall mindset. We look to focus on not tallying wins and losses, but rather tallying wins and lessons, because there's always something to learn every time we get out there on the field. 'They've got a lot to learn, but they bring the effort, attitude, energy. Those are the things we can control. As long as we can keep in control of the things that we can control, we can expect positive results out of them.' Winning a CIF title 'would be a dream,' said Hamilton, who as a freshman was brought up from junior varsity for the playoff run in 2022. 'We've just got to keep our head down and block out the noise and keep rolling. As long as we worry about ourselves and take care of the small things, I think we'll be fine.' The other contenders are mostly Catholic schools, led by defending champion Santa Margarita (13-2), Trinity League champion Mater Dei (11-3) and Los Angeles Loyola (17-3), California's top-ranked side. Loyola is 'a different level,' said Mix, whose team was drilled, 16-4, two weeks prior by the Cubs. They're significant title favorites. The only teams to beat them come from states with deeper lacrosse cultures. 'They've got speed and athleticism and depth,' said Mix, who had Cubs coach Jimmy Borell on his roster during his Riptide tenure. 'I was giving him a hard time after the game, talking about the embarrassment of riches that he has there. But he's got a great culture and a great group of kids. They work hard, play hard, but they're talented. Just big, strong, athletic kids.' Ip isn't intimidated. 'They're a pretty talented team,' he said. 'But I think I'll take my group of guys up against any group any day of the week.'
