PVP-PANORAMA No. 257 • 12/21/19

PANORAMA Palos Verdes Peninsula

No. 257 • December 21, 2019

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KINGS & QUEENS CROWNED

Champions

PV Mavericks Go Undefeated See Page 7

Opening Day

Basketball Takes Over See Page 8

Tree Pickup

PEN Baseball Working Hard See Page 3

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PVBA Competes Day One See Page 8

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Promenade Ice Chalet Set For Holiday Season Ice Shows

• The Promenade Ice Chalet held its annual Christmas Spectacular Show for families on the Hill.

Special Show . . . Skaters Kennedy Who-ville Takes Over The Ice Chalet To Save Christmas . . . Local ice performers skate “The Grinch” for the holidays.

Brothers Help Out . . .

Here To Perform . . . The Rising Stars Group put on a excellent show.

Kohga DeMasters, Brigitte On and Haruto DeMasters put on a great performance.

Hendry, Sophia Otsuka, Ataley Cho and Rio Asami did a wonderful show.

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In The Spot Light . . .

Kennedy Hendry, Sophia Otsuka, Ataley Cho and Rio Asami take the stage.

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PEN Baseball Holds Annual Tree Pickup Holiday Spirit • The Peninsula High parking lot was busy with the baseball programs’ annual tree pickup.

Members of the Peninsula High baseball teams were on hand to trim and secure trees for Peninsula residents.

Know Your Knots . . . Panthers secure a large tree on top of a vehicle for safe passage.

Panthers In The Christmas Forest . . . Peninsula High baseball players were kept busy last Saturday trimming trees and loading them on cars.

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Panthers Hold Annual Willenberg Get-Together For The Holidays

Service

• Long held event brings students together from both campuses.

By Asumi Shuda With Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District’s winter break around the corner, Peninsula High celebrated the holiday season with its annual twoday get-together with Willenberg Special Education Center.

From dance performances to playing games in the gym, this festivity allowed the students of the two schools to share their holiday spirit on the Peninsula campus..

“I got the opportunity to help transform Peninsula High into a festive and fun winter wonderland,” Peninsula senior Lauren Kim said. “Being able to interact and spend the day with students from Willenberg was an incredible ex-

perience.”

This marked the 51st year of this Peninsula-Willenberg event, which calls for each school to visit each other’s campus to boost holiday spirit. The long-lasting tradition has allowed the connection between the two schools to further strengthen.

With Service Learning Leadership (SLL) members like Kim, as well as other volunteers, Peninsula students were paired with visiting students from Willenberg to spend the day together on Thursday, Dec. 12.

These pairs engaged in various games in the school gym, visited classrooms and created lasting memories through conversations with one another. During the extended lunch period, the Willenberg friends gave a holiday-themed performance for Peninsula students. The experience intensified Peninsula’s message of inclusion

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and family, both of which the Willenberg students were welcomed into.

“I was able to create new friendships and cheer on my own buddy when he performed in front of Peninsula students during their lunchtime holiday show,” Kim said.

On Wednesday, Dec. 18, the event continued, with Peninsula’s dance teams, SLL and other student participants traveling to Willenberg’s school in San Pedro to perform sets and bond with individuals there. With all students dressed in holiday gear, Peninsula tied a ribbon of friendship with the students for Willenberg once again.

The bus left for Willenberg at 8 a.m., and performances and activities ran from the time of arrival to 12:30 p.m. Performances were given by Choir, varsity and junior varsity COED Choreo, Song, Cheer, Flags, Intermediate Dance, Choreo Company and Advanced Dance. With the array of performances and students who came out to interact with Willenberg’s student body, the event was not only successful but also memorable.

Now, as the year comes to a close, Peninsula and Willenberg students are excited about the rest of the Holiday season and look forward to meeting each other again.

“It was so heartwarming to see all the Willenberg kids bond with the students at Pen,” senior and SLL member Ashley Kim said. “I am also glad that I was able to take this opportunity to be a part of all the joy and merriment.”

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Holiday Spirit . . . The PVIS Holiday Ball

Cotillion was a great success. Eight supersized trash bags of donated toys and gifts were distributed to local charities.

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PV Mavericks Finish As Champions Pop Warner

• PV Mavericks finish season undefeated and Pop Warner D2 Wescon Regional Champions.

With a roster of mostly first-year players, the Palos Verdes Mavericks went undefeated in the regular season and then defeated the 805 Warhawks. The victories were followed by a road trip to Arizona where they defeated the South Jackrabbits and finished the season defeating the Fontana Hawks team.

The squad was mostly made of first-year players.” I would like too thank our parents, support staff and PV organization for allowing us to play under their chapter this year. I hope all is well and hopefully we could work together in the future,” Courtesy Photo Undefeated Champions . . . The Palos Verdes Mavericks Mitey Mites: Darnell Lacey, Ami Walker, Xavier said coach Ahmad Wood.

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PV Without A Loss For The Holidays Varsity Soccer • The Palos Verdes High boys’ soccer team gets two straight victories before going on winter break.

By Joaquin Lugo The Palos Verdes varsity soccer team is off to an impressive start with their fourth win of the season at home.

On a brisk Tuesday afternoon, the Sea Kings faced off against the Woodrow Wilson High Bruins (2-2-1). PV launched an early campaign in the first half, focusing on fast offense and accurate passing. After gaining control from a Bruins turnover, Dylan Bartlett set up Cade Coward for the first goal.

The Sea Kings never looked back after that. The PV defense took control in the second half, keeping the Bruins in check.

A Koa Vetterlein pass to Ryan Baeza set up goal number two for the Sea Kings.

Coward, a junior and leading scorer for the Sea Kings, said that senior leadership provides the edge for a very technical group of players.

“I think we have a chance to take Bay League,’ said Coward, as he was interviewed after the game. He paid respect to all the senior players and noted Bartlett, and Frank Coloraturo as making significant contributions.

Led by senior AJ Meade-Tatum‘s three goals, the Sea Kings ended their homestand with a 5-1 win over South High. PV also got goals from Baeza and Sean Agahee in the non-conference win. CIF possibilities are promising for this bunch of athletes.

PV Looking For More Goals . . .

Senior Dylan Bartlett takes a shot against South High in non-conference action at PV High Tuesday.

More Points . . . Sea Kings senior AJ Meade-Tatum scored three goals and had one assist against South.

Another Senior Special . . . Palos Verdes High senior Sean Agahee takes a long shot and scores another early goal for the Sea Kings against South High.

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Basketball Opens On The Peninsula Winter Sports

• All four Peninsula gyms will be busy this winter with basketball from kindergarten to high school varsity.

The Palos Verdes Basketball Association and the Palos Verdes Youth Basketball League as well other leagues, camps and schools have taken over the basketball courts for winter sports season.

Opening Speech . . . Lengendary

Opening Day . . . Cheer squads from Palos Verdes and Peninsula high schools greeted the young players.

Palos Verdes High basketball player Heather Burge spoke at PVYBL Opening Day. If signed up with Disney+, check out the 2002 movie “Double Teamed” for a little local background.

PVBA In Play . . . The Palos Verdes Basketball Association began the season with competitive games and new unifroms.

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AYSO Closes Fall Sports Season AYSO • Region 10’s King and Queen of the Hill soccer tournament held last week at Ladera Linda Fields marked the end of the fall sports season.

Mac n Cheese was the only team in Region 10 to finish the season undefeated and Queen of the Hill champions in the girls’ 12U Division.

A few surprises included seventh place Green Lightning Bolts (3-3-1) playing CodeRED (6-1) for the girls’ 9U Queen of the Hill championship.

Teams that finished the regular season in second place and then captured a King or Queen of the Hill title included CodeRED, Aggressive Avocados and Flaming Peashooters.

Double Double Team . . . Team defense led Team USA to a championship.

Charting a path to Growth The Undefeated . . . Mac n Cheese finished the season undefeated and as girls’ 12U Queen of the Hill champions.

Boys’ U9 Excitement . . . Chelsea and Cyclones FC played one of the most exciting matches of the day.

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Tournament Match . . . The Chili Peppers had strong playoff run and defeated the first-place Blue Lions to win the boys’ 10U King of the Hill championship.

Another Close Match . . . The Aggressive Avocados held back the Blue Waves to win the girls’ 10U Queen of the Hill championship.

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Girls’ 9U Queens of the Hill . . . Final champions CodeRED and Emerald Earthquakes.

Boys’ 9U Kings of the Hill . . . Final champions Cyclones FC and Chelsea.

Boys’ 11U Kings of the Hill . . . Final champions Flaming Peashooters and Raptors.

Girls’ 14U Queens of the Hill . . . Final champions Pink Scrunchies and Limenators.

Boys’ 10U Kings of the Hill . . . Final champions Chili Peppers and Blue Girls’ 10U Queens of the Hill . . . Final champions Aggressive Avocados

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Girls’ 12U Queens of the Hill . . . Final champions Mac n Cheese and the Aztecs.

Boys’ 12U Kings of the Hill . . . Final champions Team USA and The Titans.

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Two-Handed Face Catch . . .

AYSO goalies in boys’ 11U, 12U and 14U were in championship form last week.

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Perfect Conditions . . . The fields at Ladera Linda were in great shape and the weather was perfect for championship games.

Last Chance For A Crown . . . As expected, the boys’ 14U Division final games were the most competitive of the year.

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Strong Goalie Play . . . Goalies were busy throughout the day keeping their

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Back On The Hill . . . . The girls’ 14U Division played many matches off the Peninsula this season.

Fast And Furious . . . The action never slows during the boys’ 9U King of the Hill championship.

AYSO Region 10 Girls 9U Frosty Pink Avalanche CodeRED Purple Tsunamis Cotton Candy Fireballs Emerald Earthquakes Teal Tidal Waves Green Lightning Bolts Neon Wildfires Purple Hurricanes Orange Lava Blue Lightning Blizzards

Girls 10U Blue Waves Aggressive Avocados The Aquagirls Roaring Orange Purple Lightning Unicorns Fierce Falcons Firestorm Phantoms Snapping Turtles

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P 27 21 17 16 16 11 9 6 4 4

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L 0 2 2 3 3 4 6 7 7 7

T 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1

Girls 12U Mac n Cheese The Avengers Holland Green Leafy Dragons Aztecs Pink Lightning Bolts Lavender Lightning Vikings Tidal Waves

P 22 19 16 12 10 9 9 4 4

W 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 1 1

L 0 1 2 4 4 5 5 6 6

T 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1

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LA Galaxy Chelsea Cyclones FC Torino FC Timbers Manchester City Rhinos LAFC Team USA Flying Dutchmen Argentina Barcelona Norway Ireland

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T 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1

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W 8 7 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 3 3 4 3 3 5 5 4 4 7

T 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 3 1

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Boys 12U Team USA Avengers The Titans Real Madrid USA Strikers The Knights

Boys 14U Lazio S.C. Internacional Crystal Palace BVB Dortmund Tranmere Rovers Norwich City Red Star Belgrade

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Local Media Out In Force . . . Teams, players and coaches had plenty of families, friends and supporters to cheer them on.

Wall Of A Cyclones . . . The Cyclones FC take up defensive positions against Chelsea during the final match.

Close Division . . . The Flaming Peashooters and Raptors battled closely in the boys’ 11U Division with Titan Arum and Winter Melons right behind them.

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Battle For The Crown . . . Regular season champion Lazio met its match in Crystal Palace in the boys’ 14U King of the Hill championship game.

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Red, White And Blue In First Place . . . Team USA finished the regular season in first place to win the boys’ 12U Kings of the Hill championship.

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Girls Compete . . . CodeRED and the Green Lightning Bolts played one of the best matches of the day.

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Boys’ 14U Kings of the Hill . . . Final champions Crystal Palace and Lazio.

Busy Day At Ladera Linda Fields . . . It takes great leadership to run the largest youth league on the Peninsula and AYSO has it. Incoming Palos Verdes Region 10 Regional Commissioner Wendy Murdoch is greeted by outgoing commissioner Bob Caseres, center, and former commissioner Brent Daniel.