Haze Saliture of Cypress and John Alvis of La Palma were honored as 2013 Americana Award recipients.
Redmond takes second at state
Los Alamitos High’s Alex Redmond was the second place wrestler at last weekend’s State Championship in Bakersfield. Redmond reached the finals with a pin in his semifinal match, but was pinned by Clovis High’s Nick Nevillis, the state’s top ranked wrestler in the heavyweight division. Redmond was 41-2 on the season. Nevillis finished the season at 50-0. Also placing in the state championship was Los Alamitos’ Mason Kumashiro, who finished seventh in the 195 lbs. division.
Moorlach considering run for governor
Orange County Second District Supervisor John Moorlach is thinking about running for governor of California.
Cypress woman nears 103
Cypress resident, Elsie “Florence” Archuletta will celebrate her 103rd birthday on April 26, and has seen a lot come and go in her lifetime.
LAUSD could mix two high schools
The Los Alamitos Unified School District is looking to integrate the Laurel High School program into the Los Alamitos High curriculum.
Murphy honored at Americana Awards
Best know for her work with the Precious Life Shelter in Los Alamitos, Theresa Murphy was recognized by Cypress College as the Los Alamitos/Rossmoor Citizen of the Year at the recent Americana Awards. The 38th Annual event was held at the Disneyland Hotel.
Race on the Base draws record numbers
The 32nd Annual Southland Credit Union Race on the Base drew its largest number of competitors this year on a cold Saturday morning at the Joint Forces Training Base.
Students learn in aquarium setting
More than 200 Los Alamitos High School teachers, students, counselors, and administrators took part in an aquarium-style study lesson teaching practices for when the U.S. fully adopts the 2014 Common Core State Standards.
Griffins fall on fluke goal
After leading for most of the game, the Los Alamitos High boys soccer team suffered a crushing defeat as Loyola of Los Angeles eliminated the Griffins from the CIF-SS Division I playoffs, with a 2-1 win on Friday at Laurel High School.
Griffins advance to state meet
The Los Alamitos high school wrestling team recently completed a record setting performance at the CIF-SS Master’s meet.
Los Al placed more wrestlers than any school in Orange County and placed higher than any team in the county at 4th.
New youth pastor at Cypress Church
Pastor Stan Markowski, the new leader of youth groups at Cypress Church has some great activities planned for local students. “These next six months are going to be exciting,” said Markowski.
Business Celebration
Chairman of the Los Alamitos Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Sherry Kropp (left) was on hand at the ribbon cutting and welcoming ceremony on Feb. 12 for Katella Senior Living Community. Also in attendance was Jennifer Champagne, move-in coordinator, Councilman Dean Grose, board members Josh Wilson, and Chairman of Ambassadors, Patricia Eskenazi, and Executive Director for neighboring Alamitos West, Luis Pages. Katella Senior Living Community is home to 65 residents and recently remodeled their dining room. Photo by Laurie Hanson
Young girl brings speed, beauty
She’s fast, daring and beautiful. Kelsey Hubert, 11, of Los Alamitos races dragsters and is entering the LA/Anaheim Miss Pre-Teen Pageant as a semi-finalist on March 3.
Local teams battle on court in playoffs
Most of the local boys’ basketball teams that qualified for the postseason have been eliminated.
That list includes Cypress High, which fell to Santiago in the second round of the CIF Division-IA bracket. The Centurions lost that matchup 52-49 on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
The Centurions, who took second place in the Empire League, finished the season with a 21-8 overall record.
Young ladies to compete in pageant
The Los Alamitos High girls water polo team saw its season come to an end in the second round of the CIF-SS Division I playoffs on Saturday. The Griffins fell to Corona del Mar, 7-5 at Corona del Mar High.
The Griffins took a 3-2 lead into the half, but the Corona del Mar defense held the Griffins scoreless in the third period to take 4-3 lead into the fourth quarter. The Griffins were able to put two more goals on the board in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough as the Sea Queens added three more goals for the final score.