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On Saturday, the CIF will announce the division they Santa Monica Vikings will play in. There has been some rumor that the Vikings will play in Division Two as they are rumored to be ranked 82nd in the state of California.

(ORIGINAL POST) After two weeks of Spring Break, boys high school volleyball picks up again as the Santa Monica Vikings host the Culver City Centaurs in the North Gym at SAMO High.

The Vikings recently returned from Hawaii where they played in the Clash of the Titans volleyball tournament hosted by Punahou High School.  The team finished with 1 – 3 record in their debut of that tournament.  

Culver City and Santa Monica are the top two teams in the Ocean League.  When the two teams last met, Santa Monica took all three sets to win the game despite a valiant effort by Culver City. 

Regardless of who wins tonight’s game, both teams will advance to the next round of games hosted by the California Interscholastic Federations, otherwise known as the CIF.

Last night, the Vikings played against Lawndale High School.  The SAMO team make quick work of the game and handily won all three sets.   While each player saw court time, left-handed hitter Abel, was notable because of the several kills he made during the game. This player puts a nice angle on the ball and has a power arm. Leo showed up to play as well with several notable blocks and kills to help SAMO slide past the Lawndale team.

The Culver City team played on Tuesday as well.  The Centaurs defeated Leuzinger in three sets.  The Culver City team will come into tonight’s match after a three game winning streak.

Both teams are looking forward to tonight’s game as many of the players are friends with one another from other club teams.  Indeed, some of the players come together on the beach and play in the California Beach Volleyball Association, CBVA, games that just recently started and will continue throughout the summer.

Tonight’s game begins at 3:30 PM PDT.  You can watch the live stream below on 3rdstreet.tv.

3rdstreet.tv would like to thank all families, band members, coaching staff, and all the volunteers who made this season possible. LET’S GO SAMO!

The team traveled to Hawaii earlier in the week to acclimate to the two hour time difference. So far, they have had two warm-up games in preparation for the opening tournament game against Chatsworth.

The game is scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm PDT or 12:00 PM local time. Watch the game in the player below.

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The two teams are part of the same school district, SMMUSD, but they have separate teams.

The Sharks come into this game after losing to Royal on Friday in three sets. On Thursday, the Sharks chummed the water and devoured the Ventura Country team, Fillmore High School, in three sets.  The game against Santa Monica isn’t officially part of League Play, but the Sharks are looking to make a good showing against the Vikings.

Santa Monica comes into the game after a multi-game winning streak that was abruptly cut short after losing to El Segundo on Thursday in four sets.

Santa Monica has back to back games home this week on both Monday and Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Vikings will play against Morningside, a local team from Inglewood.

Monday’s game is scheduled to start at 3:30 pm PST. You can watch the live stream here on 3rstreet.tv by starting the player below.

In the third set, the Sea Kings rallied and defeated the Vikings. There was a moment when the Vikings could have clenched the win but they momentarily lost the momentum allowing the the Sea Kings to gain the advantage and get the win.

In the fourth set, the Vikings jumped quickly to the lead. Within minutes, the Vikings were ahead 14 – 6 after several consecutive kills by Outside Hitter Colin. After establishing the lead, the Vikings controlled the game and won 25 – 13.

Santa Monica won the first set: 25 – 23. They also won the second set: 26 – 24. Palos Verdes won the third set: 25-23. And SAMO won the final set: 25 – 13.

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On March 6, the Santa Monica Vikings will host the El Segundo Eagles in Santa Monica. 3rdstreet.tv will live stream the game at 3:30 pm PST.

SANTA MONICA – Local and community activities are the life blood of any place that you call home. The more engaged you are with the community, the more integrated and successful that community will be. They kids, parents, businesses, and residents all engage in these events to support our neighbors, friends, and community members.

Volleyball has a long and storied tradition in Southern California. Beach volleyball arguably started in SAMO and indeed, we have many former professionals and current professionals living in the community. Some great indoor players also live in SAMO and at times you can see them buying a morning coffee at Kafe K on Main Street or buying a pizza at The Santa Monica Pizza Kitchen on Wilshire and Euclid – the House is my favorite.

Boys High School volleyball season is happening now and watching the games online or in-person, are a great way to support our local athletes. The Vikings are going to play against the Palos Verdes Sea Kings in the brand spanking new gym on the high school campus tomorrow at 3:30 PM. This will be the third time the team has played in the new gym, since it was finished late last year.

During the pre-season warm-ups, the Vikings have played pretty well. Yesterday, they defeated Torrance in four sets. One player said, “Torrance was pretty tough, but we played well.” Sean, an outside hitter for the team had several impressive kills throughout the game.

Last weekend, at the Redondo / Mira Costa Tournament, the Vikings finished in 9th place after a strong start on Friday night. Overall, Coach Barraza was happy with the team’s performance. “It’s early and we’re still finding out how the teams plays together,” he said. “I’m confident that we’ll be ready for the regular season and am looking forward to participating in the CIF this year.”

Tonight, the team will be in Brentwood to play against Brentwood. The Brentwood team is led by Outside Hitter, Xander. He is a 6’4″ power hitter with an arm that is heavy as lead. About tonight’s game, Outside Hitter Colin said, “we might have to put an iron wall in front of Xander to stop him. But, our team is playing well together and we feel good about the upcoming game.”

3rdstreet.tv will be onsite tomorrow at the Gold Gym at SAMO to live stream the game. You can watch the game here:

This live stream was sponsored by Yogazan – the premier yoga studio in Santa Monica, California.