A new tree is coming to the Palisades Highlands: the ‘monopine.’ If it doesn’t sound familiar, it will be easy to spot. It is 22 feet four inches tall, has 60 boughs and 12 antennas. It breathes watts and exhales radio waves. Cell phones love them. Neighbors don’t. Last week, the Department of City Planning’s Office of Zoning Administration approved T-Mobile USA, Inc.’s application to install the cell-phone tower on vacant land owned by Headland Property Associates behind dozens of homes in the Highlands. Many residents in the Summit and Enclave homeowners associations opposed the plan. And more than a dozen sent letters or attended a public hearing in March, expressing their fears of the 2,000-megaHertz tower. ‘I know the dangers,’ said Lynne Henney, a Summit resident whose research on cell-phone tower radiation’s carcinogenic properties has given her reason to fear effects on her health. ‘And I don’t want that type of thing near my house. Now I feel like I should sleep with a lead blanket over me.’ Henney and like-minded neighbors also say that the cell-phone tower disguised as a pine tree will not blend into the vacant and treeless lot, which is also at a trailhead off West Via la Costa. Not all neighbors opposed the plan, however. Highlands residents like Paul Glasgall, who spoke in support of the tower at the hearing, were encouraged by the decision. Glasgall, chairman of the Highlands Presidents Council, represents the 17 homeowners associations there. He says the tower could provide residents an extra form of communication in case of an emergency. ‘I think it’s a great step forward,’ Glasgall said on Tuesday. ‘It’s a plus. There’s nothing more annoying than having a dropped call. You can’t stand in the way of progress.’ But a long-discussed land swap plan between the property’s current owner and the Summit Club Homeowners Association could jeopardize installation of the tower. Ed Miller, an Enclave resident who manages the property for Headland Property Associates, had plans to transfer the property to the Summit this year. Headland would gain a tax benefit and Summit residents would gain new property to use as they saw fit. But Summit residents say that Miller never disclosed his plans to place a cell tower on the property. Plus, they say that the company Miller manages might reap a windfall from T-Mobile before transferring the property to the Summit Club. ‘Summit homeowners don’t want one person to benefit at their expense,’ said Rebecca Wade, director of the Summit Club, who has received many calls from residents. Currently unknown to board members is whether Miller has completed negotiations with T-Mobile. On Monday, Wade said that the club will accept the property only if it is ‘free and clear,’ meaning the property is not encumbered by third-party agreements. ‘The only hope now is to press Ed Miller to back off,’ Henney said, ‘He’s the only one that can kill the deal.’ The Palisadian-Post could not reach Ed Miller. Federal and state laws have tightly restricted cities’ ability to reject cell-phone company’s applications to install towers. In fact, the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 bars local governments from prohibiting a tower for environmental effects, which includes health concerns. Cities have fought back the only way they can: often by requiring aesthetic conformity. According to the permit written by Zoning Administrator Larry Friedman, T-Mobile must use a landscape professional ‘who has expertise in working with local California natural plants found in the immediate area of the site’ to create a landscape ‘buffer area to soften the visual impact of the tower.’ Friedman also mandated that graffiti on the site must be removed within 24 hours of its occurrence and that the facility be regularly cleaned of trash and debris. ‘It looks like the city heard people’s concerns about aesthetics,’ said Arthur Zussman, president of the Enclave Homeowners Association. ‘But a pine tree will still look kind of funny’there are no pines here.’ ———– To contact Staff Writer Max Taves, e-mail reporter@palipost.com or call (310) 454-1321 ext. 28.
YMCA Celebrates Temescal Purchase May 6
After more than 30 years of effort, the Palisades-Malibu YMCA has secured the rights and the funds to purchase 3.95 acres of land at the corner of Sunset and Temescal. “Thanks to the generosity of many residents in our community and a lead pledge of $250,000 from Palisadians Cindy and Bill Simon, the YMCA is now prepared to pay the full price to purchase the property,” said Carol Pfannkuche, the local Y’s executive director. On Sunday, May 6, at 4 p.m., the YMCA will host a celebratory event on the Christmas Tree/Pumpkin Patch property to acknowledge “the generations of Palisadians who have worked so hard and given of their time, talents and treasure to reach this goal,” Pfannkuche said. Everyone in the community is invited to participate. Those who have served on the YMCA Board of Managers, since the inception in 1965, will be the special guests. Honorees will include the Simons, the family of the late Corwin Davis, Everett Maguire and family, and Palisades YMCA founders, Dotty Larson and Dr. Michael Martini. The celebration will also include all capital campaign donors, annual campaign donors, YMCA members, campers, program participants and friends. ‘Our family has enjoyed the Palisades YMCA for nearly 15 years,” said Cindy Simon. “Our children have participated in the basketball program, Y-Princesses and Y-Guides, and the fitness center. I have wonderful memories of learning to swim at the YMCA in Illinois where I grew up. A YMCA is a cornerstone of a community, and Bill and I feel honored to participate in its growth.’ Pfannkuche added, ‘Thanks to the Simons’ donation, and to everyone who has supported the YMCA for these last 30 years, we will have a beautiful YMCA location for future generations to enjoy.’ In August 2006, the California Coastal Commission voted to allow the YMCA’s property purchase to proceed. Since then, the YMCA has been working with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to complete the required legal steps. “Final paperwork is now being prepared, to allow the transfer to be completed in the coming weeks,” Pfannkuche said. The YMCA will continue to operate summer day camp and hold its annual sale of pumpkins and Christmas trees on its corner parcel. When asked about two deed restrictions requested by local citizens during the protracted negotiations between the YMCA, the City of L.A. and the Conservancy, Pfannkuche said: ‘We don’t have the absolute final form of the deed because it is still being reviewed by the California Department of General Services. However, our attorney says their review relates almost exclusively to the various easements being reserved and granted; the language of the deed regarding oil drilling has not been changed over the last several drafts and has been agreed to by us. There are two aspects of the deed that relate to this issue. ‘First, the State retains all of the mineral rights, including oil and gas. Second, and more directly responsive, there will be a restriction in the deed that reads as follows: ‘SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS that shall run with the real property, that (a) no exploration or drilling for oil shall ever be conducted on, from or under said real property, a restriction that shall remain in effect in perpetuity, and (b) no construction may commence on said real property within ten years following recordation of this Deed.”
News in Brief: Temescal Oversight to SM Airport
Lower Temescal Oversight Committee Formed By City; Will Meet on May 23 Seven community members have been appointed to a Local Volunteer Neighborhood Oversight Committee (LVNOC) that will oversee how $250,000 of Proposition K money is spent on renovations in Temescal Canyon Park, which lies north of Pacific Coast Highway. LVNOC?s members are Diane Goldberg, Bernard Kinsey, Ted Mackie, Stuart Muller, Susan Oakley and Harry Sondheim. The members, who were appointed by the Department of Recreation and Parks and Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl, were chosen for their proximity to the park and their history of involvement in community issues. Currently, many of the park?s wooden pagodas and picnic tables have fallen into disrepair (?Temescal Renovations Approved (And Needed),? February 9, 2007). Lower Temescal was one of few parks to be allocated Prop. K money last year, but visitors may not actually see changes until July 2008, according to Neil Drucker, who helps manage park funding for the city. The LVNOC committee will meet for the first time at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, at the Palisades Recreation Center. Protesters Decry Noise, Air Pollution at SM Airport Hundreds of residents concerned about safety and affected by noise and air pollution at Santa Monica Airport protested last Saturday. Fueled by the growth of private jets and debated federal safety standards, jet operations at the airport have increased 1,400 percent since 1983. As previously reported in the Palisadian-Post (?Airplane Noise Upsets Hillside Calm,? December 15), that explosion in jet traffic has angered residents of Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades, especially those living atop the Palisades? highest streets. Airport protesters on Saturday, including Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl, said that neighboring communities are flooded with dangerous pollutants, unwanted noise and a safety hazard, reported the Los Angeles Times. They want the Federal Aviation Administration to enforce tighter safety standards at the airport, which would reduce the number of large jets that now land at the airport. They also want an environmental report that studies health effects. Palisadian Hosts Presidential Candidate Dodd On March 29, television producer Tom Werner turned over his Pacific Palisades home, which overlooks the Riviera Country Club, to Senator Christopher Dodd?s campaign to win the Democratic presidential nomination, reported the L.A. Times (?Dodd?s Backers Look Past the Polls,? April 1). Dodd, who has represented Connecticut for 33 years in the House and Senate, lags significantly behind Democratic front-runners Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards. But he, along with many other presidential candidates, has found strong financial backing from Palisades residents. About 65 people showed up at the home of Werner, who co-owns the Boston Red Sox. In late January, former gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon hosted a fundraiser for former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. ———– To contact Staff Writer Max Taves, e-mail reporter@palipost.com or call (310) 454-1321 ext. 28.
Taylor, Grosse Win Council ‘Sparkplug’ Award
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
The Pacific Palisades Community Council has named Lisa Taylor and John Grosse as the town’s 2007 Golden Sparkplug winners. The award has been presented annually since 1974 to ‘honor those citizens who ignite ideas and projects into community action which affect all of us.’ Taylor was chosen for her efforts in battling persistent graffiti in the stairway between Haverford Avenue and the Methodist Church parking lot. Last September, soon after moving to the Palisades with her husband and two children, Taylor began walking her son, Jimmy, 6, up the stairs to Palisades Charter Elementary. Distressed by the graffiti and vandalism, she decided to take action. Armed with a gallon of paint from Norris Hardware, Taylor painted over the scrawl on the fence lining the stairway, only to find new graffiti on benches the next day. She learned that the Chamber of Commerce gives out graffiti-fighting materials to citizens and that the police request photographs, which she has been doing ever since. From the photographs the police are able to see whether the tagging is gang-related. If it’s not, they’re able to accumulate the same moniker on different sites, so that when the tagger is eventually apprehended they can arrest for more than one offense. Hardly a week has gone by the past eight months that Taylor hasn’t had to give some attention to the area. She has enlisted her family to help, with Moran, 3, wielding a paintbrush and Jimmy trying to think of ways to catch the ‘robbers.’ Taylor keeps a corner of the family’s garage dedicated to anti-graffiti supplies, and pays their gardener to keep garbage and leaves cleaned out of the stairwell. She plans to apply for a city beautification grant in hopes that having having a mural painted in the stairwell will deter vandals. Husband Jim, who grew up in the Palisades and graduated from Palisades High, said about his wife: ‘Lisa is not the first person to work against graffiti in our neighborhood, nor will she be the last. However, Lisa has shown a dedication to our community this is matched by few.’ John Grosse is being recognized for his ongoing efforts to ease traffic congestion and parking problems around Marquez Charter Elementary that have been generated by increased local enrollment. Residents complained about morning and afternoon gridlock to the school principal, LAUSD and city officials and received little response. Grosse decided to take action. Responding to residents on Jacon Way complaining that they were unable to get off their street during school drop-off time because of traffic, the Grosses (who live on Edgar Street) sent flyers to people in the neighborhood, seeking members for a committee to address the traffic problem. They acquired 23 volunteers. Grosse started working with former Marquez principal Lewin Dover and is now working with new principal Phillip Hollis. As a result of various meetings, a new crosswalk and a stop sign have been installed at the west intersection of Marquez Avenue and Edgar Street, as well as ‘No Left Turn’ and ‘No U-turn’ signs at Bollinger Drive and Livorno Drive to help control traffic. ‘As a resident of this area, I can attest to the fact that these changes have already made a major impact on reducing congestion in the area,’ Janet Turner wrote in her nomination letter to the Community Council. Margaret Goff, president of the Marquez Knolls Homeowners Association, concurred. ‘He deserves the award with the amount of work that he’s done towards this project. ‘His tenacity and perseverance are admirable.’ Grosse, a retired aerospace engineer, said he other traffic-calming ideas, including obtaining more on-site school parking and re-activating a DASH bus system to transport students between the Highlands and Marquez Elementary. ‘I’m going to solve this problem,’ he told the Palisadian-Post. ‘I don’t give up until I can find a solution.’
Parade Seeks Entries
PAPA People, the volunteer group that fulfills various tasks at the Fourth of July parade and fireworks show in Pacific Palisades, will hold its first 2007 meeting on Monday, April 30, at 7 p.m. at the home of Jon and Sylvia Boyd. Coffee, tea and desserts will be served. ‘We are encouraging anybody who might be willing to work with us on parade day to attend this organizational meeting,’ said the Boyds, co-chairs of the PAPA People group (within the Palisades Americanism Parade Association). ‘This way we can fill assignments and find out where we have gaps.’ ‘We know that we need help with everything from traffic control before and after the parade to greeting people and handing out flags at the fireworks,’ said Sylvia Boyd. ‘People do not need any special skills to help us out, just a willingness to handle their assignment with a friendly attitude, knowing they are contributing to an important day in the Palisades.’ ‘This year,’ Boyd added, ‘a wonderful local Boy Scout troop will be joining our group. We welcome other older teenagers with community spirit.’ For directions to the April 30 meeting and for more information, please e-mail the Boyds at syljonboyd@aol.com or call 454-9556. ************ Meanwhile, entry forms are available for individuals, businesses, clubs, youth groups, organizations, churches and synagogues who wish to enter the parade. The festivities will begin at 2 p.m. at the corner of Bowdoin and Via de la Paz. Application are available at the Chamber of Commerce office, 15330 Antioch, and must be returned by May 25. Parade orders and staging information will be sent to accepted entries 10 days prior to the parade. As per tradition, there is no entry fee for non-commercial, nonprofit organizations, and they can apply for reimbursement of up to $500 in float expenses (excluding vehicle rental) from PAPA, the organizing committee. Float judging will be based on execution of theme, originality of design and spectator appeal. Tax-deductible donations to help PAPA defray $72,000 in expenses (for the parade and the fireworks show at Palisades High) are greatly appreciated and can be sent to: PAPA, P.O. Box 1776, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. The parade’s organizing committee is chaired this year by longtime Palisades resident Carolyn Haselkorn.
Ruth Lorins, 98, Once the Poet Laureate of Pacific Palisades
Ruth Lorins, a 56-year resident of Pacific Palisades, passed away on April 20 at the age of 98. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 1, 1908, Lorins moved to the Palisades with her husband Nat in 1951, when Nat was semi-retired and the couple were looking to settle in a small, intimate town. They bought their first home on Amalfi, where they raised their daughter Betty. Lorins was fluent in several languages, including Spanish, which she used in her volunteer work to assist immigrants in acclimating to life in Los Angeles. She was an accomplished poet and author of three volumes of poetry, including ‘Autumn Years,’ ‘Years at Eventide’ and ‘Green Rain for John,’ dedicated to her grandson John Baruch, who was killed in 1976 in a mountain-climbing accident at the age of 19. In one poem, ‘Epitaph For Myself,’ written just before John’s death, Lorins concludes with a prescient comment on the preciousness of life: ‘So if you would my spirit placate/Enjoy the space on earth I vacate.’ Lorins was named Poet Laureate of Pacific Palisades, a title she held throughout the 1970s and ’80s. A tiny woman, standing just 4 ft. 10 inches, Lorins was a familiar figure in the Village in her later years. She was always identified by the colorful umbrella she carried to protect her sun-sensitive skin. Predeceased in 1990 by Nat, her husband of 61 years, Lorins is survived by her daughter Betty (husband Jack) of Pacific Palisades; grandchildren Jeanne Baruch of Santa Monica and William Baruch of Seattle; and grandson Zachary Statler of Santa Monica. She was also well cared for during the past six years by Lakshmi Guiney. She will be remembered for her books, paintings and spirit.
Jean Clausen Runyon
Jean Clausen Runyon, who lived in Pacific Palisades longer than any other resident, passed away on April 14 at the age of 88. Born in San Francisco, Jean was two when her family moved to the Palisades in 1921, less than a year before the town was officially founded. She was raised in one of the early homes built in Pacific Palisades and spent the remainder of her life in her own home across the street on Swarthmore. She attended Palisades Elementary and graduated from University High School, then continued her education at UC Santa Barbara, where she earned a degree in home economics. Jean obtained her teaching credential at the University of Redlands and completed her master’s degree in counseling at Loyola Marymount University. Her mother, Margaret Clausen, was one of the original women involved in the founding of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. Jean and her first husband, George Hickman, were the first couple to be married in the beautiful chapel, which was then located on Swarthmore. Jean’s career, spanning over 30 years in education, began as a teacher of home economics at Lincoln Junior High in Santa Monica in 1949. In the mid-1960s, she became a counselor at the same school and continued this until her retirement in 1983. Throughout her career she had a profound effect on many of her students, receiving letters of appreciation and thanks from her students 40 years after she had taught them. Her skills in counseling extended not only to her students but also to family and friends. Jean had a strong sense of family and friendships. Summers were spent with her own children and the surrounding neighborhood children at the beach below the bluffs of Pacific Palisades. Her home became a gathering place for her friends and the friends of her extended family. Most family gatherings were spent at her home, including the annual neighborhood Easter Egg scavenger hunt and New Year’s Eve party, and the home was a base for many of the Palisades Fourth of July parade participants. Jean and her late husband Bud enjoyed travel, which included destinations such as Norway and Alaska. She and her family and friends also traveled throughout the West, especially through the national parks. They found great pleasure in spending time in the eastern Sierras near their second home, enjoying its natural beauty. They were often seen traveling through the Palisades on their bicycles to many of the stores and enjoyed their lunches with David at Cathay Palisades. Jean is survived by her brother Bertin Clausen of Pt. Richmond, California; her sister Andrea Grossman of Novato; her sons George Hickman of Lancaster and Gregory Runyon of Pacific Palisades; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Her youngest grandson is a rare third-generation Palisadian and, like his grandmother and father, attended Palisades Elementary School.
Kehrer Wins Easter Bowl Doubles
It sure doesn’t take Walker Kehrer long to break in a new partner. Playing together for the first time, Kehrer and Kyle McMorrow of Thousand Oaks captured the Boys 16s doubles title last Sunday in the 40th annual Easter Bowl USTA Spring National Championships at Rancho Las Palmas Tennis Club in Rancho Mirage. Kehrer, who lives and trains in Pacific Palisades, proved why he is among the top doubles players in the nation in his age group. Seeded fifth, he and McMorrow gelled quickly, dropping only a few games in the early rounds. Then, the pair of 16 year olds beat the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 1 seeded teams in succession to win one of the junior circuit’s most prestigious national titles. “We played one practice match together beforehand but Kyle and I know each other well,” said Kehrer, named the Palisadian-Post’s top athlete of the year in 2006. “We see each other at tournaments quite a bit so I know his game. We beat a pretty good team easily in the first round and we got more and more confident with every match.” The final matched Kehrer and McMorrow against the No. 1-seeded and top-ranked Boys 16 doubles team in the nation, North Carolina’s Ryan Noble and James Seal of Tennessee. The Southern California boys got the only service break in the first set and won it 6-3. After seven deuces, they broke Noble’s serve in the second set and McMorrow, serving at 5-4, cracked an ace past Seal on match point. Kehrer credited his private coach Ross Loel with devising a strategy for taking down the top seeds after scouting their semifinal match. “They used an I-formation and our plan was to crush our returns at their feet,” Kehrer said. “When Kyle was serving, he went for it every time and got most of them in, which made it easy for me to poach if they got it back. My serve is a little weaker, so I had to rely more on a good first volley to get to the net.” McMorrow, who at 6-3 stands three inches taller than Kehrer, attributed the duo’s success to his power and his partner’s consistency. “I’m tall and I have a big serve,” he said. “Walker is really solid at the net, so that’s a good combination.” In the quarterfinals, Kehrer and McMorrow beat second-seeded Ian Chadwell and Tennys Sandgren of Tennessee, 7-6, 6-3. Saturday’s semifinal matched them against third-seeded Denis Kudla and Junior Ore, from the Washington, D.C. area. After breezing through the first set 6-0, Kehrer and McMorrow dropped the second 6-4’the only set they would lose in the entire tournament’before recovering to win 6-4 in the third and advance to Sunday’s afternoon’s final. Kehrer also played singles, where he lost in the round of 16 to eventual champion Lawrence Formentera of Colton. Seeded third out of 128 players, Kehrer beat Blas Moros, 7-5, 6-2; Matthew Siow, 6-4, 6-3; and 17th-seeded John Palmeri, 6-4, 7-5, before falling to Formentera, 6-1, 7-6. In the backdraw, he lost to Sandgren, who went on to win the consolation final. Kehrer is ranked No. 1 in Southern California and ninth nationally in the Boys 16s singles and plays No. 1 for the Brentwood School varsity team, which is currently third in the Southern Section Division III rankings. Loel, the Big Ten player of the year in 1995 at the University of Minnesota, has been Kehrer’s coach for five years. Never one to let his on-court successes or failures phase him, Kehrer travels to Ventura County today for the 107th annual Ojai Valley tournament, where he will play in the Boys 18s (CIF) division.
Pali Tennis Nets Top Seed
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
Several days before the start of Tuesday night’s City playoffs seeding meeting, Palisades High head coach Bud Kling said he would lobby hard for the No. 1 spot, feeling his team’s dominance in league and the fact that it is the two-time defending champion warrant consideration for the top position. Turns out, Kling hardly had to open his mouth. The committee voted 5-2 to award Palisades the top seed ahead of West Valley League rivals Granada Hills and Taft, who notched the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds. “Back in February it looked like Granada Hills was the overwhelming favorite, but they lost to Taft so there’s a strong possibility those teams will share the [West Valley League] title,” Kling said after the Dolphins wrapped up Western League play undefeated when Fairfax defaulted Monday’s scheduled match. “Now I think we have as strong a case as anyone, especially when you consider that we beat Granada Hills convincingly in the finals last year when our teams were thought to be about even.” Palisades has a first-round bye and will host the North Hollywood-Marshall winner next Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Palisades Tennis Center. ‘They are both good,’ Kling said. ‘It’s really deep this year. We also have Eagle Rock and Carson on our side of the draw. So we have four good teams in our half’especially Carson. They are loaded 1-2-3 in singles so they are going to be very tough for us.’ Semifinals are May 7 and the finals May 11 at Balboa Sports Center in Encino. For the City individuals tournament, which begins after the team finals, Pali’s Kyung Choi and Justin Atlan were seeded in the top 16 in singles. In doubles, Pali’s top team of Sepehr Safii and Michael Light was seeded No. 2, Mason Hays and Ren Nielsen were seeded third and Jeremy Shore and Matt Goodman notched the fifth seed. Palisades (20-3 overall, 12-0 in league) travels north for the Ojai tournament today through Sunday. 10B Mason Hays hits a backhand volley in the Dolphins’ 7-0 victory over Westchester. Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer
Volleyball Plays for Second
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
It wasn’t easy, but the Palisades High boys varsity volleyball team did what it had to do last Wednesday. The Dolphins squandered a two-game lead before recovering to beat host Westchester, 25-12, 26-24, 24-26, 23-25, 15-9, and remain in contention for second place in the Western League with one match remaining (result unavailable at press time). Palisades (9-4 overall, 8-3 in league) hosted Fairfax in the league finale on Wednesday needing to beat the Lions convincingly to clinch second. Because Fairfax won in four games on its home court in March, the Dolphins needed to sweep yesterday?s match to guarantee the runner-up spot. If Pali won in four, the tiebreaker would be go to the team with the more combined points from their two matches. On Saturday, Palisades played in the Sylmar tournament and finished third in its pool with a 2-2 record. The Dolphins lost to Reseda, 26-24, 25-21, beat Manual Arts, 25-15, 25-19, beat Eagle Rock 25-23, 25-14, and lost to Chatsworth, 26-24, 25-21. The City playoff seed meeting is next Tuesday and first round matches are next Thursday night. Boys Golf Jason Weintraub shot a two-over-par 74 to earn medalist honors and Ashton Roberts shot a 76 at Griffith Park??s Harding course as Palisades defeated El Camino Real by 12 strokes to move into a first-place tie with the Conquistadores in the 6A League. Boys Lacrosse The Dolphins played their final home game of the season last Saturday and were handed their second defeat of the season, 16-7, at the hands of Palos Verdes. Eric Rosen scored four goals for Palisades (12-2), which closes the season at New Jewish Community next Monday at 3:30 p.m. The Dolphins won the first game between the schools 9-5 on March 15. Softball Palisades bounced back nicely from its loss to Westchester two weeks ago, winning three straight games by lopsided margins. The Dolphins (11-2) beat Los Angeles CES and Hamilton by identical 9-4 scores and beat University 24-8, setting up back-to-back road games against Venice (Wednesday) and Westchester (today), the only two teams to beat Palisades this season.
