The Panther gym was rocking Tuesday night as our boys beat cross-town rival Palos Verdes High School by a score of 60-46.   Pen established an early lead that they maintained throughout the game. The game was highlighted by Nick Frasso's two-handed dunk, and also his huge block that brought the Zoo to a standing ovation. Nick led the team in scoring with 20 points and Wony's Singleton had 18. Tyler Hazzard played a solid game with eleven rebounds and five assists.

The Lady Panthers lost a close game to Palos Verdes at home, finishing with 42 points to PV's 47. They played hard and battled back from a deficit, but had trouble finishing their shots. Jenna Yamada had 12 point, 4 assists, and Kristin Hanaoka finished with 10 points. Samantha Inana added 6 points, 7 steals, and 4 assists. Kimi Nagasaki had 5 points, 9 rebounds, and Orel Shilon added 7 rebounds.

In both girls and boys soccer, our Panthers fell to Palos Verdes.  In the boys, Palos Verdes jumped out early, scoring a goal on their first possession.  That early goal proved to be the difference as our boys fell 1-0.  On the women's side, in an over time thriller, our girls came up just short falling in the golden goal overtime period.   Both programs will look to rebound as they look ahead to Mira Costa on Friday. 

  
Our Varsity girls Water Polo team has continued its successful season, both on the road and at home. The team recently traveled to Harvard-Westlake, seeking to avenge last year's loss in the CIF playoffs. The girls struggled offensively through the first three quarters, finding themselves down 5-2 at the start of the fourth quarter. Demonstrating their never-give-up attitude, the girls scored 3 goals in the fourth quarter, with Lily Hopkins scoring the tying goal with 18 seconds remaining in regulation time. The girls then scored three more goals in overtime, while shutting down Harvard-Westlake defensively, leading to an 8-5 victory for the Panthers. Senior Kiersten Hazard performed her usual magic in the goal, though the win was a true team effort, with goals from Abele (4), Hopkins (2), Meghan Mahoney (1), and Grace Knight (1).

The following week, our girls returned home to take on cross-town rival Palos Verdes High. Despite the chilly temperatures and windy conditions, the bleachers were packed with fans from both schools for the spirited competition. Peninsula jumped out to an early lead thanks to Rachel Rhodes, who scored 3 goals in quick succession. PV fought back, eventually tying the game early in the fourth quarter. A strong outside shot from Kennedy Blackwell put Peninsula back in front for good, giving Peninsula a 6-5 win over PV. Goals from Grace Knight and Lucie Abele rounded out the scoring for Peninsula, while Kiersten Hazard made over a dozen saves in goal.

Back on the road, Peninsula took on Mira Costa. Although our girls jumped to an early lead on goals by Meghan Mahoney and Lucie Abele, Mira Costa charged back. A goal by Lily Hopkins tied the game at halftime, but Mira Costa finished strong, ultimately beating the Panthers.

Peninsula Wrestlers defeated Redondo 60 to 13. Peninsula won 11 of the 14 matches making their overall meet record 5-1 and 3-0 in the Bay  League. Peninsula will travel to Mira Costa on the 26th to battle for the league title and a top 4 seed in the CIF.