Congratulations
to our Costa student athletes on
National Signing Day!
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One of the most exciting moments for a student-athlete is National Signing Day. Years of hard work have led to this moment, and on Wednesday, 17 Costa athletes were honored as they look forward to playing at a collegiate level. They will be playing a variety of sports including: Women’s Soccer, Softball, Women’s Beach Volleyball, Baseball, Women’s Indoor Volleyball, Women’s Water Polo, and Men’s Lacrosse.
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Come cheer Costa Girls Volleyball competing in
State Playoffs TONIGHT at 6pm at MBMS!
The Girls Volleyball season is still continuing as the team is in the State Playoffs for the first time in several years!
They reached the quarterfinals in CIF, losing to Mater Dei, the eventual second place team.
Costa won the first State game yesterday 3-1 over La Jolla High School.
Come cheer the team on Thursday night as they play Vista Murrieta at 6:00PM at MBMS in the State Division 1 Final 8.
What a great season! Go Costa!
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Costa Cross Country is #1
in the South Bay!
On Thursday November 7, Boys and Girls Varsity and JV and Freshmen Girls took home the hardware as Bay League Cross Country Champions for 2019!
Boys Varsity was paced by seniors Billy Atkinson and Alex Fiorito, along with Cormac Carew, Colin Beale, and Seamus O’Meara.
Girls Varsity outpaced the competition with 4-8 finishes by Tia Pappas, Kayla Kershaw, Pnina Tofler, and Ella Parsley. Jasmine Peterman rounded out the top 5.
Taking 5 out of the top 6 positions, JV Boys individual Bay League Champion Aiden Velleca, along with Blake Hampton, Hatcher Johnson, Max Levin, and Cole Konis dominated the field.
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The Mira Costa High School
Boys’ Water Polo Team are
2019 Bay League Co-Champions!
The Mustangs have won the league every year since 2012. Mira Costa and Palos Verdes have shared the Bay League title since 2016.
Mira Costa Boys’ Water Polo is undefeated in CIF-SS play to date. After defeating Damien High School in the first round (11-10), the Mustangs went on to win the Quarter Final Game by beating the 3rd ranked Woodbridge Warriors (8-7). Coverage of the Quarter Final Game can be found in this post by
DIGMB
and this article in the
Daily Breeze
. This was the seventh straight win for this years’ Varsity Team with the current record for this season now at 20-10. The current CIF Southern Section Quarter Final results and Semi Final match ups are listed here in the
Los Angeles Times
.
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2019/11/13/palos-verdes-mira-costa-boys-water-polo-teams-come-up-short-in-division-2-semifinals/
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Girls Tennis defeats Campbell Hall HS in
CIF Quarterfinals,
but come up short to Peninsula in Semifinals!
CIF Playoffs Open Division Semifinals @ Mira Costa High
Mira Costa 8, Peninsula 10
In the semifinals of the CIF Open Division Playoffs, Mira Costa, the 3rd-seeded team in the Open Division, lost to Peninsula, the 2nd-seeded team in the Open Division, 8 to 10.
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Mira Costa 11, Campbell Hall 7
In the Quarterfinals of the CIF Open Division Playoffs, Mira Costa, the 3rd-seeded team in the Open Division, defeated Campbell Hall, the 6th-seeded team in the Open Division, 11 to 7.
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JV & Varsity Cheer teams take home
1st Place at Regional Competition!
Both JV and Varsity Cheer Teams took home First Place Wins at Regional Competition in Pomona this past weekend!
This secures their slot at Nationals In Orlando Florida!
Go Costa!
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Costa Girls Basketball looks forward to annual Green and Gold event!
The Lady Mustangs have been hard at work gearing up for the season. The team has their upcoming Green and Gold Event, which features all the players in intersquad games and some fun contests to help get the season off to a good start!! The annual Mini Mustang Clinic took place on Veteran’s Day at the middle school. The girls always have a great time teaching the little kids some of their basketball skills! A big thank you to Julie Erich, who always runs a successful clinic and is one of our biggest fundraisers!
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Drama/Tech now playing – She Kills Monsters plus Comedy Sportz and Holiday Benefit Show!
She Kills Monsters opened last weekend in the MCHS Small Theatre to great reviews. Audiences loved the wildly entertaining production which is packed full of drama and adventure, thrilling fight scenes, a cool soundtrack, terrific dance sequences, and more, all wrapped up in a story that is at once playfully humorous and deeply poignant.
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ComedySportz News
There’s a ComedySportz home game coming up Friday, Nov. 22nd, at 7 pm in the MCHS Small Theatre. It will be Costa vs. Costa in an intramural match. Don’t miss your chance to see two teams of our Costa CSz players battling it out in this epic comedic improv competition! Tickets $5 at the door.
Holiday Benefit Show Dec. 10th
Come see Mira Costa Drama/Tech’s Holiday Benefit Show Tuesday, Dec. 10th, 7 pm, in the MCHS Small Theatre. Tickets are $5 at the door.
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Vocal Ensemble performs at the
Biola University High School
Chamber Choir festival!
On November 1, the Costa Vocal Ensemble went to Biola University along with seven other chamber choirs from around Southern California. Mira Costa was the last choir to sing at the festival, and they sang a brilliant performance. Dr. Lynn Gackle, Director of Choral Activities at Baylor University, adjudicated the festival and here are a couple of her comments.
You have such a wonderful concept of healthy, beautiful singing in this group! Bravo for such stellar work!
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Don't miss Costa Marching Band's final performance of the 2019 Field Show "Dream On"!
On Tuesday, November 19 at 7pm, Costa Marching Band will have their Final performance of their 2019 Field Show, DREAM ON! Please come out and enjoy the show along with performances by the Cheer and Dance teams!
Costa Marching Band hosts WBA Supershow!
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Costa Ruggers season preview!
The Mira Costa Boys and Girls Rugby seasons began in full earnest. This year’s Boys’ side will have a completely new look, as they saw the graduation of 16 seniors from last year’s side.
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Congratulations to Costa Old Boys Reed Vabrey and Evan Anderson!
Congratulations to Costa Old Boys, Reed Vabrey (in photo shown powering over Oregon State Beavers) and Evan Anderson. Both boys have joined the numerous Costa grads to play for their colleges, as these two Old Boys now wear the Green and Gold of the Oregon Ducks.
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JV & Varsity Girls Golf thanks everyone for their support!
The JV and Varsity Girls Golf Team would like to thank everyone for their continued support. The Varsity Girls Golf Team ended their season at the Costa Mesa Country Club on November 4th. Shani Waite (Sr./ Captain) finished as an Individual at the Western Hills Country Club on November 7 at the CIF Individual Championship. The entire team worked hard and they are looking forward to the next season. Awards and Recognition for their efforts will be held at their End Of The Year Banquet on November 21st at the Portofino Hotel. Great job Ladies!
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Costa Boys Basketball Update!
The Boys Basketball team had two great and very successful Fall Youth Camps a couple of weeks ago! Thank you to all the kids who attended, the coaches, players and of course the parent volunteers who make it happen.
The teams are looking forward to kicking off the 2019-2020 Season on Monday November 18, with a Varsity Tournament at Salesian High School and a JV Tournament at Lynwood High School.
Go Costa!
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Boys and Girls Golf Teams host annual FUNraiser golf tournament!
The Boys and Girls Golf Team hosted the annual FUNraiser golf tournament at the Lakes in El Segundo on Oct 20. The event included a sold out morning junior tournament with 56 players, afternoon adult play and silent auction.
Thank you to all that participated, volunteered and sponsored the event!
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Costa Technology and Engineering is hard a work!
The Mira Costa Technology and Engineering club is hard at work in preparing for the CyberPatriot Round 2 competition, happening this weekend.
They received outstanding results from Round 1, with 13 teams competing and 4 on path for the Platinum rank!
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Costa Surf Classic!
The Costa Surf Kick Off Classic is in fill swing with the 2nd round held on Wednesday El Porto. This contest is the online where all 60 Costa surfers will compete!
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MBUSD team wins first
Lego League Tournament!
The first Lego League tournament was held this past Saturday at Parras Middle School in Redondo Beach. MBUSD sent a team of 5th and 6th graders (from Pennekamp and MBMS) who took the Championship award (overall 1st place) as well as 1st place in Robot Performance (the main event) from a field of 23 teams, predominantly from the South Bay region.
Click Here
for the official results. The team’s designation is #23557, Space Pandas
This qualifies the team for the LA FLL Championship held @ La Canada High School on December 15.
Team with their awards (from left to right): Kira Lockwood, Sierra Wolbert, Charlotte Fan, Zachary Green, Emi Lockwood.
Congrats to our future Technology and Engineering kids!
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Measure EE: Mira Costa Gym Replacement Project Update
through October, 2019!
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Costa Booster Club Camps!
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Costa Booster Club Fundraisers!
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Important Notice Regarding Team Sponsorships
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Sponsorships of Mira Costa athletic teams and visual and performing arts organizations are only available through MBX Booster Clubs. This includes the sale of banners, branded merchandise, distribution of promotional materials, publishing game calendars and more.
It has come to our attention that several companies are approaching local businesses and representing themselves as selling sponsorships that say they benefit Mira Costa athletics. These are not authorized representations and NO funds from these activities are received by Mira Costa High School or the teams they say they are representing.
If you or your business are approached, please
contac
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HERE.
We can verify the validity of the opportunity and direct you to the appropriate booster officers.
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Jennifer Williams, Executive Director, jennifer@mbxfoundation.org or
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