Boxing Returns to Sportsmen's Lodge in June

Boxing in the San Fernando Valley is about to be rekindled at the legendary Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City.

The Lodge hosted its first boxing event in 1970.  The last events held there in the 90's were promoted by Dan Goossen.  Now, 14 years since the Sportsmen's Lodge last hosted boxing, the San Fernando valley's Goossen Tutor Promotions will again look to create a series of boxing events held every two months throughout the year.  The inaugural world-class event will be held on Saturday evening, June 23, when former WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion Rico Ramos laces up the gloves against the undefeated 2008 Colombian Olympian Jhonatan Romero. Boxing fans in attendance will also see the return of lightweight stud John Molina Jr., and a battle between two undefeated young super flyweight stars in Matthew Villanueva of Burbank, Calif. against…

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Eva Longoria, Tim Allen, Don Cheadle and Others Score at George Lopez Golf Classic

The 5th Annual George Lopez Golf Classic & Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship was held Monday at Lakeside Golf Club in Toluca Lake.

George Lopez pulled in a ton of celebrities at the 5th Annual George Lopez Golf Classic & Mercedes-Benz Dealer Championship at the Lakeside Golf Club on Monday, held in Toluca Lake. As Lopez explains: Enjoy a day of golf with your friends and associates. Special prizes and fantastic giveaways will be included, followed by cocktails, a buffet dinner, live entertainment and a surprise celebrity guest. I am proud to announce that funds raised from last year’s event helped send 125 children with kidney disease to camp for a week at The Painted Turtle Camp in Lake Hughes, CA. I am thankful for the kidney transplant I received in 2005, which has allowed me to pursue my two passions – playing golf and giving back to others less fortunate. As we …

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Football: Campbell Hall Drops Varsity Football for One Season

The Studio City private school has seen a drop in numbers

Greuel Releases Audit of Coliseum Finances, Calls for Immediate Changes

Wendy Greuel is a Studio City resident and running for mayor.

As scandal continues to rock the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, City Controller Wendy Greuel today released an audit of the Coliseum’s financial operations.Greuel’s investigation reveals that management controls over Coliseum spending were weak or nonexistent, resulting in a dysfunctional and wasteful fiscal environment. The audit also exposes a laundry list of questionable practices and poor decisions by Coliseum officials, including $870,000 in advance payments to companies in South America for events that never happened, at least $75,000 in bonuses paid to employees outside of the City’s payroll system that were not filed properly with the IRS and 42 instances of over $950,000 worth of untracked cash payments being made to technical …

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Toluca Lake Baseball League Calms Teams After Body Found at Park

A letter from LAPD Sgt. Alex Morrison and League President Tony Rolando,

The Weddington Parks in Studio City are where the Toluca Lake Baseball Leagues have played since 1952. After the story of the woman's body found at the park Tuesday, the police and league issued letters to the teams. Here they are:   Dear Toluca Families, below is a communication the league received from LAPD this morning.   ·         Good morning, If you have seen the news this morning you are aware that there was a homicide at Weddington Park South.  I want to reassure you that there is no immediate danger to the public at this time.  The investigation is in the early stages and I am not at liberty to release more information.  We have many resources dedicated to the investigation and will be providing extra patrol in the area.   Thank …

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Campbell Hall Pitcher Recuperating After Kidney Transplant

Chad Eaton is doing well after receiving a kidney donated by his aunt.

Chad Eaton, the Campbell Hall pitcher who underwent a kidney transplant just after his last game, is resting comfortably in intensive care and could be going home soon. Eaton was in the intensive care unit of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center after undergoing a kidney transplant last week. Campbell Hall Coach Juan Velazquez said he had received word from a family member that the surgery had gone well, according to a Los Angeles Times blog. He ended the Campbell Hall season well, winning 6-4 against Glendale Hoover going 6 2/3 innings, striking out five, walking two. He received an ovation from fans when Coach Juan Velazquez decided to pull him with two out in the seventh.

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Tuesday's Game Promises Best Pitching Match-Up with Harvard-Westlake

Check out Lucas Golito's 100 mph fastball. It's going to be the best pitching matchup of the early baseball season on Tuesday at O'Malley Field in Encino when Giolito and Studio City Harvard-Westlake take on Cody Thompson and Mission Hills Alemany.

VIDEO: Campbell Hall Girls Hoops Wins First Ever CIF Title

See highlights and interviews with Coach Toya Holiday, Lauren Holiday and Nicole Tolbert as the Vikings cruised to a 66-29 victory over Brentwood.

Anaheim-- It was four years in the making for seniors Lauren Holiday and Nicole Tolbert. They both arrived at Campbell Hall as freshmen dreaming to duplicate their brothers’ success. Steven Tolbert II, Justin and Jrue Holiday raised a CIF banner together in 2005. After tough losses in the quarterfinals the past three years, the two younger sisters have finally achieved their goal hoisting up the school’s first ever CIF trophy in girls basketball. “Since freshman year we’ve talked about where we were going to put our banner and we just talked about it,” said Tolbert, who scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds. “Now, it’s a dream come true. We finally have our names up and when people go in the gym and see our names (on the banner), …

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Harvard-Westlake Girls Soccer Squelches Sacred Heart Streak

The most successful senior class in the history of the Flintridge Sacred Heart girls' soccer program wanted to shine in the spotlight in its final regular-season match Friday.

Skateboard 'Bombing' Ban Pushed by Councilman

The motion calls for the City Attorney's Office to draft an ordinance prohibiting reckless skateboarding at excessive speeds while disobeying traffic laws on city streets.

City Councilman Joe Buscaino introduced a motion Friday seeking to ban people from using skateboards to ride at excessive speeds, an activity commonly known as "bombing." Buscaino said he introduced the motion after a 15-year-old boy died in late January from a crash riding downhill near a San Pedro park at an excessive speed. Another 14-year-old boy died in November from a similar accident. Buscaino said bombing is fairly popular in San Pedro because of the area's steep hills and terrain. He said some skateboarders have been clocked at speeds upwards of 40 mph. "I don't want to ban skateboarding in the San Pedro streets," Buscaino said. "We are raising awareness on not 'bombing' the streets." Earlier in the week, Buscaino asked pro …

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