Category Archives: High School
Royal Recognition program honoring LAKHSHL academic stars
February 22nd, 2019Under the helmets of a number of players in the L.A. Kings High School Hockey League (LAKHSHL), there are some pretty impressive brains. The league’s Royal Recognition program honors its student-athletes who maintain a grade-point average of 3.8 or higher, and there are currently 55 players who meet the standard and wear the Royal Recognition…
Tahoe Prep Hockey Academy specializing in developing players for next level
February 12th, 2019The snow has been falling in Tahoe for quite some time, and while skiers and snowboarders are enjoying a spectacular season at the area’s countless winter resorts, the student-athletes at Tahoe Prep Hockey Academy have kept their focus squarely on achieving success on the ice and in the classroom. Tahoe’s prep team found itself entering…
Santa Barbara Royals taking teamwork to new levels during ’18-19 season
February 11th, 2019Success on the ice has quickly come to be expected for the Santa Barbara Royals. The team won back-to-back championships in the first two years of the L.A. Kings High School Hockey League’s existence, adding a junior varsity championship the second year for good measure. They’re off to a stellar start this season as well,…
Kern County JV team developing own success story in LAKHSHL
January 29th, 2019There’s something special happening in the remote town of Bakersfield in California’s Central Valley. Known far more as an agricultural and oil hub than a hotbed for hockey, the city has produced one of the most successful programs in the L.A. Kings High School Hockey League – and it goes far beyond the varsity level….
St. Mary’s enjoying inaugural season, on and off the ice in Stockton
January 24th, 2019When St. Mary’s High School announced plans to start a new high school hockey program for the 2018-19 season, it seemed like the perfect move for the Northern California town of Stockton. The city already has the AHL’s Stockton Heat and the Stockton Colts youth association, but the high school program was looked at as…
Daily improvement the name of the game at Tahoe Prep Hockey Academy
January 15th, 2019With the holidays suddenly past and the hockey season well into the second half, the teams at Tahoe Prep Hockey Academy are hitting their stride. The school’s prep team was off to a 6-2-0 start in the NAHL Prep division, and the varsity squad was 3-1-0-2 competing in the Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League….
West Ranch team giving back, coaching special needs players
December 19th, 2018There’s something amazing happening with the West Ranch Wildcats program, and it has nothing to do with the team’s performance on the ice in the LA Kings High School Hockey League. The program, based in Stevenson Ranch, (north of Los Angeles) has signed on to have its players work with special needs hockey players from…
St. Mary’s an exemplary blend of academics, athletics
November 30th, 2018St. Mary’s High School in Stockton is making waves for its brand-new hockey program, but the school is much more than what happens on the ice. Kathy Smith is the school’s principal and Genesta Jackson serves as the vice principal at the home of the Rams. Both continually find ways to utilize the school’s mission…
Standouts Dahlen, Nordorf, Boyko, Coca succeeding for TPHA, both on and off the ice
November 29th, 2018As the weather cools down and snow starts to sprinkle the mountain peaks all around, things are heating up at Tahoe Prep Hockey Academy. Tahoe’s prep team was off to a 13-3 start through the end of October and had outscored their opponents 77-42. The varsity group was 1-1 in the Anaheim Ducks High School…
Strikers goalie Biehl excelling on the ice, in the air
November 28th, 2018The El Segundo Strikers practice at Toyota Sports Center, right in the shadows of Los Angeles International Airport, so it’s only natural that one of the team’s players is also an aspiring pilot who’s on the verge of getting his pilot’s license. Ryan Biehl, one of the Strikers’ three goalies, wears the team’s jet logo…