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Batter-up

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Holden Miller, 13, a baseball player from Crossroads School, practices batting at the Little League Park on Olympic Blvd in Santa Monica on Friday, July 28, 2006. Coach Pat Armstrong, 40, loads the Casey pitching Machine that he bought over 20 years ago. He saved up for the pitching machine by working at Taco bell. Armstrong coaches batting practice for three hours  every Monday, Wednesday and Fridays at the Little League Park.
Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 at 12:00PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Lifeguard Taplin Relay

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Los Angeles County lifeguards practice some drills at Santa Monica Beach on Wednesday July 26, 2006 in preparation for the upcoming Lifeguard Taplin Relay that will be held in Redondo Beach on August 5, 2006. The Lifeguard Taplin relay consists of a medley relay of four swimmers, four paddlers and four 2-man dory teams. This annual lifeguard event is the most prestigious lifeguard event in Southern California. The Taplin relay is named after Judge Irving Taplin, a former Municipal Court Judge in L.A. County who donated the events first trophy. The Taplin relay has been held every year since 1936 with the exception of 1942 thru 1945, when the event was suspended during World War II. Eligible participants must be active members of an Ocean Lifeguard service. Teams from various lifeguard services from throughout Southern California compete in this event each year. Teams from Australia, Mexico, and New Jersey have also competed in the Taplin relay. The winning team gets the honor of holding the perpetual trophy until the following years race. The individual names of all sixteen team members from the winning team are engraved on the perpetual trophy to mark their place in history.
Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at 10:00PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Horseshoeing around

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Rohn Lindberg and Juliet El-Sheriff battle it out during the Annual Family Fourth of July Horseshoe Tournament at the Pacific Palisades on July, 4, 2006. This year Lindberg, standing champion, was upset by El-sheriff by a score of 23 to 15.
Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at 09:49AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Catching on

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A teenage surfer catches a wave at the end of Bay Street on Monday, June 26, 2006.
Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 at 04:52PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Soccer fever at Muscle Beach

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 A group gathers for an impromptu game of soccer at Santa Monica's Muscle Beach on Friday June 23, 2006
Posted on Friday, June 23, 2006 at 09:49PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

NBA Rhythm 'n Rims

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A person sees how he measures up to New Yorks's Nate Robinson during the NBA Rhythm 'n Rims event at Santa Monica Beach on Saturday, June 10, 2006.
Posted on Saturday, June 10, 2006 at 09:48PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Surfs up?

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A surfer rides a wave on Thursday, June 8, 2006 at Santa Monica Beach.

Posted on Thursday, June 8, 2006 at 07:05PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Baby on board

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Tiny Hawk: Odin Saric, 2 and still wearing diapers, does an 'Ollie' on his skate board along the Santa Monica Board walk on Thursday, May 25, 2006. Saric has been ridding skateboards since he was 9 months old.
Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 10:32PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | Comments2 Comments | EmailEmail | PrintPrint