McKenzie Jackson

1 week ago | malibutimes.com | McKenzie Jackson

The Pepperdine women’s tennis team continued its winning streak over West Coast Conference opposition on April 6. They downed Washington State 4-1 at Pepperdine’s Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. The home victory for the Waves, rated 23rd in Intercollegiate Tennis Association women’s tennis rankings, put their winning streak over the WCC’s other eight teams at 83 straight. In fact, Pepperdine hasn’t lost to another WCC opponent since 2015.

1 week ago | malibutimes.com | McKenzie Jackson

Pepperdine snaps three-game skid with a dominant 3-1 win over USC in front of an electric home crowdThe Pepperdine Waves men’s volleyball team, ranked eighth in national polls, recorded its first win over a top-five ranked team this season on April 5, beating the third-ranked USC Trojans 3-1 at Pepperdine’s Firestone Fieldhouse.

1 week ago | malibutimes.com | McKenzie Jackson

MHS remains undefeated in league as it goes for second straight Citrus Coast championshipA group of volleyball coaches from Finland’s national team watched the Malibu High boys volleyball team practice on March 28. The Scandinavian delegation’s stop at the Malibu High gym was part of their tour throughout the U.S. in which they are shadowing college, club, and high school volleyball coaches, said Sharks head coach Derek Saenz.

2 weeks ago | sdvoice.info | McKenzie Jackson

California state government has launched a new public-facing platform that it hopes will facilitate communication and “build trust” between citizens and decision makers, providing a direct channel for people to discuss and influence policy. The project, Engaged California – described as a “comprehensive hub” — is the result of collaboration between the California Office of Data and Innovation (ODI), the Government Operations Agency and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

2 weeks ago | malibutimes.com | McKenzie Jackson

After playing internationally with Mexico, dual citizen now training with U.S. National TeamWhen Julia Quinonez was a youth soccer player, she dreamed of donning the red, white, and blue, and taking to the pitch with Team USA. The Pepperdine sophomore women’s soccer player is doing so now. Quinonez, a forward, is one of 22 players from across the nation taking part in the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team Training Camp in Riverside, Missouri, at the University of Kansas System Training Center.