Browse past news stories for Marina High School in Huntington Beach, CA.

• Briefly In Sports (Huntington Beach Independent)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 04:01:04 pm
  Nogueira earns Pac-10 Player of the Week Marina High alumna Mariah Nogueira, a freshman midfielder on the Stanford women’s soccer team, earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors recently after helping the Cardinal sweep a pair of top-10 teams.
• [UPDATED] Why Would This Man Try to Burn Down His Beloved Church? (OC Weekly)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 03:47:26 pm
  UPDATED WITH COMMENT FROM A CHURCH OFFICIAL . . . The bizarre case of the Huntington Beach man charged with trying to burn down Orange County Church of Christ not one, two, thr...
• Two more faces in council race (Huntington Beach Independent)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:17:04 pm
  Two more candidates — one an experienced local politician, one a newcomer — have entered the Huntington Beach City Council race for 2010.
• Integrity, faith, greatness (Huntington Beach Independent)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 10:57:12 am
  Sloshing through the mud in the freezing rain, pushing a broken down motorcycle on a trip with his two sons along the Continental Divide Trail is a memory that has become even more precious for one father since his youngest son, Léon Roach III, died Sunday.
• City names airport manager (Tehachapi News)
  posted on October 17, 2009 at 03:28:04 am
    Tehachapi's new Airport Manager Tom Glasgow inspected the airport with employee Gaston Patterson Thursday, Oct. 15 –- Glasgow’s first day on the job –- and confirmed what he already knew. "Everything is so cutting-edge here," he said. "This is a great airport. It has new paint, new lights, it's well kept up. Meticulous. The staff is great." The airport, he said, "Looks like brand new." He said ...
• O.C. woman misses English Channel record (KABC-TV Los Angeles)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 02:26:57 am
  An Orange County woman swam the English Channel in near record time.
• Celebration of life set for UCSD pole vaulter (La Jolla Light)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 06:50:32 pm
  A celebration of life in honor of former UC San Diego student-athlete Leon Roach has been set for 6:00 p.m. at the Waterfront Hilton in Huntington Beach on Saturday. Roach, a sophomore physiology and neuroscience major in Revelle College, was injured while doing a training exercise last Thursday. He passed away at Scripps Memorial Hospital on Saturday. "Our hearts go out to the Roach family in ...
• Pole vaulter dies in California (The World)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 06:05:45 am
  LOS ANGELES — The University of California San Diego pole vaulter who died after hitting his head during practice followed family tradition by becoming a pole vaulter and died doing what he loved, his sister said Monday.
• Pole vaulter, 19, died of head injury, coroner says (Orange County Register)
  posted on September 8, 2009 at 07:29:05 pm
  Medical examiner determines cause of death for athlete.
• Pole vaulter dies during jump at UC San Diego (The Morning Sun)
  posted on September 8, 2009 at 10:16:48 am
  LA JOLLA, Calif. (AP) — A college pole vaulter has died after missing the landing pad during practice at the University of California, San Diego's La Jolla campus.
• CA family mourns pole vaulter who died at practice (Missoulian)
  posted on September 8, 2009 at 12:31:02 am
  This 2008 photo provided by the Roach family shows Leon Roach hitting a 15 foot high jump at Huntington Beach High during the Orange County Championships.
• CA family mourns pole vaulter who died at practice (KSDK St. Louis)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 11:59:03 pm
  CA family mourns pole vaulter who died at practice
• CA family mourns pole vaulter who died at practice (Boston Herald)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 11:58:37 pm
  LOS ANGELES - The University of California San Diego pole vaulter who died after hitting his head during practice followed family tradition by becoming a pole vaulter and...
• International Capsules: Coe: 2016 Olympic race closer than 2012 contest (The Brownsville Herald)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 11:56:03 pm
  LONDON — Take it from a man who should know: The race for the 2016 Olympics is as close as can be. Sebastian Coe, who engineered London's narrow victory for the 2012 Summer Games, said in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday that next month's 2016 vote is even more wide open.
• Family mourns UC San Diego pole vaulter who died after hitting head during practice (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 11:46:02 pm
  This undated photo released by the Roach family shows Leon Roach in Wyoming during a 2,800-mile, 14-day motorcycle trip he took with his father and brother, along the continental divide on vintage motorcycles they restored themselves. The trip began in New Mexico and ended in Canada.
• Family mourns UCSD vaulter who died at practice (The San Francisco Examiner)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 11:44:45 pm
  HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — The University of California San Diego pole vaulter who died after hitting his head during practice followed family tradition by becoming a pole vaulter and died doing what he loved, his sister said Monday.
• College pole vaulter misses pad, dies (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 07:07:36 pm
  A student athlete during practice.
• Autopsy planned in death of UCSD pole vaulter (La Jolla Light)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 04:46:00 pm
  A autopsy was pending Sunday for a 19-year-old UC San Diego pole vaulter who died after missing his landing pad and hitting his head on concrete during a training jump. Leon Roach, a graduate of Marina High School in Huntington Beach, was pronounced brain dead at 5 p.m. Saturday at Scripps Memorial Hospital, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. Roach was practicing at ...
• Leipheimer set for return today (San Francisco Chronicle)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 07:38:23 am
  Santa Rosa resident Levi Leipheimer is back in the saddle and set to compete in the Tour of Missouri, less than two months after breaking his right wrist in the Tour de France. No way he wanted be done racing this early. "It's not 100 percent, but it's good...
• Pole vaulter dies during jump in Calif. (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 07:09:13 am
  LA JOLLA, Calif. — A college pole vaulter has died after missing the landing pad during practice at the University of California, San Diego's La Jolla campus. ... - The associated press
• Pole Vaulter Dies During Jump at UCSD (NBC Chicago)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 06:51:16 am
  A college pole vaulter has died after missing the landing pad during practice at UCSD.
• UCSD Pole Vaulter Dies After Freak Accident (KTLA-TV Los Angeles)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 04:36:41 am
  LA JOLLA -- A college pole vaulter has died after missing the landing pad during a practice session at the University of California San Diego campus.
• Pole vaulter dies in training accident (UPI)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 03:32:17 am
  LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- University of California-San Diego pole vaulter Leon Roach has died of injuries suffered in a training accident, officials said.
• Pole Vaulter Dies During Jump At UC San Diego (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 02:34:21 am
  A college pole vaulter has died after missing the landing pad during practice at the University of California, San Diego's La Jolla campus. The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said 19-year-old Leon Roach landed head first on concrete during a training jump Saturday.
• Report: Pole vaulter dies (UPI)
  posted on September 7, 2009 at 12:02:26 am
  LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- UC-San Diego pole vaulter Leon Roach has died from injuries suffered in training accident, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.
• Huntington Beach pole vaulter dies in 'freak accident' (Orange County Register)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 11:59:05 pm
  Leon Roach, 19, of UC San Diego, was Marina High graduate.
• Autopsy scheduled for UCSD pole vaulter (Channel 8 San Diego)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 09:30:54 pm
  The medical examiner's office said an autopsy will be conducted for a  University of California-San Diego pole vaulter who died after hitting his head on the ground when he missed the protective padding while landing a jump.
• College pole vaulter dies after jump at UC San Diego (USA Today)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 09:11:51 pm
  A college pole vaulter has died after missing the landing pad during practice at the University of California, San Diego's La Jolla campus. A medical examiner's report says 19-year-old Leon Roach landed head first on concrete after a jump attempt during training Saturday.
• UC San Diego Pole Valuter Killed in Practice Mishap (San Diego 6)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 07:47:02 pm
  Vaulter missed the landing pad and hit his head.
• Adult school enrollment slashed in budget cuts (Orange County Register)
  posted on July 21, 2009 at 07:27:28 pm
  Classes for Huntington Beach Adult School will be offered at nearby campuses during new-building construction.