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Beach Cities Sports
Sea Hawk talk
Football (2-0): Stomped North Torrance 25-7 on the road Friday. The Sea Hawks continued their terrific defense to start the season, stifling the Saxons (1-1) the entire game until they scored a meaningless touchdown with three seconds left. The defense, which was not scored on during last week's rout of Torrance, gave up just one first down in the opening half as Redondo built a 16-0 lead at the break. The Sea Hawks also got a huge night from senior placekicker Dustin Zamboni, who booted four field goals, three from over 40 yards. A scoring run by Eddie Topps and a four-yard Christopher Coleman to Keith Ellison toss for a touchdown completed the scoring. Next: at home versus Orange Friday at 7 p.m.
Girls' Volleyball (0-3): Lost 3-0 to Bishop Montgomery in season opener last Wednesday. Lost 3-1 at Chadwick Friday. Defeated Burroughs, but lost to Venice, Downey and Santa Monica in Saturday tournament at North Torrance. Junior middle blocked Gillian Meenan made the all-tournament team. Lost 3-1 to South Torrance Tuesday.
Girls' Tennis (2-2): Dropped 10-8 decision to Bishop Montgomery Monday despite singles sweep from Ofa Tulikihihifo. Lost 17-1 to undefeated Long Beach Poly Tuesday.
Boys' Water Polo (2-5): Lost 12-7 to Thousand Oaks last Thursday despite Chris Stolba's three goals and two from Danny Ching.
Boys' Cross-country (0-0): Idle.
Girls' Cross-country (0-0): Idle.
Girls' Golf (3-0): Knocked off West Torrance 122-136 last Thursday at Alondra Park. Marina Choi's three-over 39 led Redondo. Pounded Torrance 121-203 Tuesday at Los Verdes. Elena Robles carded a 38 to lead the Hawks. The fast-improving Laura Enseki shot 46.
Mustang round-up
Football (1-1): Fell to Warren (Downey) 28-14 on the road Friday. Sparked by the return of QB J.R. Martinez, the Mustangs rolled to a 14-0 first quarter lead over the Bears (1-1) on the strength of a 54-yard pass from Martinez to TE Nick Wynand and a short scoring plunge from FB Greg Sabo. But the rest of the night belonged to Warren, which scored twice in the second quarter and tacked on two more scores in the second half for the final victory margin. Martinez finished the game with 205 passing yards. Next: at South Torrance Friday at 7 p.m.
Girls' Volleyball (1-0): Swept to 3-0 season opening win Tuesday at El Segundo. The Mustangs, ranked No. 2 nationally by Student Sports, were led by strong efforts from Teryn Spragg and Kristin Nelson.
Girls' Tennis (2-1): Toppled South Torrance 12-6 in Ocean League opener last Thursday. Freshman Stephanie Manasse swept her singles matches. Handled El Segundo 14-4 Tuesday. The top doubles team of Megan Malinsky-Kelly Finnerty swept its matches.
Boys' Water Polo (2-0): Edged La Serna 10-9 Tuesday behind Tyler Krikorian's five goals.
Boys' Cross-country (0-0): Individual results from Woodbridge Invitational not provided.
Girls' Cross-country (0-0): Shelley Dixon, Tracy Bremer and Dorothy Le were the top three Mustang finishers at Saturday's Woodbridge High School Cross-Country Classic. Dixon ran 19:37 over the three-mile course. Bremer clocked in at 20:20, with Le just four seconds further behind. Lynn Dixon, Costa's top harrier, missed the meet with a minor injury.
Girls' Golf (0-1): Lost first-ever match, 140-157, to Santa Monica Monday at Penmar golf course. Mika Tsuzuki fired a 38 to lead Costa.
Sports shorts
Area Olympians fare well
South Bay beach volleyball players Holly McPeak, Eric Fonoimoana, Jose Loiola and Emanuel Rego all won their opening round matches at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. McPeak (Manhattan Beach) teamed with Misty May to upend the Czech team of Martina Hudcova and Tereza Tobiasova 15-5 in just 22 minutes Saturday morning. They face an Italian team today in an elimination match. Fonoimoana (Hermosa Beach), playing with Dain Blanton of Laguna Beach, hammered their German counterparts, Oliver Oetke and Andreas Scheurepflug, 15-7 Sunday, avenging two earlier international defeats to the duo. Fonoimoana/Blanton advanced to the round of 16 today, along with the Brazilian team of Loiola (Manhattan Beach) and Rego (Redondo Beach). The gold medal favorites smashed an Australian team 15-3. On Friday, Fonoi/Blanton face a Norwegian team, while Loiola/Rego square off against a tandem from Spain.
The only South Bay volleyballer to lose was Redondo Beach's Rob Heidger. Teaming with Kevin Wong, they lost a heartbreaker Sunday to a Canadian team 17-15 in a match where the Americans led 14-9 and had six match points. Heidger/Wong rebounded with an impressive 20-minute win, 15-2, in an elimination match played Tuesday morning. They followed that up with a tough 15-11 loss to an Australian team Tuesday afternoon, but were fortunate to advance to the round of 16 as the "lucky loser." Heidger/Wong meet a team from Mexico Friday with an all-US quarterfinal Sunday should both American teams advance.
The women's finals are set for Sept. 25. The men's finals are Sept. 26.
In kayaking, U.S. flagbearer Cliff Meidl of Redondo Beach competes in the two-man, 1000-meter kayak on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Tennis Olympian Jeff Tarango of Manhattan Beach was the only American men's singles player to advance past the first round, scoring a 6-0, 6-1 over a Bolivian opponent.
Hermosan top triathlete
Hermosa Beach Rick Crump, 35, was the top amateur finisher at the inaugural Los Angeles Triathlon Sept. 10. Crump finished the swim/bike/run event in 1:58.49, 14 minutes behind the top professional triathlete entered, but ahead of many other professionals and the almost 2000 amateurs who competed. non-professional
Community Sports
Manhattan Beach 10K Run: Applications for the 23rd edition of the Manhattan Beach 10K run on Oct. 7 are now available at Manhattan Sports, 300 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, through Sept. 26. You also can register online at www.active.com through Sept. 25, but teams cannot register online. To register by mail, postmark your application by Sept. 25 to: MB 10K, P.O. Box 3431, Manhattan Beach 90266. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of your race number. No race-day sign-ups will be allowed. The Manhattan Beach 10K Run, altered slightly last year because of construction at Sand Dune Park, will resume its original course. For more info., call 318-7055.
MB Boot Camp: Sponsored by the Manhattan Beach Parks & Rec. Dept., a GI Joe Co-Ed Boot Camp offers the chance to get in great shape. The classes, run by Joe Charles, meet M-W-F from 6-7 a.m. or 6-7 p.m. on the beach south of the Manhattan Beach Pier, starting Wednesday, Sept. 27. The cost of the 12-week class is $155. For more info., call Charles at 836-9339 or Parks & Rec. at 802-5408. ER
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