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Beach Cities Sports
Sea Hawk talk
Football (3-0): Smashed Orange 42-19 in final non-league game at home on Friday. The Sea Hawks broke on top early when junior running back Eddie Topps dashed 58 yards for a score. Topps and Thomas Brown added rushing scores to extend the advantage to 21-0 after one. QB Christopher Coleman added scoring strikes to Keith Ellison and Matt Krumwiede before the half as Redondo built a 42-0 advantage at the break and cruised to the win. Next: at Beverly Hills (3-0) today at 6 p.m. in Bay League opener.
Girls' Volleyball (0-5): Lost 3-1 to Peninsula last Thursday. Lost 3-0 to Mira Costa on Tuesday.
Girls' Tennis (3-3): Fell to Mira Costa 11-7 Thursday despite singles sweep from Ofa Tulikihihifo. Knocked off South Torrance 11-7 Monday. Jessica Siebert and Erin Roberts won two doubles matches.
Boys' Water Polo (3-5): Knocked off Fullerton 9-4 last Wednesday. Danny Ching's three goals paced the win. Results from Western Tournament last weekend not provided.
Boys' Cross-country (0-0): Ran in non-league meet last Thursday. Results were not provided.
Girls' Cross-country (0-0): Daisy DeMelo ran 19:20 to win a non-league, non-scoring meet against Narbonne, South Torrance and CAMS last Thursday.
Girls' Golf (5-0): Set new team scoring mark in 115-177 win over Torrance last Thursday at Alondra. Elena Kurokawa shot 37, Elena Robles 38 and Marina Choi 39 for the Hawks. Blasted Santa Monica 109-133 Tuesday at Par-34 Penmar Park in Venice. Choi's 39 paced the Hawks.
Mustang round-up
Football (2-1): Outlasted South Torrance 23-10 Friday. See accompanying story. Next: opens Bay League season at home versus speedy Leuzinger tonight at 7 p.m.
Girls' Volleyball (3-0): Pounced on Santa Monica 3-0 last Thursday. Jamie Grass led the effort with eight kills. Setter Lexy Beers dished out 32 assists. Scored easy 3-0 win over Redondo Tuesday. Reserves Nora Pirzynski, Jessica Veris and Renee Lopes made big contributions in the win.
Girls' Tennis (6-1): Routed North Torrance 16-2 last Wednesday. Singles players Stephanie Manasse, Lisa DiGiacomo and Jenna Schaefer all swept. Edged Redondo 11-7 last Thursday. Megan Malinsky and Kelly Finnerty swept in doubles. Defeated Torrance 13-5 Tuesday. The doubles team of Megan McConnell and Jenna Schaeffer swept.
Boys' Water Polo (4-4): Dropped opener of South Costa Tournament 11-7 to San Clemente last Thursday. Tyler Krikorian potted six goals for the Mustangs, but suffered an injury that kept him out for the remainder of the tourney. Split two South Coast tourney games Friday, beating El Dorado 7-5 but losing 7-6 to Buena Park. Cassady Roberts scored the hat trick in the win. Dropped two tough South Coast tourney games Saturday, 7-6 to Capistrano Valley and 9-6 to Dos Pueblos. David Halushka scored three in the Capo Valley loss, while Chris Pawlik turned the trick against Dos Pueblos. Doubled up Malibu 16-8 Tuesday. Krikorian returned to action with five goals.
Boys' Cross-country (0-0): Idle.
Girls' Cross-country (0-0): Idle.
Girls' Golf (0-3): Lost to Peninsula 120-172 last Wednesday. Mika Tsuzuki paced the Mustangs with a 46. Fell 144-175 to Ocean View Monday. Tsuzuki shot another 46.
Sports shorts
South Bay Olympians
come home with heads high
Besides Eric Fonoimoana, no other South Bay Olympians were able to medal in their respective sports, but they all competed hard and represented their countries and the South Bay very well.
In beach volleyball, Holly McPeak (Manhattan Beach) and her partner Misty May placed fifth, matching McPeak's performance with Nancy Reno in Atlanta four years earlier. McPeak/May advanced to the quarterfinals last Thursday, needing seven match points to pull out a tough 15-13 win over an Italian pair. But the fourth-seeded Americans fell to eventual bronze medal winners Adriana Samuel and Sandra Pires of Brazil 16-14 in a Saturday quarterfinal.
"That was definitely our game to win and we lost it," said a disappointed McPeak. "Our game is to go out, go after them and out pressure on them. We didn't do that."
On the men's side, gold medal favorites Jose Loiola (Manhattan Beach) and Emanuel Rego (Redondo Beach), playing for Brazil, were upset by the 10th seeded team, Javier Bosma and Fabio Diez of Spain, 17-16 in the second round. They settled for a tie for ninth place.
Meanwhile, Rob Heidger (Redondo Beach) and Kevin Wong, perhaps the Games' most fortunate participants, advanced to the quarterfinals despite just one win in three matches when their Mexican opponents forfeited on Friday due to injury. But their luck ran out against Fonoimoana and his partner Dain Blanton in the quarterfinals Sunday. The eventual gold medalists trounced Heidger/Wong 15-3 Sunday, relegating them to a tie for fifth place.
In tennis, Jeff Tarango (Manhattan Beach) was a second round victim, falling 6-2, 6-3 to Argentine Mariano Zabaleta in singles action on Friday.
"It's unfortunate," Tarango told the Associated Press. "I was the last man standing. I would have liked to carry it a little further."
Finally, in the two-man, 1,000-meter kayak event on Tuesday, U.S. flagbearer Cliff Meidl of Redondo Beach, competing with Phillipe Boccara, could not advance beyond the first heat.
"My chances of winning a medal were very difficult," Meidl told the Associated Press. "I would've loved to get to the semis. But the entire experience has been very good for me."
Community Sports
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. Classes started yesterday but it's not too late to enroll. The cost of the 12-week class is $155. For more info., call Charles at 836-9339 or Parks & Rec. at 802-5408.
Hermosa Beach Youth Basketball: Kids ages kindergarten through eighth grade are eligible to participate in the City of Hermosa Beach Youth Basketball League. Sign-ups are Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7-8 and 14-15 from 12:30-5 p.m. in room 8 on the Community Center's second floor, 710 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach. All games are played indoors in the Community Center Gym. The cost to play is $70 for the first player in a family, $65 for the second and $45 for each additional, although some partial or full scholarships are available. The cost includes a uniform. Try-outs are mandatory, but everyone gets to play regardless of skill level. Try-outs are Saturday, Oct. 21 from 12 noon to 9 p.m. for boys, and Sunday, Oct. 22 between 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. for girls. Make up days are the following week. For specific times when the try-outs will be held for your son or daughter, call 310-372-BALL. Late signups are accepted if space is available by calling the same number. ER
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