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Beach Cities Sports
Catalina Classic
The 26th annual Catalina Classic paddleboard race takes place Sunday, with the starter’s gun being fired at 6 a.m. The 32-mile open ocean endurance event begins at the west side of the main pier, Isthmus, Catalina and proceeds north to Manhattan Beach Pier and is open to men and women at least 18 years of age. For more information visit www.catalinaclassic.org.
Michelob Light Open
The seventh stop on the 2001 AVP Michelob Light Tour is at Manhattan Beach Pier beginning Friday, Aug. 24 through Sunday, Aug. 26. A total of 24 two-man teams and 24 two-woman teams compete. Scheduled to appear are Olympic Gold Medalists Karch Kiraly, Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana. Top women participants include Holly McPeak, Lisa Arce, Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs. For tour information call 426-8060.
Sports results
To have your team’s results reported in the Easy Reader, please fax details to Easy Reader Sports at 318-6292. Photos may be e-mailed to easyreader@earthlink.net, mailed to P.O. Box 427, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, or delivered to our office at 832 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach.
Reports should include league, division, game location, scores, names of the game’s top players, and descriptions of their performances.
Kristin Ursillo (San Diego/Northeastern University), and Chrissie Zartman (Hermosa Beach/UCLA) and have been selected by USA Volleyball to represent the United States in the first ever FIVB Under 21 World Championships of Beach Volleyball. The duo will compete in the Tournament at Le Lavandou Beach in France on Aug. 24-26, 2001.