Posts by Randy Angel
Beach Cities Sports: Football, sailing, volleyball and more
Surfing: Hosted by Spyder Surf, the South Bay Boardriders Club will be holding the Subaru Pacific Surf Series Championship Contest Saturday, May 6 at the Manhattan Beach Pier where a the King and Queen of the South Bay will be crowned. Registration is available at southbayboardriders.com. Deadline is Wednesday, May 3. Beach Volleyball: The Amateur…
Read MorePrep track athletes prepare for South Bay Championships
El Camino College’s new Murdock Stadium is being put to good use and the school is not limiting its upgraded athletic facilities to its own Warrior athletic teams. For the second consecutive week, El Camino will host an event featuring high school track and field athletes when the South Bay Championships take place Friday and…
Read MoreRedondo-PV showdown to decide Bay League girls lacrosse title
With eight consecutive Bay League championships, Redondo’s girls lacrosse team begins each season with a target on its back and this year it’s Palos Verdes who has the best chance to dethrone the Sea Hawks. Redondo has played Oak Park in the last two LA Section finals, winning in 2015 and losing in 2016, but…
Read MoreBeach Cities Sports: Football, running, sailing, volleyball and more
Football: The Thursday night Co-ed Flag Football on the Beach League begins April 27 at 6:30 p.m. at 10th Street and The Strand in Hermosa Beach. Team registration is $265 for a six-week season plus two weeks of playoffs. Registration must be made at Hermosa Beach Community Center, 710 Pier Ave.. For more information, contact…
Read MoreBeach Cities Sports: Football, hockey, running, volleyball and more
Hockey: The Jr. Kings Squirt B team captured the California Amateur Hockey Association State Championship held April 2 in San Jose. After losing to Southern California adversary the Wave 4-3 in the final round-robin game, the Kings scored two goals in the final three minutes to tie the Wave before pulling out a 4-3 overtime…
Read MoreEl Camino to host Mt. SAC relays featuring elite college, high school athletes
More than 3,000 athletes will converge at El Camino College’s Murdock Stadium this week when the 59th Annual Mt. SAC Relays takes place showcasing talents of elite college and high school track and field participants. While construction continues on Mt. SAC’s Hilmer Lodge Stadium, the prestigious event will be held at El Camino after the…
Read MoreMira Costa girls dominant in beach volleyball action
Temperatures may be spring-like, but competition on the sands of local beaches is heating up, particularly for a group of talented Lady Mustangs. Mira Costa seniors Rio Frohoff and Sunny Villapando are off to a fast start this season as they prepare for collegiate careers. The duo captured their second Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) tournament…
Read MoreBeach Cities Sports: Golf, football, running, volleyball and more
Golf: Carter Gaede, 9, of Manhattan Beach won the 7-9 boys division Sunday at the 4th annual Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Course. Drive, Chip & Putt is a free nationwide youth golf development program open to boys and girls ages 7-15. Gaede was one of four male National Finalists…
Read MoreRedondo to host Mira Costa in boys volleyball rivalry match
Mira Costa is off to a fast start in the race for the Bay League boys volleyball title and can put itself in the driver’s seat Thursday when rival Redondo hosts the Mustangs in a 7 p.m. match. Mira Costa has swept Peninsula, Palos Verdes and Inglewood but knows it will be in for a…
Read MoreRedondo teen sailor to compete in Italy’s Lake Garda regatta
Battling waves and wind, the thrills afforded a sailor are many. Yet for Taft Buckley, the sport has provided journeys not experienced by watermen twice his age. Buckley, a 14 ½-year-old 8th grader at Parras Middle School in Redondo Beach, is off to his latest adventure after being the only sailor from the West Coast…
Read MoreVaulting Panther – Peninsula High senior pole vaulter Jacqueline Ahrens is set to defend her CIF and Bay League titles
Four years ago, Jacqueline Ahrens was looking toward making the frosh/soph girls tennis team during her first year at Peninsula High School. Setting a school record of any sort was the furthest thing from her mind. Now, as a senior deciding on which college to attend, Ahrens can boast of not only setting a school…
Read MoreJr. Kings win Southern California title; will play for state championship in San Jose
While learning the fundamentals of hockey, the young members of the Jr. Kings Squirt B2 team are also discovering the importance of teamwork and how it transpires into winning. After finishing with the best record among 28 teams in the Southern California Amateur Hockey Association, the 8-10 year-olds won the Southern California championship outright Saturday…
Read MoreBeach Cities Sports: Football, running, swimming, volleyball and more
Fundraising: Mira Costa rugby All-Star and captain Jonah Tavai has been invited to represent a touring side from the United States to play in England. Unfortunately Jonah can’t get there by himself…he could use our help. The junior needs to raise $2,000 to pay for the trip. Donations can be made at gofundme.com/jk5mw-chase-for-chance. Beach…
Read MoreInternational teams arrive for youth baseball tournament
Riding on the heels of the World Baseball Classic, Beach City Baseball Academy will be hosting its own international competition Saturday and Sunday April 1-2 at fields in El Segundo and Manhattan Beach. Eighteen players from Japan’s Team Kitasuna and 12 from the German National Team will have the opportunity to experience American culture while…
Read MoreRun for the Bay League title begins on the diamond
Coming off a slow start, two-time CIF-SS Division 3 champion Redondo is prepared to make its run at a Bay League title before entering uncharted waters in Division 1 competition, The Sea Hawks snapped a five-game losing streak Saturday with a 5-2 home victory over Saugus behind the slugging of Danny Zimmerman. The University of…
Read MorePlayers, coaches earn top CIF honors for winter season
Led by Bishop Montgomery’s success with its boys and girls basketball teams, South Bay schools had nine Players of the Year and nine Coaches of the Year honored in the All-CIF team selections for the 2016-17 Winter Season. Girls Water Polo Members of Redondo’s CIF-SS Division 3 Champion girls water polo team earned top honors…
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