Mira Costa rally falls short in CIF Division 2 boys water polo semifinals

Mira Costa lost its bid for back-to-back CIF championships Wednesday when the Mustangs fell to top-seeded Foothill 10-9 in the Division 2 semifinals held at William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center in Irvine. Trailing 10-7 with less than three minutes remaining in regulation, fourth-seeded Mira Costa (24-7) pulled to within one goal with scores by Jake…

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Redondo to face Mater Dei for CIF Division 1AA girls volleyball title

Top-seeded Redondo defeated Great Oaks in four sets Tuesday night and will take on third-seeded Mater Dei for the CIF Southern Section Division 1AA girls volleyball championship On Saturday at 8 p.m. at Cerritos College. Redondo (34-2) avenged last year’s quarterfinal loss at Great Oak, defeating the Wolfpack 25-19, 12-25, 25-23, 25-15. Redondo reached the…

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Beach Cities Sports: Baseball, running, soccer, and more

Soccer: Manhattan Beach’s Chuck Pitts was named to the All-California Collegiate Athletic Association First Team after the junior forward led Humboldt State to its first winning season (8-7-2) since 2006. During his season year at Mira Costa, Pitts was the Offensive Player of the Year for the Mustang’s soccer team. Three South Bay girls have…

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Mira Costa reaches semifinals in CIF boys water playoffs

Moving up one division has not appeared to affect Mira Costa’s boys water polo team as the Mustangs advanced to the CIF Southern Section Division 2 semifinals with a 10-7 win against host San Clemente. Andrew Todd scored three goals and Ed Jeon, Brandon Lavinsky and Jake Miller-Tolt each recorded two goals for fourth-seeded Mira…

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Bay League football teams advance in CIF playoffs

Both Bay League representatives escaped with victories Friday night advancing to the second round of the CIF Southern Section Western Division playoffs. Redondo (6-5) avoided overtime when host Pacifica missed an extra point on its second touchdown giving the Sea Hawks a 14-13 win. “It wasn’t pretty at times, and we shot ourselves in the…

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Mira Costa, El Segundo advance in boys water polo playoffs

In a rematch of last year’s CIF-SS Division 3 championship game, Mira Costa defeated visiting Santiago/Corona 16-8 Thursday advancing to Saturday’s Division 2 quarterfinal round. Jake Miller-Tolt led the fourth-seeded Mustangs with four goals and Finn Pardon added three goals in the win. Mira Costa (23-6) is the only Bay League team to advance and…

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Beach Cities Sports: Baseball, football, volleyball and more

Volleyball: Redondo outside hitter Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani has been selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) to the Under Armour Girls High School All-American first team. She among 150 seniors selected for this year’s honors that represent 36 states and 139 high schools. First-team players are invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Volleyball…

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Mira Costa teams drive for CIF titles [UPDATED]

Mira Costa’s boys water polo and girls tennis teams are making a run for CIF Southern Section championships after earning high seeds going into the postseason. Brackets and results for all sports are available at ciss.org. Boys Water Polo Bay League champion Mira Costa (22-6) earned the No. 4 seed in CIF-SS Division 2 and…

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Redondo earns top seed in girls volleyball playoffs [UPDATED]

Riding an 19-match winning streak, top-seeded Redondo (31-2) enters the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1AA playoffs after defeating St. Joseph of Lakewood 25-11, 25-16, 25-14 in the first round Tuesday. Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani recorded 12 kills and three aces for the Sea Hawks who play at Tesoro (14-3) in the second round on Thursday.  All playoff matches…

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Redondo beats Mira Costa to claim second place in Bay League

Prior to Redondo’s game with visiting Mira Costa Friday night, proud parents looked on as the Sea Hawks honored seniors on the football and cheerleading teams, dance squad and band. But the celebration didn’t end there as Redondo beat its cross-town rival 36-21 to secure second place in the Bay League. The win was extra…

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Redondo’s Gore, Suarez win Bay League cross country championships; Palos Verdes sweeps team titles

Redondo cross country standouts Amber Gore and Carlos Suarez continued to dominate Bay League local competition Thursday night, winning the girls and boys races at the Bay League Finals held under the lights at Redondo. Despite the first-place finishes, Redondo finished second to Palos Verdes which swept the team titles. Mira Costa finished third behind…

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