Posts by Randy Angel
Local girls claim US Youth Soccer National Championship
Loaded with talent from the South Bay, Beach Futbol Club Ingrassia capitalized on a stellar offensive and defensive performance to win the Girls U18 division at the US Youth Soccer National Championships presented by the National Guard in Germantown, MD. Loaded with South Bay talent, the team outscored opponents 13-0 in three pool play matches…
Read MoreBeach Cities Sports: Triathlon, water polo, volleyball and more
Water Polo: After being named the CIF Division 3 Player of the Year and a 1st team All-American as a senior at Mira Costa High School, Jordan Raney has been selected as one of 13 players to represent the U.S. at the FINA Youth World Championships in Madrid, Spain Aug. 25-31. in the last month,…
Read MoreInternational Surf festival celebrates 53 years
Thousands of spectators and athletes of all ages and skill levels will converge on the sands of local beaches this weekend for the 53rd Annual International Surf Festival water and sand competitions. In the 1950s, the cities of Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach hosted separate beach festivals. In 1962, the cities decided to…
Read MoreLuke Grafton, Dane Johnson reach new heights on youth beach volleyball circuit
Shortly before a thunder and lightning storm dumped rain throughout the South Bay on Sunday, Luke Grafton and Dane Johnson electrified the home crowd with their own display of power. Coming off their second straight AAU National Championship and the boys U15 title at the USAV High Performance Championships, Grafton and Johnson made a statement…
Read MoreLocal beach volleyball stars Rosenthal, Walsh Jennings lead Americans to FIVB gold medals
Playing in front of an emotionally-charged home crowd, the United States men’s and women’s teams captured gold at the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam, capping off the six-day ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball. Fans flocked to watch Kerri Walsh Jennings, of Manhattan Beach, and partner April Ross as the top seeds cruised through the…
Read MoreLane Carico makes quick jump to international competition
When the World Series of Beach Volleyball was held in Long Beach last summer, Lane Carico walked away with a championship. A second title will be extremely more difficult this year. Competing in the inaugural WSOBV in 2013, Carico was a member of Team America – a group of women led by beach volleyball legend…
Read MoreBeach Cities Sports: Golf, martial arts, volleyball and more
Volleyball: Seven-time Daily Breeze Coach of the year Tommy Chaffins will be having 6th thru 8th grade girls volleyball clinics on Monday and Wednesdays 6-8 p.m. at Redondo Union High School starting July 21.Clinics will last for five weeks. For more information, go to goscvc.com or contact Tommy Chaffins at tomchaffins@yahoo.com. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) will be hosting the West…
Read MoreLocal beach volleyball players turn in high performances
Winning a championship at the USA Beach Volleyball High Performance Championships in Hermosa Beach on Sunday was another notch in the belt for Manhattan Beach’s Skylar Caputo, a star for the Mustang’s indoor team who is enjoying a stellar season on the beach. Playing with first-time partner and future Pepperdine teammate Corinne Quiggle, Caputo led…
Read MoreBeach Cities Sports: Aquatics, baseball, volleyball and more
Volleyball: Seven-time Daily Breeze Coach of the year Tommy Chaffins will be having 6th thru 8th grade girls volleyball clinics on Monday and Wednesdays 6-8 p.m. at Redondo Union High School starting July 21.Clinics will last for five weeks. For more information, go to goscvc.com or contact Chaffins at tomchaffins@yahoo.com. USA Volleyball will host its Beach High Performance Championships in…
Read MoreLocal players gear up for World Series of Beach Volleyball
Featuring by the best the sport has to offer, the ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball returns to Long Beach for a second straight year where thousands of fans and players will celebrate the beach lifestyle Tuesday, July 22 through Sunday, July 27. The WSOBV was the brainchild of Manhattan Beach resident and former AVP…
Read MoreThousands enjoy annual Smackfest beach volleyball event
While young beach volleyball players were battling it out on the north side of the Hermosa Beach Pier, the south side had a totally different atmosphere. Thousands of players, fans and partiers converged for the 21 annual Smackfest beach volleyball tournament where costumes and socializing was more important than winning and losing. Smackfest, the largest…
Read MoreGrafton, Johnson repeat as AAU National beach volleyball champions
Not many years ago, the majority of winners at the AAU National Championships could walk from their homes to the annual tournament held in Hermosa Beach. But with the growth of beach volleyball throughout the United States, young South Bay players are finding it much more difficult to bring home a medal. Approximately 270 teams…
Read MoreDavid Cardona repeats as Village Runner 4th of July 5K champion
Torrance distance runner David Cardona successfully defended his championship Friday at the 21st annual Village Runner 4th of July 5K, shaving more than one minute off his winning time at the 2013 race. The 22-year-old Cardona – a former standout North Torrance High School, El Camino College and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo – led…
Read MoreWorld-class tennis returns to the Manhattan Country Club
Like a sleek, ultra-modern McMansion sprouting up where once stood a humble, quaint little beach cottage, the Manhattan Beach Open tennis tournament is not only offering more prize money than ever this year but is moving all of its finals matches to a more upscale venue than from the traditional Live Oak Park. It’s been…
Read MoreHermosa Beach golfer Andrea Lee makes drive to the top
One year ago, Andrea Lee had just completed her freshman year at Mira Costa High school, yet a dilemma loomed large over the young talented golfer from Hermosa Beach. Should she return to play one more season on the Mustang’s golf team or focus on tournaments in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA)? Lee opted…
Read MoreElite cyclists return to Manhattan Beach
Founded in 1962 by local cycling legend Ted Ernst, the Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix celebrates its 53rd year on Sunday, July 6 as one of the nation’s longest running bike race attracting more than 7,500 spectators and nearly 1,000 riders. “The partnership between the city, sponsors and the many dedicated volunteers is the reason…
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