Posts by Randy Angel
Girls basketball season begins with local tournaments at Inglewood, Redondo
Defending Bay League co-champion Mira Costa will begin its girls basketball season Monday under first-year head coach John Lapham. Lapham as been the Mustang’s junior varsity head coach for the past two seasons and will get a good look at his team when it competes in the 10th annual Inglewood Holiday Tip-Off Classic. Joining Lapham’s…
Read MoreMira Costa holds off Santiago for fourth CIF boys water polo championship
During the first week of September, Mira Costa’s boys water polo team began its season with a 10-9 victory over a strong Santiago/Corona team. The Mustangs finished their 2013 campaign with another one-goal win against Santiago, but unlike the first game that served as an examination of player talent, the third meeting between the teams…
Read MoreMira Costa, Redondo cross country teams run to CIF state championships
Led by Amber Gore’s sixth-place finish, Redondo Union’s girls cross country team placed second at the CIF Southern Section finals held at Mt. San Antonio College Saturday, qualifying Bob Leetch’s squad for the State Championships. Redondo’s boys team, Mira Costa’s girls team, both Palos Verdes teams and two runners from South Torrance also advanced to…
Read MoreMira Costa fumbles away CIF title hopes
Mira Costa had its four-game winning streak – and season – come to an end Friday, losing a 13-0 defensive battle to Saugus in a CIF Southern Section Northern Division quarterfinal game played at Canyon High School. The seventh-ranked Mustangs lost four of seven fumbles and the inability to convert on fourth down was the…
Read MoreBasketball season tips off with annual Pacific Shores tournaments
Redondo Union hosts an impressive field of basketball teams when the 62nd annual Pacific Shores Tournament, along with the Mira Costa tournament, begins Monday. Ten of the 16 teams competing at Redondo posted 20 or more wins last season. The field includes five 2012-13 CIF division champions and two state champions including Redondo (Division 2)…
Read MoreMira Costa boys water polo team to play for CIF Division 3 championship
The third time was the charm for Mira Costa’s top-seeded boys water polo team as it advanced to the CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship with a 15-10 victory over fourth-seeded ML King of Riverside. Coach Jon Reichardt’s Mustang squad avenged an 11-10 loss on Sept. 28 and its 7-6 loss in last year’s semifinal…
Read MoreMira Costa’s Andrea Lee captures CIF state golf championship in Carmel
She may be only a sophomore, but Mira Costa’s Andrea Lee ended her prep career Thursday going out on top. Lee, who competes in numerous junior tournaments, decided to return to the Mustang squad this season and it paid off. In the field of 54 participants, Lee was the only golfer to shoot under par,…
Read MoreBeach Cities Sports: Upcoming events
Soccer: Registration is open for the Manhattan Beach Sand and Surf Winter Development League. Open to boys and girls in U6-U10 divisions, the league includes: experienced, top level, professional coaching; a T-Shirt; technical skills clinic one hour before each game; one game on Saturday or Sunday; and individual player evalutions. The league is held at Pennekamp…
Read MoreRedondo pop warner football team caps off a mighty season with a championship
The old adage “Defense wins championships” still rings true, even at the earliest level. Consisting of 7-9 year olds, the Redondo Beach Mitey Mite White Team finished an undefeated season with 11 wins while allowing only one touchdown during the regular season. The team claimed the Pop Warner Los Angeles County Conference championship with a…
Read MoreMira Costa, Redondo boys and girls teams advance to CIF cross country finals
Mira Costa and Redondo Union will send their boys and girls teams to the CIF Southern Section Cross Country finals at Mt. San Antonio College on Saturday after impressive performances in the prelims. Carlos Suarez (15:22), Will Tait (15:25) and Dustin Herold (15:29) finished in the third through fifth spots to lead Redondo’s boys team…
Read MoreMira Costa’s boys water polo team advances to CIF Division 3 semifinals
Led by a stingy defense and goalkeeper Nick Dale’s 13-save performance, Mira Costa’s boys water polo team held South Pasadena in check to preserve an 8-3 win in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 quarterfinals on Saturday, In their quest for a fourth CIF title, the top-seeded Mustangs (25-6) advance to the semifinals where they…
Read MoreMira Costa, Redondo Union ousted from girls volleyball Division 1-AA playoffs
Mira Costa outside hitter Skylar Caputo said it best. After an emotional win over defending champion Marymount and looking ahead to going into a hostile environment at Los Alamitos, Caputo remarked “Standings don’t matter in this division.” The junior’s words rang true Saturday when seventh-ranked Mira Costa fell just short of upsetting top-seeded Los Alamitos…
Read MoreRedondo Union’s football season ends on the road; Palos Verdes and West advance
Redondo Union saw its football season come to an end in Valencia Friday night, but the scrappy Sea Hawks did not go down without a fight. Redondo, which had earned an at-large berth in the CIF Southern Section Northern Division playoffs, stayed right with second-seeded Valencia for most of the first three quarters before the…
Read MoreMira Costa dominates in first round of CIF Northern Division football playoffs
Mira Costa’s physical play dominated the athleticism of Highland Friday night as the Mustangs ran wild in a 34-6 home win in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Northern Division playoffs. Mira Costa head coach Don Morrow took advantage of his large and talented offensive line, running the ball on the Mustang’s first…
Read MoreMira Costa upends defending girls volleyball champion Marymount
On paper, it looked as only one of 16 second-round contests, but Thursday’s showdown between Mira Costa and Marymount had the feeling of a championship match. Moments after Katie Rethmeyer delivered the killing blow giving Mira Costa a 25-14, 25-18, 19-25, 25-21 victory, friends and family rushed the court to join the team in a…
Read MorePrep athelte of the month: Mira Costa Mustang workhorse Sebastian Franck-Love
With the CIF football playoffs beginning tomorrow, the Mira Costa Mustangs drive to a long postseason run will depend on the legs of running back Sebastian Franck-Love. Going into the final regular season game against rival Redondo Union, Franck-Love had scored 15 touchdowns and run for more than 1,400 yards, leading Mira Costa to a…
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