Posts by Randy Angel
Tournaments kick off girls soccer season
Local soccer tournaments will provide early-season tests for the girls soccer teams of Mira Costa and Redondo, both of which return talented starters. The prestigious 35th Annual South Holiday Tournament begins Friday where 24 teams, including seven ranked in the top ten in their respective CIF divisions, will compete on Dec. 7, 8, 15 and 17.…
Read MorePalos Verdes ends CIF football drought with Northern Division championship
Palos Verdes began its 2012 football season with three straight losses, but the Sea Kings’ demanding non-league schedule proved beneficial Saturday when the boys from the hill defeated West Torrance for the school’s first CIF football title in 47 years. Coach Guy Gardner’s squad rattled off 11 consecutive victories to end the season, culminating with…
Read MoreBeach Cities Sports: Baseball, football, running, surfing and more
Memorial: A memorial service will be held for longtime Mira Costa High School coach, athletic director and teacher Bob Fish at 8 a.m. Saturday in the Mira Costa Auditorium. Fish died Nov. 25 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 70 years old. Running: After finishing sixth in the CIF State Division 2…
Read MoreMira Costa, Redondo boys earn third place in Pacific Shores basketball tournaments
Mira Costa and Redondo reached the third-place games in their respective Pacific Shores Tournaments, showing early signs of successful seasons. In the eight-team Mira Costa Pacific Shores Tournament, the host Mustangs held off Rolling Hills Prep 49-43 to capture third place. Mira Costa (3-1) suffered its only loss with an 80-62 defeat at the hands…
Read MoreRecord run comes to an end for Redondo’s girls volleyball team
It was a match they’d just as soon forget, yet it was a season that will be remembered for a long time. Redondo’s girls volleyball team had its record-breaking year come to an end Tuesday when host Marymount convincingly defeated the Sea Hawks 25-16, 25-18, 25-13 in the CIF Southern California Regional Division 1 final.…
Read MoreMira Costa loses a legend with passing of Bob Fish
Longtime Mira Costa coach, athletic director and teacher Bob Fish passed away after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
Read MoreLocal gridiron teams reach finals
In a show of strength on the gridiron, the South Bay has landed five teams in championship games this weekend. In an all-Bay League Northern Division final, third-seeded and league champion Palos Verdes (10-3) will host West Torrance (10-3) Saturday at 7 p.m. at a site to be determined since Palos Verdes does not have…
Read MoreHoops season tips off with annual Pacific Shores tournaments
The boys basketball season is underway with the 61st Annual Pacific Shores Tournament being played at Mira Costa and Redondo Union High Schools. Under first-year head coach Reggie Morris, Redondo is hosting a 12-team tournament that includes perennial powers Long Beach Poly, Westchester, Serra and Mayfair. Competing in Pool A will be Long Beach Poly,…
Read MoreRedondo boys reach podium in state cross country finals
Redondo’s boys cross country team used a strong finish to place third in the CIF Division 2 State finals at Woodward Park in Fresno, scoring 183 points behind champion Westlake (84) and Saugus (97). Evan Malone-White and Dustin Herold finished 31st and 32nd, respectively, completing the 5K course in 16 minutes, two seconds. William…
Read MoreBeach Cities Sports: Baseball, football, running, surfing and more
Football: Beach Cities Sports (BCS) flag football league will be holding a toy drive benefitting the Richstone Family Center during its day of “Super Bowl” games on Sunday, Dec. 16 at Mira Costa High School. New, unwrapped non-violent toys will be accepted throughout the day, which includes seven games featuring teams of 6-12-year-old players. The…
Read MoreRedondo Union earns girls volleyball rematch with Marymount
In a rematch of the CIF Division 1-AA championship match, Redondo’s girls volleyball team will face Marymount Tuesday in the Southern California Regional title match.
Read MoreMustangs lose gridiron shootout at West
Mira Costa saw its football season come to an end after the Mustangs failed to hold lead on three occasions in a wild 49-42 loss at Bay League rival West Torrance in the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section/Ford Northern Division Championships. The game featured two of the area’s top running backs. Mira Costa…
Read MoreBeach Cities Sports: Baseball, the Lakers, running, surfing and more
Fundraiser: The Manhattan Beach-based West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation (WCSMF) will be hosting en evening celebrating the first Los Angeles Lakers championship and 33-game winning streak accomplished in the 1971-72 season. On Saturday, Dec. 8 beginning at 6:15 p.m. at Valentino Restaurant in Santa Monica, the festivities kick off with a cocktail reception and celebrity…
Read MoreRedondo Union Sea Hawks fall in CIF girls volleyball championship match
Top-ranked Redondo’s bid for a CIF Division 1-AA title fell short in a see-saw batlle with second-seeded Marymount which beat the Sea Hawks for the first time in three meetings this season.
Read MoreHermosa Beach hosts annual CBVA Hall of Fame event
For the second consecutive year, a “family reunion” of beach volleyball players will take place in Hermosa Beach where many greats of the game will reunite to swap stories – many of which should not be told in mixed company.
Read MoreMira Costa’s boys water polo team misses chance at CIF championship
Baseball has been called “a game of inches.” The boys on Mira Costa’s water polo team feel their sport can hold the same description. Numerous shots taken by the Mustangs went off the pipes, narrowly missing the net for goals they desperately needed in a 7-6 loss to M.L. King in the CIF Southern Section/Ford…
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