Considered one of the most prestigious beach volleyball tournaments in the world, the Hermosa Beach Open returns to the deep sands of Hermosa Beach this weekend as the sixth stop on the AVP NIVEA Tour. Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers will be going for an unprecedented fifth straight Hermosa Beach Open title while the top-seeded women’s team of Jennifer Kessy and April Ross are seeking their first at Hermosa.

by Randy Angel Part of the allure of an AVP event is the sight of tanned, hard bodies belonging to athletes and spectators alike. But when the outside courts are empty, competition has narrowed to one championship match and the final four players are outside the lines, it becomes the job of the AVP Dancers [...]

Baseball Mira Costa’s Lucas Whitehill and El Segundo’s Nigel Nootbaar were selected as multi-purpose players on the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball second team. Led by varsity head coach Cassidy Olson and pitching coach Carlos Rojas, the Mira Costa Baseball Camp will be held Mon.-Fri. Players ages 8 to 13 learn the fundamentals of hitting, fielding, [...]

After winning the men’s and women’s divisions at the Santa Anita Derby Day 5K in April, Jacques Sallberg and Daniela Alonso duplicated the feat at the Village Runner 4th of July 5K held in Redondo Beach. The 17th annual event drew more than 2,000 participants and hundreds of spectators.

The 17th annual Keep L.A. Running Charity 5K Run/Walk, 10K Run, Kids Dash and Coastal Bike Cruise will be held Sunday at Dockweiler Beach in Playa Del Rey.

In ideal running conditions, approximately 2,000 participants kicked off their Independence Day festivities by competing in the Village Runner 4th of July 5K held in Riviera Village.

 by Randy Angel  Mira Costa’s Eric Mochalski and Jace Olsen were selected as Co-MVPs of the Bay League after leading the Mustangs to a 34-2 record and appearance in the CIF Division 1 championship match. The seniors were selected with teammates Jace Olsen and D.J. White as All-Bay League first team selections. Mochalski recorded 252 [...]

Soccer The first of two Brit-West Soccer Camps will be held Mon.-Fri. at Manhattan Village Field. Tot camps will be held in 1½-hour sessions for boys and girls ages 3-4. Cost is $95/$105 non-resident. For advanced players, the Brit West/Chivas USA Premier Soccer Academy is open to boys and girls ages 10-19 and will be [...]

After a 15-hour day in Hawaii shooting the Pipeline Masters for the Associated Press, a few years back, Dave Gregerson found his gas tank had been siphoned.

It had already been a challenging day. Just getting the mandatory podium shot of the winner had meant jostling for position with 50 other photographers, all fighting to get the winner to make eye contact with their lenses.

“You have to get the guy to look straight at you,” Gregerson said. “So I have this thing, I yell ‘Your zipper’s down.’ When he realizes he doesn’t have a zipper he looks at me and I get the shot.”

Summertime in the South Bay offers dismal surf. With the natural breakwalls of Palos Verdes and Catalina shading our southern-most corner pocket, south swells on the right angle tease and might just flirt with Manhattan.