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From quicksand to Olympic trials

From quicksand to Olympic trials

AVP’s bankruptcy last month foretold a slow, painful rebirth of beach volleyball. On Monday, with a push from U.S. Olympic Volleyball and events management behemoth IMG, beach volleyball reemerged full born. An opening in the dark cloud hovering over the [...]

Pipeline: Big and ugly opens South Bay Fall Classic

Pipeline: Big and ugly opens South Bay Fall Classic

Big and ugly opens South Bay Fall Classic The South Bay Surf League Fall Classic got under way Saturday morning under grey skies, threatening rain, slight onshore winds, and a 7-foot high, incoming high tide with a 4- to 6-foot, [...]

Costa, Redondo advance on the court

Costa, Redondo advance on the court

After a hard-fought second-place finish in the Redondo Power Classic tournament and a stunning sweep of host Mira Costa to close out Bay League play, it would have been understandable if the teenagers on Redondo’s girls volleyball team had some [...]

Pio leads Mustang charge to Bay title

Pio leads Mustang charge to Bay title

Running in unseasonably warm temperatures, Mira Costa’s Savannah Pio kept her hot streak alive winning her third consecutive Bay League meet by capturing the Bay League title. The senior finished the 3-mile course at Palos Verdes in a time of [...]

Beach Cities Sports

Volleyball Manhattan Beach Volleyball Academy will be holding tryouts for girls 15’s, 16’s, 17’s and 18’s on Sunday Nov. 8 and 15 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the HAX facility, 3203 Jack Northrop Ave., Hawthorne. Cost is $25 per player. More [...]

Mira Costa-Redondo showdown to determine Bay grid champ

Mira Costa-Redondo showdown to determine Bay grid champ

What would a great rivalry be without a league championship at stake? Mira Costa and Redondo will once again battle it out in the final week of the regular season when the Sea Hawks host the Mustangs Friday at 7 p.m.
Mira Costa can win its third consecutive Bay League championship with a victory. A Redondo win would likely create a three-way log jam at the top of the standings if once-beaten Palos Verdes prevails over Peninsula.

Club volleyball helps create special rivalry

Club volleyball helps create special rivalry

When Lisa Arce-Zimmerman played for Mira Costa in the mid-1980s, competition for the school’s dominant girls volleyball program was hard to find within the Bay League. Mira Costa was often required to travel to other counties in order to face [...]

Redondo hosts PV in gridiron showdown

Redondo hosts PV in gridiron showdown

With its rival game against Mira Costa a week away, Redondo can ill afford to look ahead. The Sea Hawks host once-beaten Palos Verdes Friday at 7 p.m. in a crucial Bay League contest while Mira Costa takes on visiting Leuzinger. Teams in the other fall sports begin their playoff runs next week.