Putting The Boys Back In Beach

Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, and Blondie Chaplin Drop Into Redondo by Jeff Vincent/BeachLife magazine Have you ever fantasized about whose mugs would be etched across the visage of a Mount Rockmore? It’s tempting to gaze into the fancy of your mind’s eye and picture your favorite bands residing there. Maybe you’ll see all four faces […]

South Bay art calendar for May 2 to 8

Thursday, May 2 Drowsy, but knows his music “The Drowsy Chaperone,” presented by the Mira Costa Drama/Tech Department, has performances this evening (Thursday) at 6:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., with a Saturday 2 p.m. matinee, in the Mira Costa High School Auditorium, 1401 Artesia Blvd., Manhattan Beach. This is the musical comedy […]

Beach Cities Sports: Bodybuilding, paddleboarding, running and more

Football: Former Mira Costa High School and University of Hawaii football standout Jahlani Tavai was the 43rd overall pick in the NFL draft last Friday. Tavai was selected by the Detroit Lions who used the 11th pick of the second round. Tavai stands just under 6 feet 3, weighs 250 pounds and had more than […]

Bay League baseball champ Mira Costa begins tough playoff run

Mira Costa emerged with the Bay League baseball title on the final day of the regular season and now enters tough competition as the Mustangs begin the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. The Mustangs (21-8) host JSerra (19-12), the Trinity League runner-up, in the opening round on Thursday. The winner will face the winner between […]

Redondo girls claim Bay League swimming championship

It took 25 years, but Redondo’s girls claimed their first Bay League swimming title since 1994 last Friday. There were a number of league records broken at the Bay League finals. In the girls 200 freestyle, Mira Costa’s Alexandra Crisera posted a new best with a time of 1:48.18. In boys competition, Peninsula captured the […]

Redondo, Costa capture Bay League track and field titles

Mira Costa’s boys track and field team narrowly won the Bay League title Friday but it was Redondo’s girls team that continued to dominate the event. The Lady Sea Hawks captured the track team’s 10th consecutive Bay League title, once again proving the dominance the squad has had under head coach Bob Leetch. Redondo scored […]

Bay League teams survive first round of CIF volleyball playoffs

Mira Costa, Redondo and Peninsula advanced to Saturday’s second round of the CIF Southern Section boys volleyball playoffs with impressive victories. Second-seeded Mira Costa, the Bay League champion, began the Division 1 playoffs with a 3-0 shutout of Los Alamitos and will travel to face No. 7 Huntington Beach in the second round on Saturday. […]

MBUSD, teachers reach new contract agreement

A group of teachers and administrators had a long but good Friday last week as negotiators from Manhattan Beach Unified School District and the Manhattan Beach Unified Teachers Association spent 14 hours before arriving at a tentative labor agreement late that night. The teachers, who had been working without a contract, agreed to retroactive salary […]