Beach Cities Sports

By Randy Angel | May 23, 2011

Volleyball The California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) will be holding tournaments at the Hermosa Beach Pier throughout the weekend. Saturday’s action includes Men’s Unrated, Open and Women’s Unrated competition. On Sunday, Men’s B, Women’s A and Co-ed A and AAA tournaments will be held. Play begins at 9 a.m. each day. For more information, contact…

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Wild opening to baseball, softball playoffs

By Randy Angel | May 18, 2011

After Tuesday’s rain postponed many of the baseball and softball wild-card games in the CIF playoffs, play resumed Wednesday with first round action slated for Thursday. Mira Costa’s softball team advanced to the opening round with a thrilling 8-7 extra-inning home victory over Righetti.

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Mustang boys volleyball dream season comes to an end

By Randy Angel | May 17, 2011

Mira Costa had its dream of a CIF and National championship vanish Saturday when host Mater Dei upset the top ranked Mustangs in the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section-Ford boys volleyball Division 1 championships. The 29-27, 20-25, 25-14, 18-25, 19-9 victory for Mater Dei shocked the top-seeded Mustangs but showed the strength of the…

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OC still tops in boys, girls lacrosse

By Randy Angel | May 17, 2011

Although the sport of lacrosse is growing at a rapid pace in the South Bay, teams from Orange County continue to dominate the southland. After winning North Division championships, Mira Costa’s boys team and the girls from Redondo suffered humbling losses Saturday in the U.S. Lacrosse Southern Section Division 1 championships held at Redondo Union…

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Distance runners lead field of local CIF qualifiers

By Randy Angel | May 16, 2011
Aryn Foland

Led by Mira Costa’s Aryn Foland, who had the fastest time in the 1,600 meters at the preliminaries, Mira Costa and Redondo will have a strong presence in the girls distance races when the CIF Southern Section-Ford Track & Field Championships take place Saturday at Cerritos College beginning at 9:30 a.m. Foland’s time of 4:57.6…

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Teams in diamond races head for home

By Randy Angel | May 11, 2011

With only one game remaining in the regular season, Redondo’s baseball team remained in contention for a long awaited post season appearance, handing Peninsula only its second league loss with a 1-0 road win Tuesday. With a strong defense behind him, Grant Wessel tossed a complete-game two-hitter and Drew Kozain doubled home Travis Fischvogt in…

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Costa girls win first Bay League swim title

By Randy Angel | May 11, 2011

The Mira Costa girls swimming team won its first Bay League championship. Winning swims came from senior and captain Marisa Purcell in the 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle and from junior Natalie Lavinsky in the 50 freestyle. Purcell and Lavinsky were joined by sophomores Meriel Mitsakos and Akemi Aiello in the 400 free relay. Their…

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Costa, Redondo fall in boys tennis playoffs

By Randy Angel | May 10, 2011

Four teams represented the Bay League, including champion Palos Verdes who earned the second seed, when the CIF Southern Section Division 1 boys tennis championships began Tuesday with wild-card matches. After beating Redondo in a one-match playoff, Mira Costa (12-11) traveled to face Marmonte champion Calabasas (19-0) but lost 15-3 in the first round on…

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Mira Costa boys reach CIF golf finals

By Randy Angel | May 10, 2011

Coming off a share of its 10th consecutive Bay League championship, Mira Costa’s boys golf team placed third in the CIF Southern Section Team Divisional playoffs, qualifying Coach Bob Timberlake’s team for a spot in the finals beginning Thursday at Mission Lakes Golf Course. Los Alamitos took top honors with a score of 388 followed…

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Costa boys, Redondo girls in title games

By Randy Angel | May 9, 2011 |

Playing in his first full game of the season, Dakota Randall sparked the Mira Costa boys lacrosse team scoring five goals in the Mustang’s 18-11 home victory over Bay League rival Palos Verdes in the U.S. Lacrosse Southern Section Division 1 North Division championships Tuesday. Chris O’Brien led the Mustang attack with seven goals. Tom…

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Mira Costa earns top seed in CIF volleyball playoffs

By Randy Angel | May 9, 2011

Mira Costa and Redondo scored first-round victories Tuesday as the CIF Southern Section Boys Volleyball Championships presented by Farmers got underway. Second round action takes place Thursday with both school looking for deep runs in the post season. Mira Costa has its goal set on winning another CIF and National championship.

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Costa’s Dotson a four-time winner in Bay finals

By Randy Angel | May 9, 2011

Redondo’s girls track team will send a meet-high 17 individual qualifiers plus two relay teams to the CIF Southern Section Division 2 prelims Saturday at Moorpark High School, but it was Mira Costa sprinter Ashlee Dotson’s performance that highlighted the Bay League track and field finals held Friday at Mira Costa. Dotson and Mustang teammate…

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Beach Cities Sports

By Randy Angel | May 9, 2011

Hockey: Manhattan Beach native Brett Hextall will skip his senior year at the University of North Dakota, signing an entry level contract with the Phoenix Coyotes of the NHL. In 115 career games with the Fighting Sioux, Hextall recorded 39 goals and 42 assists. His father, Ron, had a 13-year career as a goaltender in…

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Manhattan Beach players dominate the sand

By Randy Angel | May 6, 2011

Young beach volleyball players from Manhattan Beach excelled in two recent Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) tournaments held at Dockweiler Beach. In the AAU Los Angeles Open on May 1, teams from Manhattan Beach faced each other in the boys 10U and 16U championship matches. Will Campbell and Jack Walmer defeated Mick Bakos and Jason Walmer…

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