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Beach Cities Sports
HockeyKelowna Rocket forward Shane McColgan, of Manhattan Beach, was named the Western Hockey League’s Player of the Week after scoring five points for a +2 rating in two playoff games. McColgan is playing his second full season with Kelowna who is facing the Portland Winterhawks in the Western Conference semi-finals. Fundraisers The Beach Cities Volleyball Club…
Read MoreTeams face tough foes in diamond tourneys
After dropping its first game in the prestigious 37th annual Anaheim Lions Tournament, Mira Costa (11-4) rebounded to win two games Monday, including a 13-2 drubbing of Orange Lutheran, the ninth-ranked team in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 poll. Bay League rivals Palos Verdes, Peninsula and Redondo join Mira Costa in the 58-team tournament…
Read MoreCosta goes the limit to knock out rival
Mira Costa’s boys volleyball team celebrates its five-game win over rival Loyola with a trip to Hawaii this week where the Mustangs fnisish spring break by facing two of the top teams on the islands. Mira Costa is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the ESPN Rise poll and will play No. 18 Iolani on Friday and No. 5 Punahoe in a Saturday match.
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Fundraisers Beach Cities Volleyball Club 15 Gold will be holding a fundraiser Wednesday, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Ruby’s Diner, 245 N. Harbor Drive in Redondo Beach. Ruby’s will donate 20% of all food and non-alcoholic beverage sales when accompanied by flyer available at www.beachcitiesvbc.com under the What’s Hot section. The…
Read MoreFirst annual Henry Pearson Classic a hit
The doubleheader featured two of the top baseball programs in the South Bay. The message from the event went well beyond the foul lines into the entire baseball community. With the help of local citizens, MADD, RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) the Henry Pearson Classic was held at Marine Park not only to honor…
Read MoreLady Mustangs win with team effort
Relay teams from Mira Costa’s girls track team highlighted the 17th annual Mustang Relays winning four races and placing third in two other events. Mira Costa returns from next week’s Spring Break for a Bay League dual meet at Peninsula on Tuesday, April 12 followed by the South Bay Invitational at West Torrance April 15-16.
Redondo travels to Palos Verdes Thursday, March 31 for a 2:45 p.m. dual meet and will compete in the Arcadia Invitational April 8-9.
Editor Pick: Best Sports Complex
The new athletic facilities at Redondo Union High School has turned the campus into a sports Mecca. Jim Vetrovic remembers vividly his days running around the track in Sea Hawk Bowl. The cross country and distance runner spent countless hours on the oval course with many fond – and some not so pleasant – memories.…
Read MoreEditor’s Pick: Best wave
Oneil Francis – While the sun rises over the skyline and hot coffee helps jump start early-morning motorists on their weekday commute along Pacific Coast Highway, there are few smiling faces. Oneil Francis likes to change that. For two-and-a-half years, Francis has manned his post at the intersection of 8th Street and Pacific Coast Highway…
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Scholar Athletes – Mira Costa kicker Brendan Sofen was named the National Football Federation’s Scholar Athlete of the Year at a dinner held at the Culver City Radisson where 63 players from the Los Angeles, including 24 from the South Bay, were honored. Sofen has a 3.97 GPA and will attend Princeton in the fall.…
Read MoreLocal athletes earn All-CIF honors
Mira Costa’s Elliott Ozer was one of 25 local athletes selected to a winter sports season All-CIF team. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound guard led the Mustangs in scoring, averaging 20.1 points per game, in assists with 61 and steal with 25. The senior also grabbed 191 rebounds to earn a spot on the Division 2A team.…
Read MoreBaseball coach rebuilds program from the neck up
In his first year as a varsity head coach of a high school team, Jeff Baumback has had a crash course on the ups and downs of the Redondo Union High School baseball program. The 31-year-old former Long Beach State pitcher is stressing the mental aspect of the game while he attempts to resurrect Sea Hawk baseball to the glory days of old.
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Aquatics Sign-ups are ongoing for the Junior Lifeguard Condition Program held at Mira Costa High School Pool. Online registration is available now until Thursday, April 7 at www.mcaquatics.com. On-site registration will be available at the Mira Costa Pool Monday, April 11 from 4-5 p.m. Three Mon./Wed./Thurs. sessions are available from 5:15-6:15 p.m. Session 1 will…
Read MoreRedondo has strong showing in inaugural track event
Strong winds and rain stayed away long enough for approximately 1, 500 athletes from 25 schools to compete in the first ever Redondo Nike Track Festival Saturday in an event deemed a success by visiting coaches and Redondo coach Bob Leetch. Long Beach Poly won the team championship winning 12 boys and girls events, Paramount…
Read MoreMira Costa takes over top spot in Division 1 volleyball
Polls in the first month of the season don’t mean much to Mike Ninnis, yet the head coach of the Mira Costa boys volleyball team couldn’t help but smile after his squad captured first place in the prestigious Best of the West tournament held in Poway last weekend. The Mustangs defeated Santa Margarita 25-22, 25-22…
Read MoreMira Costa doubleheader to honor DUI victims rescheduled for Monday
Originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, the Henry Pearson memorial event was rained out and postponed until next week. When Mira Costa hosts El Segundo in a doubleheader on Monday, March 28, the event will offer more than a match up between two of the area’s top baseball programs. The twin bill at Marine Park…
Read MoreInaugural Redondo Nike Track Festival to be held Saturday
Redondo Union High School is making the most of its new facilities as the school’s track and field program as attracted Nike to sponsor the first-ever Redondo Nike Track Festival to be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. More than 20 schools will compete in the event that will feature a live DJ,…
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