Beach Cities Sports

Volleyball Registration and volunteer positions are open for the United States youth Volleyball League (USYVL) Spring Season. The 8-week league in El Segundo at Washington Park and Hermosa Beach at South Park will run from April to June and is also looking for volunteer coaches, site directors and clinicians (volleyball instructors). For more information, log…

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Redondo boys capture own volleyball tournament

The boys volleyball teams from Mira Costa and Redondo opened their seasons on high notes proving their high pre-season rankings are no fluke. Mira Costa is ranked second in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 poll while Redondo holds the fifth spot. Both teams play in the prestigious Best of the West Tournament in Poway this weekend where nine of the top 10 teams in Division 1 will compete.

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Hermosa Beach Little League celebrates 60th Opening Day Anniversary

The Hermosa Beach Little League celebrated its 60th Opening Day Anniversary at Clark Stadium on Saturday. Hermosa Valley 6th Grader Clementine Greely opened the ceremony with a stirring rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner.” Then, league president Mark Auville welcomed the players and their families. Former Major Leaguer and current Fox Sports Dodger announcer Steve…

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Beach Cities Sports

Volleyball – Registration and volunteer positions now open for the United States youth Volleyball League (USYVL) Spring Season. The 8-week league in El Segundo at Washington Park and Hermosa Beach at South Park will run from April to June and is also looking for volunteer coaches, site directors and clinicians (volleyball instructors). For more information,…

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Costa’s title defense on the diamond begins with question marks

Second-year head coach Cassidy Olson admits there are many question marks as his Mira Costa baseball team prepares for its first tournament, but is confident that his inexperienced squad will quickly come together to defend its Bay League title. The Mustangs enter the season ranked fifth in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 poll.

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Beach Cities Sports: Running, Volleyball, Fitness, Basketball

Running – Presented by the City of Hermosa Beach, the G.I. Joe Bootcamp annual spring Pier-to-Pier Run/Walk will be held Saturday at 7 a.m. Approximately four miles, the sand course goes to the Manhattan Beach Pier and back. For more information, visit www.mbbootcamp.com. To register, log on to http://springpiertopier.eventbrite.com. Volleyball – Registration and volunteer positions…

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Skies clear for annual American Martyrs fundraiser

Nearly 700 participants refused to let cold weather deter them from completing the course at the 31st annual American Martyrs School 5K Run/Walk held Saturday morning after a night of rain and chilly temperatures. Although the usually fast and challenging 3.1-mile course through the Manhattan Beach Tree Section was damp, the sun shone bright as…

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Costa’s late-season surge ends with overtime loss

Mira Costa’s girls soccer team lost its bid to upset third-seeded Long Beach Wilson, suffering a 2-1 overtime loss at home. The defeat officially ended both Mira Costa and Redondo’s winter sports season as the Mustangs were the last team from the two Beach Cities schools to be eliminated from the playoffs. All four basketball teams failed to make it through the second round of post-season play.

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Redondo athletes shine in track opener

The Sea Hawk track and field team got off to a fast start in its 2011 season with many of its athletes winning their respective events. Held at Redondo Union High School, eight teams/clubs and a few unattached individuals competed at the 2nd Annual All-Comers Meet which was dominated by the host school. The event…

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Beach Cities Sports

Running American Martyrs School is hosting its 31st Annual 5K Run/Walk Saturday, Feb. 26 at 8 a.m. The race course is a fast, challenging 5K (3.1 miles) through the Manhattan Beach Tree Section. Medals will be awarded to the top three in each age group. Cash prizes given to top overall male and female runners…

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Costa, Redondo feel second round woes on the court

The four basketball teams from Mira Costa and Redondo hit a road block in the second round of the playoffs last weekend as they saw their seasons come to and end – but not with a fight. The road block Redondo’s boys came up against was more like a brick wall. Mission Viejo capitalized on…

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Soccer teams face uphill battle in playoffs

If Mira Costa and Redondo’s boys soccer teams reach the CIF Southern Section/Ford Division 1 title game, they will take the long road to get there. Both teams were forced to battle their way out of the wild card bracket on Wednesday. Mira Costa (5-3-2, 14-7-3) finished third in the Bay League and held off Laguna Hills for a…

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Bay water polo teams fall in first round of playoffs

The Bay League had a dismal showing in girls water polo as all three entrants were eliminated in their first games of the CIF Southern Section/Ford Division 1 Championships. Mira Costa captured a share of the Bay League title with a 12-6 victory over rival Redondo and, after splitting its league series with co-champion Palos Verdes,…

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CIF basketball playoffs feature large field

Playoffs for the winter sports season begin this week with boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer and girls water polo teams battling it out in single elimination competition for the CIF Southern Section/Ford Championships. The girls basketball teams from Redondo and Mira Costa, who finished first and second in the Bay League, respectively, each earned first-round home games Thursday at 7 p.m.

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Beach Cities Sports

Aquatics The Tim O’Donnell Honorary 8th Annual Cold Hands Classic Paddleboard Race will be held at Cabrillo Beach Sunday, Feb. 27 at 8:30 a.m. The event, a four-mile course around the Lighthouse, includes a t-shirt, lunch, awards and raffle. All paddleboards, SUPs, lifeguard dory boats, kayaks, OC-1s and surf skis are welcome. Registration starts at…

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