Beach Cities Sports: Baseball, beach tennis, rugby and more
South Bay’s Trojan Water Polo Club 16U Cardinal Team took second place in the Platinum Division at the Junior Olympics held July 22-25 in Irvine. The finish is the highest award a South Bay water polo club team has achieved in a national event. Pictured are team members (left to right) Garrett Allen, Hudson Carter, Chris Agliozzo, Blake Vogelsang, Emmitt Pernecky, Alex Wrightsman, Matt Mackel, Colin Le, Carson Kranz, Alec Abrahamian, Keegan Engstrom, Clay Allen, Travis Reynolds and Stefan Vavic. The team was coached by Erik Healy, Jack Plaga and Nik Healy
Baseball standout Julien Cojulun. Photo courtesy of Christine Cojulun
Baseball: Redondo Beach’s Julien Cojulun, a 12-year-old honor student at Parras Middle School with dual-citizenship, was selected to play for the National French 12U team that placed second to Italy at the European Championships on July 22. A member of the Sea Hawk Elite Baseball club who plays pitcher, shortstop second base and third base, Cojulun also played in the National Youth Baseball All-Star game in New York last Friday.
Rugby: The Los Angeles Royals Touch Rugby Club and Mira Costa Rugby invites kids ages 6-17 to learn the basics of international touch international at a free clinic to be held from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at Waller Stadium on the campus of Mira Costa High School.
Beach Tennis: The Beach Tennis Association (BTA) will be holding its IFBT Endless Summer tournament Aug. 12-13 in Manhattan Beach) and the IFBT The Heat Is On tournament in Hermosa Beach Aug.. 26-27. For more information, call 310-753-2834 or visit Beachtennisassociation.net.
Fitness: Beach Boot Camps with GI Joe are underway through September 1 to help students 18 years old and over lose weight, tone bodies, build endurance, and network with others in coed workouts at the Manhattan Beach Pier. Morning sessions are held Mon.-Wed.-Fri. from 6-7 a.m. and 9-10 a.m. Fee is $220 ($242 for non-resident). Evening sessions are held Monday and Wednesday from 5-6 p.m. and cost $130 ($143 for non-resident. Visti mbbootcamp.com.
Football: The Redondo Beach Youth Football & Cheer Pop Warner program is currently looking for players for the following divisions: Mighty Mite, Junior Pee Wee and Varsity. For more information, visit eteamz.com/redondobeach or email player agent atnmoreno74@verizon.net.
Sailing: On the second Sunday of every month, Waterfront Education will be holding a Pink Power Sailing and BBQ for girls and women at South Bay Sailing, 181 N. Harbor Dr., Redondo Beach. The event runs 12 p.m. to sunset and costs $30 for adults; $10 for kids 13 and under. For more information or to RSVP, visit waterfronteducation.org.
Volleyball: Redondo Union High School girls volleyball coach Tommy Chaffins is holding August volleyball clinics for 3rd thru 8th grade boys and girls at Redondo Union High School in the evenings. For more information go to tommychaffinsvballclinics.com or email tomchaffins@yahoo.com.
Registration is open for Surfside Volleyball Club Summer Camps for girls and boys in grades 2-8 of all levels. For more details, visit surfsidevolleyball.com or email info@surfsidevolleyball.com.
Members of the Mira Costa High School state championship beach volleyball team Kate Reilly, Alexia Inman and Maddie Micheletti presented Manhattan Beach Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Mike Matthews with a championship ring on July 19. It was the first championship ring Matthews has received from a Mira Costa sports team.