South Bay runners had a strong presence at the third Conquer the Bridge run held Labor Day in San Pedro. Hermosa Beach resident Joseph Robinson finished third in the 5.3-mile race with a time of 29 minutes, seven seconds.
Henry Hagenbuch, 27, of Culver City won the race setting a new record at 28:09, beating defending champion Juan Valencia who crossed the line at 28:39. Kristoffer Chacon of Lomita was fourth at 30:28 and Manhattan Beach’s Patrick Sweeney, who finished second in 2010, was fifth at 30:39.
In the women’s division, Torrance’s Cambria Wu set a new record of 32:35. The former North Torrance High School and El Camino College runner eclipsed her previous record of 34:55 set two years ago. Susan Coleman, of Hermosa Beach, finished third at 35:49.
MB Little League All-Stars
The Manhattan Beach Little League Senior All-Stars fell one game short of returning to the World Series in Bangor, ME. The local team suffered only its second loss in 15 tournament games this summer when it was defeated 9-1 by Hilo, HI in the finals of the Western Region Tournament.
Team members included Braden Casady, Carter Casady, Jackson Casady, Turner Conrad, Gregory French, Cooper Griffith, John (Jack) Hadley, Trent Hammond, Kevin Lopez, David Odle, Richard O’Reily, Christian Reynolds, Jared Terry, Jack Webber, Garrett Wells, Gregory Whitaker, Manager Carlos Rojas and Assistant Coaches Aaron Medina and Russell Kontos.
Rider Morgan Geller
Riding atop Fabricio, Morgan Geller, 16, of Manhattan Beach won the 2011 Overall Grand Champion Junior Hunter title at the United States Equestrian Federation National Junior Hunter Championships – West Coast.
Competing against riders from across the country, Geller and Fabricio (an 11-year-old liver/chestnut Czech Warmblood gelding) won the event with a cumulative score of 255.80.
Cyclist Diego Binatena
Cyclist Diego Binatena, 15, of Manhattan Beach won the Kermeese Heestert race during the 15/16 European Race Camp in Belgium, helping Team USA capture the overall team championship at the West Flanders Cycling Tour state race.
Hermosa resident lauded
Hermosa Beach resident Larry Muno was presented the Saint Sebastian’s Arrow Award for outstanding achievement from the Saint Sebastian Project, a local non-profit founded to help support team sports in under-served schools in the Los Angeles Archdiocese. The project supports 24 teams in 12 inner-city Catholic schools by providing uniforms, equipment, and coaching stipends necessary to field a team.
A firefighter for the city of Vernon, Muno is now the head coach at St. Bernard High School. In two years he rebuilt the St. Monica football program, which had won only one game in three seasons prior to his arrival. The 2010 season was highlighted by an 8-3 record that included the Mariner’s first playoff appearance since 2003. For more information about the Saint Sebastian Project visit www.saintsebastianproject.org.
