Beach Volleyball: Mira Costa will be hosting its 2nd Annual High School Girls Beach Volleyball Pairs Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Rosecrans Avenue courts in Manhattan Beach. Check-in is a 8:30 a.m. Entry fee is $40/team with a minimum of three games plus playoffs. To register, visit miracostabeach.com.
The California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) kicks off its season with weekend tournaments in Manhattan Beach. On Saturday, Mar. 5, Mens B and Womens A, B divisions will compete at the Manhattan Beach Pier. On Sunday, Mar. 6 at Marine Street, Mens AA and Womens Open competition will be held. Cost is $50 per team ($65 for Open). For more information, visit cbva.com.
The Co-ed Volleyball on the Beach Leagues kick off the season on Tuesday nights starting Mar. 22 on the north side of the Hermosa Beach Pier.Four-person teams (two guys, two girls) play matches that run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in a best 2 out of 3 format. Two weeks of playoffs follow the six-week season. There is a cap of 44 teams and individuals must contact Prank Monkey to be placed on a team for registration. Cost is $240 per team plus $5 per non-HB resident. Registration is available online at prankmonkey.org, at the Hermosa Beach Community Center, 710 Pier Ave. or by calling 310-318-0280. For more information, contact Bill Sigler (bill@smacksportswear.com) and/or Chris (cyj@prankmonkey.org).
Baseball: Redondo Union High School begins its second century of baseball featuring its annual Alumni Game on Saturday, Feb. 27. The event begins with batting practice at 9:45 a.m. followed by the game at 11 a.m. For more information, contact head coach Jeff Baumback, Jbaumback@rbusd.org or 562-256-6527.
Aquatics: Mira Costa High School Aquatics will be holding its 2016 Junior Lifeguard Conditioning Program beginning with the first of three sessions on March 21. The program focuses on training to pass the Jr. Lifeguard Swim Test and conditioning workouts for returning JGs. The three-week sessions are held at the Mira Costa pool and run Mon/Tues/Thurs Mar.21 – Apr. 14 (excluding Spring Break); Apr. 18 – May 5 and May 9-26. Cost is $140 per session and deadline to register is Mar. 14. For more information and to register, visit mustangaquatics.org.
Running: Registration is open for the 13th Annual Village Runner St. Patrick’s Day 5K Run and Community Walk to be held at 8 a.m. Sunday, Mar. 13 in Redondo Beach’s Riviera Village. Following the 5K at 9:30 a.m., the next generation of runners will compete in the kid’s Chase Stecyk Leprechaun Dash for Gold. All participants receive a T-shirt and cash prizes will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers. The event begins with a two-day Health and Fitness Expo on Saturday, Mar. 12. Entry fees are $40 for adults and $30 for kids. Runners can register at villagerunner.com.
Fundraising: The Redondo Union Baseball program is holding a fundraiser sponsored by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. This fundraiser will raise $3,500 for the Redondo Union Baseball program and the varsity team will get to play a game at Angel Stadium on March 19. The program must sell 700 ticket vouchers to a regular season Angels game. The vouchers are $20 each and can be exchanged for one game ticket. For more information, visit leaguelineup.com/redondounionbaseball.
