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 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: Mira Costa will be holding its Ski Week Baseball Camp is for 5-13 year olds, Monday through Friday, Feb. 15-19 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Three and four-day partial camp participation is available as are sibling discounts. Junior high campers will be separated and introduced to a high school practice. Entry fee for the week is $250. For more information and to register, contact Cassidy Olson, cassolson@earthlink.net, 310-892-9988.
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.
Mira Costa will hold its annual Alumni Game Saturday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. Former players are encouraged to return to Carl Osterhaus Memorial Field to take on this year’s varsity squad. For more information, contact Cassidy Olson, cassolson@earthlink.net, 310-892-9988.
Running: American Martyrs School will be holding its 36th annual 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 8 a.m. The fast, yet challenging course starts and finishes at the school located at 624 15th St., Manhattan Beach. The event includes a costume contest and running stroller category. Awards of $100 in gift certificates are given to the top overall male and female finishers and additional medals are awarded. Matthew Miller, of Manhattan Beach, is the defending champion posting a time of 16 minutes, 29 seconds in 2015. A continental breakfast is be served following the race. For more information and to register, visit ams5k.org.
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.
Football: The Prank Monkey Coed Flag Football on the Beach League begins Sunday, Feb. 21 at 10th Street and The Strand in Hermosa Beach. Four-on-four games consist of two 20-minute halves, alternating male and female quarterbacks. Female touchdowns worth double points. Registration offered as a team only at the Community Center, 710 Pier Ave. in Hermosa Beach Entry fee is $265 per team with a 10-person roster limit. For more information, visit prankmonkey.org.
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.
