Redondo invitational track meet starts Friday
The Redondo Track Festival returns March 7-8 at the Sea Hawk Bowl.
Events begin at 12 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Some are held at West High School in Torrance. Organizers expect 101 schools to attend, though not all with full teams. Last year 88 schools competed from as far away as Texas.
Friday features distance running, shotput and discus. Saturday is the full meet, ending about 8 p.m.
“The Redondo Track Festival has emerged as a very important track event in the U.S., especially in California. We will produce more elite marks than any meet in the country until mid-season,” said Bob Leetch, meet director and RUHS head track coach. “What I love most about it is the range of athletes we are able to host, from top, elite athletes to middle-pack kids. We have State-meet podium talent deep in every event.”
General admission is $10 per day, students and seniors $5 and kids under 12 free. No outside food is allowed to be brought into the stadium.
Springfest set for March 20-23
The 42nd annual Springfest Redondo returns March 20-23 to the parking lot of the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. This year marks the debut of the Teen Talent Competition, with judges including Luke Swinney, casting producer of “America’s Got Talent.”
Presented by the North Redondo Beach Business Association, Springfest includes more than 20 rides and games, food and live entertainment. Admission is free.
Muratsuchi vies for superintendent of public education
South Bay State Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi is running for state superintendent of public instruction. A former Torrance school board member, the Democrat representing the 66th District is chairman of the Assembly Education Committee. A longtime advocate for schools, he seeks to continue this work after he terms out of the state legislature next year.
Muratsuchi wrote Proposition 2, a $10 billion statewide school facilities bond which passed in November. He also wrote the California Freedom to Read Act, signed by Gov. Newsom last year to prevent public libraries from banning books based on topics such as race, religion and sexual orientation. ER
