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Fitness: The Richstone Pier to Pier Walk takes place Saturday at 7:30 a.m. Participants walk approximately 3.4 miles from the Manhattan Beach Pier to the Hermosa Beach Pier and back. Proceeds benefit the Richstone Family Center to help prevent and treat child abuse. Entry fee is $25. Visit www.richstonefamily.org. AdventurePlex, 1701 Marine Ave., Manhattan Beach…
Read MorePrep teams battle for playoff contention
Track and Field Redondo’s girls won their third consecutive Bay League crown with a 79-57 victory over host Mira Costa before capturing the team title at the South Bay Championships held at West Torrance on Saturday. Even with the Sea Hawks’ strong group of distance runners competing in the Mt. SAC Relays, Redondo still managed…
Read MoreRedondo Varsity Classic provides top boys volleyball competition
Eight of the top 15 boys volleyball teams in the nation will be among the field of 32 schools competing in the Redondo Varsity Classic on Friday and Saturday.
Read MoreNathalie Higley sets women’s record in third Hermosa Beach 5000 win
Absent from last year’s race, Redondo Beach runner Nathalie Higley returned to the streets of Hermosa Beach to win the women’s division in the 6th Hermosa Beach 5000, outpacing her nearest competitor by four minutes while breaking her own course record. Higley’s time of 16 minutes, 56 seconds shattered the record of 17:20 she set…
Read MoreRedondo girls earn All-CIF honors
After leading Redondo into the playoffs, Redondo seniors Samantha Witteman and Annie Park were named to the All-CIF team in their respective sports, heading a group of local students acknowledged for their athletic achievements during the 2011-12 winter season. Playing forward on the Sea Hawks girls soccer team, Witteman recorded 25 goals and nine assists…
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Volleyball players being watched The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) recently announced the first annual Boys’ High School Senior All-America volleyball athlete Watch List for the 2011-12 season. The watch list includes 74 players from 13 states including four Mira Costa players along with others who are members of local club teams. The list serves…
Read MoreWaves roll through Hermosa to win USAV Collegiate Challenge
Former Mira Costa standout Kendall Bateman was a member of USC’s squad at the USA Volleyball Beach Collegiate Championships held in Hermosa Beach. Photo Highly recruited after leading Mira Costa’s girls indoor volleyball team to a 37-0 record and a national championship 2007, Kendall Bateman and Stevi Robinson believed their collegiate careers would end four…
Read MoreLocal athletes medal in AAU beach volleyball tournaments
The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) kicked off its 2012 Beach Volleyball Tour hosting two tournaments in the South Bay where 20 local players took home medals. In the Easter Classic held at Dockweiler State Beach in El Segundo, Emma Smith (Manhattan Beach) and Cait O’Connell (Huntington Beach) won silver medals and the Manhattan Beach team…
Read MoreMira Costa takes over first place in Interscholastic Girls Volleyball League
In a battle of the unbeaten, the girls from Mira Costa defeated Valencia Saturday at the Annenberg Community Center in Santa Monica to stand atop the Southern Pacific Girls’ Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League (IBVL) after the third of four rounds in the regular season. Mira Costa’s outcome mirrored the second round when Mustangs Lan Nguyen…
Read MoreBeach Sports: Beach tennis, cycling, football, running, volleyball and more
Running: The 6th edition of the Hermosa Beach 5000 and City Walk will be held Saturday starting at 7:30 a.m. on Pier Plaza. The event includes separate 5K races for men and women along with a Stroller/Baby Buggy division, the first Skateboard 5K for kids 14 and under and running races for kids 12 and…
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Read MoreRedondo girls relay team runs fastest time in the nation
Redondo track coach Bob Leetch knew he had something special when his girls 4×800 relay team had a winning time of 9 minutes, 22.16 seconds on the Sea Hawk’s home track during the Redondo Nike Track Festival At the time, the performance marked the fastest time in the state and fifth best in the nation.…
Read MoreCosta girls beach volleyball team in battle for first place
Mira Costa faces a tough test Saturday when it faces Valencia in a match that will determine first place in the Southern Pacific Girls’ IBVL (Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League) sanctioned by the AAU. The winner of the match, to be played at Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, will be in the driver’s seat…
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Fundraisers: The Beach Cities 14 Red team will hold a fundraiser on Friday, April 20 starting at 4 p.m. at Daphne’s California Greek, 25420 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance. Twenty percent of purchase will be donated to help offset the cost of the Volleyball Festival Nationals in Phoenix in June. Attendees must present flyer, which is available…
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Aquatics: Mira Costa’s aquatics program will be hosting a Junior Lifeguard Conditioning class in preparation for the Jr. Lifeguard Swim Test. Sessions run from April 16-May 4 and May 7-25 and will be led by Coach Jon Reichardt and assisted by members of the Mira Costa swim and water polo teams. Registration is open through…
Read MoreRedondo’s Ferron enjoys award-winning performance at Mustang Relays
Members of Redondo’s girls track team turned in a record-setting performance Saturday at the 18th edition of the Mira Costa Mustang Relays highlighted by triple winner Kayla Ferron who was honored with the Ed Austin Female Athlete of the Meet award. Ferron ran a personal best in the 1,600 meters, breaking the 5-minute mark with…
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