Prep 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…

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Nathalie 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…

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Redondo 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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Local athletes in the news

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…

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Waves 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…

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Local 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…

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Redondo 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.…

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Costa 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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Beach Sports: Basketball, football, running, soccer, volleyball and more

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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Beach Cities Sports

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…

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