Mira Costa gridders defeat El Segundo; Redondo earns first win before bye week
Mira Costa’s football team got back on track Friday evening after playing close, non-league contests that resulted in a win and a loss. The Mustangs (2-1) made the short trip to El Segundo where the visitors capitalized on Eagle mistakes to take an early lead and never looked back finishing with a 42-21 victory. Mira […]
Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, beach tennis, running, volleyball and more
Football: Former Redondo Union High School kicker Dominik Eberle tied two NCAA records last weekend scoring 24 points as a kicker while making three 50-plus yard field goals, becoming only the sixth player to accomplish the feat. As a Sea Hawk, Eberle earned All-Bay first-team honors in 2013 and 2014. Beach Tennis: The […]
Local cross country runners facing tough competition ahead
Cross country teams from Mira Costa and Redondo are off and running with demanding competitions on the horizon before they attempt to defeat a talented — and favored — Palos Verdes squad. Mira Costa will compete in the Laguna Hills Invitational on Saturday, followed by the Iolani Invitational in Hawaii on Saturday, Sept. 15. Mustang […]
Mira Costa girls volleyball team learning the lingo of a new head coach
The players on Mira Costa’s girls volleyball team began their learning process more than a month before school started when new head coach and alum Cam Green took over the program. Green was a member of the Mustang’s CIF championship team in 1990 and in 1992 was the Ocean League MVP, first team All-CIF and […]
Mira Costa, Palos Verdes football teams come up short in non-league defeats
Football teams from Mira Costa and Palos Verdes look to get back on track tomorrow after suffering losses last week while Redondo looks for its first victory of the young season. Mira Costa (1-1) entered its game against La Serna (3-0) ranked No. 5 in the CIF-Southern Section Division 6 poll while La Serna moved […]
Beach Cities Sports: Beach tennis, beach volleyball, bodysurfing, running and more
Beach Volleyball: Manhattan Beach native Alix Klineman and her partner April Ross continued to excel on the sand, capturing their third title on the AVP tour with a victory at the AVP Gold Series Championships in Chicago. The duo swept top-seeded Sara Hughes and Summer Ross 25-23, 21-16. In the men’s final, second-seeded Taylor Crabb […]
Redondo girls volleyball wins first tournament, set for successful season
With the girls volleyball season beginning with tournaments and matches against tough non-league opponents, Redondo is off to a quick start capturing the Lakewood Tournament with an undefeated record. This season, Redondo (7-0) is experienced with depth and high skills sets moving up to be ranked No. 11 in the country according to prepvolleyball.com. The […]
Locals boys, girls capture Cal Cup beach volleyball titles
With their collegiate careers set to begin in a few weeks, Manhattan Beach’s Pippa Monk-Heidrich and Dane Johnson ended their summers with a bang, capturing Cal Cup titles on their hometown sands on Saturday. The Cal Cup is an invitation-only event that features players who have won at least one of 12 events on the […]
Mira Costa uses late rally to defeat St. Francis; Redondo seeks first win
After building an 18-point lead in the second half, Mira Costa’s football team rallied to score a late touchdown to defeat St. Francis in the season opener for both squads. The 27-22 victory was a plus for coach Don Morrow’s Mustangs (No. 5, Div. 6) who beat a St. Francis team that had begun the […]
Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, beach tennis, rugby, running, volleyball and more
Rugby: Mira Costa senior Ashley Brownsberger was one of four California athletes to make the United States Junior National Touch Rugby Team. This summer she traveled to Singapore for the World Championship. Starting on the Wing for the American side she scored the game winning Try to give the US 5th place. Justin Johnson, Class […]
Beach Cities Sports: Beach tennis, volleyball, paddleboarding, running and more
Beach Volleyball: After a six-year tenure as the Mira Costa High School beach volleyball coach, head coach Eric Fonoimoana is leaving to help the USC Beach team capture an National Championship. Fonoimoana leaves his alma mater after leading the Mustangs to an 87-0 record with six IBVL and back-to-back State championships. The California Beach […]
Mira Costa spreads offense in hopes of a Bay League football championship
Entering his 26th season as head football coach at Mira Costa, Don Morrow is used to adapting his strategy to fit the talent of his team. Morrow finds a new challenge this season with lighter, quicker linemen and two talented quarterbacks who are fighting for a starting role. After a third-place finish in the Bay […]
Local Manhattan-Hermosa Beach baseball players fall in World Series semifinals
With the goal of winning the Little League Junior World Series, the 13-15 year old all stars from Manhattan and Hermosa Beach Little Leagues fell just short after reaching the semifinals in Taylor, Mich. The team from the South Bay finished with a 3-2 record, with both losses coming at the hands of Lufkin, Texas. […]
Dalhausser wins 7th title at prestigious MB Open volleyball tournament
Standing at an impressive 6 feet, 9 inches tall, Phil Dalhausser continues to reach new heights as the Redondo Beach resident captured his seventh AVP Manhattan Beach Open title on Sunday. Playing with longtime partner Nick Lucena, Dalhausser repeatedly had his shots blocked by Jake Gibb in the first set while Gibb and partner Taylor […]
First favored for fourth Catalina Classic Paddleboard race victory
by Kevin Cody Los Angeles County Lifeguard Max First, of Manhattan Beach, is among the favorites to win this year’s Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race, on Sunday, Aug. 26. The 32 mile race from Two Harbors on Catalina Island to the Manhattan Beach pier is the sports’ oldest and longest race. First has won the Classic three […]
Young Sea Hawks open football season on the road at Crescenta Valley
Despite a young, inexperienced team, Redondo Union High School football coach Matt Ballard is optimistic that playing a tough non-league schedule will help prepare the Sea Hawks to make a run for the Bay League title. “We have a good bunch of kids,” Redondo coach Matt Ballard said. “We lack experience, but they are a […]