Beach Cities Sports: Flag football, running, swimming, volleyball and more
Beach Volleyball: Many local standouts will be competing in the Girls Junior National Beach Championships featuring 10U, 12U, 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U divisions will take place Tuesday through Saturday, July 14 in Hermosa Beach. Aaubeach.org. Swimming: The inaugural Redondo Beach Open Water Swim will take place at 8 a.m. on Sunday, July 15 […]
First time runners in 4th of July 5K emerge as race champions
Running in her first Village Runner 4th of July 5K in Riviera Village, Palos Verdes standout Kristy Legg captured the women’s division with a time of 17 minutes, 6 seconds edging Santa Monica’s Christine Bolf (17:06) in one of the tightest finishes in the event’s 25 years. Legg, 28, is the cross country head coach […]
Lacrosse players earn All-American honors
Redondo Union and Palos Verdes High Schools continued to be among the top lacrosse programs in the South Bay placing a combined 10 players to All-American and Academic teams for the 2018 season. While St. Margaret’s Episcopal in San Juan Capistrano captured the LA/Orange County championship in both the boys and girls competitions, Palos Verdes […]
Local prep athletes honored as All-CIF selections
West Torrance (30-3) made its first appearance in the CIF-SS softball finals in school history, building a four-run lead and held on for a 6-4 victory over Redlands East Valley for the Division 3 title. Jason Belcher was named Coach of the Year and was joined by Player of the Year senior Mailee Newman who […]
Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, running, swimming, volleyball and more
Beach Volleyball: The Girls Junior National Beach Championships featuring 10U, 12U, 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U divisions will take place July 10-14 in Hermosa Beach. Aaubeach.org. Swimming: The inaugural Redondo Beach Open Water Swim will take place at 8 a.m. on Sunday, July 15 at Miramar Park, 201 Paseo De La Playa. 1-mile […]
Efron, Temperley swim, cycle and run to Hermosa Beach Triathlon titles
Over 700 competitors participated in the 19th Annual Hermosa Beach Triathlon on Sunday. The race began with a quarter mile swim on the south side of the Hermosa Beach pier, followed by a 10 mile bike that went up Pier Avenue and then looped around Valley and Ardmore drives, before returning to the pier. The […]
Thousands to kick off Independence Day on the run in Redondo Beach
For a quarter of a century, Riviera Village has been the spot for thousands of people to begin their 4th of July celebration in a healthy way while working up an appetite for the day’s festivities and, of course, food. The 25th Annual Village Runner 4th of July 5K and Firecracker Dash for kids will […]
Beach Cities Sports: Beach volleyball, running, swimming and more
Beach Volleyball: The 20th Annual BarryBob Invitational tournament will take place Saturday, June 30 at 9 a.m. at 904 The Strand in Manhattan Beach. The 8th Annual Junior BarryBob for kids ages 10-14 will also be held. Send sign-ups for both the adult and junior division to Tim Walmer at walmy1@aol.com. Mail entry fee of […]
Redondo’s Miner has goal of making National volleyball team as a setter
Making a varsity team as a freshman in any sport is not an easy task, but to become one of its top players is a rarity. Kamerynn “Kami” Miner did just that when the Redondo Union High School 15-year-old led the Sea Hawk’s girls volleyball varsity squad in kills with 347, assists with 580 and […]
High school, college beach volleyball players go head-to-head in E Invitational
In a true test of beach volleyball skills, the E Invitational tournament featured many of the top high school and college players vying for solo supremacy during two days of action on the sands of Hermosa Beach last weekend. The third annual event offered young beach volleyball athletes the opportunity to further develop their skills […]
Beach Cities Sports: Beach volleyball, running, triathlon and more
Beach Volleyball: The 20th Annual BarryBob Invitational tournament will take place Saturday, June 30 at 9 a.m. at 904 The Strand in Manhattan Beach. The 8th Annual Junior BarryBob for kids ages 10-14 will also be held. Send sign-ups for both the adult and junior division to Tim Walmer at walmy1@aol.com. Mail entry fee […]
Redondo’s Sea Hawk runners On the right track
Under coach Bob Leetch, Sea Hawk runners have won nine consecutive girls Bay League titles and six of the last seven boys Bay League titles
Locals volleyball players excel at California Regional Championships
After helping Mira Costa win the IBVL State Championship (Interscholastic Beach Volleyball Championships), Lily Snyder and Lea Ungar kept their momentum going Sunday, placing second in the Girls 18U division at the AAU California Regional Beach Volleyball Championships presented by Tropic Swimwear held in Hermosa Beach. Although the local duo fell to the San Diego […]
Teenagers continue to dominate at 14th annual Redondo Beach Triathlon
For the second consecutive year, a new generation of athletes swam, cycled and ran to first-place finishes at the Redondo Beach Triathlon. The 1/2-mile ocean swim, 6-mile bike and 2-mile USAT sanctioned Sprint Triathlon has become a breeding ground for up-and-coming triathletes. “It was another fantastic event,” Race Director Rick Crump said. “The water was […]
Beach Cities Sports: Beach volleyball, paddleboarding, running and more
Beach Volleyball: Bringing the top college and high school female beach volleyball players together for stiff competition, the third annual E Invitational takes places Friday and Saturday, June 15-16 in Hermosa Beach. One college and one high school player from a field of 32 and 48 players, respectively, will win gold in the event hosted […]
Beach Cities Sports: Beach volleyball, paddleboarding, running and more
Paddleboarding: The inaugural South Bay Paddleboard Race will be held Saturday June 9 starting at 7 a.m. at the Hermosa Beach pier (pending city approval). The course goes south to Torrance Beach, then out to the R10 Buoy and back to the Hermosa Pier, for a distance of 15 miles. This is a “hands only” […]