Redondo enters Bay League girls basketball action on a roll
Riding a nine-game winning streak, Redondo’s girls basketball team is prepared for its Bay League schedule that began Tuesday with a home game against Morningside and will continue Friday at Inglewood and Tuesday at Palos Verdes. League games are slated for 6 p.m. Redondo entered the week with a 9-3 record after winning its second […]
Beach Cities Sports: Beach volleyball, running, softball and more
Beach Volleyball: Former Mira Costa High School and Stanford University indoor volleyball standout Alix Klineman, who is now focusing on the beach game, and teammate April Ross completed a run of 10 consecutive victories in their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together to claim Dela Beach Open gold in The Hague, Netherlands on Sunday. […]
Redondo’s boys basketball team avoids Morningside upset
With 45 seconds left in Redondo’s Bay League opener Tuesday night against Morningside High, a fire alarm went off and the game came to a standstill while lights flashed and all kinds of noise effects filled the gym. You could say the same thing happened a few minutes earlier when the heavily favored Redondo boys […]
Mira Costa runs by Redondo in first meeting of rugby teams
Mira Costa and Redondo began a new rivalry Friday evening when the Sea Hawks hosted the Mustangs in the debut of its rugby program as a member of the LA Division of the Southern California Youth Rugby League. As expected, Redondo was no match for the experienced Mira Costa squad, falling to the visitors 55-5. […]
High school teams prepare for Bay League title runs
After completing demanding tournament and non-league competitions, local high school teams begin their quests for Bay League titles for the 2017-18 winter season. Boys Basketball Redondo entered 2018 with an 8-6 record after facing elite teams in a variety of tournaments and is looking to win its sixth consecutive Bay League crown. At the Tarkanian […]
Old Boys win 4th Mira Costa Touch Rugby Classic
by Randy Angel The Mira Costa Pioneers, comprised of members from the first ever Mira Costa Rugby Team, won the 4th Annual Mira Costa Touch Rugby Classic. Jahlani Tavai, Joe Anderson, Justus Tavai, Harrison Morrow, Justin Johnson, Brandon Mills and Harrison Dulgarian managed to defeat a very strong side from Long Beach State as well […]
Beach Cities Sports: Running, softball, volleyball and more
Volleyball: AVP Academy LA & VIBE Volleyball Lab are joining forces to create the total package for volleyball players in the South Bay Area, including private training, doubles team training, strength and conditioning, sports nutrition, sports psychology, college recruiting and more. A free AVP Academy Introductory Workshop will be held Saturday, Jan. 6 from 9:30-11 […]
Redondo athletes lead local fall season All-CIF selections
Local high school athletes were honored Monday when the All-CIF teams were by the CIF-Southern Section. Redondo senior Blake Vogelsang was named Division 4 Player of the Year and Chris Murin captured Coach of the Year honors after leading the Sea Hawks to the first boys water polo CIF title in school […]
Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, flag football, running and more
Running: The annual winter Manhattan Beach 5K has expanded to two events this year, both beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Glowtide 5K will be held Saturday, Dec. 16 and features glow necklaces, black holiday shirts and unique beanie awards in 28 divisions. The New Year’s Eve Fun Run takes place on Sunday, Dec. 31 and […]
Mira Costa’s wrestling program reloads in preparation to defend CIF title
With its sights set on winning its third CIF title in four years, Mira Costa’s boys wrestling team is off to an impressive start this season. The defending CIF-SS Southern Division champions placed fourth at the 37th Annual Andrew Pena Classic in Irvine last Saturday following a first-place performance at the West Torrance Warrior Invitational […]
South Torrance Holiday Girls Soccer Tournament postponed
Originally slated to begin last Saturday, the South Torrance Holiday Girls Soccer Tournament was postponed because of poor air quality as a result of the many fires in Southern California. The 38th annual tournament will begin Saturday with pool play. Defending champion will take on Torrance (8 a.m.) and Ventura (2 p.m.) at home. Mira […]
U.S. Soccer bans players from high school teams
Girls high school soccer will have a new look this season. US Soccer has implemented a new rule where athletes participating in its Academy program are not eligible to play for their high school teams. “It’s going to be a different kind of soccer season this year with US Soccer requiring many top players […]
QB VII: Jack Alexander Sr. rescued local youth football, paving the path for his son to lead the Redondo High Sea Hawks
When an email was sent to families informing them that the 2008 fall flag football season had been cancelled, eight-year-old Jack Alexander was devastated. He put his uniform on and, clutching his football, stayed in bed the rest of the day sobbing. Alexander loved playing sports, beginning with T-ball at the age of four, in […]
Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, running, tennis and more
Tennis: Southern California-based First Break Academy is hosting LA Tennis Bash 2017, a morning of tennis clinics and games for juniors and adults at the historic Jack Kramer Club in Rolling Hills Estates on Saturday, Dec. 9. Area professional tennis stars, past and present, will be on court hitting with kids and adult event participants. […]
Local basketball teams gain experience in tournament play
Leading up to the opening of the Bay League season on January 9, 2018, local basketball teams are not only preparing just for the league race, but for deep runs in the CIF playoffs by playing in various high-caliber tournaments. Mira Costa’s boys team begins competition in the 12-team Corona del Mar Beach Bash against […]
Mira Costa runners place in top ten at CIF State Cross Country Championships
Using a late burst of speed, Mira Costa’s Xavier Court out-kicked four other runners in the final quarter mile to place sixth in the boys Division 1 race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships held Saturday in Fresno Court, who earned an individual invitation with an 8th-place finish at the CIF-SS finals, finished with […]