Sports shorts: Boys water polo, girls golf

Mira Costa’s boys water polo team earned a share of the Bay League title with an 18-9 victory at Redondo on Tuesday. Scoring seven goals in the first quarter, Mira Costa (20-6, 5-1) tied Palos Verdes for the league title with the win. Mira Costa is ranked No. 11 and Palos Verdes No. 12 in […]

Redondo to host runners in Bay League final

The highly-competitive Mt. SAC Invitational was held Saturday with local teams faring well as they prepare for the Bay League Finals on Thursday, Nov. 1 Mira Costa finished fourth in the Boys Division 1 & 2 Individual Sweepstakes with 159 points behind Amador Valley (130), J Serra (144) and Arroyo (152). The Mustangs were led […]

Redondo girls volleyball team impressive in Division 1 first-round playoff victory

Following a week with no matches, Redondo quickly shook the rust off sweeping Westlake in the first round of the 16-team CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. After dropping its season-opening match, Westlake entered the postseason with 33 straight wins but second seeded Redondo (33-2) easily eliminated the visiting Warriors 25-21, 25-13, 25-16. Redondo hosted […]

Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, beach tennis, running, volleyball and more

Beach Volleyball: The Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame Committee is excited to announce the Class of 2018: Jenny Johnson Jordan, Mike Lambert and Sean Scott. The event is Saturday, Nov. 3 at the CBVA Beach Hall of Fame, 720 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach. Doors open at 5 p.m. for a social hour. Ceremony starts at […]

Redondo girls volleyball team impressive in first-round playoff win

Following a week with no matches, Redondo quickly shook the rust off sweeping Westlake in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. After dropping its season-opening match, Westlake entered the postseason with 33 straight wins but second seeded Redondo (33-2) easily eliminated the visiting Warriors 25-21, 25-13, 25-16. Redondo will host […]

Mustangs Mourn

Longtime Mira Costa athletic trainer Tim Cooper passes   During the University of Hawaii football game at Brigham Young University last Saturday, Hawaii linebacker and Mira Costa High alumnus Jahlani Tavai wore Tim Cooper’s name on his right sleeve. “I found out just before the game that Tim had died. He was one of my […]

Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, beach volleyball, beach tennis, yoga and more

Beach Volleyball: Mira Costa boys beach volleyball team won the IBVL Championship for the third straight year in in Santa Monica. The top-seeded Mustangs defeated rival Redondo when junior Jack Walmer and sophomore Ben Coordt defeated Redondo’s top team of Sebastian Rodriguez and Keagan Benson. Senior Thomas Kretschmer and junior Chase Coppedge prevailed in two […]

Cross country runners prepare for Mt. SAC Invitational and Bay League final

Following the first Bay League cross country meet, runners will compete in the illustrious 71st Mt. SAC Invitational this weekend in Walnut. In the Bay League Meet No. 1, Palos Verdes won the boys competition with 27 points, followed by Redondo (65) and Mira Costa and Peninsula, each who recorded 65 points on the Palos […]

Palos Verdes remains unbeaten in Bay League race; three teams tied for second

Lightning storms ended many football games Friday night that were completed on Saturday and Monday but the results were what many had expected. In a battle of unbeaten Bay League teams Monday afternoon, Palos Verdes (5-3, 3-0) scored 10 straight points in the fourth quarter to defeat host Redondo 10-3. The game was resumed with […]

Local teams set for girls volleyball CIF playoff runs

Girls volleyball teams kick off the fall playoff season Thursday with numerous teams from the South Bay hoping to bring home CIF championships. In the highly-competitive Division 1 playoffs, second-seeded Redondo (34-2) hosts Marmonte League champion Westlake (33-1) while Bay League runner-up and eighth-seeded Mira Costa (23-9) will travel to take on Moore League champion […]

Redondo wins own girls volleyball tourney then takes Bay League championship

Ranked No. 2 in the nation by two separate polls and in CIF-Southern Section Division 1, Redondo’s girls volleyball team continued to prepare itself for the stiff competition of the CIF playoffs by winning its own Power Classic tournament on Saturday followed by the Bay League championship on Wednesday. In the regular season finale, Mira […]

Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, beach tennis, surfing, volleyball, yoga and more

Surfing: The Jimmy Surf Fiesta ‘18, sponsored by Fresh Brothers, takes place Sunday, Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 42nd Street in Manhattan Beach. All ages and surfing skills welcome. House raffle, auction and awards will be presented. Sign up at JimmyMillerFoundation.org.   Volleyball: National High School Coach of the Year Tommy […]

Mira Costa gridders get back on track; Redondo, Palos Verdes to square off

After a disappointing 42-18 loss to Bay League favorite Palos Verdes, Mira Costa’s football team regrouped to defeat Peninsula in an afternoon game on the hill. Turnovers in the second quarter proved costly for the home team as Mira Costa (3-4, 1-1) defeated Peninsula (4-3, 1-1) by the score of 49-28. Holding a 21-14 lead […]