Aquatics
The 35th Annual Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race presented by Honolua Surf Co. takes place Sunday. The longest, most grueling race of the season, the 32-mile course starts at 6 a.m. at the Isthmus on Catalina Island. Top finishers reach the Manhattan Beach pier just after 11 a.m. For more information visit www.CatalinaClassicPaddleboardRace.org.
Volleyball
The popular annual Mike Cook Marine Street Mixed tournament features coed play of all levels and a Father/Daughter tournament on Saturday at Marine Street in Manhattan Beach. For more information or to register, visit www.cbva.com or contact tournament director Kevin Cleary, 310-546-3619, kpcleary@yahoo.com.
California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) will be holding Men’s B, Unrated and Women’s Unrated tournaments beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Manhattan Beach Pier. For more information or to register, visit www.cbva.com or contact tournament director JP Saikley at 310-220-9559.
The United State Youth Volleyball League is accepting applications through Sept. 1 for its 8-week Hermosa Beach League to be played at South Park on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Open to boys and girls ages 7-15, the league costs $185 and runs from Sept. 8 through Nov. 3. For more information, call 888-988-7985 or visit www.USYVL.org.
The annual War of the Roses volleyball tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12 at 8 a.m. on the south side of the Manhattan Beach Pier. Hosted by the Beach Cities Ski Club, the tournament has traditionally been a mixed doubles event consisting of division AA, A, B1, B2 and Coed 4s. There is also a youth division and adult-child team tournament. No membership is required to participate. For more information, visit www.bcskiclub.org or contact Don Abbe, 310-433-3398, donabbe@aol.com or Nick Gillett, mail@nick-g.com.
Football
The South Bay Skulls semi-pro football team hosts the Central Coast Grizzlies in a LaBelle Community Football League Western Conference showdown 7 p.m. Saturday at Waller Stadium on the campus of Mira Costa High School. For more information or to purchase tickets, www.southbayskulls.com.
The Prank Monkey coed flag football on the beach tournament is back for its annual random draw event on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 10th Street and The Strand in Hermosa Beach. Individuals are welcome and no experience is necessary. All teams will be picked at random, playing a minimum of two games. The cost of the tournament is $25 per person. Pre-registration available at the Hermosa Beach Community Center, 710 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach. To ensure even teams, please sign up with an opposite sex co-entry. Those that do not sign up with an opposite sex co-entry may be wait listed. Contact Chris at cyj@prankmonkey.org or 310-877-3148 to RSVP or assistance with registration.
The Smackbowl Men’s and Women’s Flag Football Tournament on the Beach returns Saturday, Nov. 13 at 10th & the Strand in Hermosa Beach. Teams created in advance by captains, 5 on 5 (maximum of 10 players per team) begin play promptly at 10:30 a.m. The cost of the tournament is $160 per team via pre-registration only at the Hermosa Beach Community Center, 710 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach or online at www.hermosabch.org. Individuals must contact in advance to be assigned a team for the tournament. For more information, contact Chris at cyj@prankmonkey.org or 310-877-3148.
Fitness
AdventurePlex, 1701 Marine Street in Manhattan Beach, is hosting Open Ropes on Saturdays from noon-3 p.m. for kids and adults ages 8 and up. Participants will bond while solving problems and overcoming obstacles. Groups of seven start every hour and will take approximately 45 minutes to complete the course. Advance registration is recommended. Cost is $20.
Basketball
Dave Miller, former New Orleans Hornets/NCAA basketball coach will be hosting his Saturday Night Basketball League from Sept. 4 through Nov. 27 for boys and girls ages 6-14. The girls league will be held from 5-6 p.m. followed by the boys from 6-7 p.m. at the Spectrum Athletic Club South Bay. The league emphasizes the fundamentals of the game in a safe positive learning environment while producing life skills that will last on and off the court. To reserve a spot, call 310-995-2932 or e-mail coach@mvpcamp.com. ER
