Beach Cities Sports: Baseball, basketball, football, soccer, volleyball and more
With a 7-6 victory over previously unbeaten Smashing Pumpkins, the Cowboys captured the Beach Cities Sports Division 9 flag football championship at Waller Stadium on the campus of Mira Costa High School. Cowboy team members include (front row, left to right) Alex Cortez, James Redington, Sam Whitney, Aidan Peters, Patrick Sodl, Derek Lietzow, (back row) Owen Totski, Garrett Carver, Oscar Back, Steve Lietzow and Kalani Rusher. Coaches are Rich Whitney and Matt Sodl.
Baseball: Mustang Baseball Camps will be holding two summer sessions for players ages 6-14. Camps run from 9 a.m.-noon June 24-28 and July 29-Aug. 2 at Mira Costa High School. Fees are $200 for one session ($350 for both) and include t-shirt and snack. Mira Costa varsity coaches and players will instruct campers in hitting, fielding, pitching and base running. Games will be played each day. To register, visit the Mira Costa Baseball website at leaguelineup.com. For more information, contact Coach Cassidy Olson, cassolson@earthlink.net.
Volleyball: The annual Mira Costa Girls Volleyball Camp will be held Monday through Thursday, July 22-25 from 1-4 p.m. at Mira Costa High School. Directed by DaeLea Aldrich and Lisa Arce Zimmerman, the camp costs $225 and includes a t-shirt and pictures in the Mustang’s girls volleyball media guide. For application, email LISAARCE@aol.com or CHERFURLAN@hotmail.com.
The California Beach Volleyball Association will be holding Men’s B, AA and Women’s A and Open tournaments Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. at the Manhattan Beach Pier. Cost is $42.50 per team. For more information, contact JP Saikley, 310-220-9558 or visit cbva.com.
We Are Volleyball Elite (WAVE) will be holding indoor volleyball maintenance sessions from 7-9 p.m. on eight Wednesdays beginning July 10 at Adventure Plex, 1701 Marine Ave., Manhattan Beach. Coaches include Jose Loiola (King of the Beach, two-time Manhattan Beach Open winner), Marcio Sicoli (Coach of Olympic gold medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May Treanor), Sydney Donahue (Mira Costa alum & Arizona State all-time leader in digs) and Lars Hazen (Mira Costa alum with 24 years coaching volleyball). Registration is $320 and available at wearevolleyballelite.com. For more information, contact Daron Forbes, daron@teamwave.net, 310-547-7486.
Paddleboard: The Rock 2 Rock Paddleboard Race takes place Sunday and features solo or team, traditional or stand-up competition. The 22.17-mile course begins at the Isthmus on Catalina Island and finishes at Cabrillo State Beach. Fee is $125 per paddler. For more information, visit rock2rockrace.com or email info@rock2rockrace.com.
Basketball: Dave Miller, former NBA/NCAA basketball coach and current Laker basketball analyst, will be hosting his MVP summer basketball camps July 8-12 and August 5-9 from 9-3 p.m. The camp is for boys and girls ages 5-14 and will be held at the Aviation Sports Complex, 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd. in Redondo Beach. The camp is geared for all levels. Applications are available at mvpcamp.com. Call 310-995-2932 for more information.
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters will be holding a Summer Skills Clinic June 27-29 at 24 Hour Fitness Carson Sport, 945 E. Dominguez St., Carson. Open to kids ages 6-12, clinics run from 9-11 a.m., 12:30-2:10 p.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m. each day. Registration is $59 per session and space is limited. For more information, visit harlemglobetrotters.com/clinics.
Running: Registration is open for the 20th annual Village Runner 4th of July 5K Run/Community Walk, and Firecracker 5K in Redondo Beach. Early registration prices for adults and kids running the 5K is $30 (add $5 after June 27). New sponsors Land Rover South Bay, RemedyPharm and Providence Little Company of Mary will assist in the festivities which include a two-day Expo, costume contest and parade of the previous men’s and women’s winners. The race, which draws over 4,000 runners and walkers, begins on Thursday, July 4 at 8 a.m., starting and finishing at Riviera Village Village Runner store. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Redondo Beach Firefighters Association and local area schools. Leading up to the race, weekly training runs and running socials will be held. All participants will receive a 4th of July Run T-shirt. There will be chip timing, age division awards and cash prizes to the top three overall male and female runners in the 5K run. GI Joe Charles will also be holding his annual $1,000 Pushup Challenge. For additional information and registration, please visit villagerunner.com.
GI Joe presents the annual Summer Pier to Pier Run on Saturday, July 13 at 7 a.m. Approximately four miles, the course runs in the sand from the Hermosa Beach Pier to the Manhattan Beach Pier and back. Fee is $35 per runner. Register any group of three or more for 15% off by using code “family” at mbbootcamp.com. For more information, call 310-980-9339.
Football: A Co-ed Flag Football on the Beach League returns to Hermosa Beach on Thursday nights beginning at 6:30 p.m. on June 20 at 10th Street and The Strand. Games are played with two 20-minute halves, alternating guy and girl quarterbacks. Registration offered as a team only and must be made at the Hermosa Beach Community Center, 710 Pier Ave. prior to the first day of the league. Cost is $265 per team with a 10-person roster limit for the seven-week season followed by two weeks of playoffs. Length: 7 week season plus 2 week playoffs. Online registration is available via the City web site (hermosabch.org). For more information, contact Chris cyj@prankmonkey.org, 310-877-3148; or Anna at anna@prankmonkey.org.
Aquatics: Loyola Marymount University Swim Camps will be holding six weekly summer sessions led by LMU Women’s Swim Coaches Bonnie Adair and Elaine Ferritto. Developmental camp (ages 7-14) will develop skills in all four competitive strokes while an Advanced camp (ages 9-15) will focus on elite level training methods and techniques using underwater videotaping. Information and registration available at LMUSummerCamps.com.
Registration is now open for the 2013 Dwight Crum Pier to Pier Swim. The swim will be held on Sunday, Aug. 4. Registration for the swim may be done online at surffestival.org or through the Active.com link. Additional race information is available on the website or by following on twitter @pier2pier_swim.
Cycling: The South Bay Wheelmen hosts a group ride on the first Saturday of every month. Cyclists meet in the parking lot of the Catalina Coffee Company, 126 N. Catalina Ave, Redondo Beach at 9 a.m. The moderately-paced ride is 30-40 miles with some climbing and regroups at several points so no one gets left behind. The Wheelmen also hosts the Baxter Time Trial Series of bicycle races that began this week and will continue each Sunday through Sept. 29 on a course in Carson. Men and women divisions compete in several age groups where racers are awarded points for placing and winners are announced at the end of the series. For more information, visit southbaywheelmen.org.
Rugby: Open to boys and girls ages 12-18, the Palos Verdes Rugby Summer Camp will be held Mon.-Fri. July 22-Aug. 2 from 2-5:30 p.m. each day at Malaga Cove. The first week will include an introduction to rugby while the second week will focus on advanced skills. For more information, contact head coach Jeremy Wilkinson, 310-487-1284, Jeremy@PVRugby.com.
Soccer: Brit-West Soccer will be holding summer camps in Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach beginning June 24. Camps available are Tiny Pros (ages 3-5), 1/2 day (ages 5-14) and full day (ages 7-14). For more information, including schedules, fees and registration, visit britwestsoccer.com.