Beach Cities Sports: Aquatics, baseball, running, volleyball and more
In a rare reversal of the prevailing trend, prone paddlers outnumbered stand-up paddlers at the Riviera Mexican Grill R-10 Paddleboard Race Saturday morning. Prone paddler and 2011 Catalina Classic winner Brad Thompson was first overall with a time of 1:20. Approximately 40 prone paddlers and a dozen stand-up paddlers competed in the seven-mile race, which started and ended at Torrance Beach after competitors rounded the R-10 buoy off of Palos Verdes. Photo
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.
Paddleboard: The Rock 2 Rock Paddleboard Race takes place Sunday, June 16 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: 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: Celebrate World Oceans Day on Saturday with a 5K family beach run/walk beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Manhattan Beach Pier. The 1st Annual Roundhouse World Oceans Day Fundraiser benefits the Roundhouse Aquarium. Entry fee of $35/person includes T-shirt, water, refreshments, electronic timing and post-run raffle. Prizes awarded for top three finishers in each division. For more information and to register, visit roundhouseaquarium.org/funrun.html.
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.
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.
Volleyball: The Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) Southern Pacific Beach Volleyball Circuit hosts the Tachikara Classic on Saturday, June 15 at Dockweiler State Beach in Playa del Rey. Competition begins at 9 a.m. showcasing girls 18U/16U/14U/12U/10U divisions. Open to AAU members, the cost of the tournament in $63.99 per player. The tournament is also a qualifying event for the West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games held in Hermosa Beach July 27-30. For more information, visit aaubeach.org or contact Gino Grajeda, spvcvolleyball@hotmail.com.
The California Beach Volleyball Association will be holding Men’s B, AA and Women’s A and Open tournaments Saturday, June 15 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.
Triathlon: Registration is ongoing for the 9th annual Redondo Beach Triathlon sponsored by California Health Plans. The event begins at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, June 9 at the Veteran’s Park/Pier area in Redondo Beach. All of the proceeds go to Cheer for Children, a non-profit organization that gives seasonal parties and raises money for acutely ill children at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. The USAT sanctioned scenic course event consists of a 1/2-mile swim, 6-mile bike, and 2-mile run. Space is limited to the first 600 entries. A non-competitive mini-sprint (half the distances) is also available. Awards will be given to the top three finishers in each division and the top two relay teams. Sprint fees are $80 (ages 13-19 and 65 and older), $90 (ages 20-64), $115 (relay). Mini-sprint fees are $70 and $100 for the relay. For more information, visit rbtriathlon.com.
Aquatics: 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.