Beach Cities Sports: Aquatics, baseball, basketball, cycling, volleyball and more
Los Angeles County lifeguard dory men surf ashore during the 2012 South Bay Dozen competition at Torrance Beach. This year’s event takes place on Saturday, July 6. Photo by Alan Clift (SmartShotImages.com)
Cycling: The 52nd Annual Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix will be held Sunday, July 7 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. One of the West Coast’s oldest and most prestigious cycling street races features a thousand top cyclists in eight divisions racing the oval on Valley and Ardmore between 15th Street and Pacific. The popular community races feature divisions for kids ages 2-14. For more information, visit mbgp.com.
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.
Aquatics: Hennessey’s and the Jimmy Miller Foundation present The South Bay Dozen on Saturday, July 6 at Torrance Beach. Twelve events will be featured including surf races, 5K paddleboard, SUP race, sprint board and surf ski. For more information, email mjmurf999@hotmail.com or visit jimmymillerfoundation.com.
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.
Tennis: Registration is ongoing for the 46th Annual Manhattan Beach Open Tennis Tournament presented by South Bay Ford. Open to players ages 16+, the single elimination tournament will be played Thursday through Sunday, July 18-21 at Live Oak Park and Mira Costa High School. Divisions include Men’s and Women’s Open; 4.5-5.0 singles and doubles; 4.0 singles and doubles and 3.5 and below singles and doubles. Fees for Open division are $75 (singles) and $100 (doubles); Amateur divisions $40 and $55. All entries include lunch, T-shirt and goodie bag. Registration closes Monday, July 8 at 5 p.m. To register, visit ci.manhattan-beach.ca.us. For more information, contact tournament director Bennet Slusarz, 310-372-8648.
Baseball: The 36th Annual Peninsula Baseball Camp will take place at Palos Verdes High School from July 29-Aug. 2. The camp is for boys and girls ages 6-14 and will run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (full day) and 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (1/2 day). There will be a guest alumni speaker from the Los Angeles Dodgers. The cost is $230 (full day) and $115 (1/2 day). The 9th Annual Peninsula Baseball ½ Day Baseball Camp will take place at Hesse Park in Rancho Palos Verdes from Aug. 5-9. The camp is for boys and girls ages 5 to 12 and runs from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $115. Registration is available at peninsulasportscamps.com. For more information, contact Tom Maier at 310-377-0690.
Mustang Baseball Camps will be holding a summer sessions for players ages 6-14. The camp runs from 9 a.m.-noon July 29-Aug. 2 at Mira Costa High School. Fees are $200 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 (CBVA) will be hosting the Mike Cook Marine Street Mixed tournaments beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday at Marine Street in Manhattan Beach. Competition includes coed teams of all levels and a Father/Daughter tournament. Cost is $42.50 per team. For more information, contact Kevin Cleary, 310-546-3619, kpcleary@yahoo.com. To register for any CBVA tournament, 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.
The Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) Southern Pacific Beach Volleyball Committee hosts a four-part Summer Series at Marine Avenue in Manhattan Beach. Competition begins at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays July 9-23 and Thursday, July 25 featuring boys 16U/14U/12U and girls 18U/16U/14U/12U/10U divisions. Open to AAU members, the cost of the tournament in $53.49 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.
Beach Cities Volleyball’s Summer Program begins July 8 with the High School Advanced Evening session. Beginning (7years old and up) and Intermediate (10 years old and up) Camps begin July 15 and 14 & Under Advanced Camps will be held the weeks of July 22 and Aug. 5. Locations in El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes, Playa Vista and Torrance. To register, visit beachcitiesvbc.com. For more information, email info@beachcitiesvbc.com.
Basketball: The 41st Annual Peninsula Basketball Camp will take place at Palos Verdes High School July 22-26, July 29-Aug. 2 and Aug. 5-9. The first and last sessions are for girls and boys ages 6 to 14; the second session is for boys ages 6-14. Camps run from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (full day) and 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (1/2 day) Monday through Friday and will include special guests. The cost is $230 (full day) and $115 (1/2 day). Registration is available at peninsulasportscamps.com. For more information, contact Tom Maier at 310-377-0690.
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.
Running: 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. For more information, call 310-980-9339.
Soccer: The 36th Annual Peninsula Soccer Camp will take place at Palos Verdes High School from July 22-26 and Aug. 5-9. Camps are for boys and girls ages 6 to 14 and run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (full day) and 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (1/2 day). There will be guest speakers, an experienced coaching staff and each camper receives a soccer ball. The cost is $230 (full day) and $115 (1/2 day). The 17th Annual Peninsula ½ Day Soccer Camp will take place at Hesse Park in Rancho Palos Verdes from July 29-August 2. The camps are for boys and girls ages 5 to 12 and run from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $115. Registration is available at peninsulasportscamps.com. For more information, contact Tom Maier at 310-377-0690.
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.