Beach Cities Sports: Basketball, cycling, football, volleyball and more

Fitness: USC Senior Associate Athletic Director Steve Lopes will be accompanied by the USC Band as the 28th Annual Richstone Pier-to-Pier Walkathon begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 25 at the Manhattan Beach Pier. Proceeds benefit Richstone Family Center in honor of April being National Child Abuse Awareness Month. The Walkathon features live music along The Strand, as well as food and beverage vendors, fitness trunk shows, appearances from the LA Kings, a photo booth and more. Registration is $25/walker and available at Richstone Family.org.

Football: The Redondo Beach Youth Football and Cheer Pop Warner will be holding their final walk-up registration on Saturday, Apr. 25 from 10 a.m. – 12 noon at Perry Park, 2301 Grant Ave in Redondo Beach. Registration is open to all kids ages 6-14. This is the final opportunity to receive the early bird discount of $300.

Registration is open for a new Sunday night Co-Ed Flag Football on the Beach League in Hermosa Beach. Games are held at 10th St. and The Strand at 6:30 p.m. beginning April 26 and are played with two 20-minute halves, alternating guy and girl quarterbacks. Registration is offered as a team only and available at the Hermosa Beach Community Center, 710 Pier Ave. or online at prankmonkey.org. Entry fee is $265 per team with a 10 person roster limit. For more information, contact Chris (cyj@prankmonkey.org) or 310-877-3148; or Anna at (anna@prankmonkey.org).

Basketball: Registration is ongoing for the Hermosa Beach Youth Basketball League’s 3rd Summer League. Open to boys and girls in kindergarten through 8th grade, the league includes eight games from Monday, July 6 through Thursday, July 30. Tryouts will be held Saturday, June 6. Cost is $150 per player with an early-bird discount of $10 through May 1 (add $10 after June 1). For more information, e-mail b-ball@hbyb.net or call the 310-372-BALL.

Coach Dave Miller, a current NBA and College basketball analyst, has announced his MVP CAMP summer basketball dates to be held at Aviation Sports Complex 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd Redondo Beach. The Monday through Friday sessions run from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. July 6-10 and Aug. 3-7. Both are open to boys and girls ages 5 -14. Online application is available at mvp camp.com. For more information, call 310-995-2932.

Beach Tennis: West Coast Beach Tennis will be hosting its Spring Fever tournament on Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10 at 14th St. and The Strand in Hermosa Beach. The IFBT G3 tournament features pro, amateur, mixed and junior divisions. Prizes include free accommodations at the Barcelona World Championship. To register, visit westcoastbeachtennis.net.

Beach Volleyball: The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) will be holding the Isidore B. Dockweiler Open on Sunday, Apr. 26 at Dockweiler State Beach. Competition includes Boys 14, 16 and Girls 14, 15, 16, 18 divisions. Cost is $65 per team. For more information, visit aauclubbeach.com.

The California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) will be tournaments on Saturday, Apr. 25 at the Manhattan Beach Pier. Starting at 9 a.m., competition includes Men’s B, Open, Women’s AA and Open divisions. Entry fee is $45 per team ($65 for Open divisions). For more information, visit cbva.com or contact JP Saikley, 310-220-9558.

On Sunday, May 3, the CBVA hosts the Icaza Construction Men’s B and Sharkeez Women’s A at Rosecrans. Cost is $45 per team. For more information, contact Kurt Peters 310-922-6297.

Triathlon: Registration is open for the 11th annual Redondo Beach Triathlon, which will begin at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, June 14 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 $75 (ages 13-19 and 65 and older), $85 (ages 20-64), $115 (relay). Mini-sprint fees are $65 and $95 for the relay. Add $5 after May 31. For more information, visit rbtriathlon.com.

Baseball: Beach City Baseball Academy (BCBA) is accepting applications for its “Sixth Tool” $5,000 scholarship. Deadline is May 31. Applicants must reside within 10 miles of Beach City Baseball Academy’s facility in El Segundo and be a graduating 2015 high school senior. Final award is contingent upon applicant’s acceptance and attendance at an accredited college in the United States (university, four-year, or junior college), receipt of an offer to participate in that institution’s baseball program and letter of recommendation from their high school baseball coach. For more information, visit beach city baseballacademy.com.

Cycling: The 3rd Annual Tour de Pier, a unique fundraising event that brings one of the hottest indoor fitness activities – stationary cycling – to the Manhattan Beach Pier, takes place Sunday, May 17. Four 50-minute sessions begin at 9 a.m. Whether riding solo or as a team, each bike requires a fundraising minimum of $500. For more information, visit tourdepier.org.

Swimming: Southern California Aquatics (SCAQ), the largest Masters swimming program in the United States holds a variety of programs at Redondo Union High School. SCAQ holds weekly stroke clinics and ocean workouts as preparation for triathlons, ocean competitions and pool meets with practices fitting most work schedules for swimmers of every level. For more information and schedules, visit swim.net/scaq.cfm.