Boys, girls battle through basketball tournament action
Senior guard Brandon Chan is playing a vital role in Mira Costa’s tournament competition. Photo Basketball teams will spend much of their winter break competing in tournaments and demanding non-league contests in preparation for their runs for a Bay League championship beginning in January. Redondo’s boys and girls teams will head out of state to face uncommon opponents beginning just after Christmas. Redondo’s boys squad will host La Mirada Friday at 8 p.m. before first-year head coach Victor Martin leads the Sea Hawks into two elite tournaments. Redondo will compete in the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada December 16-20 followed by the MaxPreps Holiday Classic in Rancho Mirage December 26-30. The Lady Sea Hawks are coming off a 6th place finish in their own Battle at the Beach tournament. After defeating Fairfax 64-42, Redondo lost to eventual champion Harvard-Westlake 45-38 then beat Millikan 67-48 before losing to Chaminade in the 5th-place game on Saturday. With only seven players, Harvard-Westlake defeated Windward 44-37 to claim the tournament title. Redondo will travel across country to play in the Diamond State Classic in Delaware beginning with a contest against…
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