Lyon Stahl 3-peats, Gummy Gainz wins women’s Six Man Manhattan Beach Volleyball Tournament
by Brianna Smith Lyon Stahl went from repeat to 3-peat champions by defeating 12th Street in the 50th Anniversary Charlie Saikley 6-Man Volleyball Tournament at the Manhattan pier on Saturday. The 12th Street team, which was celebrating its 31st appearance at 6-man, was the last team to win the tournament before Lyon Stahl went on […]
MIRA COSTA OLYMPIAN: Barbra Fontana remembers her unlikely path to the 1996 Olympics
by Brianna Smith Barbra Fontana made her way to Atlanta to compete in the Olympics in 1996 as a member of Team USA’s very first beach volleyball team. What made her journey particularly unlikely was that only a few years earlier she’d thought her competitive volleyball days were over. Fontana was a star player at […]
Queen of the South Bay displays growth in female surfing
by Brianna Smith Photos by Steve Gaffney (SteveGaffney.com) Nearly 200 women and young girls competed in the first annual Queen of the South Bay surf contest on Saturday, June 11 in El Porto. Among the competitors were U.S. National Team members, and novices who had never previously competed. The novices were seeded in their own […]
Tour de Pier: riding for love, joy and a cure
by Brianna Smith photos by Steve Gaffney The 12th annual Tour de Pier took place Sunday, May 19 as a fundraiser for cancer research. Over 300 stationary bikes were located on the Strand in front of the Manhattan Beach Pier, and thousands of participants came to ride them. The event combines intensive workouts that cycling […]