Tennis: Redondo Beach’s Steve Johnson won his first ATP tour title at the Aegon Open in Nottingham, England on Sunday, June 26 with a 7-6 (7/5) 7-5 victory over Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas. The 26-year-old is competing at Wimbledon this week through July 10.
Beach Volleyball: The AAU will be holding the 23rd Girls National Championships in Hermosa Beach July 6-9 with 10/12/14/15/16/18 divisions competing. The Marine Summer Series for girls 12/14/16 divisions continues at the Marine Street courts in Manhattan Beach on Wednesday, July 13. For complete schedules, visit aaubeach.org.
The 18th annual BarryBob 4-person tournament and beach volleyball old-timers day will take place Saturday, July 9 beginning at 9 a.m. at 9th St. and The Strand in Manhattan Beach. Cost is $50 per person and includes t-shirt, buffet lunch and beverages. Make checks payable to Tim Walmer, 640 13th St., Manhattan Beach CA 90266. For more information, contact Kevin Cleary, kpcleary@yahoo.com. Also held will be the 6th annual Junior BarryBob featuring kids ages 10-14 (those already in high school not eligible). Contact Walmer at walmy1@aol.com for inquiries regarding the Junior BarryBob.
The USAV High Performance Championships will be held in Hermosa Beach July 13-17 featuring male and female U13, U15, U17, U19, U21 and U23 divisions. Event Dates: July 13-17, 2016. For more information, visit teamusa.org.
The CBVA will be hosting the Icaza Construction Men’s B and Coed A tournaments at the Rosecrans courts in Manhattan Beach on Saturday, July 16. On Saturday, July 23, Men’s B and Women’s AA competition will take place adjacent to the Manhattan Beach Pier. For more information, visit CBVA.com
Basketball: Dave Miller, current NBA basketball analyst for Time Warner Cable SportsNet, will be hosting his annual MVP Basketball Camps at Aviation Sports Complex in Redondo Beach. Session I will be held July 11-15 and Session II Aug. 1-5. Both run from 9 a.m – 3 p.m. The fundamental camp is for boys and girls ages 5 to 14 and geared for all levels of play. Printable application is available at mvpcamp.com. Call 310-995-2932 for more information.
Swimming: Any contestant wanting to participate in the International Surf Festival’s Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim on Sunday, Aug. 7 who did not complete the 2015 swim must register for the swim on-line and then pass a 500-meter “check out” swim. Swim “check outs” will be held at the Hermosa Beach Pier on July 16, 23 and 24 from 9 – 11 a.m. Decisions of Lifeguards at “check out” are final. For more information and to register, visit surffestival.org.
