Beach Cities Sports: Beach volleyball, running, triathlon and more
The SCVC Quiksilver 16 and 17 teams from Redondo Beach won gold medals at the inaugural AAU Boys West Coast Championships held in Anaheim last weekend. The two-day tournament hosted over 300 teams, including Puerto Rico, Chicago, Florida and Wisconsin. Shown kneeling (left to right) are Quinn Robinson (Redondo) and Jake Moffet (Los Alamitos); front row: Logan Sharp (El Segundo), Luke Takashima (Redondo), Mark Marolda (Redondo), Lauch Farris (Mira Costa), Will Bond (Mira Costa), Stan Rinehart (Redondo), Kegan Benson (Redondo), Inaki Bustamante (Redondo), Erich Yeich (Palos Verdes), back row: Coaches Chris Austin and Kris Johnson, Jason Ashenfelter (Redondo), Nate Toomey (Mira Costa), Drew Wilson (Redondo), Brady Wedbush (Loyola), Clarke Godbold (Peninsula), Luke Turner (Loyola), Christian Thomas (Redondo), Gabriel Miranda (Redondo), Cole Welch (Harvard Westlake), Thomas Kretschmer (Mira Costa), Coaches Dave Arone, Cameron Green and Marcos Miranda. Photo courtesy of Mary Boice/SCVA
Beach Volleyball: The 20th Annual BarryBob Invitational tournament will take place Saturday, June 30 at 9 a.m. at 904 The Strand in Manhattan Beach. The 8th Annual Junior BarryBob for kids ages 10-14 will also be held. Send sign-ups for both the adult and junior division to Tim Walmer at walmy1@aol.com. Mail entry fee of $50 to Tim Walmer, 640 13th Street, Manhattan Beach Ca 90266.
Triathlon: Registration is open for the Hermosa Beach Triathlon to be held Sunday, June 24 at the Hermosa Beach Pier. The 1/4-mile swim, 10-mile bike and 3-mile run begins at 7 a.m. Entry fees are $115 for individual, $170 for relay. For more information, visit dayatthebeachtri.com.
Paddleboarding: The Rock 2 Rock race (solo and relay, prone and stand-up paddlers) will be held Sunday, June 24 finishing at Cabrillo State Beach. Rock 2 Rock is a qualifying race for the Catalina Classic, which takes place Sunday, Aug. 23, ending at the Manhattan Beach Pier. Only solo, prone paddlers are allowed in the Classic. Rock2RockRace.com. CatalinaClassicPaddleBoardRace.org.
Running: Fresh off her 10,000 meter record in April, Kirsten Leetch joined forces with her teammates at Janes Elite Racing to shatter the American Record of 10:44 for the 50-54 age group 4×800 with a time of 10:26. They broke the record by 18 seconds at West LA College.
Winners of the Manhattan Beach 5K held Saturday were: Males James Khan, 19, 18:04 Thomas Velvin, 16, 18:54 and Rick McCray, 43, 19:17 along with females Maria Buchbinder, 31, 23:14, Jennifer Marschner, 41, 26:19 and Rosa Serna, 24, 26:21.
Registration is ongoing for the 25th Annual Village Runner 4th of July 5K and Firecracker Dash for kids. The 5K race begins at 8 a.m. and features T-shirts, chip timing, age division awards and cash prizes to the top three overall male and female runners. Fees are $40 for the 5K and $30 for the Firecracker Dash. Registration available online (villagerunner.com) or at Village Runner stores: 1811 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach; 1840 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Manhattan Beach.
The Manhattan Beach Grand Prix will have a new look this year, adding a 1-mile running race with a prize purse of $4,00. South Bay runner Stewart Harwell partnered with the MB Grand Prix Committee, Village Runner’s Mike Ward and Chevron to add two races of 300 runners each – a women’s race at 12:30 p.m. followed by the men 15 minutes later. Participants receive commemorative run tees, chip timing and there will be medals for the top three finishers in each age division. Race entry is $30 before July 10 (add $10 after). Villagerunner.com.
Basketball: Dave Miller, Emmy Award winning NBA analyst, will be hosting his 21st annual MVPCamp.com summer basketball camps at Aviation Sports Complex in Redondo Beach. Session I will be held July 9-13 (coed), Session II July 16-20 (girls only) and Session III July 30-Aug. 3 (coed). Camps will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and open to boys and girls ages 5 to 14. Brochures available by calling (424) 200-0697 or print an application form from the website mvpcamp.com.
Baseball: The Prospects Travel Baseball team will holding tryouts for its 9-14 Under teams July 8 at 4 p.m. at the Beach City Baseball Academy, 430 E. Grand, El Segundo. Beachcitybaseballacademy.com.
Beach City Baseball & Softball Academy will offer four weeks of camps during July and August. Open to boys and girls ages 5-12, the baseball and softball camps will focus on drills that will improve fundamentals of: hitting, outfield, infield, base running, sliding, and more. The West Torrance Camp (5417 Halison St., Torrance) runs from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. July 9 – 13 and July 30 – Aug. 3. The El Segundo Camp (430 E. Grand Ave., El Segundo) will be held July 16 – 20 and Aug. 13 – 17. Tms.ezfacility.com/OnlineRegistrations.
Volleyball: The United States Youth Volleyball League (USYVL) is holding registration for the 2018 fall program in Hermosa Beach. The instructional volleyball league will provide boys and girls ages 7-15 the opportunity to learn and play volleyball in a fun, safe, and supervised environment. The eight-week developmental league provides instruction while practices and games operate in a coed format and offer participants the opportunity to develop self-esteem and confidence. The league runs Sept. 10 through Oct. 29 at South Park. Practices for the league will be held on Mondays 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. and games on Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:30 p.m Registration is available online at usyvl.org and includes a volleyball, t-shirt, and end of season participation award.
Swimming: The inaugural Redondo Beach Open Water Swim will take place at 8 a.m. on Sunday, July 15 at Miramar Park, 201 Paseo De La Playa. 1-mile ($40) and 1/2-mile ($30) swims (add $10 after June 30). The event is a qualifying swim for the International Surf Festival Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier swim. Finishers receive a T-shirt. Awards will be given to the top 5 overall and top 3 in each age group. Active.com/redondo-beach-ca/water-sports.