Redondo to host State Regional final after upsetting top seed

After two sluggish matches, Redondo’s girls volleyball team played what was arguably its best match of the season Saturday night upsetting host and top-seeded Torrey Pines in the CIF State Division 1 Regional semifinals. Fourth-seeded Redondo (35-4) eliminated Torrey Pines, which had entered the match as the top-ranked team in the state by MaxPreps, with […]

Hermosa surfer Bryan Newman sparkled in the water

“When I was learning to surf, I’d watch Brian the Hall brothers and Marco Franco at the pier and Brian was the best, the best in the world because he was the nicest,” Marcus Fender recalled.

Endless Session, Day 131: Simple surf Sunday

Manhattan Beach, volleyball, sunshine, friends, laughs, pretending to be a rockstar, surf, skate, and dolphins.  There is nothing more I could possibly ask for in a Sunday.  

Santa visit to Gum Tree benefits Hermosa Ed Foundation

​​Kids lined up Pier Avenue to wait their turn to visit Santa at Gum Tree in downtown Hermosa Beach on Sunday. Gum Tree’s 7th Annual Photos with Santa raised over $8,000 for the Hermosa Beach Education Foundation.

Redondo Union defeats Long Beach Poly to win Pac Shores

Some victories are more significant than they seem at first glance, either because they turn a season around or serve as a coming out party for a player transitioning from a starter to a star. And some wins are less significant than they seem either because a team got a lucky break and didn’t really […]