Redondo hoops squad overcomes Crossroads, Shareef O’Neal in a CIF thriller
Jailen Moore had already swished in five three-pointers, but when the Redondo senior guard threw up a wild shot that banked in for yet another trifecta mid-way through the third quarter he got that special feeling that he was in the zone. “I figured it was my night, so I might as well keep going […]
Redondo Union hoops squad runs winning streak to 16, seizes Bay League, with victory over Peninsula
The Bay League showdown turned into a Bay League slowdown. The good news for the Peninsula Panthers in Tuesday night’s fight for the Bay League title: they held the high flying Redondo Sea Hawks to a measly 19 points in the first half. The bad news: they only scored a mind-boggling 15 points themselves. […]
Redondo Union boys basketball wins 11th in a row over rival Mira Costa
This game was about more than winning or losing. It was about competing till the final buzzer, no matter what the score. Indeed, in the end it wasn’t the score – 68-54 Redondo — that mattered in Tuesday night’s rivalry game with Mira Costa. Going into the game everyone had just assumed that Redondo would […]
Redondo boys take early lead in hunt for Bay League hoops title
By Paul Teetor There’s a new coach, four out of five new starters, and a new second unit this year. But for the Redondo boys basketball team the song remains the same: 32 minutes of hell for the opponent, produced by constant full-court defensive pressure, fast breaks the other way at every opportunity, and gang […]
Napolitano enters crowded Manhattan Beach council race
Barely a month after losing a nasty, acrimonious race for the fourth district seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Steve Napolitano says he is probably going to run for the Manhattan Beach City Council. “I’m certainly leaning in that direction,” Napolitano told the Easy Reader Tuesday night. “My heart has always been […]
Victoria victorious: Manhattan Beach resident Azarenka wins BNP Paribas Open
Victoria victorious MB resident Azarenka wins BNP Open Move over, Maria Sharapova — there’s a new queen of tennis in Manhattan Beach. From the Live Oak courts to the Manhattan Beach Country Club where Sharapova has her own private practice court, it used to be Masha’s town. But now, thanks to their changing […]
Redondo boys basketball seasons ends in overtime heartbreak
What a difference one foul – and one fouled-out player — can make. The Redondo boys basketball team survived the final two and a half minutes of regulation without 5-foot-3 point guard Elijah Nesbit, its smallest player with the team’s biggest heart. But it couldn’t survive another five minutes of overtime without his lightning-quick defensive […]
Redondo Union hoops squad advances to state semifinals with a dramatic win over Narbonne
Just before Redondo’s Morgan Means stepped to the foul line for two last-second foul shots that could tie or win Tuesday night’s Division 1 regional semifinal playoff game against Narbonne, Sea Hawk Athletic Director Andy Saltzman rushed out with a mop to remove the sweat left when Means was smashed to the floor while driving […]
Redondo Union beats Lake Balboa Birmingham to advance in CIF state tourney
There’s no place like home for the Redondo boys basketball team. The Sea Hawks will get one more home playoff game Tuesday night against a tough Narbonne team before they will have to venture outside the friendly confines of the Sea Hawk Pavilion if they are fortunate enough to continue their quest for a state […]
Redondo Union hoops team advances in first round of CIF state tourney
One down, four victories to go. That was the situation facing the Redondo boys basketball team Wednesday night after it opened its quest for a state championship with an 86-73 victory over Clovis North of upstate Fresno. The Sea Hawks are competing this year in Division 1 rather than the tougher Open Division, which consists […]
Travels with Bernie
A reporter, a road trip, and the beginning of Bernie Sanders’ surprising political ascent Hillary Clinton was rolling out her newest attack on Bernie Sanders’ foreign policy credentials. But it was a tough sell in Phil Borden’s house on the Hill. “I do not believe a vote in 2002 is a plan to defeat […]
Redondo Union boys hoops squad is knocked out of CIF Southern Section playoffs
After watching their team shoot 11 free throws to 39 for the other team, the crowd walking out of Redondo’s gym Tuesday night was very unhappy. “Those damn refs did a horrible job,” one blond-haired woman wearing a red Sea Hawks jacket said to another blond-haired woman wearing a similar jacket. “I’ve seen better officiating […]
Redondo Union escapes with a victory in opening round of CIF boys basketball playoffs
Time seemed to stand still for the Redondo boys basketball team and its gym full of screaming fans Friday night as Roosevelt’s best player, Jemarl Baker, pump-faked his defender out of the way, squared his shoulders and launched a 30-foot shot that would win the game if it went in. Arcing high, high and […]
Redondo Union loses to Inglewood in clash of Bay League boys basketball titans
When Redondo‘s best player was fouled while taking a three pointer with seven seconds left and his team trailing its only Bay League challenger by three points, it was a moment tailor-made for individual and team redemption. Late in the first half Friday night Leland Green had been fouled while taking a 3-pointer, but he […]
After a hot start, Mira Costa boys basketball team continues its slide, losing to Torrance
A season that started out hotter than late November’s heat wave for the Mira Costa boys basketball team with a six-game win streak turned as cold as the December deep-freeze currently blanketing the Beach Cities with a 50-43 loss to Torrance Tuesday night. After his team’s third straight loss, Mustang Coach Jeff Amaral said he […]
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 […]