He’s competed on the beach volleyball circuit ever since, in Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach, where he’s mostly lived. Tall and lanky, with shoulder-length hair and wearing the ever-present 1970s-era puka shell necklaces in college, Parucha got his break when he was asked if he’d ever thought about doing some modeling. That led to work ...

Pacifica Christian’s shooting struggles continued in the second quarter as it only managed to hit one three-pointer, a vital part of its second-round win over Manhattan Beach Mira Costa. The Tritons entered the second half trailing 29-19, but they responded in the third thanks to Brown and Houston Mallette (11 points). Brown would cut the ...

Crean Lutheran (27-4) will play at Mira Costa of Manhattan Beach (22-9) in the semifinals Saturday. Crean Lutheran lost to Santa Fe in the 4A semifinals last season. O’Malley, a senior guard with quick catch-and-shoot skills, finished with 31 points. Laguna Hills sophomore guard Taylor Feldman, an outstanding dribbler and driver, scored 17 ...

Chloe Hartley had two goals to pace the Mira Costa girls soccer attack in Wednesday’s quarterfinal win over Woodbridge

Pacifica Christian opened the 2A playoffs with a 76-47 win over El Toro then beat Mira Costa of Manhattan Beach 81-74 in the second round. The Tritons play Bonita of La Verne in the quarterfinals Wednesday at Vanguard University. Vanguard was selected as it has a larger seating capacity than Pacifica Christian’s on-campus gym. Capistrano ...

In other games Friday: St. Anthony 3, Vistamar 1: The visiting Saints (12-5-1) scored two late goals to pull out a Division 7 victory over the Vikings (12-5-1) at Marine Park in Manhattan Beach. Nick Sparks tapped home the rebound after an Andrew Kamienski header off the post in the 77th minute to give St. Anthony the lead, and Kamienski ...

The junior guard put up 25 points, including seven three-pointers, to go with eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Tritons to an 81-74 victory over host Manhattan Beach Mira Costa in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2A playoffs at El Segundo High. That performance was made all the more impressive by the fact that ...

Ryan Beaupain couldn’t find a shady tree to rest under after spending a hot day playing soccer at Begg Field, right next to Polliwog Park, in Manhattan Beach. There’s a “field next to it ...

Ryan Beaupain couldn’t find a shady tree to rest under after spending a hot day playing soccer at Begg Field, right next to Polliwog Park, in Manhattan Beach. There’s a “field next to it covered with dirt,

Zoe Mazakas had eight points and 10 rebounds, while Joyce Jogwe chipped in with five points, four rebounds and four assists. Sage Hill will host No. 2-seeded Manhattan Beach Mira Costa (20-9) in a second-round matchup on Saturday at 7 p.m. Long Beach Wilson 62, Marina 19: Ashley Hawkins had 19 points to help send the top-seeded Bruins over the ...