Volleyball League to Offer 4-Woman Tournaments

The Women’s Professional Volleyball Assn. has announced it will hold four-woman pro beach tournaments in conjunction with the regular two-woman tournaments during several stops on the planned 20-city 1992 tour.

The four-woman tournaments will be played on Friday and Saturday before the two-woman tournaments. The games will not overlap so that athletes will be able to compete in both formats.

“We want to offer our members an expanded format in which to showcase their athletic abilities and to afford them additional financial opportunities,” WPVA Executive Director Roxana Vargas said. “We also feel it’s another exciting form of volleyball that our fans will enjoy.”

Ricci Luyties and Adam Johnson defeated Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes, 7-5, in the final of a pro beach volleyball event in Cleveland. The men will compete this weekend in a $100,000 tournament in Seal Beach.

The NBA Summer Pro League will finish its three-week season at Loyola Marymount’s Gersten Pavilion with semifinals and championship games this weekend.

Final regular season games will be played today. On Saturday, free-agent semifinals will be played at 1:30 and 8:30 p.m. NBA semifinals will be played at 3:45 and 6:15 p.m. The NBA championship game will be played at 5 p.m. Sunday, followed by the free-agent final at 7:30.

International Boxing Federation featherweight champion Troy Dorsey will make his first title defense against Manuel Medina on Monday at the Forum.

Dorsey (12-3-3, 10 knockouts) is the first U.S.-born kickboxer to win a world boxing title. He won the 126-pound title by knocking out Alfred Rangel in the first round June 3 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Medina (38-3, 18 KOs) is the IBF’s fifth-ranked contender. He has won 10 bouts in a row.

In the co-feature, former two-time World Boxing Assn. champion Louie (Sharpshooter) Espinoza fights Jose Martinez for the vacant North American Boxing Federation featherweight title.

The show starts at 7 p.m.

The Manhattan Beach Track Club will hold interval track workouts at two sites beginning next week, focusing on training for the Manhattan Beach Hometown 10-K in October.

Workouts will be held at 6 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the Mira Costa High School track, and 7:30 a.m. every Saturday at Malaga Cove Plaza in Palos Verdes Estates. Separate workouts are provided for beginning, casual and advanced runners. Information: Dale Frank at (213) 318-5531.

The South Bay Basketball League will begin it fourth season Sept. 8 and is seeking community all-star or traveling teams from throughout the Southland, especially in the 11-and-under and 13-and-under age groups.

Each of the 36 teams in the league will play a 10-game schedule to be followed by a playoff tournament Nov. 17 and 24. Games are played on weekends at various South Bay high schools. CIF rules are used. Information: (213) 549-5400 days, (213) 541-4031 evenings.

The Olympic Velodrome at Cal State Dominguez Hills will be the site of the final stages of the Kenwood Golden State Grand Prix series every Friday night through Sept. 27.

Bicycle races start at 7:30 each evening, with men and women racers competing for a purse of $17,000. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for students with identification. Information: (213) 516-4000.

Palos Verdes resident Bunmi Ogunieye, competing for the RPV/Marathom’s team, established a national meet record last Friday at the ARCO Jesse Owens Games in the girls’ age 11-12 long jump with a leap of 15 feet.

The previous record of 14-10 3/4 had stood since 1988. Bunmi is the daughter of two-time Olympian Modupe Oshikoya, who presented the gold medal to her on the victory stand at Occidental College.

The American Youth Soccer Organization Region 34 (South Redondo) team recently won the boys’ 10-11 age bracket in the Mission Viejo Classic, going undefeated in five games and outscoring opponents, 25-2, including a 4-0 victory in the championship.

This team also placed second in tournaments in Chino and Lake Tahoe, both times going into overtime before losing.

Team members are Joseph Cartlidge, Trevor Clements, Matt Deirling, Jason Funes, Aaron Kogan, Matt Keach, Adam Echavarria, Matt Deminew, Eric Orchard, Anthony Chumpitaz, Brant Boston, Nick Garcia and Freddie Axelrod. The team is coached by Lang Boston and Rudy Echavarria.

A South Bay boys’ basketball team of 13-year-olds defeated Mid Valley of the San Fernando Valley, 38-36, in overtime to win the American Roundball Corp. summer league title. All games were played at North Hollywood High.

South Bay team members are David Brown, Mateo Camargo, Doug Francis, Wyatt Hage, Tremaine Mayeaux, John Ohrenberger, David Rangel and Jay Suminaga.

Crenshaw High will be the site of a Gym Juncky Hoops Classic three-on-three basketball festival Aug. 16-18 and 24-25, with men’s and women’s age-group competition from 10 to 50-and-older.

Registration deadline is today. Registration for the team categories ranges from $44 to $70. Entry for the slam dunk and three-point shooting contests is $20, with winners receiving cash and prizes. Crenshaw High is at 5010 11th Ave., Los Angeles. Information: (213) 383-7208.

Harbor College Extension is offering a low-impact aerobics class from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday starting next week. The class will run seven weeks. The fee is $28. Information: (213) 518-3510.