SPORTSCOPE : Aussie Lifeguards Win Trophy Back From Los Angeles

A group of lifeguards from Los Angeles County were narrowly defeated down under recently by counterparts from Victoria, Australia, as part of the biannual Wieland Shield trophy competition. The L.A. county group had held the trophy since 1988, when it defeated a group of Aussies at the International Surf Festival held along South Bay beaches. The event moves to California in 1992. The lifeguards are currently in New Zealand, where they will study lifesaving techniques in Auckland, as well as compete against a group of lifeguards their later this month.

A pair of seminars examining various aspects of athletics will be held this month in the South Bay. The College of Business Administration at Loyola Marymount will host “The Wide World of Sports Ethics” Feb. 12-15. The Young, Gifted and Black Residency and Honors Program at Cal State Dominguez Hills will take a look at “African-Americans: Sports, Education and the Human Spirit” Feb. 14-15. A variety of topics will be addressed at each. At Loyola call Arthur Gross Schaefer, 338-4566. At Dominguez Hills, Dan Guerrero, 516-3893.

The Bay Harbor Minor Hockey Assn. sponsors a one-hour learn-to-skate program for prospective youth hockey players each Sunday at 9 a.m. at the Bay Harbor Olympic Ice Arena in Harbor City. The cost is $3 per person and includes all necessary equipment and instruction in hockey fundamentals. For more information, call John Mepham 547-0608.

The Cal State Dominguez Hills-Chapman College men’s basketball game will be telecast live on Paragon Cable beginning at 8:05 tonight.

Playa del Rey beach is the site for the 8th annual Los Angeles Dietetic Assn. 5K/10K run March 24. For entry forms, call 459-9343. The cost is $12 per runner and includes a T-shirt. Entries must be postmarked by March 14.

Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital hosts a free sports injury clinic each Saturday morning from 9 to 11. People with recent sports injuries that occurred as part of recreational activities are eligible to receive free physician referrals and consultations. Call 301-2400.

The YMCA of Inglewood begins play in its basketball league for youths in first through 11th grades Saturday morning. The YMCA is located at 319 E. Kelso. For information, call 671-7615 after 2 p.m. today.