SPORTSCOPE : World Cup Player Signs With Pro Soccer Team
Paul Krumpe of Redondo Beach, a member of the U.S. World Cup team, has signed to play for Real Santa Barbara of the American Professional Soccer League West. Krumpe, 27, was the assistant women’s soccer coach at Cal State Dominguez Hills last fall. He has played for various indoor and outdoor clubs since graduating from UCLA and was a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team. He will join Real Santa Barbara when his World Cup commitment ends, possibly as early as mid-June.
The Los Angeles Heat will play an exhibition soccer game with the West Bromwich Albion Football Club of England on Wednesday at West Torrance High School. Kick-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. The Heat (2-1) hosts the Seattle Storm (2-1) tonight at 7:30 p.m. at West Torrance High School in an American Professional Soccer League West match. L.A. is four points out of first place in the APSL West’s Southern Division, while Seattle is 16 points out of first place in the APSL West’s Northern Division.
The Bay Harbor Red Devils swept all four games of a double round-robin format to win the Pee Wee C Division state ice hockey title in Fresno last weekend. The Red Devils, composed of youths age 12 and 13, outscored their opponents, 26-6. The team is coached by John Mepham of San Pedro.
USC football Coach Larry Smith will be honored at a dinner Wednesday at Los Verdes Country Club in Rancho Palos Verdes by the San Pedro Peninsula and South Bay Trojan clubs. Smith will be entertained by the Trojan Marching Band and Song Girls. The event, which benefits USC athletic programs, is open to the public and costs $25 a plate. A social hour begins at 6:30 p.m. Giveaways and raffles are planned. Call (213) 834-1355.
A tournament for girls’ traveling softball teams will be held by the South Bay Fire Softball Club on June 2 and 3 at Alondra Regional Park. The event is an American Softball Assn. state qualifying tournament for age 18-and-under and 16-and-under teams. Local teams entered include the Fire, the South Bay Blues, the Hawthorne Tsunami and the Torrance Lightning. For information call 643-5901.
The U.S. National Bicycling Team competes at the Olympic Velodrome at Cal State Dominguez Hills at 7 p.m. Friday as part of the Golden State Grand Prix racing series. Tickets will be available at the gate. They cost $5 for adults and $2.50 for children 7 to 12. Children 6 and under get in free. For more information call (213) 516-4000.
An adult basketball league and youth basketball, T-ball and softball programs are planned at the Inglewood YMCA later this spring and summer. Applications are available by calling (213) 671-7615.
North Redondo Beach Region 17 and Hawthorne Region 21 of the American Youth Soccer Organization are accepting players for the fall season. Saturday is the final day to sign up for Region 17 at the South Bay Galleria Community Room. For more information call (213) 542-3535. Region 21 will hold sign-ups in the cafeteria at Dana Junior High School on Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and June 2. Call (213) 322-4670 Ext. 243. Region 21 recently appointed Danny Juarez of Hawthorne as its commissioner.
An open doubles tournament will be held at the Manhattan Beach Badminton Club on Saturday. The format calls for one strong player to be paired with a less-competitive teammate. All ages are welcome, and a player may enter any two of the three divisions: men’s, women’s and mixed. The cost is $5 to play in one division and $4 more to play in a second. Call (213) 545-4068.
Applications for coming roadracing events are available: Saturday, Hawthorne YMCA Mother’s Day 10-K/2-mile, 8 a.m., $11 and $5, (213) 679-1146; May 19, Torrance Armed Forces Day 5-K/10-K, 8 a.m., $10, (213) 618-2945; June 3, El Segundo Hearst Club 5-K, 8 a.m., $10, (213) 320-3120 or 615-7622; June 9, Palos Verdes Marathon, 7 a.m., $20, (213) 548-6865 or 541-5033; June 16, El Segundo Main Street 5-K/10-K, 8 a.m., cost to be announced, (213) 322-1220; July 4, Torrance Spirit of America 5-K/Kiddie K, 8 a.m., $11, 320-2255.
Applications for the Sevenaside Women’s Soccer Tournament at Cal State Dominguez Hills on May 19 are available by calling (213) 782-8324. The cost is $125 per team. Only seven players per team are required, and games will be played on a shortened field.
Marine Cano’s Summer Soccer and Goalkeeping camps have openings for youths age 6 to 17. The camps run July 16 through Aug. 17 at Cal State Dominguez Hills or Alta Vista Park in Redondo Beach. The cost is $85 per week. Sessions run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Two weekend camps for high school students are also planned at a cost of $65. Call (213) 782-8324.
