Raiders Try Their Hand at Softball in Benefit Game

They haven’t left for Oakland or any other locale, so various members of the Raiders will participate in a benefit softball doubleheader on Saturday on the baseball diamond at Recreation Park off Grand Avenue in El Segundo.

Proceeds from the doubleheader, which starts at 10 a.m., go to the El Segundo High athletic program.

Various Raider players, along with a few members of the administrative staff and front office, will play a men’s squad from the El Segundo firm of Information International.

The 1 p.m. game will feature the the Raiderettes against a team of the Stick and Stein Sports Bar, Information International and an assortment of professional women wrestlers. Admission is $3.

Life’s a Beach--If you live in the South Bay, you are never far away from a major professional volleyball tournament.

Last weekend, Manhattan Beach Pier was the site of a pro men’s tournament. On Saturday and Sunday, starting at 9 a.m. each day, the Women’s Pro Beach Volleyball Tour comes to the same courts for the John Shaw Open.

The prize money--starting at $6,000 to the first-place team--isn’t near what the men competed for in their event. The crowds won’t be quite as large either, making it another great opportunity to watch some of the best women players from around the world compete in an ever-growing sport.

“Cycling Out” the Opponent--It is six years since Los Angeles played host to the Olympic Games, but one of the facilities built for the Games, the Olympic Velodrome, is as busy as ever.

Tonight at 7:30, as well as every Friday through Oct. 12, about 10 bicycle races of varying distances will be featured in the Golden State Grand Prix held at the velodrome adjacent to the Cal State Dominguez Hills campus.

Many of the Olympic-caliber racers are away at a national competition this weekend, but they do train and race at the Carson facility regularly during the Grand Prix series.

Admission is $5. Information: (213) 516-4000.

If your preference is motorized sports racing, Ascot Park is the place to go. Tonight at 7:30, it will play host to the California Motorcycle Club Motocross Competition. On Saturday night at 8, action resumes in the California Racing Assn. series for sprint cars.