Millinder Is Named Warrior Soccer Coach

El Camino College has named longtime assistant Jim Millinder as women’s soccer coach.

Millinder, who played for the Warriors in 1976 and 1977 and was Metropolitan Conference player of the year and a community college All-American selection, has been an assistant with the men’s and women’s soccer teams at the school for the past 15 years.

Following his playing career at El Camino, Millinder was drafted by the New York Cosmos and played professional soccer for eight years, including stops with the Los Angeles Aztecs and Los Angeles Lazers.

A graduate of North Torrance High, Millinder was an interim soccer coach at El Camino in 1987 and 1988. He coached the men’s team to the state title in 1987 and the women’s team to the state championship in 1990.

He replaces Bob Myers, who will continue to teach.

The Loyola Marymount baseball team has signed John Straits, a community college pitcher, to a national letter of intent.

Straits, from Mt. San Jacinto College, is a right-hander who earned All-Foothill Conference honors last season and was named his team’s most valuable player.

Straits was 8-7 with a 2.71 earned-run average, 106 strikeouts and 39 walks in 132 2/3 innings pitched. Straits also had 13 complete games.

“We think he’s a workhorse type of guy,” Robinson said. “He’s a starter and a finisher. We think we can give him the ball and just let him go.”

Robinson said he is hopeful of signing a catcher and third baseman within the next two weeks.

More than 400 players age 16 and older are expected to compete in the 27th annual Manhattan Open Tennis Tournament, which starts July 18 in Manhattan Beach.

The cost is $20 for singles or $25 for doubles and includes a T-shirt.

Registration is at the Manhattan Beach Recreation Department, 1400 Highland Ave.

Matches will be held at Live Oak Park, Manhattan Heights Community Center and Mira Costa High. The final is July 26 at Live Oak.

Information: Charlotte Marshall at (310) 545-5621.

Registration is underway for the Manhattan Beach Recreation Department’s basketball club for boys 14 and younger.

Play begins in August and the cost is $55.

Registration is through July 24 at the department office in Manhattan Beach City Hall.

Tryouts are from 4:30-6 p.m. Aug. 6 and 7 at the Mira Costa High girls’ gym.

Information: Charlotte Marshall at (310) 545-5621.

The USC crew program is holding a free clinic on introductory sculling and sweep-oared rowing for youths 14-18 from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Los Angeles Harbor berth 194 in Wilmington.

Registration is at the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce at the corner of Water Street and Avalon Boulevard.

Information: Bob Hillen or Dave Nesbit at (213) 740-3831.

Boys and girls 6-14 are eligible to participate in the 15th annual Peninsula soccer camp, which will have sessions Aug. 3-7 and Aug. 10-14 at Palos Verdes Intermediate School in Palos Verdes Estates.

The camp, which will stress fundamentals, will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

Information: Tom Maier at (310) 547-0667.

The 20th annual Peninsula basketball camp for boys and girls 6-15 will be held in two sessions, Aug. 3-7 and Aug. 10-14, at Palos Verdes Intermediate School.

The first session is for boys and the second session is for boys and girls.

The sessions, which will stress fundamentals, will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

Information: Tom Maier at (310) 547-0667.