SPORTSCOPE : Two WCC Road Matches Await No. 23 Loyola

The 23rd-ranked Loyola Marymount women’s volleyball team begins a two-match West Coast Conference trip tonight.

The Lions (12-4, 2-0 in the WCC), who have won nine of 11 matches, will play San Francisco (6-11, 1-1) tonight at 7 and Santa Clara (10-5, 1-0) at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Freshman outside hitter Suzanne Radcliffe leads the Lions with 158 kills and 25 aces. The Torrance High graduate ranks second to junior setter Robin Ortgiesen with 53 assists.

Ortgiesen, a Mira Costa graduate, leads the team with 136 digs and freshman outside hitter Kim Blankinship, a Torrance graduate, has 132.

Sophomore middle blockers Mardell Wrensch and Julie Greer each have 151 kills.

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The Cal State Dominguez Hills men’s and women’s soccer teams will play a California Collegiate Athletic Assn. doubleheader today at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

The men, ranked 20th in NCAA Division II, will play the Mustangs at 5 p.m. The women, ranked sixth, will play San Luis Obispo, ranked 14th, at 7 p.m.

The Toro men (5-3-1, 1-1-1 in league) were defeated by Cal Poly Pomona, 2-1, on Wednesday. The women (7-4, 1-1) also lost to the Broncos, 2-1, in overtime on Wednesday.

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The Dominguez Hills women’s volleyball team will play host to Cal Poly Pomona in a CCAA opener tonight at 7:30.

The Toros (8-11) have won five of six matches. Freshman middle blocker Iyesha Sands, a graduate of St. Mary’s Academy, leads the Toros with a .232 attack percentage.

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The Manhattan Beach Youth Basketball Assn. will have registration for boys and girls in kindergarten through eighth grade from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Jocelyn Center on 15th Street and Valley Drive in Manhattan Beach.

A second sign-up is scheduled for Oct. 16. The cost for each youth is $65. (310) 545-8927.

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The city of Hermosa Beach and the UCLA intramural department are sponsoring a beach flag football tournament on Nov. 6.

The single-elimination tournament begins at 9 a.m. south of the Hermosa Beach Pier. Each team can have up to 15 players over the age of 18. The entry fee for each team is $50. Teams must also pay $12 each game to cover costs of officials. (310) 318-0280.

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The Tracy Austin pro-celebrity charity tennis tournament will be staged Oct. 23 at the West End Racquet and Health Club in Torrance.

The event will benefit the South Bay Children’s Hospital. Among the celebrities scheduled to participate are model Kim Alexis. The event also will include a silent auction of signed sports memorabilia and vacation packages. Admission is $10. (310) 373-0103.

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The Gardena seniors bowling league is looking for bowlers.

Sponsored by the city’s recreation and human services department, three leagues compete at Missile Bowl in Gardena each week. Tuesday evenings and Wednesday and Friday mornings are available. (310) 323-9333.

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A charity golf tournament to benefit the Spinal Cord Organization for Regaining Excellence will be staged Oct. 25 at the Rolling Hills Country Club.

A new automobile will be awarded for a hole in one at a designated holes. (310) 533-8179. *

The Redondo Beach Youth Basketball Assn. will have registration for boys and girls in third through eighth grades starting Saturday and ending Oct. 17 at the Aviation Gym.

Games are played on weekends from January through March. (310) 379-8147.

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The Slam-N-Jam development basketball league will stage tryouts for the 1993-94 season on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Victoria Regional Park in Carson.

Players from kindergarten through ninth grade are eligible to participate. Team practice will begin Nov. 15 and league play on Dec. 11. Each player will receive a uniform and learn basketball fundamentals. (213) 532-0622.

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The Southern California Slo-Two-Pitch Softball Assn. is accepting teams through Oct. 16 for fall tournaments at Wilson Park in Torrance.

The entry fee is $190 a team. Teams are guaranteed to play at least three games each tournament. (310) 866-8685.

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The Amateur Athletic Foundation and the California Interscholastic Federation will offer a free soccer coaching clinic at South Torrance High on Oct. 30-31 and Nov. 6-7.

The 30-hour, four-day training program meets the U.S. Soccer Federation requirements for a D coaching license. (213) 730-9618.