San Pedro Team to Compete in Soccer Championships

The Young Guns of San Pedro, an American Youth Soccer Organization team for boys ages 14-15, will compete in the AYSO Sectional Championships Nov. 10 in Redlands.

The team advanced to the playoffs by winning the South Bay area championship with an 11-1 record.

The South Bay area is made up of 12 teams from Torrance, Rolling Hills, San Pedro and the entire Palos Verdes Peninsula region. Players on the Young Guns are Sean Jose Perez, David Suarez, Richard Cooper, Thomas Martinovich, Anthony Crovello, Kevin Spangler, Stacy Martin, Daniel Kordich, Kevin Bryant, Chris Barley, Robbie Bryant, Cesar Salazar, Bob Elliott and David Barley. The team is coached by Gabriel Perez, Robert Elliott and Ante Martinovich. The team mother is Patricia Spangler. Perez, Cooper, Martin, Kordich, Bryant and Barley have been chosen to the regional all-star team.

Torrance United, a club soccer team for boys under age 15, finished second at the recent Pinewood Cup tournament in London, England. The team, which won four of its five matches, is coached by Roy Janes.

A team of tennis players from Torrance advanced to the second round before being eliminated in the U.S. Tennis Assn. Volvo Tennis League 5.0 National Championship Oct. 11-14 in San Antonio, Tex. The Team from Torrance was made up of Denise Delgado, Tracey Palmieri, Stacey Chapman, Judy Schultz and Thea Vota.

The Dojo Young Forrest Demonstration Team, a martial arts program sponsored by the city of Inglewood, is accepting applications from new students. The team trains at Rogers Park three times a week. The cost is $50 a month for residents and $5 more for nonresidents. Information: (213) 412-5508.

Greg Browning, an amateur surfing competitor from Manhattan Beach, is in Brazil this month on a cultural exchange program. Browning, 16, is one of 19 members of the National Scholastic Surfing Assn. National Team visiting Florianapolis to train and compete. He attends Redondo Union High School.

The final month of CRA sprint car racing begins Saturday night at 8 at Ascot Raceway in Gardena. Friday night offers CMC Motocross at 7:30. Information: (213) 321-5321.