BLTs on the Village Green each Wednesday in June
If you want to tone up your tush, join City fitness instructor Mark Thorndyke for “BLTs (butt, legs and thighs) on the Village Green” every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. June 5 through June 26. Folks will get a free fitness lesson on how to properly use the stationary exercise equipment located in [...]
OC Triathlon attracts hundreds Sunday
Roughly 800 competitors took part in the OC Triathlon and OC Duathlon in Mission Viejo on Sunday, May 19. The OC International Triathlon is Orange County’s only Olympic distance triathlon. The race included a 1-mile swim in Lake Mission Viejo and a 25-mile bike ride beginning on Marguerite Parkway, north to El Toro Road and [...]
Registration available for Mission Viejo Pony Baseball Summer Camps
Mission Viejo Pony Baseball will host three weeks of Summer Baseball Camps for ages 5 to 14 starting on June 24. The camps will run for four days between 8:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. The camp is $125 and includes a camp T-shirt and commemorative photo. Led by experienced and professional coaches, the camps will [...]
Orange County International Triathlon Sunday, May 19
Hundreds of athletes from Orange County and across the nation are expected to take part in the Orange County International Triathlon in Mission Viejo on Sunday, May 19. The event is Orange County’s only Olympic distance triathlon. The race kicks off at 7 a.m. and ends by 10:30 a.m. The race consists of a 1-mile [...]
Community raises $20K for adopted Marines, Sailors
It was President Ronald Reagan who once said: “Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that problem.” Indeed, our Marines and members of the armed forces epitomize that quote each and every day as they continue to fight for and protect our [...]
Mission Viejo AYSO receives Platinum Award
Mission Viejo American Youth Soccer Association (AYSO) Region 84 has received the soccer organization’s “Platinum Award,” the highest level of achievement that any region in AYSO can receive. Every year, the AYSO national office asks each region to complete the “Regional Assessment Program” (RAP) in order to recognize the regions for their success in implementing [...]
Public invited to Party in Purple Zumba event tonight
If you want to get a healthy dose of “fun” exercise while supporting a good cause, head to the “Party in Purple” Zumba event Friday at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center. The Party in Purple Zumba event is from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 24932 Veterans way. The event will raise [...]
Mission Viejo wheelchair tennis coach named nation’s best
Mission Viejo wheelchair tennis coach Jason Harnett has been named the “Paralympic National Coach of the Year for Tennis” by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the United States Tennis Association (USTA). Harnett has been a tennis instructor at the City’s tennis centers since 1996 and leads the Junior Wheelchair Camp each summer. The [...]
New website highlights upcoming Wheelchair Doubles Masters
A new website highlighting the upcoming International Tennis Federation (ITF) Wheelchair Doubles Masters in Mission Viejo is now online. The City launched the website – http://itfwheelchairdoublesmasters.com – to educate and inform athletes and people from around the world about the November 7-11 spectacular event at the Marguerite Tennis Pavilion. Mission Viejo will be the first [...]
Mission Viejo wheelchair tennis coach one of three finalists for Coach of the Year
Mission Viejo wheelchair tennis coach Jason Harnett has been named one of three finalists for the Paralympic National Coach of the Year award. The recipient will be announced at an awards dinner in Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 21. Harnett has been a tennis instructor at the City’s tennis centers since 1996 and leads the [...]
