August 2015 Calendar of Community Events

 Note #1 From The Editor:  Please scroll down our calendar to see all of our posted events. There are several new and outstanding events that should interest you. Here is a brief listing: 1) Pre-season football schedules for our regularly covered high school teams and the NFL’s Oakland Raiders;  2) Ciclavia-Culver City Meets Venice Beach,  3) the L.A. Dodgers’  home and promotional scehdules for August, and 4) the 1st annual “Lancer” Air-Strike Football Tournament  for all interested Catholic grammar school teams, (co-sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes/East Los Angeles).

We strongly encourage anyone who is working in our L.A. City & L.A. County Recreation Centers  and would like to promote their programs to the community, then by all means please take advantage of our Calendar posting resource.

 Note #2 From The Editor:  Sports will always be a part of our lives, and just like our heartbeats, we hope and pray for them to keep motivatng us on to a better and healthier life style. One of our “Key” 2015 missions, via our monthly calendar, will be to keep everyone informed of recreational events that are beneficial to the physical health of our community whether they happen to be family friendly 5Ks-Walks-Runs-Bike Rides, or Classes on Personal Health Improvement, Exercise, Zumba, Yoga, and Swimming  offered at local YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs, Churches, Recreation, Community, Youth & Senior Citizen Centers. Hang in here with us as we keep the ball rolling on the many facets of our great, diverse, and sports-minded community.

Alert:  To submit your event, please Email your attachment with a brief description plus your contact information to me at rico.p.cabrera@eastlass.com  and I will add it immediately. Rico Cabrera, Sr./Editor, EastLASportsScene.Com

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*August 8th, Saturday, Pop Warner Football/East L.A. “Bulldogs” vs. El Sereno  & La Canada @ Garfield High School. (See times listed below).

Football is finally here as our East L.A. “Bulldogs” Football & Cheer  programs get us underway for the 2015 season. We strongly encourage all residents of the Greater East L..A. community to come out and support our playing and cheerleading youth, our Coaches, and their Pop Warner/San Gabriel Valley Conference program. All have worked extremely hard during the summer in preparation for this great moment and it’s now their time to shine as they take the Field of Dreams! It all starts this Saturday as they kick-off with a slate of practice games. Pick one that you like and we hope to see you there. Go Bulldogs!! Pictured above are the East L.A. Bulldogs/Pee Wees. Head Coach, Mike Aguilar, is shown at left. Rico Cabrera, Sr./Editor, EastLASportsScene.Com

 9:00 am    Gremlins/East L.A. Bulldogs  vs. El Sereno                                                                                                   1:00 pm    Pee Wees/East L.A. Bulldogs vs. El Sereno                                                                                     1:00 pm    Jr. Midgets/East L.A. Bulldogs vs. La Canada

Full Concession Stand Will Be Availble. Prepared Foods Are Not Allowed Inside the Stadium.

*Aug. 9th, Sunday, CicLAvia, Culver City Meets Venice, CA, 9 am – 4  pm. Click here for more details.

Fans and Enthusiasts of All Wheeled Transportation Units…..It’s that time of the year again, and by all means get the family ready for another fun-filled Ciclavia bike-skateboard-roller skate, unicycle ride etc., as the route changes from Pasadena to Culver City meeting Venice Beach. All the information you need to enjoy your 10th consecutive ride, or perhaps, your very first ride, is found by clicking the above link to Ciclavia.  Hope you and all of  your loved-ones have a great and memorable time meeting new friends while you get that all-important healthy work-out in. Rico Cabrera, Sr./Editor, EastLASportsScene.Com

*Dodgers’ August Homestand & Fan Promotional Games

 Aug. 10th, Monday, L.A. Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals 

Here are the Dodgers’ remaining homestand and fan promotions schedules for August. It includes two Friday Night Fireworks Nights,  8/14 & 8/28; Cy Young Collectors Pin Series-Fernando Valenzuela,  8/10; Sandy Koufax  Bobble Head, 8/13; Movie Night-“Back To The Future,” 8/15; Spray Bottle With Fan,  8/16; Cy Young Collectors Pin Series-Orel Hershiser,  8/29; and Headphones,  8/30. Remember, it’s the Viva Los Dodgers  fan experience, two hours prior to every Sunday Home game, 8/16/& 8/30. Hope you can get the family “out to the old ball game”  and have some great fun together. Rico Cabrera, Sr./Editor, EastLASportsScene.Com

*Mon, 8/10 Nationals @ 7:10 pm *Tues, 8/11 Nationals @ 7:10 pm *Wed, 8/12 Nationals @ 7:10 pm 

*Thurs, 8/13  Reds @ 7:10 pm *Fri, 8/14 Reds @ 7:10 pm *Sat, 8/15  Reds @ 6:10 pm *Sun, 8/16 Reds @ 1:10 pm 

*Fri, 8/28 Cubs, @ 7:10 pm *Sat, 8/29 Cubs @ 6:10 pm *Sun, 8/30 Cubs @ TBD  

*Mon, 8/31 Giants @ 7:10 pm  

* August 12th & All Wednesdays Of  The Month, at 8 pm. The Boyle Heights Bridge Runners Club Weekly Run.

There it is! The mighty 4th Street Bridge, waiting for all of the action to begin each and every Wednesday night. The Boyle Heights Bridge Runners Club  sponsors a weekly evening community “Run”  across the bridge, starting in Boyle Heights at the Mariachi Plaza. The short 3 mile route then heads west to our Civic Center and then winds back to the starting point. The group routinely gathers at at El Espacio, 1839 E. 1st St. (right near the Plaza) at 7:45 pm to stretch, receive a brief orientation, and then it’s off to the “Run the Bridge”  at 8 pm sharp.

At the Run’s conclusion, a group stretch is done at Mariachi Plaza  before everyone breaks up. This has become a great way to stay healthy, as well as meeting new friends. For more information on how to join up, go to FaceBook.com/Boyle Heights Bridge Runners.  The Run is also broken down for Beginners and Advanced.  The formula is easy to follow and adapt to- (3) miles for the Advanced and (2) miles for the Beginners group. Beginners will do (5) intervals of (4) minutes running/with (2) minutes walking. The group’s Directors say they are nearing their goal of establishing (5) minutes running/with (1) minute walking at the (3) mile route.No excuses now! Get out those new and/or old running shoes and get into the swing of healthy living with the BHBRC!  It’s a fresh start you won’t forget!   Rico Cabrera, Sr./EastLASportsScene.Com

 All Wednesdays & Fridays of  The Year, at 7 pm, Saturdays at 10 am.  The Hollenbeck Karate Do, at the Hollenbeck Youth Center, 2015 E. 1st  Street, Boyle Heights, CA. 90033.

Note From The Editor: Attention All parents of all youngsters who are interested in enrolling their son and/or daughter in the great self-defense Martial Arts  sport of Karate,  then this is where you want to go for the Best  training and the Best Sensei,  in the person of Enrique Mares.  For nearly 30  years, Sensei Mares has been instructing our youth in all phases of this dynamic sport from weekly lessons to the gradual progression of obtaining a “Black Belt”  degree. Come early on any Wedensday or Friday to learn more about the enrollment process. To watch an in-depth interview with Sensei Mares, go to our site’s In-Studio Shows  tab, Page 3. Rico Cabrera, Sr./Editor, EastLASportsScene.Com

 August 14th, Friday, NFL & Oakland Raiders Begin 2015 Pre-Season 

#1 AUG. 14th, Friday, 7:00 PM/PDT vs. RAMS, Ch. 5/KTLA (Check listings for exact time)
#2 AUG. 22nd, Saturday, 5:00 PM/PDT AT  VIKINGS
#3 AUG. 30th, Sun., 5:00 PM/PDT vs. CARDINALS, Ch. 5/KTLA (Check listings for exact time)
#4 SEPT. 3rd, Thursday, 7:00 PM/PDT AT SEAHAWKS

 Aug. 28th, Friday- 2015 High School Football Pre-Season  Schedules, Week #1

Bishop Amat AT Mater Dei, Santa Ana Bowl, 7:30 pm

Garfield AT Alemany, 7:00 pm

Roosevelt vs. Fairfax, 7:00 pm

South Gate vs. Westchester, 7:00 pm

Wilson AT Roybal, 7:00 pm

Lincoln vs. Jefferson, 7:00 pm

Salesian AT Muir (Pasadena), 7:00 pm

Cathedral – No Game Scheduled

Torres – No Game Scheduled

* Note From The Editor:  All schedules were verified on Maxpreps.Com

Aug. 29th (Sat.) & Aug. 30th (Sun) – Our Lady of Lourdes & Bishop Amat’s 1st Annual “Lancer” Air Strike Football Tournament

Attention All Coaches & Parents:  This tournament is open to all Los Angeles Archdiocese Catholic grammar schools. It is the first annual tournament that’s being coordinated in tandem with a top-ranked Catholic High School such as Bishop Amat. We encourage you to contact Eddie Vasquez, Our Lady of Lourdes, Athletic Director, and Tournament Co-Director, for more information, at 213.948-7718. Flyer has all details.