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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club.

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support.

HIGH SCHOOL

Sadie Calderone/Simrin Adams, Wilson Volleyball

Wilson’s top pair of Simrin Adams and Sadie Calderone were in a tight battle all with Lakewood’s Lalalei Hall and Carly Bercero but prevailed in three sets, giving the Bruins a point and keeping them undefeated in league with a 5-0 win over Lakewood.

KJ Hill, Long Beach Poly Volleyball

KJ Hill helped lead an overall team effort for Long Beach Poly in their four-set win over Wilson last week, just the second loss in league for the Bruins in the last 45 matches. The Jackrabbits got a big performance in the middle from Hill in the win.

Zack Delviccio, Long Beach Poly Lacrosse

Zack Delviccio was the hero for Long Beach Poly in a 6-5 overtime win over Wilson last week. The Jackrabbits got two goals from Delviccio, including a golden goal game-winner in sudden death overtime.

COLLEGE

Tristyn Flores, Long Beach State Track

Long Beach State’s new fastest man, Flores broke the 100m school record with a time of 10.26 at the Challenge Cup. Flores won that event as well as the 200m and the 4x100m relay as the Men’s Team repeated as champions.

Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
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