We’ve got some great shots of the first Moore League meet from John Napalan of All-In Press.
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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.
Long Beach Boys’ Cross Country Preview
The Long Beach Poly cross country team after their UCSB Invite title run earlier this year; the Moore League cross country season starts this evening at 5 p.m. at El Dorado Park. The back of the Long Beach Poly boys’ cross country team’s shirts every year include the numbers “3-7.” If they were football players, […]
Long Beach Girls’ Cross Country Preview
Olivia Boyce (2566) and Sydney Carlson (2570) are two returners for Poly hoping to lead the Jackrabbits to another league title; photo by Kirby Lee. The first Moore League cross country meet is this afternoon at El Dorado Park, with varsity races beginning at 5 p.m. The Long Beach Poly girls’ cross country team has […]
COLUMN: Billie Jean King’s Special Legacy Grows With Dodgers
Billie Jean King (right) recently became a part owner of the Dodgers; she’s joined by fellow Poly and Hughes alum Chase Utley (left). Photo courtesy LA Dodgers. It looks like Hollywood is becoming “Poly-Wood.” It was announced last week that Long Beach Poly alum and American sports legend Billie Jean King is a new minority-share […]
LB In NFL: Wilson Alum Joel Bitonio Snags Historic Win With Browns
It finally happened. On national television last Thursday night, the Cleveland Browns finally won a football game. It had been 635 days since the Browns’ last win, on Christmas Eve of 2016, and their 19-game winless streak was the second-longest in NFL history. For Wilson alum Joel Bitonio, a stud offensive lineman for Cleveland, the […]
ROUNDUP: 14th Annual Steve Lewis Volleyfest Coverage
Lakewood High played host to the 14th annual Steve Lewis Volleyfest last Saturday, featuring four local schools in a top-notch day-long celebration of the sport and of Lewis, the legendary former Lancers coach. Lewis was a mentor to current Lakewood coach Mike Wadley, and as always, he played his current Lakewood team a five-minute movie […]
Volleyball: Lakewood Sweeps Villa Park
It looks like Lakewood has found the missing pieces it needed, and the rest of Southern California had better look out. With Zyaire Garrett back in the lineup and freshman Laura Williams looking like a potential star, the Lancers are going to be hard to stop. They were nearly flawless in a 55-minute sweep of […]
Volleyball: Wilson Sweeps St. Anthony
The second match of the Steve Lewis Volleyfest was a quick one between Wilson and St. Anthony, matching up a pair of Long Beach programs with different agendas. Carlos Briceno’s Wilson team wanted to work on mental toughness ahead of a week where they’ll face Lakewood and Poly, while St. Anthony coach Alicia Lemauu is […]
Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Tops St. Joseph In Five-Set Thriller
Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball often plays the first match of the day at the Steve Lewis Volleyfest, and the Jackrabbits often come out looking a little sleepy. Poly faced a tough St. Joseph team on Saturday afternoon and needed a set to shake the cobwebs off before dialing in to win a thriller with […]
PHOTOS: Lakewood vs. Villa Park Volleyball
We’ve got a great gallery of shots from the Lancers’ sweep win at the Steve Lewis Volleyfest, thanks to photographer Stephen Dachman.