Lakewood softball is ranked No. 1 in the newest CIF Southern Section Division 2 poll, and the Lancers celebrated their accomplishment on Monday by opening Moore League play with a 10-0 win over Long Beach Poly in five innings. Lakewood pitcher Cassie Perryman only gave up two hits while third baseman Taylor Pack went 4-for-4 […]
It’s been a wild stretch for high school boys’ volleyball in Long Beach, with St. Anthony establishing itself as a small division power that’s producing some big talent, and the Moore League in flux. Lakewood, Wilson, and Poly have all won the league championship in the last three years, and the 2019 crown is truly […]
The state’s longest league championship streak will be on the line again this year, as Wilson tries to win a 47th consecutive Moore League title. The Bruins are led once again by a coach steeped in the tradition of the school’s storied aquatics program, Eric Berg. “We were lucky that the top seniors that graduated […]
The Long Beach Poly girls’ swim team is trying to make history this year as they try to win a fourth consecutive Moore League championship. If they succeed, they’d be the first school other than Wilson to four-peat in the Moore League. Longtime coach Kalani Caldwell said there’s advantages and disadvantages to being the hunted, […]
The last time Long Beach Poly won the Moore League, in 2016, they featured one of the best players in the country in Sam Lewis. This year’s Jackrabbit squad doesn’t have a monster recruit like Lewis, but they do feature six players of at least six-foot, and they have some impressive firepower, as well as […]
With last week’s news that Long Beach could be the site of a new Angel Stadium, it’s worth remembering that there’s a long history between the city and the team. Long Beach Angels? Since the Angels were founded in 1961, there’s been a unique history between the franchise and the city of Long Beach. In […]
Congratulations to this week’s winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Arnold Giron, Cabrillo Soccer Sophomore Arnold Giron has marked his name in the history books with a legendary playoff run. Giron scored 11 goals in seven playoff games, and capped that sensational run with a hat trick in last […]
Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball wants that one back. Senior Deja Williams did all she could to keep her team in the game, and the Jackrabbits had multiple chances to tie or win the game in the final seconds and in overtime, but Rosary held on for a 40-38 win at home in the quarterfinals […]
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Long Beach Poly’s girls’ soccer team had already had a magical postseason run, and the Jackrabbits were leading 1-0 at halftime, just 40 minutes away from earning a spot in the CIF State Division 2 championship on Saturday. But a wild second half got away from Poly on the road at Mira Costa, and they […]