This is the last Athletes of the Week for the 2017-18 season–congrats to all the winners and we’ll see you in the Fall! Rachel Glenn, Wilson Track Wilson sophomore Rachel Glenn cleared 5-10 in the high jump at last weekend’s CIF State Track & Field championships, and won the state championship in the event. The […]
Ten Long Beach athletes will compete at this weekend’s NCAA Track & Field championships in Eugene, Oregon, an event already guaranteed to be historic as it’s the last to be held at Historic Hayward Field before it’s rebuilt. Headlining the group of locals is Long Beach Poly alum Ariana Washington, one of the NCAA’s most […]
It was more than an hour after Wilson sophomore Rachel Glenn had proven herself California’s best high school high jumper, and the effusive Glenn was still on the field. First there were photos, then a trip to the top of the podium to be crowned the co-champion alongside Riverside Poly’s Abbie Burke. Then a wave […]
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Fifteen Long Beach athletes will compete in nine events at the 100thannual CIF State Track & Field Finals in Clovis. Long Beach Poly’s girls’ team is one of the three teams expected to compete for the state championship and they’ll race the other favorites, Serra and Calabasas, head to head in the 4×100 and the […]
More than 15 Major League Baseball players have ties to Long Beach, so there have been plenty of headlines this season that have featured local boys. Making History Long Beach State Dirtbags and St. John Bosco High product Evan Longoria collected his 1,500th career hit earlier this month. The San Fransisco Giants third baseman was […]
After his surprise release from the Jacksonville Jaguars last month, Long Beach sports fans have been eager to find out where Long Beach Poly alum Marcedes Lewis would land. As it turns out, he’ll play the 2018 season in a familiar green and gold color scheme, as he announced last week he’s signing with the […]
CIF Southern Section Masters Track & Field 2018 We’ve got highlights from all the Long Beach kids competing in the Masters meet, including the 10 entries that made it to state. Visit the562.org and click SUBSCRIBE to support local journalism.
Gas up the van, there’s going to be a big contingent of Long Beach athletes heading to Clovis for the CIF State Track & Field championships this weekend. Of the 13 entries into Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at El Camino College, 10 advanced to the state meet including representatives from four schools. Long […]
We’ve got some photos by legendary Long Beach sports editor Jim McCormack