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Track & Field
COLUMN: Long Beach Needs To Honor Norford, Allice
Photo by Stephen Carr Last month’s announcement that the new Long Beach Main Library would be named in honor of Billie Jean King got me thinking: what else out there is in need of a name? Or, to look at it from a better angle, who else out there is deserving of a major honor? […]
LBSU Track & Field Coach LaTanya Sheffield Promoted
The Long Beach State track and field program has had some of its best seasons over the last few years, and women’s coach LaTanya Sheffield has been instrumental in that improvement. So much so that athletics director Andy Fee promoted her to head coach of the women’s team last week. Coach Andy Sythe will now […]
Long Beach’s Prentice Jones Jr. Wins Three National Titles
It’s been a busy summer for nine year-old Long Beach native Prentice Jones, Jr., who recently capped a busy 2019 junior track and field season with another three national championship wins at the USA Track & Field Hershey National Junior Olympics in Sacramento. Jones won the 400 at last weekend’s Junior Olympics with a time […]
Top 10 Long Beach High School Sports Stories Of 2018-19
We’re counting down the top moments for Long Beach prep sports in 2018-19. 10. Lakewood Hires Scott Meyer The Moore League football landscape has been shaped by so many coaches coming and going, and for the first time in awhile, the league is getting a quality on-campus coach back again. In December, Lakewood hired Scott […]
Top Moments #2: Long Beach Runs The Track World
It was another golden spring for the Long Beach track and field world, with another big helping of team and individual championships coming to the city. Long Beach Poly and Wilson led the way, as expected, with the Trackrabbits winning the boys’ CIF-SS Division 1 team championship and the girls’ runner up. Wilson had the […]
Top Moments #6: Wilson Girls’ Track & Field Makes History
It was a great year for Wilson girls’ runners, as both the Bruins girls’ cross country team and the girls’ track and field team won Moore League championships this year. Per Moore League records it was the cross country team’s first league title since 2004 and the track team’s first league title since 2008. Both […]
All-Moore League Track & Field 2019
Congratulations to all of the All-Moore League honorees for 2019
Wilson’s Rachel Glenn Wins May Athlete Of The Month Award
We are proud to announce that our second Athlete Of The Month award brought to you by Johnny B. Hair Care goes to Wilson track and field star Rachel Glenn. Glenn was the only athlete from Long Beach to win an individual state championship at the CIF State Track & Field Finals, easily winning the […]
Long Beach State Track & Field Sending Five To NCAA Finals
Photo courtesy LBSU The Long Beach State track and field program was in Sacramento last weekend competing at the NCAA West Prelims, where five Long Beach athletes were able to punch their tickets to the NCAA Finals, which will be in Austin next week. “We’re looking forward to seeing how everyone performs in Austin at […]