Avalon coach Carlos Martinez knows that his team can make a playoff run in the CIF-SS Division 9 bracket–if they can get there. The Lancers have had playoff success in the past but are in a division with two Division 7 teams and two Division 8 teams this year. “If we can get out of […]
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PREVIEW: Cabrillo Girls’ Volleyball
Dylonn Viliamu has been building the Jaguars program and now, in his third season, he’s hoping they’ll take the next step. Cabrillo has built its frosh/soph and JV program under Viliamu, and he’s hoping to create a four-year continuity among the program. “Slowly but surely we’ve been building it,” said Viliamu. “I like that the […]
PREVIEW: Jordan Girls’ Volleyball
The Panthers are entering another season under coach Mele Motuliki, and are in rebuilding mode. Motuliki says the construction job in the gymnasium on the Ron Massey Court mirrors the construction that’s been happening all over the North Long Beach campus for the last several years. “We are working on constructing a team that will […]
PREVIEW: Compton Girls’ Volleyball
Head coach Nikki Hannah will be dealing with a lot of new faces on the roster this year, having lost most of last year’s varsity team to graduation. “It’s going to be an uphill battle with the freshman class on a different campus, pending construction and struggles for gym space,” said Hannah. Hannah said that […]
Long Beach State Weekly Update
A pair of impressive victories at home over the weekend extended the Long Beach State women’s soccer winning streak, and showcased how deep the talent pool is for this team. LBSU (3-1-0) got a phenomenal performance from senior Ashley Gonzales in a 2-1 win over Northeastern on Friday night at George Allen Field. The Beach […]
Volleyball: Lakewood, Millikan, St. Anthony Earn Hardware
Lakewood, Long Beach Poly, Millikan and St. Anthony’s girls’ volleyball teams all got off to excellent starts in the last two weeks. Our full girls’ volleyball preview launches tomorrow, be sure to come back and check it out! The Lancers took second place at the Tae Kim Molten Classic after falling to Redondo Union in […]
Long Beach State Weekend Calendar
The Long Beach State women’s soccer and women’s volleyball teams will both be in action over the weekend. FRIDAY Long Beach State Women’s Soccer vs. Northeastern, 7 p.m. This is the second of a three-game homestand to start the season for LBSU (1-1-0), and these two schools have never met. Northeastern is a Division 1 […]
Girls’ Volleyball Roundup: Poly, St. Anthony Win
The Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team won another Tae Kim Lakewood/Molten Classic tournament game on Wednesday after St. Anthony opened its season with a historic league victory over Serra. Poly edged Los Alamitos in a five-set thriller at Paramount 19-25, 25-19, 24-26, 26-24, 15-11. The Jackrabbits were led by 23 kills from Allanah Cutler. […]
PREVIEW: Long Beach State Women’s Volleyball Looking Up
There’s nowhere for the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team to go but up. The 49ers are coming off a 10-19 season in Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer’s first season as head coach, a rebuilding season that was also the worst winning percentage in the history of the program. The numbers don’t tell the story of a team […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs. Harvard-Westlake Volleyball
All photos by Stephen Dachman