Long Beach Poly, St. Anthony, and Avalon all picked up opening-round wins on Thursday evening. Here’s links to all our coverage. Long Beach Poly def. Mira Costa 3-0 READ MORE about how Poly took down the Mustangs in three sets to set up next week’s big showdown with Mater Dei. WATCH VIDEO / SEE PHOTOS […]
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PREVIEW: Wilson Visits Millikan For Second Place Showdown
The Wilson and Millikan football teams have traveled parallel tracks to arrive at their marquee Moore League football matchup tonight. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Millikan where the winner will take hold of second place in the league. “To be honest, this is the one I circled on the calendar,” Wilson coach Mark […]
Preview Profiles: Long Beach Football Foursome Of Unlikely Leaders
Twenty four months ago it would’ve been impossible to imagine that Jacob Starkey, Christian Conrad, Xavius Tauta and Angel Guzman would be major players in a marquee Moore League football matchup, but wonders never cease. READ MORE about how Jacob Starkey shuffled through multiple positions while becoming a Millikan football senior captain. READ MORE […]
Wilson’s Emi Sverduk Makes Moore League Girls’ Golf History
Wilson’s Emi Sverduk played the worst nine holes of her short high school girls’ golfing career on Thursday at El Dorado Golf Course, but she still made history. Sverduk birdied the last hole of the shortened Moore League individual final round to become the first freshman ever to win the league championship. She is the […]
Christian Conrad Found Home With Wilson Football
Two years ago, Christian Conrad was a sophomore trying to fit in as a new offensive lineman at Cabrillo. Tonight, he will be a senior captain for Wilson when the Bruins visit Millikan for a second-place Moore League battle. “Football stuck with me,” Conrad said. “No matter what was going on, I still always wanted […]
Angel Guzman Turned It Around For Wilson Football
Two years ago, Angel Guzman was an academically ineligible sophomore stuck on the Wilson football sidelines. Tonight, he will take the field as a senior captain when the Bruins visit Millikan for a second-place Moore League showdown. “I was struggling,” Guzman said of his sophomore year. “It motivated me because I noticed what I was […]
TONIGHT: Long Beach Girls’ Volleyball Teams Start Playoffs
Six Long Beach girls’ volleyball teams start the playoffs tonight at 6 p.m.–we’ve got previews of every match and we’ll have live updates this evening. The second round is slated for Saturday at 6 p.m., except for Division 1, which won’t play again until next week. Division 1 Long Beach Poly vs. Mira Costa CLICK […]
PREVIEW: Wilson at Cypress CIF Girls’ Volleyball
Division 3: Wilson @ Cypress, 6 p.m. After limping through the last week of Moore League play, Wilson is healthy and ready for the playoffs, the part of the season that coach Carlos Briceno has been looking forward to all year. “I knew Lakewood and Poly were going to be too much for us this […]
PODCAST: What Up, Long Beach?! Weekend Sports Calendar
What Up, Long Beach?! is our weekly podcast that features local sports discussions between JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabasico. 04:00 Long Beach Sports Calendar Oct. 18-21 11:00 Obituary: Basketball Coaching Legend Tex Winter 13:45 What It’s Like To Be A Los Angeles Dodgers Fan This Week 22:00 Either, or… Do You Like Trash Talk?
Girls’ Tennis: Long Beach Poly Clinches Moore League Title
With a 14-4 win over Wilson last week, Long Beach Poly improved to 17-0 on the season, 12-0 in the Moore League. The win clinches the Jackrabbits’ fifth consecutive team league championship. Poly was led by three doubles team sweeps with Men Phy/Isabella Feng, Sara Soderberg/Tara Rahai, and Lola Underwood/Dylan Dempsey all coming through with […]