Rose Cano was nearly unhittable on Tuesday in the wild card round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs. The St. Anthony pitcher struck out 18 batters and only gave up one hit in a 5-1 win over visiting Woodbridge at Pan American Park. “When I was warming up my velocity felt really good,” […]
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St. Anthony product Tiare Jennings was named the NCAA’s Freshman of the Year, in a huge honor for the former Saint. Jennings, who was the Gatorade State Player of the Year last year, is having a sensational debut NCAA softball campaign. Jennings has hit 25 homers and 84 RBIs as a freshman; that’s the second […]
John Gonsalves spent nearly two decades as the head coach of the Long Beach State baseball program, leading the 49ers from 1970-88. Even before his time as head coach, he laid deep roots in the Long Beach baseball community as a player at St. Anthony High School, Long Beach City College, and at Long Beach […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Nala Williams, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly junior Nala Williams scored an unheard-of 28 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the Jackrabbits’ second-round Division 1 playoff win over Peninsula last week. Trevor Thompson, Millikan Wrestling Rams […]
Long Beach State put together a six-run seventh inning to beat UC Davis 10-4 in the regular season finale on Sunday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The Dirtbags (28-15, 26-14) are on a six-game winning streak and are winners of 15 of their last 17 games. They’re a bubble at-large team for the NCAA […]
The CIF-SS released its baseball brackets on Sunday morning, revealing who Long Beach’s four playoff baseball teams would be playing next week. Moore League champions Long Beach Poly and Santa Fe League champions St. Anthony each earned their home games in the first round by winning league titles, and Lakewood will also be at home […]
The CIF Southern Section softball playoff brackets were released on Sunday. Moore League champion Millikan is the only Long Beach team with a home game in the first round. The Rams host Chino on Thursday. In Division 2, Lakewood visits South Hills on Thursday. Wilson is also in Division 2 but has to travel to […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags are trying to make things difficult for the NCAA Baseball selection committee this weekend. LBSU (27-15, 25-14) swept its doubleheader with visiting UC Davis at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field on Saturday to win its fifth consecutive game and 14th in the last 16 games. That puts the Dirtbags squarely […]