The Long Beach City College men’s water polo team improved to 8-0 last weekend with a pair of wins over Sierra and West Valley at the West Valley Nyqvist Invitational. The Vikings have outscored their opponents 121-53 this season. Sophomore attacker Vedran Latkovic has scored a team-high 22 goals, and freshman attacker Nikola Ilic is […]
The562.org’s Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Nehemiah Condon, Jordan Football Jordan is 3-0 for the first time since 2008 thanks to a 20-13 win over Norwalk on Friday. Playmaker Nehemiah Condon had a big part in that victory, thanks to a thrilling 85-yard touchdown reception that […]
Long Beach State Notebook: Men’s Water Polo Stays Hot
Long Beach State men’s water polo continued its hot start by winning three of its four games at the Inland Empire Classic in Riverside last weekend. LBSU (6-2) is ranked No. 7 in the latest coaches poll. The Beach opened the tournament at Redlands with a 16-5 win over Whittier and a 19-4 win over […]
JuCo Football: LBCC Falls To Mt. SAC
Saturday night’s rivalry game between LBCC and Mt. SAC wasn’t the tightwire classic that the teams’ recent meetings have been, mostly because the Vikings got off to a slow start. Playing in front of a nice-sized crowd of 2,000 fans, Mt. SAC jumped out to a 22-0 halftime lead and was able to hang on […]
ROUNDUP: Steve Lewis Volleyfest Coverage
We’ve got coverage of yesterday’s Steve Lewis Volleyfest, one of the best volleyball days of the year in Long Beach. Click here for our story about Long Beach Poly’s sweep of St. Joseph; VIDEO Click here for our story about Wilson’s revenge match against Cypress Click here for our story about Lakewood’s match with Foothill; […]
Volleyball: Long Beach Poly Breezes Past St. Joseph
After a couple of tough matches against Millikan and Wilson, Long Beach Poly’s girls’ volleyball team was hoping to have a nice routine sweep at the Steve Lewis Volleyfest on Saturday. Thanks to great effort around the floor and a lineup change, the Jackrabbits got what they were looking for in a 25-16, 25-13, 25-10 […]
Volleyball: Wilson Gets Revenge Against Cypress
Taking a short intermission from Moore League play the Wilson girls volleyball team looked to get a little payback on Saturday when the Bruins faced Cypress at the Steve Lewis Volleyfest at Lakewood High. The Bruins (13-6) accomplished just that as they defeated Cypress 16-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-23. It was an impressive win for Wilson […]
Volleyball: Lakewood Falls To Foothill
STORY BY MATT SIMON Lakewood coach Mike Wadley was not shy when he made the schedule for his young team this season. For Wadley, iron sharpens iron the Lancers have had some tough nonleague competition with games against Mater Dei, Marymount, Los Alamitos and Santa Margarita. Saturday was no different as the Lancers (7-6) took […]
VIDEO: Long Beach Poly vs. St. Joseph Volleyball
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PHOTOS: LBCC vs. Mt. SAC Football
We’ve got some great photos of the Vikings’ loss to Mt. SAC from photographer Joseph Kling