Long Beach City College softball is off to a hot start after being ranked No. 14 in the California Community College Athletic Association preseason poll. The Vikings (9-0) have outscored its opponents 82-26 while racking up 29 extra base hits in less than 250 at bats, but coach Megan Martinez is not surprised. “We really […]
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The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team made history last weekend, and they did so in front of more than 3,000 fans. The team’s sweep of No. 4 UCLA was the 33rd consecutive home victory, which sets a new school record — the team hasn’t lost in the Pyramid since March 26, 2016. Long Beach […]
Cabrillo sophomore Arnold Giron etched his name in the Long Beach sports history books on Saturday at Riverside Poly in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 boys’ soccer semifinals. The sophomore scored three second-half goals in a 10-minute span to lead the Jaguars past Poly 3-1 and into the first CIF Southern Section championship game […]
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The Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer program has been through a lot over the last five years under multiple head coaches, but the Jackrabbits feel like they’re headed in the right direction again under first-year coach Anthony Perez, and the results don’t lie. Poly is playing its second CIF Southern Section semifinal in the last […]
Cabrillo High School boys’ athletics is in the midst of its most successful year ever since opening its doors in 1995. Boys’ water polo reached the first semifinal in school history in November, and the boys’ soccer program will play its first semifinal on Saturday at Riverside Poly. The Division 2 matchup is set to […]
Skylar Herrera can see things happening on the field that other players her age don’t think to look for, and that high soccer IQ has helped the Long Beach Poly senior record two goals and two assists in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs this month. “Aside from the skill and talent level, she […]
Hugo Rojas and Jose Robles say they didn’t have any friends at Cabrillo High three years ago as sophomores, but now the seniors are two center pieces of the best defense in the city. “The guys on the soccer team were the first friends I made here,” Robles said. “Ever since then we’ve been bonding […]
The Wilson Bruins got a taste of CIF playoff success for the first time in a decade last year by reaching the Division 3 semifinals, and the momentum has already trickled into this season. “The returners have that experience in the playoffs and playing in those pressure-type games,” senior shortstop Alex Seguine said. “So we’ve […]