Raul Lara is home. The longtime Long Beach Poly coach departed the Jackrabbits program in 2013 after 13 years as head coach and five CIF-SS Division 1 championships. He brought wins and success to a struggling Warren program, and for the last couple of years had been serving as an assistant coach at Servite, observing […]
After playing just three games in the abbreviated COVID-19 Spring football season, the Jordan football program was left hungry during the offseason, eagerly awaiting the Fall and a full slate of games. “That three games last year wasn’t enough, we’ve been waiting on this,” said senior and four-year starter Elijah Jones. “We were all glad […]
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The 2020-21 school year was one that will always be remembered for uncertainty and confusion. The COVID-19 pandemic not only closed schools, it also pushed the high school sports seasons to the brink, and for months it looked like football and many other sports wouldn’t happen. One of the things that turned the tide in […]
After a difficult year and a half, the Long Beach Century Club is still doing what it does best–supporting the city’s youth athletes. The COVID-19 pandemic required the club to drop its weekly in-person meetings on Tuesday nights, and to cancel its annual Hall of Fame and Middle School All-City banquets. A few weeks ago, […]
Long Beach has a long history of producing first-round draft picks in sports. Whether in football, baseball, or basketball, the city is brimming with success stories on the courts and fields. The city hasn’t had as many big names in sports media, however–but Long Beach product and Poly almuna Sydney Rockett is hoping to change […]
Long Beach has a storied history of aquatic Olympians, due mostly to Wilson’s unparalleled history in the pool. But while Max Irving is holding it down for Long Beach (and the Bruins) in the Tokyo Olympics on the men’s national water polo team, there isn’t a representative for the city swimming between the lane lines […]
Long Beach Poly alum DeSean Jackson is heading into his 14th season in the NFL, but he still hasn’t forgotten where he came from. Jackson, set to debut this year with the Los Angeles Rams, paid a visit to his alma mater last week, where he surprised the team with brand new cleats for every […]
From the black and gold to the red, white, and blue: the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team has been taking over at the Olympics. This year, the program will be represented by three Olympians, two alternates, and two coaches, with a total of seven of the city’s 17-person Olympic delegation coming out of the […]
Photo of Crabb courtesy USA Volleyball Taylor Crabb grew up in Hawaii, playing volleyball with his friends and dreaming of representing the United States as an Olympian in volleyball. In his head, that dream was taking place indoors, on the hardcourt of an arena with the indoor USA men’s volleyball team. This week, his dream […]