The Saints are the only Long Beach team listed on the CIF Southern Section’s preseason watch list, and they feature the unquestioned top player in the city: Aidan Grosz, a stud middle blocker who’s signed with Long Beach State. Longtime Saints coach Alicia Lemau’u is trying to guide her team to success at the Del […]
Lakewood is the defending league champion and boasts a stud player in Teilon Tufuga, a BYU commit and the brother of Lakewood/BYU stud Storm Fa’agata-Tufuga. The Lancers have a new coach, Tommy Dube, who is managing expectations as he works a sophomore setter into the starting lineup. “We have a young team that has a […]
Wilson coach Jeremy Cook already made his mark on Bruins history, having led Wilson to a league title in 2017, the school’s first in almost a decade. This year he has a young team to build up, with only three returning players–two of which were first-team All-Moore League last year. Sophomore Payne Lounsbery, the team’s […]
The last time Long Beach Poly won the Moore League, in 2016, they featured one of the best players in the country in Sam Lewis. This year’s Jackrabbit squad doesn’t have a monster recruit like Lewis, but they do feature six players of at least six-foot, and they have some impressive firepower, as well as […]
Millikan hasn’t won a Moore League championship since 2006, but the Rams are a program on the rise right now under coach Matt Johnson, who has them in the conversation for this year’s championship. Johnson said it’s a goal to win the league this year, but pointed out that under the CIF Southern Section’s competitive […]
Jaguars coach Dylonn Viliamu continues to put in work on the Westside building a program. Denali Fuimaono has rewarded him as the Jaguars have a strong setter this season, with some options around him including Gilbert Bermudez and Israel Flores. “Over the past couple of months, we’ve gotten a lot of new kids with a […]
Out on the island, Avalon coach Carlos Martinez thinks his team is ready to compete for an Academy League championship. The Lancers started off 1-0 and are led by sophomore outside hitter Adalberto Martinez. “We’re in Division 6 this year and expect to be competitive,” said Martinez. The Lancers will also face a Moore League […]
With last week’s news that Long Beach could be the site of a new Angel Stadium, it’s worth remembering that there’s a long history between the city and the team. Long Beach Angels? Since the Angels were founded in 1961, there’s been a unique history between the franchise and the city of Long Beach. In […]
Congratulations to this week’s winners and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Arnold Giron, Cabrillo Soccer Sophomore Arnold Giron has marked his name in the history books with a legendary playoff run. Giron scored 11 goals in seven playoff games, and capped that sensational run with a hat trick in last […]
Saturday was for the Westside. Under a gray sky and a lightly falling rain, the Cabrillo boys’ soccer team made history, ending a 25-year drought for the Jaguars by winning the school’s first-ever postseason championship. They did it in style and with class, besting Westview from San Diego to claim the CIF State Division II […]