It was homecoming night in the Walter Pyramid, as the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team played their evening home opener against Seattle U. The 49ers were also looking across the net at assistant coaches Delainey Gregory and Taylor Gregory, the husband-wife tandem of coaches who are both Long Beach State alums. Delainey’s little sister, […]
Long Beach Poly defeated Millikan in straight sets, 25-20, 25-16, 25-21. The Jackrabbits were led by Liz Schuster’s 36 assists, two aces, three kills, and 10 digs, backed up by nine kills from freshman Rylie McGinest and eight kills from senior Allanah Cutler. Poly will host Wilson on Thursday afternoon. Wilson The Bruins swept Cabrillo […]
Lakewood is led by a pair of seniors who play hard and have a strong leadership role with their young team. The Lancers will feature a true Lakewood legacy at outside hitter, with big swinger Julia Crawford (the younger sister of Phillies infielder JP). Crawford has been a varsity standout for years, and is ready […]
The Jackrabbits have some key returners, including setter Liz Schuster, right side Allanah Cutler (a West Point signee), and liberos Alexis Durand and Sofia Skukan. But there’s no denying that a big part of the Jackrabbits’ success this year will depend on the performance of some talented freshmen. The Jackrabbits are starting a pair of […]
Last year under Jan Green the Rams defeated Wilson for the first time in a decade–this year, the Rams return eight seniors and are looking to make more history with Anna Becker leading the way as a captain. “We have a lot of strength in a lot of areas, I think we’ll be able to […]
Avalon coach Carlos Martinez knows that his team can make a playoff run in the CIF-SS Division 9 bracket–if they can get there. The Lancers have had playoff success in the past but are in a division with two Division 7 teams and two Division 8 teams this year. “If we can get out of […]
Dylonn Viliamu has been building the Jaguars program and now, in his third season, he’s hoping they’ll take the next step. Cabrillo has built its frosh/soph and JV program under Viliamu, and he’s hoping to create a four-year continuity among the program. “Slowly but surely we’ve been building it,” said Viliamu. “I like that the […]
The Panthers are entering another season under coach Mele Motuliki, and are in rebuilding mode. Motuliki says the construction job in the gymnasium on the Ron Massey Court mirrors the construction that’s been happening all over the North Long Beach campus for the last several years. “We are working on constructing a team that will […]
Head coach Nikki Hannah will be dealing with a lot of new faces on the roster this year, having lost most of last year’s varsity team to graduation. “It’s going to be an uphill battle with the freshman class on a different campus, pending construction and struggles for gym space,” said Hannah. Hannah said that […]
Lakewood, Long Beach Poly, Millikan and St. Anthony’s girls’ volleyball teams all got off to excellent starts in the last two weeks. Our full girls’ volleyball preview launches tomorrow, be sure to come back and check it out! The Lancers took second place at the Tae Kim Molten Classic after falling to Redondo Union in […]