A promising run in the CIF State Division 1 girls’ volleyball playoffs was cut short for Long Beach Poly on Thursday evening, as the Jackrabbits were swept at Sierra Canyon in the quarterfinals, 25-17, 31-29, 25-23. “The girls fought,” said Poly coach Leland McGrath. “They scouted us really well and they exploited some weaknesses. We […]
Nine Long Beach cross country teams are readying for the CIF Southern Section cross country prelims on Friday at the Riverside City Cross Country Course. Parking will be $10 a car and general admission tickets will be $10; tickets are $5 for students with ID and children under 13. Three Moore League girls’ teams will […]
Long Beach Poly football coach Stephen Barbee had a good time celebrating his team’s overtime thriller against Orange Lutheran last week in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs–for about thirty seconds. As his team was still celebrating with their fans on the field at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Barbee was getting […]
Long Beach Century Club president Sharleen Higa has announced the club’s 64th Hall of Fame class, which will be inducted at the club’s annual Sports Night banquet on Jan. 27. “We’ve got a really good mix of younger athletes and people who’ve been contributing for a long time,” said Higa. The Century Club’s Hall of […]
Two days after a long round trip to Bakersfield to collect a dominant win in the state playoff opener, the Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team is back on the bus for the second round of the CIF State playoffs. The Jackrabbits will travel to Sierra Canyon for a 6 p.m. match Thursday evening. The […]
This week on the show we’re talking about the best Long Beach football playoff games we’ve covered and updating you on all of the latest local sports headlines. 02:00 Question O’ The Week: Were you at Vets for the Long Beach Poly football game? 10:30 Athletes O’ The Week 20:50 Games O’ The Week: Long […]
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The Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team hadn’t played a match in three weeks and had to travel to Bakersfield for their CIF State Division 1 opener against Liberty on Tuesday afternoon. It was a long trip for the Jackrabbits, but worth the drive as they made a loud-and-clear statement that they’re ready for State […]
Long Beach Poly’s roster lists senior James “Chubba” Maae with a series of numbers: he wears jersey number 53, he’s 6’2”, and he weighs 335 pounds. As significant as those numbers may be, they don’t tell the story of Maae’s significance to the Jackrabbits’ football program. The captain has played all over the team’s offensive […]
The CIF State girls’ volleyball playoff brackets were released Sunday evening, and they reveal a very long road for Long Beach Poly. The Jackrabbits are competing in the Division 1 bracket, where they’re seeded No. 9, and will open the playoffs on the road against No. 8 Liberty, in Bakersfield Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. […]