The Long Beach Poly boys’ tennis team stayed perfect in the Moore League with a 13-5 home victory over Wilson on Thursday. The Jackrabbits (9-4, 8-0) beat the Bruins (6-7, 5-2) in the first league match of the season, 12-6. “It was nice to see the guys play up to the importance of the match […]
Cabrillo baseball coach Pedro Torres said before the season that his team wanted to hang its hat on defense and competitive fire. His Jaguars must have been listening, because Cabrillo gave Long Beach Poly everything they could handle on Thursday afternoon at Blair Field. The two teams were tied headed to the seventh inning before […]
Long Beach will once again be well-represented in Major League Baseball this season, and there are more than 15 players with ties to the city who will try to keep a few streaks alive. Opening Day is Thursday when all 30 teams will be in action. The most impressive local streak is that Long Beach […]
A full list of local sports events coming up this weekend. THURSDAY High School Baseball, 3:15 p.m. Today is the last day of Moore League action until April 11 because of spring break. Poly is taking on Cabrillo at Blair Field while Lakewood hosts Compton on campus. High School Softball, 3:15 p.m. This is also […]
On this week’s episode of What Up, Long Beach?! JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio are talking about which Long Beach sports legends deserve to be on a Long Beach Sports Mount Rushmore. What Up, Long Beach?! by The562.org on Apple Podcasts Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes of What Up, Long Beach?! […]
Long Beach Poly and Lakewood crammed an entire Moore League season’s worth of offense into a Tuesday afternoon extra-innings thriller at the Gwynn Family Field on Poly’s campus. The Jackrabbits ended up winning a wild dash home by Nolan Brown, who scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning to seal […]
Joette Vega got her pitching hand closed in a door on Monday, but that didn’t stop the Wilson senior from delivering a complete game one-hit shutout in a 12-0 win over Long Beach Poly on Tuesday at Joe Rodgers. “I gripped the ball like normal,” Vega said. “It just hurt like hell.” While Vega struck […]
The Moore League boys’ tennis team and individual title go through Long Beach Poly this season. The Jackrabbits are trying to win a third consecutive team title with defending singles champion Felippe Dacudao (pictured) leading the way. Poly is 8-4 overall and 7-0 in league play after a 12-6 win over Millikan last week, and […]
We’ve got some great shots from the extra-innings thriller taken by photographer Art O’Neill.