Gas up the van, there’s going to be a big contingent of Long Beach athletes heading to Clovis for the CIF State Track & Field championships this weekend. Of the 13 entries into Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at El Camino College, 10 advanced to the state meet including representatives from four schools. Long […]
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Long Beach Poly’s historic playoff run came to an end in the second round on the road against Temescal Canyon, where the magic ran out in a 5-0 loss. Poly won a wild card game and a first-round game to advance to the second round for the first time since 2006. “I’m extremely proud of […]
After a few years of suffering CIF Southern Section playoff woes, four Moore League baseball and softball teams are playing in the second round this afternoon. BASEBALL Wilson (19-11-1) vs. Arcadia (24-2), 3:15 p.m. The Bruins are hosting this Division 3 matchup at Skip Rowland Field after winning their first playoff game since 2015 last […]
Congrats to the honorees in this week’s supersized Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Joey Vega, Wilson Softball Wilson pitcher Joey Vega battled through a leg injury last week to help lead Wilson to its first postseason win in seven years. Vega pitched a complete game and yielded just two runs, and he had a […]
Saturday’s CIF Southern Section track & field championships proved once again that Long Beach is among the nation’s best at turning out top-tier athletes. Long Beach Poly, Wilson, and St. Anthony all produced individual CIF champions while the Jackrabbits finished second in the Division 1 girls’ team standings. Fourteen entries from six schools will compete […]
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Long Beach Poly entered Friday afternoon’s CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoff game as the decided underdog, with a 15-16 overall record, a fourth place finish in the Moore League, and the dubious history of not having advanced to the second round of the postseason since 2006. Their opponent, Fullerton, was the Freeway League champion […]
It was a great season for the Millikan baseball team, but unfortunately for Rams fans it ended on a down note. Millikan three-peated as Moore League champions for the first time since 1993 but were ousted from the first round of the playoffs for the third consecutive year, falling to Murrieta Valley 3-1. “It’s the […]