The California Beach Volleyball Association held its youth tournament tournament on Tuesday at Granada Beach, and Long Beach Poly’s Grace Abdoo (left) won the the U16 girls’ division with partner Kamyrn Parsonage from Los Alamitos High.
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Long Beach Athletes Earn All-American Honors At NCAA Track Finals
EUGENE, OR — Last weekend’s NCAA Track & Field championships were memorable in a number of ways. For one, it was the last event held at historic Hayward Field on the University of Oregon’s campus, the cathedral of the sport. For another, Long Beach athletes had a great weekend and piled up a dozen All-American […]
The562.org’s Alumni Athletes Of The Week
Our high school and college Long Beach Athletes of the Week is on summer break, but we’re recognizing some of the great products of Long Beach high schools who had big weeks. Ariana Washington, Oregon Track Washington led Oregon’s 4×100 to a second-place finish with a phenomenal anchor leg at the NCAA Finals, and made […]
Behind The Scenes Of Jordan Bell, Warriors NBA Title
When Jordan Bell’s draft rights were acquired by the Golden State Warriors last summer, talk immediately began about the possibility of the former Long Beach Poly star winning an NBA title in his rookie season. Last Friday night that’s exactly what happened as the Warriors completed an NBA Finals sweep of LeBron James and the […]
Spring All-Moore League Honors
Once again, it was a great spring season full of honors for Long Beach Poly and Wilson. The two oldest schools in the city both won four Moore League Player of the Year awards. Baseball A pair of center fielders were named co-Players of the Year as Millikan’s Moises Guzman and Lakewood’s Carter White shared […]
Long Beach Poly Alum Jordan Bell Is An NBA Champion
When Jordan Bell’s draft rights were acquired by the Golden State Warriors last summer, talk immediately began about the possibility of the former Long Beach Poly star winning an NBA title in his rookie season. On Friday night that’s exactly what happened as the Warriors completed an NBA Finals sweep of LeBron James and the […]
Moore League Baseball All-Stars Beat SGVL In Kiwanis Game
Solid pitching and opportunistic small-ball offense helped the best baseball players from the Moore League win the Kiwanis All-Star Game 4-2 over the San Gabriel Valley League on Friday night at Paramount High. Wilson senior center fielder Ryan Guerero won the MVP award with two hits and a run scored that broke the 2-2 tie […]
PHOTOS: Moore League Baseball All-Stars vs. SGVL
Photos By Stephen Dachman
Four Long Beach Runners Make NCAA Track Finals
Four Long Beach athletes made it to Friday and Saturday’s NCAA Track Finals after a thrilling two days of prelims action that included a new Long Beach State 4×100 record. On Wednesday, Wilson alum Mar’yea Harris advanced in the 400 and he will compete in the Finals on Friday at 6:32 p.m. Harris will also […]
LB In MLB: Six Local Players Drafted
Six players from Long Beach schools were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft this week. The Dirtbags had four players picked while LBCC and Long Beach Poly each had one. Jarren Duran – 7th Round, 220th Pick, Boston Red Sox Duran is the 61st Dirtbags player since 1989 to be selected in the first […]