Laura Williams isn’t the type of person who settles. The Lakewood girls’ volleyball senior captain could’ve been satisfied with being a three-rotation right side hitter, but instead she worked hard in private coaching sessions. Williams could’ve been satisfied with one scholarship offer, but instead she tried to contact as many college coaches as possible during […]
The Lakewood girls’ volleyball team won the Dave Mohs Tournament championship over the weekend, with a sweep win over Cathedral Catholic, a power from San Diego. The Lancers won 25-22, 25-18 in the final. “The whole group was so involved all weekend,” said Lakewood coach Mike Wadley. “The Millikan match was closer than we wanted […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Shayna Martinez, Lakewood Volleyball Lakewood’s Shayna Martinez led the Lancers to a championship performance in the Dave Mohs Tournament last weekend, and earned tourney MVP honors for her excellent play. She had 37 kills and 21 digs in four matches to […]
We’ve got full highlights from the Lakewood-Millikan girls’ volleyball match, sent in by Dante Williams. High School Girls’ Volleyball: Lakewood vs. Millikan Lakewood remained unbeaten in Moore League play with a road win over Millikan on Thursday. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet […]
Heading into Thursday’s battle for first place in the Moore League, the Lakewood and Millikan girls’ volleyball teams had different emotions after both went to five sets in their most recent contests. The Rams had a come-from-behind victory against Poly on Tuesday while the Lancers were coming off a close loss to Mater Dei— a […]
The Millikan girls’ volleyball team hasn’t won the Moore League championship since 1996 and no one on the current Rams coaching staff was quite sure of the last time the team beat Long Beach Poly. Millikan did just that in a thrilling five-set match at home on Tuesday, sending a message to the rest of […]
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Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Damian Henderson, Jordan Football Two weeks after his spectacular week one debut, Jordan junior Damian Henderson has another sensational game last week in a win over Fairfax. Henderson had three touchdowns: an 80-yard kickoff return, a 20-yard run, and a […]
Long Beach State women’s volleyball outside hitter Kashauna Williams led all scorers with 16 kills on Thursday night at Walter Pyramid, but the Beach fell to No. 18 UCLA 16-25, 13-25, 21-25.