Our All-City Athletes of the Year award has only been around for nine years, a drop in the bucket compared to the 120+ year history of outstanding youth athletes in Long Beach. But over the last near-decade we’ve gotten a good look at the top flight of the city’s talent pool: previous recipients of this […]
This is the eighth year of the revived All-City Awards, which resurrect a decades-long tradition of honoring the city’s best high school athletes. Last week we looked at the top athletes in each sport, and in this week’s issue we present other awards including Game of the Year and Coach of the Year. The centerpiece […]
The Long Beach Poly boys’ cross country team is currently on the longest league championship streak in Moore League history, having won the last dozen league titles and 22 of the last 23. The Jackrabbits made it to State the last two years and swept the top seven spots at the league finals last year, […]
Going into the weekend, Long Beach Poly was hoping to compete for a pair of team state championships. Things didn’t break the Jackrabbits’ way, but they did experience redemption and rejuvenation with a third-place finish for their girls’ team, and a fourth-place finish for their boys’ team. The night ended on a high note with […]
After last night’s CIF State Track & Field first rounds, a full 20 entries from Long Beach are headed to tonight’s State Finals, with field events starting at 5 p.m. and running events at 6 p.m. We will post a live updates page so you can follow along. Here are the results from last night: […]
Long Beach Poly came into Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Track & Field Masters Meet with high expectations, and things couldn’t have gone much better for the Trackrabbits, who a week prior claimed the CIF-SS Division 1 boys’ team championship and the girls’ runner up. Poly will have a shot at competing for both team titles […]
This Saturday at El Camino College, 30 entries from five Long Beach schools will compete in the CIF Southern Section Track & Field Masters Meet, a collection of the best of the best talent around Southern California and also the qualifying event for May 24-25’s CIF State meet. Long Beach Poly leads the way with […]
It was a magical day for Long Beach Poly at Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 1 Track & Field championships, as the Jackrabbits claimed the boys’ team championship, were runner-ups by two points for the girls’ team title, and brought home five gold medals. “It feels amazing, our boys are on the map,” said Poly coach Crystal […]
As the postseason begins, a promising track and field season for Long Beach continues to look like it might end in a special place. At last weekend’s CIF Southern Section Track and Field prelims, 46 entries from the Moore League and St. Anthony qualified for this weekend’s CIF-SS finals, which will be held at El […]
This Saturday, Long Beach’s track and field stars will be in action all over Southern California as the postseason officially begins with the CIF Southern Section preliminaries. Those who advance will compete in the CIF-SS Track & Field championships at El Camino College on May 11. The Moore League will be competing in the Division […]