We are proud to announce that our second Athlete Of The Month award brought to you by Johnny B. Hair Care goes to Wilson track and field star Rachel Glenn. Glenn was the only athlete from Long Beach to win an individual state championship at the CIF State Track & Field Finals, easily winning the […]
Photo courtesy LBSU The Long Beach State track and field program was in Sacramento last weekend competing at the NCAA West Prelims, where five Long Beach athletes were able to punch their tickets to the NCAA Finals, which will be in Austin next week. “We’re looking forward to seeing how everyone performs in Austin at […]
We’ve got some great shots of the Long Beach kids at State from photographer Kirby Lee.
Congratulations to our final Athletes of the Week of the school year and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Ricky Tiedemann, Lakewood Baseball Recent San Diego State commit and Lakewood ace Ricky Tiedemann won MVP honors at last week’s Kiwanis All Star Baseball Game between the Moore League and the San […]
It wasn’t the storybook day that the Long Beach track and field teams were hoping for at the 101st CIF State Championships in Clovis, but the story had a happy ending, as Long Beach Poly and Wilson showed out in the 4x400s to cap a day that saw 15 of the 20 local entries reach […]
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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 […]
This was the first year that Wilson junior Rachel Glenn tried her hand in the hurdles, and it ended in gold as Glenn won the 300 hurdles in 41.71. It was a fitting end for Glenn, who initially wanted nothing to do with the event. “I had to trick her into it,” said Wilson assistant […]
Asjah Atkinson has no problems with being a lonely track and field athlete. The St. Anthony sophomore trained with her family and ran unattached during middle school before coming to the small private school in Long Beach with her sister and coach, Ericka Brooks. Atkinson placed in the CIF State Finals 100 meter hurdles last […]
Most athletes spend their entire lives striving for greatness, but Samarra Monrroy isn’t most athletes. After only a few months of running for the Millikan track and field program, the diminutive freshman finished second in the 400 meter at the CIF State Finals on Saturday. “I’m pretty surprised because it’s her first year running track,” […]