Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship! HIGH SCHOOL Frank Staine, St. Anthony Basketball It’s a new era for St. Anthony basketball as the Saints are competing in Division 1 this year, and senior Frank Staine is trying to help them prove they belong. After a […]
The LBCC women’s volleyball team was poised on the edge of history, just a few points away from beating Cypress in the second round of the CCCAA State Playoffs to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2001. The Vikings led the match 2-0 and 19-14 in the third set, and after […]
We’ve got highlights from the dramatic five-set thriller between LBCC and Cypress in the state playoffs. JC Volleyball: LBCC vs. Cypress State Playoffs The Vikings fell to Cypress in a five-set thriller in the CCCAA Round of 16 state playoffs.
After the first set of Tuesday evening’s first-round CCCAA state playoff match between No. 4 LBCC and No. 13 Grossmont, it looked like they Vikings were in trouble. The Griffins’ intensity and the high-flying antics of Hawaii bounceback Shaney Lipscomb overwhelmed LBCC into a first-set defeat. But Vikings coach Misty May-Treanor dialed up an effective […]
The No. 9 LBCC women’s volleyball team pulled off an upset of No. 5 El Camino to force a South Coast Conference co-championship, marking the second consecutive year the Vikings have won the conference title under head coach Misty May-Treanor. LBCC pulled out the win in the Hall of Champions in five sets, 25-17, 20-25, 25-21, […]
The 2018 NCAA men’s volleyball champion Long Beach State squad received their national championship rings in the Pyramid on Saturday, shortly before the school’s men’s basketball team won a Homecoming game against Menlo. The brief ring ceremony began with a highlight video of the previous season, with a heavy dose of the 49ers’ win over […]
Long Beach Poly’s promising girls’ volleyball season came to an end on the road in the first round of the CIF State Open Division playoffs. The Jackrabbits had expected to be in the Division 1 bracket but were instead the lowest seed in the Open Division, with a road trip to top-seeded Mater Dei as […]
We’ve got highlights of the Jackrabbits’ season-ending loss. CIF State Volleyball: Long Beach Poly vs Mater Dei Visit the562.org and click SUBSCRIBE to support Long Beach sports coverage.
The St. Anthony girls’ volleyball team grabbed a big win on the road on Tuesday evening, pulling a narrow upset over No. 8-seeded Taft in the CIF State Division 3 girls’ volleyball playoffs. The Saints were able to beat the home team 25-22, 25-20, 19-25, 27-25. The Saints were on the verge of a sweep […]
The CIF State girls’ volleyball bracket was released Sunday evening, with a cruel twist for Long Beach Poly fans. The Jackrabbits were defeated in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals by one of the nation’s top programs in Mater Dei, a difficult loss but one that provided a silver lining. In years past, that […]