The CIF Southern Section girls’ volleyball playoff brackets were released on Saturday morning, with six Long Beach teams learning their playoff fate. The first round of the playoffs will be Thursday at 6 p.m., with the second round slated for Saturday at the same time, except for the top division. Division 1 Long Beach Poly […]
Lakewood has won at least a share of the last five Moore League girls’ volleyball titles, and the Lancers opened league play with a typical 25-14, 25-13, 25-21 win at Millikan on Thursday. Senior Julia Crawford had 17 kills, two hitting errors, and seven assists for the Lancers while setter Moni Vivao finished with 25 […]
The Lakewood and Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball rivalry has been the best in the Moore League for the last several years, with one of the two teams winning every league title since 2012 and sharing it twice, including last season. This year both teams are boasting impressive freshmen that will bring new life and […]
St. Anthony will once again honor some of the finest athletes from the school’s 98-year history, as the school recently announced its 2018 Hall of Fame class. The athletes and coaches will be inducted in a ceremony at The Reef Restaurant in Long Beach on November 17. “The 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame provides a […]
If you ever find yourself at a park on a sunny day and you stumble across a Tufuga family picnic, do not attempt to join in a pickup volleyball match—unless you can come correct. The first family of Moore League volleyball powered Lakewood to this year’s league championship, and they’re hoping to lead the Lancers […]
St. Anthony boys’ volleyball enters this week’s CIF Southern Section Division 4 playoffs as the tournament’s No. 1 seed, the favorites to win a CIF championship and to add another trophy to their case, which already includes a third consecutive Camino Real League championship. A big reason for the Saints’ success is junior captain Aidan […]
The Lancers defeated Liberty Christian to earn a co-Express League championship. Beto Martinez led the way with 16 kills, while Jose Gomes had 13 aces and 26 digs and Jimmy Felix had 47 assists. Avalon joins Lakewood and St. Anthony as local boys’ volleyball champions. CIF-SS playoff brackets will be released Friday afternoon.
So far this season Lakewood has seemed like an unstoppable juggernaut, rolling through the Moore League competition pretty efficiently. That earned the Lancers a first-place standing and the top ranking in the CIF Southern Section for Division 2. The first time Lakewood faced defending league champion Wilson, the Lancers swept the Bruins by a combined […]
The last three Moore League boys’ volleyball championships have been won by three different teams: Wilson, Poly, and Lakewood. This year it’s anyone’s guess who’ll be in the driver’s seat, with a steadily-improving Millikan team joining the fray as well. St. Anthony is poised for a CIF run and feature one of the area’s top […]
Long Beach has long had a special place in the volleyball world but this spring has seen the city become the center of the volleyball universe. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team is the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation, the NCAA’s only undefeated team, and has swept every team 14 of their […]