This is the second installment of Next One Up, an occasional summer feature series taking a look at some of the biggest up-and-coming stars in the Long Beach sports world. This has been a dream summer for Millikan sophomore-to-be Caleb Brandon. The speedy outfielder was a starter for the Rams last year as a freshman, […]
STORY BY MATT SIMON For the third straight year, the Moore League topped the San Gabriel Valley League 4-2 during the Kiwanis Senior All-Star Game Friday night at Downey High. The SGVL jumped to 1-0 lead during the top of the second inning on a throwing error after Poly’s Jesse Simon gave up back-to-back singles […]
Chris Betts hasn’t made his Major League Baseball debut yet, but the 22-year old Wilson High alum grabbed some headlines earlier this month with a fantastic display of fundamentals. Betts is the everyday catcher for the Bowling Green Hot Rods, the Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, and is having a solid season after […]
Tuesday is a big day for Long Beach on the playoff diamond, as four local teams will host second-round baseball or softball postseason games, all of which are scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Here’s the full list: Baseball Division 3: Long Beach Poly vs. Great Oak Division 6: St. Anthony vs. Rowland Softball Division […]
Five Long Beach high school baseball teams are starting the CIF Southern Section playoffs this week, and two of them are already preparing for wild card games on Tuesday. Long Beach Poly (19-8-1, 10-2) won its first Moore League title since 2012, and just their second since 1986. The Jackrabbits finished the regular season unranked […]
Long Beach Poly went into the final day of the Moore League baseball season with a piece of the league crown sitting in their paws, but as head coach Brent Lavoie said: “We don’t want to share it.” As it turned out, the Jackrabbits ended up losing to Lakewood on the last day, but thanks […]
For the first time since 2012 and just the second time since 1986, Long Beach Poly’s baseball team will be champions of the Moore League. The Jackrabbits are one game clear of everyone else in the league with just one game to play, clinching at least a share of the league championship thanks to a […]
Long Beach State men’s volleyball reclaimed their No. 1 ranking by knocking off Hawaii twice last weekend. The Beach won on Friday and Saturday night in a pair of five-set thrillers. WATCH VIDEO of the Senior Night comeback. READ MORE about what the important wins headed into the Big West Conference Tournament. BASEBALL The Dirtbags […]
Long Beach Poly was efficient in its 4-1 win over Millikan on Friday afternoon at home that keeps the Jackrabbits atop the Moore league baseball standings with a week left in the regular season. Poly (15-6-1, 8-1) scored three runs in the third inning to take the lead and cap the scoring while ace pitcher […]
The first time Lakewood and Millikan met at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field this season, it was a bad day for the Lancers. Their ten-run loss was one of the biggest league defeats in 30+ years, and it stuck in the craw of the program’s players and coaches, all of whom are aware of Lakewood’s […]