Long Beach will once again be well-represented in Major League Baseball this season, and there are more than 15 players with ties to the city who will try to keep a few streaks alive. Opening Day is Thursday when all 30 teams will be in action. The most impressive local streak is that Long Beach […]
A full list of local sports events coming up this weekend. THURSDAY High School Baseball, 3:15 p.m. Today is the last day of Moore League action until April 11 because of spring break. Poly is taking on Cabrillo at Blair Field while Lakewood hosts Compton on campus. High School Softball, 3:15 p.m. This is also […]
The Moore League boys’ tennis team and individual title go through Long Beach Poly this season. The Jackrabbits are trying to win a third consecutive team title with defending singles champion Felippe Dacudao (pictured) leading the way. Poly is 8-4 overall and 7-0 in league play after a 12-6 win over Millikan last week, and […]
Welcome back to the562.org’s Athletes of the Week, honoring the best of the best each Monday from around the city. HIGH SCHOOL Teilon Tufuga, Lakewood Volleyball Junior standout Teilon Tufuga has been a standout for the Lancers the last two years, and he was sensational last week on the road in a sweep of defending […]
Find out where the local Moore League and college games will be this weekend. FRIDAY Long Beach State Dirtbags at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m. The best rivalry in the Big West won’t count in the conference standings this weekend as the Dirtbags visit the Titans in the annual nonconference series. This is the eighth […]
Welcome to this week’s The562.org Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Rachel Glenn, Wilson Track & Field Wilson’s Rachel Glenn planted a flag on Saturday at El Camino College as the Bruin cleared 5’11” in the high jump. Glenn’s mark was the top in the nation so far this year, and would have been the […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags (8-12) won their first series of the season over the weekend at Blair Field by taking two of three games against Tulane, and just like the rest of this injury-riddled season has gone for LBSU, it didn’t come without pain and sacrifice. The Dirtbags took the series with a 1-0 […]
The Long Beach City College softball team came up with one of the biggest upsets of the season on Saturday. The Vikings (14-10, 1-3) scored five runs in the eighth inning to knock off defending state champion Cypress on the road 6-3. It was the fourth consecutive win for LBCC, and the first home loss […]
It only took five pitches for the Long Beach State Dirtbags to score twice on Friday night at Blair Field where they rolled to a 13-2 win over Tulane. The Dirtbags (7-11) have won consecutive games for only the second time this season. LBSU starter Zak Baayoun pitched seven strong innings of 3-hit baseball while […]
THURSDAY Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball vs. UC Santa Barbara, 7 p.m. The No. 1 49ers (17-0, 2-0) are playing No. 14 UC Santa Barbara twice in two days. After hosting the Gauchos tonight, the 49ers will travel to face their new Big West rivals on their own turf Friday night. UCSB (9-5, 2-0) is […]