What a difference six days makes. Lakewood baseball lost by a historic margin to Millikan last week at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, but the Lancers have turned it around and handed Wilson a 8-2 defeat at Blair on Tuesday. “When we played Millikan I could tell that we weren’t ready to play,” Lakewood coach […]
The Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer program used superior athleticism and crushing defense to get back into the Moore League title hunt this season, and the Jackrabbits used the same formula in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 quarterfinals on Tuesday. Sophomore Kelsey Adams was the unexpected hero for the Jackrabbits as her two second-half […]
There was some big breaking news at Poly, where the school held a ceremony in its newly-renovated auditorium to recognize the 17 seniors who’ve signed athletic scholarships. Football players Elijah Juarez and Kenyon Reed announced they’re going to Arizona State and Kansas State, respectively. Juarez will join a huge group of Jackrabbits, many of whom […]
Today marks the seventh time since 2008 that Long Beach State women’s soccer is making a NCAA Tournament appearance. That puts the 49ers among the best in the West, and they’ll be playing another one of the best teams in the country at USC. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. “It’s going to take a […]
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team christened their brand new locker room with a pair of shutout wins in Big West action to jump up into second place in the conference. LBSU (8-4-2, 3-0-1) beat Cal Poly 1-0 in overtime on Thursday night thanks to the first collegiate goal from Elysia Laramie. On Sunday, […]
Long Beach Poly alum Imani McDonald and Wilson alum Sarah Maher were the leaders of their local high school girls’ soccer teams, and the Long Beach State seniors teamed up on Sunday at George Allen Field to help the Beach beat UC Santa Barbara 1-0. Maher scored the game-winning goal in the 64th minute, and […]
The season opening weekend was a roller coaster for Long Beach State Women’s soccer. On Friday night, LBSU showed glimpses of its potential in 89:58 of scoreless soccer at No. 2 UCLA. However, the Bruins scored the game-winner with two seconds left in regulation. LBSU bounced back from the heartbreaking loss with a 1-0 victory […]
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team put forth a valiant effort at No. 2 UCLA on Friday night, but suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the waning moments of the season opener. Hailie Mace scored the game-winning goal for UCLA with two seconds left in regulation to break a scoreless tie at the new Wallis Annenberg […]
Presenting our list of the top high school athletes in Long Beach this year in every sport. Come back over the next week for more awards like Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Long Beach Spirit Award, and the big reveal of our top two Athletes of the […]
Another classic year of competition made it hard to decide, but here are our nominations for the top high school moments of the year. 10. Millikan Diver Makes History Millikan sophomore Jenna Sonnenberg made history this year, claiming the CIF Southern Section Division 2 diving championship at the Riverside Aquatic Complex. Sonnenberg finished with a […]