Spencer Frank is a graduate of Long Beach State University, where he studied journalism. During his time in the program, Spencer interned with The56.org before joining the freelance staff after graduation. He has been a sports fanatic his entire life and has taken interest in journalism as a way to stay around sports. He hopes to combine his passions of sports and journalism while working for a professional sports organization.
We are proud to announce that our third Athlete Of The Month award brought to you by Johnny B. Hair Care goes to Compton football star Jaishawn Smith. Smith is a big part of why Compton is 2-0 for the second consecutive year, thanks to a pair of great games in August. Smith had two […]
In the splashiest coaching hire at Jordan High in more than a decade, the Panthers administration announced on Friday that they’ve hired former Millikan coach Chris Francis to be their new boys’ basketball coach. Francis will take over a once-proud Jordan program that’s fallen on hard times in the last several years, and finished in […]
It’s been a difficult year for all teams, but perhaps none more so than Compton. Tony Thomas’ Tarbabes program saw the shooting deaths of three future, current, or former members of the team during the pandemic. “It was a tough year, tough year for everybody,” said Thomas. His program is preparing to embark on what […]