The CIF State basketball and soccer brackets will be released this afternoon, likely at 4pm or after. Five Long Beach teams have qualified, with recent CIF-SS champions St Anthony boys’ and girls’ basketball as well as CIF-SS finalists Long Beach Poly boys’ basketball, Lakewood girls’ basketball, and Lakewood boys’ soccer.
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STORY: Millikan boys' soccer is off to a solid start to the 2025-26 season. The defending Moore League champs went 4-1 at the rigorous Huntington Beach Tournament to reach the championship match
Boys’ Soccer: Millikan Reaches Championship Game of Huntington Beach Tourney
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FEATURE: Before being acknowledged at the World Series as an MLB Youth Player of the Year, Kalin Badgley spent years defying the gender norms as a girl in baseball.
Now she's ready to become the first girl to play varsity baseball at Wilson.
FEATURE: Kalin Badgley Excels in Baseball While Defying Gender Norms
Photo via Jared Blais/MLB Photos. For as long as she can remember, Kalin Badgley has always been fascinated by b...
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STORY: Three Long Beach natives were part of UCLA's instant classic NCAA championship water polo thriller last weekend
Wilson Alum, Long Beach Natives Win NCAA Water Polo Title With UCLA
Photo by Ross Turteltaub, UCLA Athletics There’s no city in the country with the water polo history that Long ...
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PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly fell on the road to Los Al last night. We've got a great gallery from All-In Press
PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs Los Al Girls' Soccer
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Obituary: Long Beach Poly CIF-SS champion hooper Darrell Patterson passed last month at 62 years old. Patterson also played at Long Beach State
Long Beach Poly, LBSU Hooper Darrell Patterson Passes At 62
Long Beach Poly legend Darrell Patterson passed away last month at the age of 62. Coached by Hall of Famers Ro...
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FINAL/OT | Long Beach State loses to San Jose State 89-83
LBSU led 77-71 with 3 minutes of regulation left but only scored six points after that.
Gavin Sykes scored 26 and Petar Majstorovic scored 21 and grabbed 8 rebounds.
LBSU is back at the pyramid on 12/18 vs Pepperdine
Feature: Perhaps no assistant coach in the country was easier to hire than Nick MacRae, who is a two-time National Assistant Coach of the Year. He takes over a defending NCAA champion Long Beach State program that he helped build over the last 13 years
Nick MacRae Ready to Take Over Long Beach State Volleyball
Long Beach State athletic director Bobby Smitheran made the easiest hire anywhere in the NCAA last week. After leg...
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STORY + PHOTOS: There were more positives for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team on Saturday, but it was the same result in a Big West home-opening loss to UC San Diego.
Men’s Basketball: Long Beach State Drops Big West Home Opener to UC San Diego
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FINAL: UC San Diego-80, Long Beach State-74
LBSU has its first lead since two minutes into the ballgame. Isaiah Lewis knocks down a three to make it 38-35 to open the second half.
HALF: UC San Diego-34, Long Beach State-30
A fantastic half for the Beach all things considered. Gavin Sykes leads Long Beach with nine points at the break.
We’re back in the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid as Long Beach State men’s basketball is getting ready to take on UC San Diego. Tipoff set for 6pm.
STORY: Long Beach City College knocks out San Joaquin Delta to advance to the CCCAA women's volleyball semifinal on Saturday.
JuCo Volleyball: Long Beach City College Advances To Final Four With Win Over San Joaquin Delta
After making the 420-mile bus ride to Folsom, the Long Beach City College women’s volleyball team made a stateme...
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STORY: Lakewood girls' soccer picked up a big win Thursday night as they defeated Long Beach Poly 1-0.
Girls' Soccer: Lakewood Starts League Action With 1-0 Win Over Poly
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