The Roberto Escartin era has begun at Cabrillo. The new head coach is from South Gate but said he wanted to challenge himself in the CIF Southern Section. He’ll have his work cut out for him in Long Beach as the Jaguars try to break into the top half of the league with a young […]
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Girls’ Soccer Preview: Jordan Panthers
The Jordan Panthers are on a mission for respect this season. “I want other schools to view us as a tough opponent and as a team that will require them to play their best soccer,” Jordan second-year coach Sergio Villasenor said. “Our biggest game is the first league game (vs. Lakewood on Dec. 5) because […]
Girls’ Soccer Preview: St. Anthony Saints
The St. Anthony Saints are ready to have some fun this season. “We have a younger team that has a goofy personality,” senior captain Belle Aranda (pictured) said. “We have a lot of goof balls on the team, but when it’s game time we know how to play.” St. Anthony is coming off its first […]
PODCAST: Why Is Long Beach Football Out Of CIF Playoffs?
This week we’re reliving the final Long Beach football games of the year and looking forward to the top story lines for the local winter sports. 02:30 Question O’ The Week: Is Long Beach football season really over? 13:30 Athletes O’ The Week 15:40 Games O’ The Week: CIF Cross Country, LBSU Basketball, LBCC Football […]
Boys’ Basketball Preview: St. Anthony Saints
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill The Saints are starting a new era with new expectations this season after the graduation of three-year starters Frank Staine, Josh Belvin, and Marquise Nelloms who helped take the program from Division 4 to Division 1 under fifth-year coach Allen Caveness. “We’re a small school with only 500 kids that […]
Boys’ Basketball Preview: Wilson Bruins
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill The Bruins feel like last season was a down year because of the unprecedented success in 2017 when they won more than 20 games for the first time in a decade. Wilson finished fourth in the Moore League and lost in the first round of the CIFSS Division 2A playoffs. […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach City College Fall In Conference Championship
Long Beach City College women’s volleyball fell to the El Camino College Warriors 3-1 in the South Coast Conference Tournament championship game on Tuesday evening in the Hall of Champions. Sophomore outside hitter Brooke Earkman had a team-high 28 kills and 28 digs. Freshman outside hitter Callissa Candalot chipped in nine digs and was in […]
ROUNDUP: Long Beach Football CIF Playoffs, Round Two
Long Beach football teams had their CIF playoff runs ended on Friday night. Long Beach Poly 7, Rancho Cucamonga 21 STORY / VIDEO / PHOTOS Wilson 56, West Ranch 57 STORY / VIDEO Lakewood 29, Highland 42 STORY / VIDEO / PHOTOS
VIDEO: Wilson vs. West Ranch, CIF Football
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CIF Football: Wilson Loses High Scoring Quarterfinal
The 2019 Wilson football season has been full of historic story lines, but the Bruins were on the wrong side of a historic story on Friday night in the CIF Southern Section Division 7 quarterfinals. West Ranch is in the same district as Saugus High, where a school shooting rocked the city this week. The […]