It’s still too early in the season to start talking playoffs, but it’s fair to assume that the Homecoming game at Compton tonight will go a long way in deciding who will fight for the third and final automatic postseason birth out of the Moore League. Jordan (3-2, 0-1) is having its best season in […]
St. Anthony (1-4) won its first game of the season last week in dramatic fashion, and plays one more nonleague game tonight at Clark Field against Agoura before staring Del Rey League play next week at Harvard-Westlake. Agoura (2-3) junior quarterback Nathaniel Frederick has already thrown for 1,309 yards and 14 touchdowns while completing 65 […]
Coming off one of their worst seasons in recent years, everything seems to be going as planned for the Avalon Lancers 8-Man football team this season. Avalon (3-0) has blowout wins over Desert Christian and Brethren Christian, and also beat Rolling Hills Prep 32-26 in overtime of a battle between perennial league champions. Avalon is […]
I’m sick and tired of writing about sports mascot controversy because it’s too easy for people to be on both sides of the spectrum. I think it’s ridiculous that the National Football League team in Washington uses a racial slur, but I also think it’s equally unnecessary that the University of Illinois was forced to […]
Here are a few Long Beach sporting events happening this weekend. THURSDAY High School Girls’ Volleyball, 4:30 p.m. Today marks the second round of Moore League play, and it is headlined by first-place Poly hosting Millikan. In other action, Wilson is at Cabrillo and Jordan is at Compton. High School Girls’ Golf, 2:30 p.m. The […]
Millikan girls’ golf solidified its hold on second place in the Moore League by defeated Long Beach Poly 223-247 on Tuesday at El Dorado Park Golf Course. Poly’s Hannah Van Wagner took the medalist honor with a round of 43. Millikan was led by Hibson Millikan (44), Taylor Espinosa (44) and Juliette Ruaux (45).
Catch up on everything happening with Long Beach State athletics this week. Women’s Volleyball LBSU (8-5) is coming off of its best week of the young season. The 49ers took a set off of No. 16 UCLA on Thursday before beating Lamar and Fresno State over the weekend in the Mizuno Invitational at Walter Pyramid. […]
The second annual Luke Tatsu Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament & Dinner Event at Recreation Park Golf Course is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 12, and players can register online. Luke Johnson, who was a golfer at Wilson High, lost his battle with Leukemia in June 2016. Last year, in an effort dedicated to his legacy, and […]
Long Beach State women’s soccer won its first game ever at BYU in a 3-1 comeback on Monday in Provo, Utah. LBSU (5-4-0) got goals from senior Ashley Gonzales, junior Taylor Bistline and sophomore Rola Badawiya in the final 25 minutes. In the 65th minute senior Dana Fujikuni drew a foul in the box, and […]