More than fifty athletes from the Moore League and St. Anthony qualified for the CIF Southern Section Track and Field Finals during Saturday’s prelims. A total of 52 entrants qualified in Division 1 and 4, split across two locations. In Division 1 at Trabuco Hills, Long Beach Poly qualified 20 athletes, Wilson qualified 12, Millikan […]
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to host a CIF Southern Section championship in the Ron Palmer Pavilion slipped through Long Beach Poly’s fingers on Friday evening, as the Jackrabbits’ boys’ basketball team fell on the road at Los Altos. Defensive miscues and a slow-starting offense doomed Poly’s bid for history in a 58-56 defeat. Poly scored just […]
The Lakewood baseball program boasts more history than most high school baseball programs in California. Their head coach, Walter “Spud” O’Neil, is a walking testament to that fact, having won 910 games and counting–800 of them with the Lancers. But it’s been five seasons since Lakewood won a playoff game, a fact that weighed heavily […]
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The Millikan Rams boys’ wrestling team will try to complete a special season this Saturday, as the Rams host South Torrance in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 championship match at 1 p.m. It’s the second CIF-SS title tilt to happen at Ram Hi in as many weeks, with the Millikan boys’ tennis team winning […]
St. Anthony product Tiare Jennings was named the NCAA’s Freshman of the Year, in a huge honor for the former Saint. Jennings, who was the Gatorade State Player of the Year last year, is having a sensational debut NCAA softball campaign. Jennings has hit 25 homers and 84 RBIs as a freshman; that’s the second […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Nala Williams, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly junior Nala Williams scored an unheard-of 28 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the Jackrabbits’ second-round Division 1 playoff win over Peninsula last week. Trevor Thompson, Millikan Wrestling Rams […]
The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team has been preparing all season for the test they took Saturday evening in the Ron Palmer Pavilion. The Jackrabbits, seeded No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 bracket, hosted their first playoff game of the year, and passed the test with flying colors in a 63-40 […]
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With just a few weeks left to go in what has been a turbulent and emotional school year for everyone in Long Beach, Friday’s Moore League track and field championships at Wilson High felt like a celebration for the entire city. Athletes from all over Long Beach and Compton came together for a huge gathering […]