The Long Beach City College football team is fresh off celebrating head coach Brett Peabody’s 50th win with the school, but the Vikings are hoping to have a better celebration tonight as they travel to College of the Canyons. LBCC (6-2, 3-0) is tied for first place in the conference with Canyons, and a win […]
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The game is taking place in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 bracket, but there’s a real Division 1 feel around Friday night’s Long Beach Poly vs. Orange Lutheran first-round battle., set to kick off at Veterans Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. For one thing, both teams are traditional Division 1 powers, with some recent […]
Compton High is back in the CIF Southern Section playoffs for the first time since 2008, and they’re hoping to make it a long stay, too. “It’s an exciting time for us, the kids are excited, the community’s excited,” said Compton coach Calvin Bryant. Bryant was the head coach of the team the last time […]
Friday afternoon, Long Beach Poly and Millikan’s girls’ tennis teams will host second-round CIF Southern Section playoff matches as the Jackrabbits and Rams try to advance to Monday’s quarterfinal round. Both matches will begin at 3 p.m. Division 2: Long Beach Poly vs. Santa Barbara Division 4: Millikan vs. Coachella Valley
The Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo team was playing in the second round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs for the first time since 1979, and the Jackrabbits had a tall test: traveling to face Mission Viejo, the No. 1 seed in the Division 5 bracket. Poly battled but came up short in a […]
For the first time in school history the Avalon girls’ volleyball team will play for a CIF Southern Section championship. The Lancers defeated Mesa Grande in a five-set thriller in the semifinals earlier this week, 24-26, 25-17, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13 to advance to the final. The Lancers were led by 13 kills and 14 digs […]
For three quarters, the Millikan boys’ water polo team battled and gave their all defensively, playing their way into a deadlock with Yorba Linda, the No. 3 team in the CIF Southern Section’s Division 4 playoffs. In the end, the Rams came up about five minutes short in a season-ending loss in the second round […]
We’ve got some great shots of the Rams’ second-round playoff loss from photographer Art O’Neill of All-In Press.
STORY BY MATT SIMON As the sun begins to set, a golden hue shines on the Compton mural that leads to the entrance of the football field at Compton High School. The sound of whistles echo toward Oleander Avenue, a sound that hasn’t been heard in the nearby neighborhood in November for 11 years. Coach […]