My least favorite memories from this job that I love have come from unfriendly confrontations between parents, coaches and referees. You tend to reconsider priorities while watching an adult scream and chase another adult out of a gym because of the result of a high school sporting event. Unfortunately, I see more of those unpleasant […]
Photo courtesy John Fajardo, LBCC All fabric is made in essentially the same way: hundreds of individual threads woven together to make something strong, something whole. A football jersey is made that way. A community is made that way too, or a football team: e pluribus unum. Out of many, one. When a hole is […]
In another world, Jayon Brown might not be a Long Beach Poly alum. Brown exhibited something often lacking in high school athletes: patience. The second-year Titans linebacker didn’t start as a Jackrabbit until his senior year of high school, and ended up signing with UCLA after being lightly recruited. He didn’t start for the Bruins […]
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Malik Bradford, Millikan Football Millikan receiver Malik Bradford is one of the city’s top players this year, but injuries have kept him from making his mark in a big way. That all changed Friday against Compton, when Bradford […]
Congrats to this week’s College Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Pierre Robinson, LBCC Football The Vikings have a talented backfield this year but the leader of the group is Pierre Robinson, a gifted runner who’s leading the team in yards (277) and yards per carry (7.4). He […]
We’ve got this week’s full schedule so you can find out where and when your favorite team is playing. Avalon @ ACES (Sat) Compton @ Long Beach Poly Jordan @ Cabrillo St. Anthony @ La Salle Wilson @ Lakewood BYE: Millikan, LBCC
We’ve got a full standings box so you can find out where your team stands as the playoff hunt intensifies.
We’ve got highlights from the Vikings’ Crosstown Cup win over Cerritos College. JC Football: LBCC vs. Cerritos We’ve got highlights from the Vikings’ Crosstown Cup win over the Falcons
The best player on the field was wearing Cerritos’ red, white, and blue Falcons helmet, but the best team on the field was LBCC. The VIkings were able to overcome an unbelievable day by Cerritos running back Rhamondre Stevenson to prevail and retain possession of the Crosstown Cup with a 46-32 win. “(Stevenson) is as […]
We’ll have live updates from the emotional return to the field for LBCC in their first game since losing 2016/17 safety Guy Alford. Read our preview of the game here; kickoff is at 6 p.m. If you see anything missing tweet us at @562sports. Tweets by 562sports