Millikan (1-2) is hitting the road tonight to face a 2-1 La Mirada team that has big wins over El Toro and Chaffey as well as a close loss last week to St. Margaret’s. The Rams have struggled to find their offensive footing the last few weeks as they put up just 16 combined points […]
Jordan (2-0) comes into tonight’s home opener against Norwalk looking for a win, which would give them their first 3-0 start since 2008, when John Timu earned Moore League Player of the Year honors. The Panthers have outscored their opponents 87-7 so far and are coming off a bye thanks to a missing week three […]
Long Beach Poly (1-1) will face a huge test on the road tonight against 2-0 Serra, as the Jackrabbits will try to pick up a win in advance of next week’s showdown against Corona Centennial. “We know Serra is a great team with a lot of history and we’re excited to play them,” said Poly […]
Photo by JJ Fiddler: Soloman Bowie (front left) with the rest of the Wilson defense. Soloman Bowie’s life came to a fork in the road in March of 2018 while driving with his dad, Theron. He can still vividly recall the seismic emotions of that moment. “My dad was on the phone with his brother […]
The Lakewood Lancers are on the road tonight visiting Corona del Mar for another stiff preseason challenge a week after picking up their first win of the season. First-year coach Scott Meyer has been patient with his Lancers as they’ve faced perennial playoff teams. “They’re very good,” Meyer said of CDM. “They’ve got an explosive […]
Week four brings the first Long Beach vs. Long Beach game of the season as Wilson visits Clark Field tonight to take on St. Anthony with the Battle For 7th Street trophy on the line. The Bruins, ranked No. 1 in the most recent CIF Southern Section Division 7 poll, are off to their best […]
The Avalon Lancers are taking the long trip to El Cajon tonight for a highly anticipated rematch with Foothills Christian. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Avalon junior class is full of three-year starters who suffered though a disappointing 2-6 campaign in 2017, and the Lancers scheduled this season as a redemption road through […]
There wasn’t supposed to be a football game at Cabrillo this week, but the Jaguars found an opponent late in the offseason. Since Taft is quite a far drive, the Wildcats are coming to Long Beach at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday for a nonleague clash. “We’re feeling really good this week with the extra day […]
This week we’re talking about Long Beach football talent in the city and in the National Football League. 03:25 Question O’ The Week: Where is the Long Beach football talent? 07:15 Athletes O’ The Week 10:25 Game O’ The Week: Battle For 7th Street 12:15 Player To Watch O’ The Week: Wilson girls’ volleyball junior […]
Two of the best big-play receivers in the NFL this year hail from Long Beach, as Jordan’s John Ross and Long Beach Poly’s DeSean Jackson are at the top of the leaderboard after one week. Ross had his breakout game for the Bengals after two years of waiting, posting seven catches for 158 yards and […]