The Lakewood softball team wants to make every swing count this season, and the Lancers did just that Tuesday afternoon as they had 16 hits in their 11-8 win over Long Beach Poly at Joe Rodgers. Catcher Kendall Lundberg led the way for the Lancers (4-4, 2-0) with two triples, an inside-the-park home run and […]
High school track and field season begins in earnest in Long Beach this week, as the Moore League schedule opens on Wednesday with the always-anticipated dual meet between Long Beach Poly and Wilson, at the Bruins’ stadium. Perhaps no sport had more star athletes’ seasons cut short last year than track and field, making 2021’s […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Hank Rivers, Wilson Swimming Wilson junior Hank Rivers is one of the top youth swimmers in the country, and he showed it in his first high school meet in 13 months last weekend. Rivers set school records […]
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After the sprint through a three-week water polo season at Cabrillo High, the Moore League is settling in for swim season, which will run via Saturday tripleheader dual meets back on the Westside. Boys’ Swim Wilson’s boys’ swim team has one of the longest league championship streaks in the state going, and they can be […]
The Wilson Bruins thoroughly enjoyed their 28-7 win over Lakewood on Friday at Millikan in the last game of this Spring football season. Wilson finishes the short schedule 4-1 in Moore League play. “I wanted all of the kids to just play loose and have fun,” Wilson coach Mark Ziegenhagen said. “As coaches sometimes we […]
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Although many parents have been overwhelmed with emotion while watching their children return to athletic fields across the nation this year, it’s fair to say the tears Kimberly Johnson wept when she saw her son Marcell Lineberger play football again came from a deeper place. “It was absolutely tears of joy,” Johnson said. “I didn’t […]
Both Wilson and Lakewood are very hungry for a win tonight in their last game of the short Spring football season, but both head coaches are keeping things in perspective. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Millikan’s DeHaven Stadium. “This season was a success in the sense that our players, and especially our seniors, […]