“Is Long Beach Poly football back?” That’s the question that was ringing around social media after the Jackrabbits’ undefeated Spring season, which saw them open with an overtime win over Serra before running off a series of shutout wins in the Moore League. National high school football recruiting expert Greg Biggins threw some gas on […]
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Here is a full schedule for all of the Long Beach high school football games this season. Games scheduled for 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Thursday, Aug. 19 St. Anthony vs. San Pedro at St. Pius X – St. Matthias Academy Jordan vs. Kennedy Friday, Aug. 20 Long Beach Poly vs. Leuzinger at Veterans Memorial […]
Is Long Beach Poly back to its former glory? Can Millikan challenge the Jackrabbits and make a CIF playoff run? Will new but familiar coaches at Wilson and Lakewood be perfect fits? We answer those questions and more this week on the show as we discuss everything about Long Beach high school football as the […]
After a difficult year and a half, the Long Beach Century Club is still doing what it does best–supporting the city’s youth athletes. The COVID-19 pandemic required the club to drop its weekly in-person meetings on Tuesday nights, and to cancel its annual Hall of Fame and Middle School All-City banquets. A few weeks ago, […]
Long Beach has a long history of producing first-round draft picks in sports. Whether in football, baseball, or basketball, the city is brimming with success stories on the courts and fields. The city hasn’t had as many big names in sports media, however–but Long Beach product and Poly almuna Sydney Rockett is hoping to change […]
Long Beach Poly alum DeSean Jackson is heading into his 14th season in the NFL, but he still hasn’t forgotten where he came from. Jackson, set to debut this year with the Los Angeles Rams, paid a visit to his alma mater last week, where he surprised the team with brand new cleats for every […]
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Each year, we award the Spirit of Long Beach to a person or group of people who move us, and who we feel we’ll remember for years to come when we look back. This year, the Spirit of Long Beach is going to a large group, but one that rarely gets mentioned in print: administrators, […]
One of the most memorable games of this past season wasn’t played with a CIF championship plaque on the line, or even in the playoffs. The second regular-season meeting between the Poly and Millikan baseball teams was such an exciting, well-played, back-and-forth game, it needed a highlight video almost 10 minutes long to capture the […]