Based on data released on Tuesday afternoon by the Los Angeles County Health Department, practices and games for outdoor sports–including high school football–are eligible to return in Long Beach and LA County. Per the updated guidelines from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released last Friday, outdoor amateur sports would be allowed to resume […]
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COLUMN: Clear Your Schedules, Long Beach
I’m a calendar guy. Being a sportswriter means that nights and weekends are usually pretty full. That’s a problem for a father of two and someone who would like to maintain some semblance of a social life. People don’t usually schedule birthday parties for Tuesday mornings, for example, a time window I’m much more likely […]
Four Long Beach Poly Basketball Players Nominated For McDonald’s All-American Game
Four Long Beach Poly basketball players were nominated for the highest honor in high school basketball, the McDonald’s All-American Game. The nominations are an open process with certain statistical and academic requirements, and hundreds of players across the country were nominated, including Jackrabbits Peyton Watson, Kalaya Buggs, Lilly Buggs, and Simone Morris. “We’re proud of […]
New State Guidelines Open Path For Football, Baseball, Soccer, Other Sports
Athletes, coaches, and families hoping for a return of football and many other high school sports got a huge boost on Friday with the release of new youth sports guidelines from the California Department of Public Health. In keeping with recent decisions by the state to remove “tier” considerations for the re-opening elementary schools in […]
Long Beach Poly Cross Country Hosts Time Trial Event
Last week’s planned Moore League cross country meet between Long Beach Poly and Cabrillo didn’t happen as the Jaguars continue to prepare for the season, but since the Jackrabbits were all dressed up they went ahead and held a 5K time trial event on campus anyway. The race was a test of the campus’ marked-out […]
PODCAST: Interview With Wilson Coach C.J. Brewer
This week on the show we’re talking to Wilson cross country, soccer and track coach C.J. Brewer about getting his runners back in action this week and how every student-athlete deals with COVID-19 differently. 01:00 We covered high school sports this week! 11:30 Interview with Wilson coach C.J. Brewer 48:00 Which professional sport would you […]
PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly Cross Country Test Meet
We’ve got some great photos from yesterday’s warm-up meet.
Long Beach Boys’ Cross Country Preview
After 11 months of waiting for competitive high school sports to return, this might be the most highly-anticipated cross country season ever. The traditional fall sport has been bumped into the spring, but players and coaches alike are thrilled for the opportunity to compete again, albeit under very different circumstances. Rather than the traditional cluster […]
Long Beach Girls’ Cross Country Preview
After 11 months of waiting for competitive high school sports to return, this might be the most highly-anticipated cross country season ever. The traditional fall sport has been bumped into the spring, but players and coaches alike are thrilled for the opportunity to compete again, albeit under very different circumstances. Rather than the traditional cluster […]
High School Sports Return to Long Beach After 11-Month Shutdown
After a shutdown of more than 11 months due to the COVID-19 virus, high school sports are returning to Long Beach this week with a trio of cross country meets. Millikan will host Wilson and Poly will host Cabrillo on Wednesday afternoon in a pair of dual meets, then St. Anthony will host Bishop Montgomery […]