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Football: Long Beach Poly Thumps Dorsey In Opener

The Stephen Barbee era at Long Beach Poly got off on the right foot as the Jackrabbits dominated Dorsey in an opening-game showdown between two historic public school programs. Poly scored every time they touched the ball for the first half and held the Dons scoreless through three quarters in an eventual 37-8 win. “I […]

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PODCAST: What Up, Long Beach?! HS Football Previews

This week, JJ and Mike are talking about Long Beach’s young professional athletes like JuJu Smith-Schuster (1:45) giving back to the community. High School Football Previews (6:45) Long Beach Poly at Dorsey (7:24) Millikan at Carson (8:37) St. Anthony at Valencia (9:27) Wilson vs. Mayfair (10:15) Compton vs. Compton Centennial (11:02) Cabrillo vs. Bellflower (11:26) […]

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Long Beach PONY’s World Title Bid Falls Short

It was a battle of the world’s two best programs, as Long Beach PONY and Chinese Taipei met in the PONY World Series championship yet again. This time, victory eluded the local boys, as the Chinese Taipei starting pitcher was dominant in leading his team to a 3-1 victory. Bren Wilkinson was the hero in […]

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LB in NFL: 23 Long Beach Football Players Hoping To Make NFL Roster

More than 20 Long Beach football players are out there across the country working hard to make an NFL roster during the dog days of minicamps and the preseason, and the date they’re all thinking about is September 1. That’s the day that teams have to cut their roster down to 53 players (currently they’re […]

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Long Beach Poly Obituary

Willie Brown’s Memorial Honors One Of Long Beach’s Best

Friday’s memorial for Long Beach Poly football, basketball, and baseball legend Willie Brown began, fittingly, with a round of applause. The memorial took place in the Poly auditorium and, as the pastor pointed out, Brown was accustomed to hearing cheers as he crossed the line into the end zone or rounded third and headed towards […]