This has been an extremely successful winter season at Millikan High because a bunch of first-year captains have quickly stepped up to lead by example. One of those Rams captains is senior Azalia Salazar, who has helped her girls’ soccer team retake its position atop the Moore League standings. However, Salazar was close to never […]
Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Kaci Scott, Long Beach Poly Basketball Long Beach Poly is off to an 11-2 start and is ranked No. 6 in the nation by MaxPreps. They had a great run through the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic in […]
Both Millikan and Cabrillo won Moore League games today while the game at Jordan High was postponed. Millikan 6, Compton 0 The Rams (14-0-3, 1-0-1) stayed undefeated by getting three goals from Jesus Moreno and the 11th shutout of the season for goalkeeper Matthew Sutfin. This was the last game played on the natural turf […]
This is our 13th year covering Long Beach sports full time as a writing duo, and we’ve long since learned that your biggest stories each year are a mix of things that were on the calendar and things that catch you completely off guard. With that said, take this list with a grain of salt. […]
Moore League boys’ soccer is the only sport in the city with three teams in CIF Southern Section Division 1 this year. Wilson, Cabrillo and Millikan are all in the top flight because of recent playoff success, which is something that eluded local teams for the majority of the last decade. The Rams are the […]
Last year the best football teams in Long Beach were happy to ride the talented arms of their senior quarterbacks, so now it’s time for the next generation of signal callers to step up for teams like Long Beach Poly, Wilson, Millikan and St. Anthony. The Jackrabbits have high hopes for 6’3” sophomore Nico Iamaleava. […]
This week on the show we’re talking about what the top Long Beach sports stories are going to be this year. 03:40 The Elephant Lot & The Summer Olympics 07:30 Long Beach State Mascot Is Back 10:00 Moore League Boys’ Soccer Popularity 12:00 New Look For Long Beach State Dirtbags Baseball 14:15 Long Beach Track […]
This week we’re looking back and counting down the top local sports stories we’ve covered over the last 10 years. 04:00 Long Beach Getting Olympic Events 06:30 LB Poly Girls’ Basketball 08:15 LBCC Men’s Volleyball State Championships 09:55 LBSU Dirtbags Hosting NCAA Super Regional 12:15 St. Anthony Football CIF Championship 14:20 Wilson Water Polo CIF […]
We’ve got some photogs of the Rams’ win over Cabrillo from photographer Joseph Kling
STORY AND VIDEO BY MATT SIMON In a physical Moore League opener the Millikan and Wilson boys soccer teams finished in a hard-fought 0-0 tie Wednesday afternoon at Stephens Field. Wilson (3-3-2, 0-0-1) played tenacious defense led by senior Andres Mota who led the Bruins’ backline in containing Millikan’s speedy attack. For Millikan (4-0-2), their […]