Welcome back to our weekly Athletes of the Week awards. HIGH SCHOOL Malik Salahuddin, Long Beach Poly Basketball Poly junior Malik Salahuddin showed how bright the Jackrabbits’ future is last week in a pair of state playoff games. Salahuddin led the way for Poly in a first-round road game against El Camino Real with 26 […]
St. Anthony’s promising CIF State Division 3 run was cut short in double overtime by Knight, 87-83. The Saints were led by junior Frank Staine’s 16 points. Frank Staine💨 on X (formerly Twitter): “Idk what to say….. we fought till the end. I wouldn’t trade those guys for anyone in the world and I wouldn’t […]
CIF State Boys’ Basketball Division 3 Regional Quarterfinals No. 5 St. Anthony at No. 4 Knight, 6:30 p.m. St. Anthony (28-3) is taking a long trip to Palmdale for its second playoff game in four days. The Saints rolled past Buena in the first round on Wednesday while Knight (25-6) dominated Redwood 76-47. Knight is […]
Twelve days after being upset in the CIF Southern Section playoffs, the St. Anthony boys’ basketball team played with renewed vigor in the first round of the CIF State Division 3 playoffs at home on Wednesday night. The Saints used their superior pace in the open floor, and physicality down low, to steamroll visiting Buena […]
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St. Anthony boys’ volleyball beat swept Wilson 27-25, 25-22, 25-23 at Jack Errion Memorial Gym on Tuesday night in nonleauge action. St. Anthony came back from a 18-24 deficit in the first game. The Saints (3-0) got a combined 24 kills from junior middle blockers Aiden Grosz and Deryus Shelton. Junior Brandon Barry had eight […]
The St. Anthony boys’ golf team beat La Salle at Lakewood Country Club 211-232 on Monday. Alex Palacio and Taylor Griffiths shared the medalist honor with rounds of 41. Philip Smith shot a 42. The Saints (3-0) won their first ever league title last season.
There was little suspense on Sunday for the Long Beach Poly and St. Anthony boys’ basketball teams—both the Jackrabbits and Saints had already clinched spots in the CIF State bracket despite disappointing semifinal losses in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. The Jackrabbits earned the No. 9 seed in the Division 1 bracket, and will travel […]
Opening day for the spring high school sports season was this past Saturday, and several local teams were in action. Baseball Millikan baseball fans got a pair of thrillers as coach Ron Keester’s Rams won two games against Bellflower, both by a score of 4-3. The Rams trailed 3-2 in both games before winning both […]