Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Damian Henderson, Jordan Football Two weeks after his spectacular week one debut, Jordan junior Damian Henderson has another sensational game last week in a win over Fairfax. Henderson had three touchdowns: an 80-yard kickoff return, a 20-yard run, and a […]
Long Beach State women’s volleyball outside hitter Kashauna Williams led all scorers with 16 kills on Thursday night at Walter Pyramid, but the Beach fell to No. 18 UCLA 16-25, 13-25, 21-25.
After the first set of Lakewood and Long Beach Poly’s Moore League season-opening battle on Tuesday afternoon, Lancers head coach Mike Wadley got his team’s attention. “I told them, how awesome is this?,” he said. “We’re actually in the gym, we’re competing, after not having a season at all last year.” It was fitting that […]
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The Jackrabbits will try to win a fourth consecutive Moore League championship this year, for the first time in program history–and they’ll have a former league rival running the show. Lakewood alum Megan Moenoa was Poly’s splashy hire to replace Leland McGrath two years ago, but after the 2020 season was canceled, Moenoa had to […]
Expectations are high once again for the Lancers as longtime coach Mike Wadley tries to turn his group of talented players into a cohesive unit. “We have a team that can go far in the playoffs,” Wadley said. “Two years ago we developed over time and made a good playoff run. I expect us to […]
By the time the Wilson Bruins played their first competitive volleyball match last Saturday morning, they’d only held seven practices as a team. That didn’t provide the Bruins with much of an opportunity to make up for lost time, especially with a new head coach in charge. Gerald Aquiningoc was announced as Wilson’s new head […]
First-year Millikan coach Ashley Atsaros has taken over a Rams program that’s poised to take the next step to challenge the big three of Poly, Lakewood, and Wilson. “I’m super excited for this season so that we can get our name out there again,” she said. “I walked into a program that has a great […]
The Saints enter their 10th season under head coach Alicia Lemau’u, who led St. Anthony to a CIF-SS championship in 2016. Lemau’u’s group is a good mix of experience and young talent, and she’s hoping to mold them into a league title contender by the end of the season. “I’m proud of the resilience that […]