Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Bella Yakel, Long Beach Poly Soccer Bella Yakel stole the show for the Jackrabbits in a must-win game against a shorthanded Lakewood squad last week. Yakel had four goals in a 6-0 win. Jennine Osorio, Millikan Water […]
It was the Past vs. Present. On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, a large crowd gathered at Skip Rowland Field for the annual Wilson High alumni baseball game. “It was a great turn out,” longtime Wilson baseball coach Andy Hall said. “It validates why you do this. It was a cool walk down memory lane.” Featuring […]
Wilson and Cabrillo both played well enough to earn a point from their Moore League boys’ soccer match on Friday night, but the Bruins came up with some fortuitous magic in the final minutes to steal all of the points with a 1-0 win at home. The victory keeps Wilson (4-4-2, 3-0-0) comfortably on top […]
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Wilson alum and eighth-year Cleveland Brown star offensive lineman Joel Bitonio was recently named to the NFL’s Pro Bowl, his fourth time earning the honor. Bitonio is the longest-tenured Browns player and is the first player for the team to make four consecutive Pro Bowls since 1971. “It’s pretty cool,” said Bitonio. “It’s the fourth […]
More COVID-19 concerns forced Millikan and Wilson to postpone their Moore League girls’ soccer game today. The Bruins and Rams are currently first and second place in the league standings, respectively, both without a league loss. Millikan (12-2-0, 3-0-0) is also No. 4 in the latest CIF Southern Section Division 1 poll. “Obviously we’re bummed […]
High school coaches spend countless hours over the course of a season trying to prepare their teams for success. If they’re lucky, they’ll start their offseason designing and ordering championship rings for their players. Here in Long Beach, a number of coaches got the chance to discuss jewelry in 2021, as nine different programs won […]
Long Beach high school teams won an unprecedented nine CIF-SS championships in 2021, so there was a lot of competition for the top sports moment of the year. But one day stood above the rest: the CIF Southern Section track and field championships, which saw an LBC double-up at the Division 1 meet, with the […]
CIF championship games usually carry the added lore of a large, neutral site venue. High school athletes get the rare opportunity to share locker rooms that would otherwise house college or professional teams. Unique settings like Angel Stadium, Honda Center, or even Long Beach’s Walter Pyramid add a different level of grandeur to these important […]