Sunday was a somber day to be a Bruin, as the Wilson athletic community said goodbye to a pair of local legends during simultaneous memorials across town from each other for Bob Ballack and Bob Bailey. Bailey was a legendary baseball star at Wilson who passed away in early January at the age of 75. […]
Long Beach City College inducted another star-studded class into its Hall of Champions on Friday, enshrining major figures from a number of different sports. The LBCC main gymnasium has long been known as the Hall of Champions, and its lobby includes not only trophies from the state-record 93 state championships the Vikings have claimed, but […]
Photos by Tracey Roman
In a comeback thriller Wilson overcame an 8-4 halftime deficit to top crosstown rival Poly, 12-10. The Bruins improve to an unbeaten 6-0 in their second season. Kristin Berry led Wilson with five goals, backed up by Kate Rael’s three goals and Aunna McMahon’s two. Sam Thompson and Kaylen Harley scored the other goals. Wilson […]
Wilson boys’ lacrosse beat Long Beach Poly 9-8 in overtime at Cabrillo High on Friday. Charley Littleworth scored the game-winning goal. Kyle Paz scored four goals for Wilson while Malachi Valenzuela-Mier added a pair. Wilson goalkeeper John Legaspi had 20 saves.
The Moore League Gymnastics Preview Meet featuring all seven teams at Lakewood High last week proved what we already know: Millikan is at the top of the podium. The Rams compiled the most points in all four events, and finished first by 29 points. Last year, Millikan won its seventh league team championship in the […]
The new all-weather track and field turf facility at Wilson High was broken in with a win on Wednesday. The Bruins boys’ track and field team defeated Lakewood 85-19, and the girls’ took an 82-16 victory over the Lancers.
Nick Endres pitched a complete game for Wilson baseball on Wednesday at Blair Field in a 15-0 win over Cabrillo. Enders struck out eight. Here are some great action shots from our own Stephen Dachman.
The Wilson boys’ golf team has legitimately high hopes for this season as they try to win a third consecutive CIF Southern Section championship. The Bruins (5-3, 2-0) are led by the best golfer in the city, Tyler Schafer, and have a 148-match Moore League winning streak that dates back to 2004. “This is a […]
As expected the release of the CIF Southern Section’s All-CIF girls’ water polo teams brought some big honors to Long Beach, following the Moore League’s historic 2017-18 season. Prior to this year there had only been one league team to ever reach a CIF championship game, which resulted in a frustrating loss for Wilson. This […]