The Compton Tarbabes (0-4, 0-1) haven’t won a league game since 2013, and will try to snap their 50-game league losing streak this season with Lorenzo Reddick at the helm. He is Compton’s third different head coach in the last four years. Last year, Compton had a strong senior class that put up some impressive […]
Wilson boys’ golf picked up a pair of wins at Recreation Park Golf Course in a tri-match on Monday. The Bruins (8-5, 4-0) defeated Santa Margarita 381-402 and Poly 381-432. Wilson junior Brandon Bennett made five birdies through the windy conditions to earn the medalist honors with a 1-over par round of 73. Jacob Betts […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags put together their best weekend performance of the season at Cal State Fullerton in nonconference action to win their second consecutive series. It is the first time LBSU (10-14) has won three straight road series at Fullerton since 1997-2000. The Dirtbags took the series with a 2-1 win on Sunday. […]
Long Beach City College women’s beach volleyball (13-1, 4-0) won their tenth and eleventh consecutive matches by defeating Mt. San Antonio College (5-0) and El Camino College (3-2) on Friday morning at Granada Beach. The No. 1 Vikings were led by a pair of wins from freshmen Sierra Davis and Josannah Vasquez. The teams of […]
Wilson boys’ lacrosse beat visiting Segerstrom on Monday, 11-8 to stay undefeated. John Legaspi made 17 saves for the Bruins, and Malachi Valenzuela-Mier scored a hat trick. Charley Littleworth, Alex Johnson and Kyle Paz each scored two goals. Wilson hosts Ellen Ochoa on April 9 at 3:15 p.m.
Lakewood senior Randy Gonzalez Jr. competed at the National High School Coaches Association National Events in Virginia over the weekend, and placed third in the nation while earning All-American honors. He had six wins and one loss with four pins. His only loss was in the semifinal to the national champion. Lakewood Wrestler Randy Gonzalez […]
St. Anthony boys’ golf stayed undefeated with a 209-272 league win over Bishop Montgomery on Monday at Lakewood Country Club. Sophomore Taylor Griffiths and senior Alex Palacio led the Saints with 3-over rounds of 39 to share the medalist honor. St. Anthony (7-0, 2-0) takes on Salesian at Whittier Narrows Golf Course today.
Welcome back to the562.org’s Athletes of the Week, honoring the best of the best each Monday from around the city. HIGH SCHOOL Teilon Tufuga, Lakewood Volleyball Junior standout Teilon Tufuga has been a standout for the Lancers the last two years, and he was sensational last week on the road in a sweep of defending […]
For the second consecutive year, a Long Beach Poly alum will compete in the NCAA’s Final Four. Last year it was Oregon’s Jordan Bell and this year guard Arica Carter helped lead Louisville to the Final Four with a blowout win over Oregon State in the Elite Eight. Carter was the Dream Team Player of […]
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. […]