A slow offensive first half would end in a hard-fought 55-42 loss for Poly as they faced Serra in the championship of the Dwan Hurt Classic. Poly was shutout in the first quarter as they couldn’t put the ball in the basket. However, their defense was solid enough to only give up six points and […]
A week before Christmas Day, Iman “Biggie” Marshall brought some holiday cheer to the communities that raised him. The former Long Beach Poly Jackrabbit, who is in his third NFL season with the Baltimore Ravens, spent his Saturday dressed in a Santa Claus suit, handing out toys to kids in Compton and Long Beach. “It’s […]
Millikan senior Joseph Daniele can’t remember a time where he didn’t have the urge to jump into a car and go for a joy ride. Since he was three years old, Daniele has had a fascination with cars and a need for speed– whether it was a go-kart traveling 50 miles per hour or a […]
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball program is entering an exciting new era, with the university’s announcement early this week that it’s hired alum Tyler Hildebrand to be the Beach’s new coach. Hildebrand is the splashiest hire at the school in any sport in more than a decade, and represents a significant investment in the […]
Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. This is our final awards for 2021; AOTW will return after the winter break. HIGH SCHOOL Sierra Sythe, Millikan Soccer Millikan’s Sierra Sythe earns a second consecutive AOTW honor for another big performance last week. Sythe scored […]
Long Beach State women’s soccer star Kaitlin Fregulia became the first player in program history to be drafted by the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Draft last Saturday. She was selected twelfth overall by the North Carolina Courage. Fregulia was a two-time Big West Defensive Player of the Year, two-time United Soccer Coaches All-West Region […]
Check out our gallery from the Long Beach City College vs. East Los Angeles College men’s basketball game on Friday night, taken by photographer Spencer Frank. The Huskies came away with an 88-74 win inside the Hall of Champions. LBCC was led by 16 points from Long Beach Poly grad Lorenzo Marsh, who was one […]
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Lakewood boys’ basketball came out victorious against Wilson on Wednesday night 62-51 when they didn’t play their best brand of basketball according to coach Duane Cooper. “Tonight we won and we didn’t play our best,” he said. “For me, that’s always a plus but we have a lot of stuff we have to work on. […]