The three-peat for the Millikan girls’ soccer team has put the Wilson Bruins in an unfamiliar position: the underdog. There hasn’t been a four-year stretch in this century where Wilson didn’t claim the Moore League girls’ soccer title, and they’re looking to a well-known and successful alum to try and bring home the team’s first […]
After years of chasing the top three teams in the Moore League, Lakewood is comfortable with the underdog role. An experienced group of senior leaders are hoping to get the Lancers in the title chase once again. Lakewood hasn’t won a league title since sharing it with Poly in 2001. “The seniors play a big […]
Allowing underclassman to play during the shortened spring season created a well-balanced roster full of developing talent has Cabrillo girls’ soccer looking to make a run at breaking into the top four of the Moore League. “It helped that we went from spring directly into an offseason that led into this current season,” Cabrillo third-year […]
It’s going to take a lot of personal sacrifice and a team-first attitude for Jordan girls’ soccer to be successful this season. Fourth-year coach Sergio Villasenor has had to move players around in order to fill team needs. “We just need to put girls in the right position to help us because if they’re not […]
New coach Joseph Gaerttner is building from the ground up with Compton girls’ soccer. His training sessions have been focusing on the fundamentals while his team prepares for the start of the Moore League at Jordan on Dec. 7. “I’ve been having them do dribbling, trapping and we haven’t really even shot much yet,” Gaerttner […]
St. Anthony girls’ soccer has 13 returning players with experience and the right approach to a much anticipated full season. The Saints want to play the game with energetic enjoyment and appreciation while using their natural instincts to play as a cohesive unit. “With the amount of stress that high school students are under with […]
Congratulations to all of our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Joshua “Noodles” Cason, Long Beach Poly Football Long Beach Poly’s run game was the star of the show in Saturday’s championship win, and junior Devin Samples could easily have won his third Athlete of the […]
“Run it back!” was the phrase echoing across social media Sunday afternoon from Long Beach Poly football fans, players, and coaches. The Jackrabbits will get a chance to do exactly that this Saturday at 6 p.m. as they travel to Gardena Serra for the CIF State Division 1A SoCal Regional Championship. The winner of the […]
It’s been a year of tragedy and triumph for the Long Beach Poly football team. After Saturday night’s CIF Southern Section Division 4 championship game at St. Francis, it’s a golden year, too. The Jackrabbits are playing this season in memory of longtime assistant coach Keith “Slice” Thompson, whose passing a little more than a […]
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