The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a simple story from the Bible about forgiveness and acceptance. A son leaves his family and quickly squanders his fortune, but when he returns home his father welcomes him back without judgment or punishment. Peako “Rocky” Tautai is Lakewood football’s version of the Prodigal Son this season. After […]
Long Beach Poly hosts Wilson tonight at Veterans Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. for a game that’s steeped in history and tradition. It’s the 89th incarnation of the Big Game, the city’s oldest rivalry which dates back to 1932. It’s also Poly’s homecoming, which is the oldest sports tradition in Long Beach, as the school […]
Compton (2-2, 1-0) is surely excited to get back out on the field after playing just one game the past three weeks. Their one contest was a 36-14 league win at Wilson, and Compton will look to continue to forge its path to the playoffs tonight in J-Town, While this game was originally slated for […]
There’s a little extra juice added to the Donice Hamilton Trophy rivalry game tonight between Lakewood and Millikan. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Millikan. Lakewood decided not to play Millikan for the Hamilton Trophy during the rescheduled season earlier this year. That didn’t go over well with the Rams. “We’re fired up and […]
The Long Beach Poly girls’ volleyball team was still smarting from its five-set loss at Millikan earlier this year, and the Jackrabbits wanted to make a statement in their rematch with the Rams at home on Thursday afternoon. They did exactly that in a 90-minute showcase of just how much they’ve improved in a sweep […]
No team in Long Beach has turned their season around like St. Anthony football. After starting 0-3 with first-year head coach Raul Lara at the helm, St. Anthony has won three in a row including a 43-27 victory over Marina last Friday. “We just grind and emphasize to the kids what they need to work […]
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The trend lately among elite high school football recruits has been to collect scholarship offers, take as many recruiting visits as possible, gradually narrow down the top NCAA suitors in a series of social media posts, and then commit in a ceremony of some sort, usually televised. Long Beach Poly sophomore wide receiver Jason Robinson […]