Millikan has hired Curtis Boyer to be its new boys’ basketball coach, boys’ athletic director Kevin Marchael confirmed this week. Boyer, a Narbonne grad and South Bay native, is a longtime local AAU coach who will be a walk-on with the Rams in his first head high school position. “He’s a local guy with ties […]
The season opener didn’t go as planned for Long Beach State men’s basketball. Instead of starting the campaign at UCLA on Monday, the Beach struggled to find a rhythm and fell at Loyola Marymount University 85-61 on Friday night. LBSU (0-1) shot 32 percent from the floor (19-for-59) and had multiple five-minute stretches without a […]
Five days after having the season opener at UCLA canceled hours prior to scheduled tipoff, Long Beach State men’s basketball is going to give it another go tonight at Loyola Marymount. The game is scheduled for 6 p.m. LMU (1-2) won its home opener against Southern Utah last week. The Lions also dropped two games […]
Changes to the upcoming high school sports season continued this week as the CIF State office announced that the Regional and State Championships for the fall season had been canceled. The announcement means that there will be no state champions crowned in any fall sports, including football. The changes do not apply to the CIF-Southern […]
After a wave of violence in Compton that has claimed the life of three youth basketball players in the last four months, those who knew Semaj Miller, Millyon Colquitt, and Carl Lewis had thoughts on how to stem the tide. The victims, aging from 14 to 19 years old, were all unable to attend school […]
Long Beach golf courses were relatively empty last Thursday, and the poor air quality wasn’t the only reason. Recreation Park 18, El Dorado, Skylinks, Heartwell and Recreation Park 9 golf courses were all told on Tuesday night that the Los Angeles Country Health Department had approved more strict protocols for outdoor recreation. The changes included […]
We’re covering a lot of ground on this episode as we interview Long Beach Poly track and field star Jade McDonald about her college choice and what the recruiting trail (or lack there of) was like. We’ll also discuss how Compton High basketball is trying to help stop recent gun violence, how the CIF schedule […]
Long Beach Poly senior track and field standout Jade McDonald has verbally committed to the University of Iowa, and she’ll continue her decorated athletic career as a Hawkeye. “I really see myself there,” said McDonald. “I’ve been in Southern California my whole life, so it’s a good step out the door to experience life.” McDonald […]
It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. Generations of rambunctious youths have heard that cliché from concerned adults, but now’s the time to actually take heed. It goes without saying we’re thrilled at the prospect of seeing Long Beach sports return from the COVID-19 shutdowns. It would be a gift to and from […]
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