It’s impossible for the Rams to duplicate the history they made last year. After winning its first Moore League since 1991, Millikan went on to win its first CIF-SS Division 1 playoff game in school history. “Our past success has raised the bar, now it is our responsibility to continue to do that,” Millikan seventh-year […]
Girls’ Soccer Preview: Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits
After winning four Moore League title in five years from 2012-2016, it’s been three seasons since the Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer team has brought home the league trophy, a fact that sits heavily on the mind of the Jackrabbits. “We definitely have the goal to win league this year after missing it by one […]
Girls’ Soccer Preview: Wilson Bruins
Despite only losing one league game last year, the Wilson Bruins finished third and consider the season a disappointment. “We were very young and without the presence of a senior in the starting lineup,” Wilson coach Dalton Kaufman said of last season. “That means this season we return our entire starting lineup with the addition […]
Girls’ Soccer Preview: Lakewood Lancers
The Lakewood Lancers are going to learn a lot about themselves very quickly this season. After opening the league season at Jordan, they have to travel to Wilson (Dec. 10) and then host Poly (Dec. 12) in the span of three days. Third-year coach Luis Turcios is making sure he isn’t putting extra pressure onto […]
Girls’ Soccer Preview: Cabrillo Jaguars
The Roberto Escartin era has begun at Cabrillo. The new head coach is from South Gate but said he wanted to challenge himself in the CIF Southern Section. He’ll have his work cut out for him in Long Beach as the Jaguars try to break into the top half of the league with a young […]
Girls’ Soccer Preview: Jordan Panthers
The Jordan Panthers are on a mission for respect this season. “I want other schools to view us as a tough opponent and as a team that will require them to play their best soccer,” Jordan second-year coach Sergio Villasenor said. “Our biggest game is the first league game (vs. Lakewood on Dec. 5) because […]
Girls’ Soccer Preview: St. Anthony Saints
The St. Anthony Saints are ready to have some fun this season. “We have a younger team that has a goofy personality,” senior captain Belle Aranda (pictured) said. “We have a lot of goof balls on the team, but when it’s game time we know how to play.” St. Anthony is coming off its first […]
PODCAST: Why Is Long Beach Football Out Of CIF Playoffs?
This week we’re reliving the final Long Beach football games of the year and looking forward to the top story lines for the local winter sports. 02:30 Question O’ The Week: Is Long Beach football season really over? 13:30 Athletes O’ The Week 15:40 Games O’ The Week: CIF Cross Country, LBSU Basketball, LBCC Football […]
LONG BEACH BOYS’ BASKETBALL PREVIEW
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill The 2019-20 boys’ basketball season should be one of the most exciting of the last decade for Long Beach sports fans. There are two legitimate, ranked Division 1 programs in the city with Long Beach Poly and St. Anthony, something the town hasn’t seen since Ron Massey was coaching at […]
LONG BEACH GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PREVIEW
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill It’s shaping up to be a special girls’ basketball season in Long Beach, with three teams making appearances in the CIF Southern Section rankings to start the year as well as the reigning Moore League Player of the Year and more than half of last year’s first team All-League players […]