Friday afternoon, Long Beach Poly and Millikan’s girls’ tennis teams will host second-round CIF Southern Section playoff matches as the Jackrabbits and Rams try to advance to Monday’s quarterfinal round. Both matches will begin at 3 p.m. Division 2: Long Beach Poly vs. Santa Barbara Division 4: Millikan vs. Coachella Valley
The Long Beach Poly boys’ water polo team was playing in the second round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs for the first time since 1979, and the Jackrabbits had a tall test: traveling to face Mission Viejo, the No. 1 seed in the Division 5 bracket. Poly battled but came up short in a […]
For the first time in school history the Avalon girls’ volleyball team will play for a CIF Southern Section championship. The Lancers defeated Mesa Grande in a five-set thriller in the semifinals earlier this week, 24-26, 25-17, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13 to advance to the final. The Lancers were led by 13 kills and 14 digs […]
For three quarters, the Millikan boys’ water polo team battled and gave their all defensively, playing their way into a deadlock with Yorba Linda, the No. 3 team in the CIF Southern Section’s Division 4 playoffs. In the end, the Rams came up about five minutes short in a season-ending loss in the second round […]
Photos By Stephen Dachman
We’ve got some great shots of the Rams’ second-round playoff loss from photographer Art O’Neill of All-In Press.
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It’s fair to say the Avalon 8-Man football season didn’t go as the Lancers planned. They had to replace their quarterback weeks before the season, they stumbled in the preseason and then they lost an Express League championship game in the regular season finale. However, Avalon (5-4) still finds itself in the postseason with eyes […]
STORY BY MATT SIMON As the sun begins to set, a golden hue shines on the Compton mural that leads to the entrance of the football field at Compton High School. The sound of whistles echo toward Oleander Avenue, a sound that hasn’t been heard in the nearby neighborhood in November for 11 years. Coach […]
We’ve got great shots of the Moore League cross country finals from All-In Photography’s John Napalan.