John Carlo Napalan is a Long Beach native and has been working in education and coaching since 2012. He is one half of the ALLin.press duo alongside Art O’Neill, and has a passion for sports photography.
Saturday night’s game between Long Beach Poly and Punahou was a meeting of two teams with a lot in common. Both represent storied traditions and an enormous group of loud, active, and involved alumni. That’s where the comparisons end, at least for now: the Buffanblu’s uniforms read “Sons of Oahu” across their chest, and on […]
The Long Beach Poly boys’ tennis team took a huge step towards their fourth consecutive Moore League title on Thursday by beating Wilson 10-8. Defending singles champion Darren Hall clinched the tenth point and the match with a 7-5 win in his last set. Poly junior Arkin Verma swept 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 at the No. […]
Twenty seconds into Thursday night’s season-opening football game between Wilson and Mayfair at Ron Yary Stadium, it looked like it was going to be a long night for the Bruins. Amari Timmons was on return duty for the Monsoons and he ripped off a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to open the game, putting […]