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 […]
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 […]
Here’s the full lineup of the first week of the football playoffs in Long Beach. Division 2 Long Beach Poly vs. Orange Lutheran, Veterans Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. Division 7 Wilson vs. Fullerton, 7 p.m. Division 9 St. Anthony vs. Newport Harbor, 7 p.m. Lakewood @ Brea Olinda, 7 p.m. Division 11 Compton @ El […]
This week on the podcast Mike & JJ are discussing the Long Beach football teams in the CIF playoffs, Long Beach State basketball and their season previews plus much more! 03:00 Question O’ The Week: What is the biggest CIF Playoff game in Long Beach? 08:30 Athletes O’ The Week 14:00 Athlete O’ The Month […]
We are proud to announce that our fifth Athlete Of The Month award brought to you by Johnny B. Hair Care goes to Avalon football star Adalberto Martinez for the month of October. Martinez is a three-sport star at Avalon and leads the nation in receiving yards for 8-Man football players, according to MaxPreps. The […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Jai Smith, Compton Football Compton earned their first playoff spot since 2008 with a win over Cabrillo, and once again it was senior Jai Smith leading the way. Smith had 247 yards rushing and three touchdowns in […]
The Avalon girls’ volleyball team picked up another sweep victory in the Division 9 playoffs as they traveled to Santa Clara and won in three. The Lancers will host a semifinal match against Mesa Grande on Saturday as the last Long Beach area team standing in the CIF Southern Section playoffs (Poly will play in […]
This week we’re discussing the yearly Moore League football awards as the local teams prepare for their regular season finales on Friday night. We’re also listing the best Long Beach sports Halloween costumes! 02:00 Question O’ The Week: Who Is The Best Football Player In Long Beach? 15:45 Athletes O’ The Week 23:35 Game O’ […]
Five Long Beach girls’ volleyball teams will play in Wednesday evening’s CIF volleyball playoffs in the quarterfinal round. All matches will begin at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. The winners from Wednesday evening’s matches will advance to Saturday’s semifinals and, just as important, they’ll clinch a berth in the state tournament set to begin in […]
As we enter the final week of the regular season, here’s the schedule for Friday’s games. Below that, we’ll explore the playoff scenarios for each team. WEEK 11 NOVEMBER 1 Cabrillo @ Compton Lakewood @ Long Beach Poly LBCC vs. Moorpark (Saturday, 6 p.m.) Millikan @ Wilson BYE: Jordan, St. Anthony Poly: Long Beach Poly would […]