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Football Long Beach Poly

High School Football Preview: Long Beach Poly at Corona Centennial

Long Beach Poly (1-2) got its first win of the season last week over Leuzinger, but the Jackrabbits will face the best team on their schedule tonight when they travel to Corona Centennial for their final nonleague game. The Huskies are 3-0 and have won their three games by a combined score of 140-28. They’re […]

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High School Football Preview: Compton at Wilson

It’s a blank slate.  After three non-league games, the Moore League season begins tonight at Wilson as the host Bruins (0-3) welcome the Tarbabes (1-2) from Compton. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Both teams are looking for good fortune after struggling in the last few weeks. It was a great start to the year […]

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Referee Shortage A ‘Dire Situation’, Forcing Football Games to Thursday Nights

Friday night football is a quintessential component of the local sports scene. Every fall, communities across the country start their weekends on the gridiron, cheering on their team while enjoying performances from the marching bands and cheer squads. This fall in particular, many of those Friday Night Lights have come a day early. Through the […]

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COLUMN: Cabrillo Football and the Value of A Win

Stat sheets and standings boxes can measure how many points a team scored or how many games they’ve won and lost, but they can’t measure the value of those things. That much was obvious last Friday night at the Cabrillo Lynwood football game, which the Jaguars won 26-12 to secure their first win in 694 […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company. HIGH SCHOOL Shayna Martinez, Lakewood Volleyball Lakewood’s Shayna Martinez led the Lancers to a championship performance in the Dave Mohs Tournament last weekend, and earned tourney MVP honors for her excellent play. She had 37 kills and 21 digs in four matches  to […]

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Long Beach High School Football Schedule, Week Five

Moore League play starts this week–all games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Click here for our coverage of high school football in Long Beach. Compton at Wilson Millikan at Jordan Cabrillo vs. Lakewood at Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach Poly at Corona Centennial St. Anthony at St. Pius X – St. Matthias Academy […]

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Football Long Beach City College

JUCO Football: LBCC Stifled By Riverside, 24-6

The Long Beach City College football team has waited a long time to play underneath the lights at Veterans Memorial Stadium. After 657 days of patiently waiting, the Vikings were back on their home turf facing off against Riverside City College, the reigning CCCAA state champion. The Tigers (2-0) went on to spoil LBCC’s homecoming […]