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 […]
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill Lakewood coach Duane Cooper feels like his Lancers are ready to take a jump after a 10-17 campaign in 2018-19 and a fifth place finish in the Moore League. To do so, Lakewood will have to rely on a number of new players. “We have a lot of seniors, but […]
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill Last season was a mixed bag for the Lakewood girls’ basketball team and coach Eric Oswell. On the one hand, the team finished third in the Moore League with a 15-10 overall record, falling to Poly and Millikan in decisive fashion. On the other hand, third place was a step […]
Long Beach Poly and Wilson’s boys’ cross country teams both advanced out of last weekend’s CIF Southern Section prelims to qualify for Saturday’s CIF-SS Finals, which will be held in Riverside. Boys The Jackrabbits and Bruins were the headliners, with Wilson qualifying for the Finals for the first time since 2008. Poly won their heat […]
Long Beach football teams had their CIF playoff runs ended on Friday night. Long Beach Poly 7, Rancho Cucamonga 21 STORY / VIDEO / PHOTOS Wilson 56, West Ranch 57 STORY / VIDEO Lakewood 29, Highland 42 STORY / VIDEO / PHOTOS
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STORY BY MATT SIMON Before the season, Lakewood football coach Scott Meyer hoped he could help the Lancers return to the playoffs after more than a decade absence. Meyer did that and more as the Lancers (5-7) hosted their CIF Division 9 quarterfinal against Highland on Friday night. With a physical rushing attack, the Bulldogs […]
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Lakewood hadn’t won or hosted a CIF Southern Section playoff game since 2010, but this season has been full of good news for the Lancers and first-year coach Scott Meyer. After edging Brea Olinda in the first round of the Division 9 playoffs last week, Lakewood (5-6) is back at home to take on Highland […]
Nine Long Beach cross country teams are readying for the CIF Southern Section cross country prelims on Friday at the Riverside City Cross Country Course. Parking will be $10 a car and general admission tickets will be $10; tickets are $5 for students with ID and children under 13. Three Moore League girls’ teams will […]