STORY & VIDEO BY MATT SIMON Coach Calvin Bryant usually keeps his cool after games regardless if the Compton football team wins or loses. On Friday night, he couldn’t stop himself from smiling after the Tarbabes defeated Lakewood 30-26, a come-from-behind victory that was Compton’s first win over the Lancers since 1997. With the game […]
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We’ve got previews of all of this week’s football games. St. Anthony @ St. Paul Lakewood vs. Compton Long Beach Poly vs. Jordan Cabrillo vs. Millikan LBCC @ Bakersfield
Do you know Sheryl Yoast? She is the late daughter of legendary Virginia high school football coach Bill Yoast, and actor Hayden Panettiere famously played her role in the movie “Remember The Titans.” Panettiere performed with gusto to show that a young girl can know more about football than a grown man. She stalked the […]
It’s a “win and you’re in” situation for the Lakewood Lancers tonight when they host Compton in Moore League play. Lakewood (4-4, 3-1) can clinch third place in league and it’s first playoff berth in three years with a victory. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The best common opponent comparison for these teams is […]
A regular season of playing elite teams prepared Lakewood to look dominant at home on Thursday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs. The Lancers came out determined and easily rolled to a 25-13, 25-13, 25-18 win over visiting Alemany. “We’re really confident going into the playoffs,” Lakewood sophomore Laura […]
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The first round of the CIF Southern Section girls’ volleyball playoffs is this evening, and five teams remain in the action after Millikan was eliminated in Tuesday’s wild card round. All games are at 6 p.m. We’ll have live updates on the website. Division 1 Long Beach Poly @ Aliso Niguel Division 2 Lakewood vs. […]
We need to get some NBA thoughts off of our chests after a rundown of the top Long Beach sports stories this week. 2:40 Question O’ The Week: What the heck is going on at Long Beach State?! 7:25 Athletes O’ The Week 15:25 Game O’ The Week: St. Anthony Football 18:00 Player O’ The […]
Longtime Long Beach State women’s volleyball coach Brian Gimmillaro had many accomplishments during his run at the school, which produced multiple national championships. The one he spoke about most fondly wasn’t the undefeated 1998 national title (the first in NCAA history) or the many Olympians that came out of Long Beach State–it was the national […]