This week on the show we’re talking about the games we’ve been at recently and our all-time favorite sports tournaments. 02:30 Question O’ The Week: What are you covering? 07:25 Athletes O’ The Week 15:35 Game O’ The Week: Long Beach Poly vs. St. Anthony, Bosco Winter Classic Boys’ Basketball Semifinal 21:25 Quote O’ The […]
Photo by Thomas Cordova A legend in the Long Beach soccer world and a coaching icon at Millikan High, longtime Rams boys’ soccer coach Rod Petkovic has confirmed he will retire at the conclusion of this season. It’s his 38th year coaching the Millikan boys’ soccer team and 40th year at the school as a […]
Long Beach Poly and Millikan both won season-opening tournaments last week. The Jackrabbits were competing in the top Southern California tournament going on last week, the Troy Classic, which Poly won after shocking state No. 5 Etiwanda in the semifinals and No. 2 Mater Dei in the championship. Kalaya Buggs earned Tournament MVP honors . […]
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. HIGH SCHOOL Kalaya Buggs, Long Beach Poly Basketball The Long Beach Poly girls’ basketball team stunned state experts last week, winning the Troy Classic with wins over state No. 2 Mater Dei and No. 5 Etiwanda. The Jackrabbits were […]
We’ve got everything you need to know about the upcoming Moore League wrestling season. Millikan Lakewood LB Poly Wilson Cabrillo Jordan/Compton Jordan and Compton will be traversing the league schedule together again this season. Compton 17-year coach Randy Harrell said junior Noel Villanueva and senior Sunshine Padilla will be his best wrestlers.
The story of the 2019-20 Moore League wrestling season will likely be written by Millikan once again. The Rams have a stacked lineup and are looking for its ninth consecutive team titles with returning champions on both the boys’ and girls’ sides. “I’m optimistic about this year’s team,” Millikan 29-year coach Marshall Thomson said. “I […]
We’ve got reports, photos and video highlight from the first three games of the Moore League girls’ soccer season on Thursday night. Millikan 2, LB Poly 1 STORY/PHOTOS/VIDEO Wilson 7, Cabrillo 0 PHOTOS Lakewood 9, Jordan 0 The Lancers got four goals from Samantha Esparza in the win. LONG BEACH GIRLS’ SOCCER SEASON PREVIEW
In past years, before the Long Beach Unified School District upgraded most of the city’s high school soccer fields to artificial turf, Moore League soccer matches were often muddy, messy grudge matches. Since the passage of the bond that allowed the upgrades, most soccer games are now technical and beautiful, with ball movement and precise […]
We’ve got some great photos of the Rams’ dramatic win from photographer Art O’Neill of All-in Press.
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