Long Beach sports fans got a little sneak peak of football season on Tuesday afternoon, as St. Anthony hosted a four-team passing league event at Clark Field. In addition to the Saints, the event was attended by Long Beach Poly as well as Ocean View and Corona del Mar. The Jackrabbits looked pretty good for […]
This past weekend, for the first time in months, the nation’s attention shifted away from the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussions about face masks, testing, and reopening businesses quickly shifted to a fervent, open dialogue about race and police brutality in America following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Long Beach was very much a part […]
Four Long Beach schools held Signing Day ceremonies last week to honor their student-athletes who signed National Letters of Intent, going on to play college sports. Long Beach Poly As always, Long Beach Poly hosted a big Signing Day celebration in the school’s auditorium, where boys’ athletic director Rob Shock was emotional as ever. “This […]
Last year the best football teams in Long Beach were happy to ride the talented arms of their senior quarterbacks, so now it’s time for the next generation of signal callers to step up for teams like Long Beach Poly, Wilson, Millikan and St. Anthony. The Jackrabbits have high hopes for 6’3” sophomore Nico Iamaleava. […]
The Long Beach City College football team will dedicate its upcoming season to Brent Le Roux, the Vikings lineman who passed away a few weeks before the season’s scheduled September 7 start. If the Vikings players and coaches are to be believed, it’s going to be one hell of a season at that. “This is […]
Like every year for the last 130 or so years in Long Beach’s history (football games were played here before the city even officially formed), 2018 was a memorable one for sports. As it draws to a close, we look back on the top 10 sports stories from the last 12 months. 10. Long Beach […]
Gas up the van, there’s going to be a big contingent of Long Beach athletes heading to Clovis for the CIF State Track & Field championships this weekend. Of the 13 entries into Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at El Camino College, 10 advanced to the state meet including representatives from four schools. Long […]