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 […]
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COLUMN: Long Beach Volleyball’s Diversity Is Its Strength
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 […]
Long Beach’s ‘Special Six’ Open CIF-SS Volleyball Playoffs
The CIF Southern Section girls’ volleyball playoffs begin on Thursday, and the city of Long Beach is sending its best-ever crop of six teams to try and win a championship. Long Beach Poly, Lakewood, Wilson, Millikan, St. Anthony, and Avalon will compete in five divisions to try and win the city’s first CIF-SS title since […]
ROUNDUP: Long Beach Football Coverage, Week Nine
We’ve got coverage from all of this week’s football games! Wilson 49, Lakewood 14 STORY/VIDEO/PHOTOS Long Beach Poly 55, Compton 6 STORY/VIDEO/PHOTOS St. Anthony 20, St. Genevieve 14 STORY Cabrillo 20, Jordan 14 VIDEO/PHOTOS Avalon 65, Brethren Christian 8 Lancers WR/DB Adalberto Martinez had another big game for Avalon with 250 yards from scrimmage, two […]
PREVIEWS: Long Beach Football Games, Week Nine
We’ve got previews of all of tonight’s Long Beach football games as we’re only three weeks from the playoffs Wilson vs Lakewood Compton vs Long Beach Poly St. Anthony @ St. Genevieve Jordan vs Cabrillo Avalon vs Brethren Christian Football: Gevani McCoy Is Off The Leash For Lakewood
High School Football Preview: Avalon vs. Brethren Christian
Avalon football coach Michael Forcella said his Lancers had, “A renewed mindset” when they opened Express League play with a win over Downey Calvary Chapel last week, and they’ll try to keep it this week when they host Brethren Christian on Catalina at 5 p.m. on Friday. Avalon (3-3, 2-0) continued to put up amazing […]
PODCAST: Mike & JJ’s Crazy Old Jobs
This week we’re running down all of the top Long Beach sports headlines while listing our crazy/fun jobs from high school and college. 4:10 Question O’ The Week: Who will win the Moore League girls’ volleyball championship? 7:50 Athletes O’ The Week 9:30 Game O’ The Week: Lakewood at Wilson, Moore League Football 13:40 Player […]
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ROUNDUP: Long Beach Football Coverage, Week Eight
We’ve got coverage from all of this week’s football games. Long Beach Poly 68, Cabrillo 0 STORY / VIDEO / PHOTOS Wilson 46, Jordan 12 PHOTOS Compton 48, Millikan 42 STORY / VIDEO St. Anthony 27, La Salle 21 STORY / VIDEO / PHOTOS Avalon 80, Downey Calvary Chapel 40 The Lancers got a massive performance from Beto Martinez […]
High School Football Preview: Avalon vs. Calvary Chapel
The Avalon Lancers 8-man football team has four Express League games left to finish the season, and that all starts tonight at home against Calvary Chapel Downey. Kickoff on Catalina is scheduled for 5 p.m. Avalon (2-3, 1-0) dropped a disappointing contest against Flintridge Prep last week 53-42 but continued to put up huge offensive […]