Photo by Art O’Neill/John Napalan The Jackrabbits and head coach Carl Buggs have been building towards this season for the last couple of years. Poly returns three first-team All-Moore League players in senior Ashlee Lewis (a Fullerton signee) and juniors Kalaya Buggs and Simone Morris. “We’re going to go about as far as our experience […]
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill Longtime Millikan girls’ basketball coach Lorene Morgan is excited for the upcoming season after a frustrating end to the 2018-19 campaign, which saw the Rams go 26-4 but fall in the quarterfinals of the Division 2AA playoffs. “The Lady Rams are a little more experienced than last year,” said Morgan. […]
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill Last year was a tough one for the St. Anthony girls’ basketball team and head coach Ray Bennett, but this looks like a major bounceback campaign. The Saints finished 9-19 overall last season, fourth place in the Del Rey League. But talented returners and some major new talent have the […]
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 […]
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill The Compton girls’ basketball team made history last season under head coach Derrick Anderson, not only making the playoffs as the fourth-place team out of the Moore League, but winning a first-round game at home to advance to the second round for the first time in decades. The truth is, […]
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill Perhaps no team in Long Beach was hit harder by injuries than Wilson last year. The Bruins were poised to continue their upward trajectory under head coach Erin Carey, but ended up losing Ashley Hawkins to a turn ACL, as well as talented freshman starter Sydney Ross, leaving the team […]
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill After a 2-17 campaign last season, Cabrillo has a new coach in Alexandria Orlich, who’s hoping to lead the Jaguars in a different direction in 2019-20. So far, so good. “We’ve made tremendous growth from last year to this year,” said orlich, who brings Ebonee Batiste with her as an […]
Photo by John Napalan/Art O’Neill It’s been a difficult stretch for the Jordan girls’ basketball team, which has won just two games in the last three seasons. Jordan is hoping for a brighter performance this season under coach Eric Peterson. The key player for the team this year will be Melody Reyes, who was a […]
Long Beach Century Club president Sharleen Higa has announced the club’s 64th Hall of Fame class, which will be inducted at the club’s annual Sports Night banquet on Jan. 27. “We’ve got a really good mix of younger athletes and people who’ve been contributing for a long time,” said Higa. The Century Club’s Hall of […]
Colin Slater, Chance Hunter and Michael Carter III made their Walter Pyramid debuts for Long Beach State on Saturday in front of a Homecoming crowd and led the Beach to a 74-62 win over San Diego. “It was a good team win,” LBSU coach Dan Monson said. “We played 11 guys and all 11 were […]